Spider-Man: Homecoming Electronic Vulture, 12-inch

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On the other hand, it's vital that this book be instantly accessible to new readers. Whereas the granular twists of continuity will provide some juicy Easter eggs for those who've been with us every step of the way, it's incredibly easy to drop into the new status quo without needing to understand all that stuff I flitted past above. To make all of that possible, the setup is ridiculously simple: As Toomes explained that he had the contract to clean up New York City, he concluded that they were now allowed to be there. Hoag was unrelenting, however, telling Toomes' Crew to stop all their work and then leave immediately. Desperate to keep the work, Toomes started begging Hoag to let him have the contract, as he had his own family to support and he had put too much money into this job already, but Hoag simply ignored his pleas and began to get to work. The Adrian Toomes incarnation of the Vulture appears in Marvel Strike Force as a member of the Sinister Six. [ citation needed]

Alongside The Gifted, Legion was the other big X-Men-related show at the time. Instead of the overarching mutant struggle, however, the FX series focused entirely on David Haller (Dan Stevens), the son of Charles Xavier, as he wrestled with mental illness and multiplicity, both of which were supercharged by his awakened mutant powers. Legion hasn’t always been handled with the most sensitivity in the comics, owing to a time before the internet was a widespread phenomenon and information about mental illnesses was harder to come by. There’s been some work to correct that in recent years, though, and for all that Legion sacrifices scientific accuracy in the name of glorious psychedelic visuals, it provides a very endearing portrait of a young man who’s trying his best with a whole lot on his shoulders. Add to that the magnetic performances of Aubrey Plaza and Jemaine Clement and the result is a show that was truly enjoyable to watch. And the fashion! Spider-Man & X-Men: Arcade's Revenge: Arcade | Carnage | Rhino | Apocalypse | Juggernaut | Selene Gallio | Sentinels | Master Mold Michael Keaton appeared in movies from both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Comics thus far, having played Vulture and Batman, respectively.However, all of the radiation emitting from the arc reactors caused the Chitauri technology in his exo-suit to short-circuit and had caused his wings to malfunction. Seeing the new danger as he had witnessed this happen in Washington, D.C., Spider-Man attempted to pull Vulture away from the Arc Reactors before the suit exploded, but he was too late and ignored his pleas to save him, overdriven by greed as he then desperately attempted to make his escape. Talons: Befitting his name: The Vulture's main weapons are the razor sharp talons on his gloves that he could use in battle. They are also strong enough to the point that he can destroy concrete. Kraven conducted extensive research into Toomes, learning about his experimental wings and where Toomes' was located. Kraven deemed Toomes' wings his greatest asset, given it granted him the ability to fly and strike down opponents with his blades at high speed.

As for Vulture—he fits the picture so perfectly. One of the major battlegrounds being won by the anti-mutant organization Orchis has been the fight for the hearts and minds of normal citizens. Orchis has created a very compelling propaganda narrative, in which mutants forced themselves into a position of power over other global cultures, but then misused their miraculous technologies and biochemical advances to betray humanity. From Vulture's perspective (being obsessed as he is by aging and mortality), mutants' real crime was simply that they didn't share their greatest advance: resurrection. Eternal life. Eternal youth.By utilizing their Vulture harnesses, each Vulture is able to fly as if with a natural winged flight. He wears a costume of synthetic stretch fabric housing an electromagnetic harness with artificial bird-like wings attached beneath the arms. This consists of an anti-graviton generator worn on his body as a harness, enabling him to hover silently with precise maneuverability. MARVEL.COM: What made the Vulture the right villain for this story? How does he fit in the Orchis structure? Also, what are the odds we'll see other Spider-Man villains pop up? The Adrian Toomes incarnation of the Vulture appears in the Sega CD version of Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin. [ citation needed] An Italian Renaissance-themed alternate universe variant of the Vulture based on Isidoro Scarlotti and Adrian Toomes named Adriano Tumino appears in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), voiced by Jorma Taccone. [114]