10 Memes That Perfectly Sum The MCU In 2023

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Summary

The MCU faced many challenges in 2023.
The franchise has been criticized for faulty CGI, lack of clear goals, and missing characters.
Despite some upcoming movies having the potential to change things, 2023 was a year of turmoil for Marvel Studios.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe faced some challenges in 2023, and Marvel Studios' year can be perfectly summed up by a selection of memes. During the Infinity Saga, the MCU did have some ups and downs, but the franchise had a clear vision that led to Marvel creating the most successful movie franchise in history. Throughout the Multiverse Saga, the MCU has failed to reach that level, and while some of the MCU's best movies, such as Spider-Man: No Way Home and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 were released recently, the franchise as a whole is in the worst place it has ever been.
The MCU has been facing criticism over faulty CGI, lack of a clear goal, characters going missing for years, and more. 2023 saw the debut of the villain who was supposed to be the Multiverse Saga's main foe, Kang the Conqueror. However, Kang actor Jonathan Majors was recently fired by Marvel, which puts the studio's plans for Kang up in the air. While some of Marvel's upcoming movies, such as Deadpool 3 and the two new Avengers films, could change the tide, 2023 was a year of turmoil for the studio. The MCU's tumultuous 2023 can be perfectly described by 10 memes.
10 Daredevil: Born Again’s Double-Edged Casting The Daredevil Series Had Many Ups And Downs On Twitter, @BatStrikesBack shared a Marvel meme that depicts the mixed emotions MCU fans had over Daredevil: Born Again's cast announcements. While the upcoming Disney+ series will bring back Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, important Netflix Daredevil characters Foggy Nelson and Karen Page will not appear in the show. The meme is hilarious, as it mixes up Daredevil and Chris Evans' Captain America for no reason, with a quote that celebrates Punisher's return and mourns the loss of Foggy and Karen.
9 Wolverine’s Deadpool 3 Yellow Suit Steals The Spotlight Deadpool 3 News Represented Some Of The MCU's Best 2023 Moments After almost 25 years since he first played Wolverine in 2000's X-Men, Hugh Jackman will finally wear the mutant's classic yellow and blue costume in Deadpool 3. On Twitter, @ogzeet perfectly represented the excitement over Jackman wearing Wolverine's yellow suit in the movie by recreating the viral "Distracted Boyfriend" meme, with Morena Baccarin's Vanessa — who will return as part of Deadpool 3's exciting characters — losing Deadpool's attention. Wade Wilson directing his gaze at Wolverine in his new costume represented many MCU fans.
8 The Marvels’ Team Dynamic Three MCU Heroes United In The Marvels While The Marvels was a historic box office disaster for Marvel Studios, the movie was not nearly as bad as its box office numbers make it seem. One of the worst aspects of the MCU in recent years is the lack of interactions between heroes, and by centering on Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, and Monica Rambeau, the movie avoided that problem. On Twitter, @MCU_Portal shared the perfect meme to describe the dynamic between The Marvels' three heroes, with Carol Danvers and Monica being serious while Kamala is her goofy self, clearly having the time of her life.
7 Kang Recast Options Get Hilarious Choice Fans Have Started To Share Their Picks To Replace Majors As Kang On Reddit, user whimsicahellish shared a hilarious suggestion about who should play Kang the Conqueror now that Majors is out — Robert Downey Jr, using a photo of the actor from Tropic Thunder. While RDJ could come back to the MCU before the end of the Multiverse Saga as an Iron Man variant, the actor is obviously not going to play Kang. With Majors out, Marvel's plans for the character are unclear, with reports either claiming that Kang will be recast or that Avengers: The Kang Dynasty will be retitled, making a prediction of the MCU's future difficult.
6 Loki Season 2 Saves The Day The MCU Found Its Glorious Purpose While many 2023 MCU projects received a lot of criticism, Loki season 2 emerged as not only the best season of a Disney+ Marvel series, but also one of the very best offerings in the entire MCU. The show managed to make Kang a major threat again after Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania disappointed and perfectly conclude Loki's MCU journey. As such, Reddit user Birchtree16 shared this short video meme of Loki season 2 being declared the savior of the MCU.
5 Ants Defeat Kang The Conqueror Many Think Kang Went Down Too Easily Reddit Marvel fan AssuredJosh97 shared a hilarious meme of Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas imitating ants to make fun of Hank Pym's intelligent ants from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, who ultimately helped weaken Kang the Conqueror by destroying his armor. Majors' debut as Kang was great, with the character being a frightening villain for most of his screen time. However, the decision to have the MCU's next main villain after Thanos have a hard time and almost lose to a group of ants, no matter how smart they were, was one of the MCU's most criticized 2023 choices.
4 Nick Fury Was Different In Secret Invasion Fury Spent A Lot Of Time In Space Secret Invasion was not as exciting as it should have been. The MCU series received its fair share of criticism for taking an intriguing comic book event and turning it into a rushed miniseries. Secret Invasion showed a different side of Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury, with the character's years in space since Avengers: Endgame making him "soft." Reddit user uppsak shared a SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired meme to poke fun at how Fury behaved in Secret Invasion and how he did during his prime in another Marvel series — Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
3 Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania Déjà Vu The MCU Movie Felt Similar To Another Franchise Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was one of the MCU's 2023 projects to deal with issues in its VFX department. As the movie almost entirely took place in the Quantum Realm, which was made up mostly of CGI, the poor VFX work became noticeable. On Instagram, @maismovies shared a meme that compares the third Ant-Man movie to the Spy Kids franchise. As a product of the early 2000's, the original Spy Kids trilogy was known for its bright colors and cheesy CGI. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Spy Kids have a couple of fun parallels, with the MCU movie's MODOK being the major tie to the other franchise.
2 Secret Invasion’s Rhodey Reveal Could Have Gone Different Rhodey Had Been A Skrull For Some Time

One of Secret Invasion's most controversial reveals was that Don Cheadle's Rhodey had been replaced by a Skrull seemingly since his accident in Captain America: Civil War. On 9GAG, Marvel fan evanmd shared a Secret Invasion meme that plays with the moment that Rhodey was revealed to be a Skrull. Instead of Martin Freeman's Everett Ross finding Cheadle's Rhodey, he hilariously comes face to face with the first actor to play the character in the MCU, Terrence Howard, suggesting Rhodey has been a Skrull for far longer.
1 Maria Hill’s Secret Invasion Death Was Shocking Secret Invasion's Premiere Killed Hill Secret Invasion featured quite a few shocking deaths, with the series also defying the MCU's rules for its level of violence. One of those deaths came in Secret Invasion's first episode, with Cobie Smulders' Maria Hill being killed by the Skrull leader Gravik. After quite some time in the MCU as a minor character, Smulders' Hill seemed to be finally getting her chance to shine in the series, only for her to be killed for shock value at the end of Secret Invasion's first episode. On Reddit, user TheSuperheroAxis shared a Marvel meme that helps sum up the MCU's 2023, expressing the shock over Hill's early death.

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