I'd actually be fine with Hulk leaving the roster.
The general public now thinks of Hulk as just as intrinsic to the Avengers as the big three, and Marvel's okay with that - Hulk products/comics/whatever falling under that umbrella along with Cap/Thor/Stark stuff is great for them. I doubt we'll see much of the Avengers without Hulk anywhere from this point forward, including in the comics.
The general public now thinks of Hulk as just as intrinsic to the Avengers as the big three, and Marvel's okay with that - Hulk products/comics/whatever falling under that umbrella along with Cap/Thor/Stark stuff is great for them. I doubt we'll see much of the Avengers without Hulk anywhere from this point forward, including in the comics.
Yeah, Hulk is not going anywhere. Especially since he was the most popular character in the first movie. Us comics fans would be fine with it, since it'd be comic accurate, but the general audience would be pissed off.
I really think there's a huge divide between the non-comic book reading movieverse fans and the genuine (super amazing) comic readers.
Movieverse fans ship Thorki, Blackhawk, Stony. Comic book fan ship Winter Soldier x Black Widow, Clint x Mockingbird, Tony and...well whoever, Thor x Jane/Sif (personally I say Sif t Sharon x Cap.
Movieverse fans want the same characters every single movie, comic books fans want a changing roster.
Movieverse fans want every film to be based around Loki. Comicbook fans want Ultron, Skrulls, ect.
Sneakronicity, welcome! Believe me, you are among friends. And if you find you have an interest in the comics, there are plenty of us who would be more than willing to offer suggestions. And if not, your comments on the MCU are still valid and welcome.
What is this fascination with "shipping" and "slashfic?"
bad place, if I'm gonna read/write that kind of comic erotica, I'd rather see Widow x Sharon, Rogue x Storm, and She-Hulk x Tigra x Jocasta.
Although the filmmaker never revealed anything about Marvel's The Avengers 2015 sequel, he did acknowledge the importance of swapping characters every now and then. I used to read 'The Avengers' and part of the ethos of the team was that it changed their lineup every month. Their 150th issue was just a bunch of faces. 'Who will be in the team now?!' We had the first issue as a poster in the offices. Now that I'm working on the sequel I said, 'Let's the second issue up there! Let's change it up a little bit!' The second issue is 'Introducing Giant-Man! And this character! They were already changing it up after one issue. That's what they always do.
As much as I liked him in the first movie, if anyone gets the axe to make room for new members, sings look like they're pointing at Hawkeye.
Joss Whedon had something to say on the topic of roster changes at a Directors' Guild screening of The Avengers:
via marvel-freshman at voldemort.com
This is the advantage of having a writer/director who is an actual fan of the comics: He understands the team dynamic and its tradition of constant evolution. It seems certain that we're going to see some new members in TA2. I'm hoping that this was a hint that Whedon will introduce Ant-Man & The Wasp, though the holdups in the Ant-Man solo movie may make this doubtful.