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Contains spoilers forImmortal X - Men # 18 ! !
TheMarvel Universeis filled with beings of globe - changing power , yetIron Manfrequently finds himself at the centre of its expectant conflicts – peculiarly in the MCU . On the surface , give an engineer at the heart of a reality brim with magic makes little sense . Mother Righteous , on of theX - serviceman ’s most ominous villains , gives some insight behind the understanding : illusion is not nearly as knock-down as it seems .
Immortal X - Men#18 – by Kieron Gillen , Juan José Ryp , David Curiel , and Clayton Cowles – findsMother Righteous attemptingto become a god - like Dominion . Over time , she has used conjuration to achieve her ends , but as she explains in the issue , “ If magic trick was in reality powerful , it ’d be ruling the domain already . ”
In the grand scheme of the creation , that means something else rules in its place : science . Tony Stark represents the estimate perhaps better than anyone else – his innovation as a hero is built upon his understanding of science . The melodic theme is emphasized even more in the MCU , which held Tony as its central figure for so long .
From the comic book pages to the cosplay stage , a cosplayer debut one of Tony Stark ’s coolest Iron Man suits that the MCU overlook to use .
Iron Man Is The Marvel Universe’s Anchor To Science Amidst The Chaos Of Magic
When Wanda Maximoff can shatter world with three words , or Thanos can pass over out half of existence with a pushover , it ’s easy to assume trick is the most terrible , sinewy military group in the Marvel Universe . There is no denying the result it can have or its ability to make modification , in effect or bad , but it has no staying power . Marvel has shore up up the mind that no matter what magic achieve , someone willout - thinkit , or find a way around it eventually . Tony Stark is n’t the only big brain working toward that ending , either . Reed Richards , Beast , and other scientifically inclined character often cogitate their way around wizardly issues .
What sets Iron Man apartis the mind that he was built by scientific discipline alone . No barrage of cosmic rays , genetic bend , or encounters with graven image made him what he is . His successes and failures are rooted in science , and it ’s the only understanding he can face the endless onslaught of luxuriously - powered beingness that come his way . The MCU get that a step further , making its conjuration harder to verify and less telling overall , as Asgardians and other god - comparable beings do n’t wield the same amount of power , or do so systematically . An engineer in a metal causa stopped the Infinity Gauntlet as surely as his Hulkbuster armour hem in Bruce Banner during his rage .
Magic In The Marvel Universe Is Unpredictable, But Science Provides A Counterpoint
One of the greatest weaknesses of magic is its unpredictability . Even those who exhibit dandy mastery over it , like Doctor Strange , spend much of their time handling conjuration itself rather than form the universe with it . It ’s affect by some as badly understood technology , rather than something abyssal and mystical . Tony even remarks , amid theContest of Chaos , that he ’ll commit his gadgets over Scarlet Witch ’s “ glow flushed fingers . ”Tony and others , like Dr. Doom , repeatedly used science to countervail even those as gifted as the Beyonders . Time and again , science counters or strips away magic , establish itself to be the driving force of theMarvel UniversewithIron Manat its helm .
Immortal X - Men#18is available now from Marvel Comics .
IMMORTAL X - MEN # 18 ( 2023 )
