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The Avengers

Four-panel comic. A Marvel executive congratulates Joss Whedon on The Avengers and pitches a sequel built by starting with lesser known heroes and spinning them off into franchises. Joss excitedly guesses Dr. Strange, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, then sees the actual D-list lineup he has been handed and screams into a megaphone asking if they are kidding him with this.
Transcript

Transcript of “The Avengers”

Panel 1. A Marvel executive in dark sunglasses tells Joss Whedon, who wears a hoodie marked "BTVS": "Joss, You're doing a bang up job wrapping 'The Avengers'..." Joss replies: "Hey, Thanks!" Panel 2. The executive pitches: "We'd like you to direct 'The Avengers 2'. But this time instead of leading UP to the movie's line-up, we'll be starting with lesser known heroes and spinning them off into their own franchises." Joss lights up: "Great! Who do I get? Dr. Strange? Luke Cage? Iron..." Panel 3. Joss trails off: "...Fist..." as he stands deflated before a lineup of decidedly obscure heroes. Panel 4. Joss bellows at the executive through a megaphone: "ARE YOU @#$%#!@ KIDDING ME WITH THIS???"