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While the MCU appears to be recovering, some believe it faces deeper issues beyond financial challenges. One of these concerns is the treatment of Black characters. A fan recently highlighted this on The Master Plan, questioning whether Marvel is truly doing enough to properly represent its Black characters, despite the surface-level appearance of empowerment and diversity.

Before we begin, it’s important to note that the views expressed here are solely those of one fan and do not represent the opinions of our writers and editors. Additionally, X has flagged the account “Marvel Updates” for spreading misinformation and making unfounded claims. With that disclaimer, let’s take a look at the tweet in question:

How @MarvelStudios handles Black characters needs to be analyzed…

-T’Challa one of the biggest Black comic icons not recasted..

-Blade going through production hell- delayed

-Monica Rambeau’s Photon series cancelled

-War Machine Armor Wars being “quietly” cancelled https://t.

Whether you’re not a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), you cannot deny its importance for modern cinema. This largest single-narrative project of all time is still going strong, despite the fact that the majority of its most recent outings have not been that successful at the box office, which certainly had some fans worried.

But, while the MCU is seemingly on the path of recovery, there are those who believe that the MCU has other issues save for those of a financial nature, and one of them seems to be the treatment of Black characters, according to one fan.

The Master Plan recently posted an interesting tweet about how Marvel handles its Black characters, wondering whether the MCU is really doing everything it should to properly treat its Black characters, despite the fact that – on the surface – they are empowering them and are encouraging diversity in every way imaginable.

Rumors have been running rampant for months, suggesting that Marvel Studios would be scrapping some of its riskier projects. If you've been a fan of the franchise for a long time, you'll know that rumors are always circulating when it comes to Marvel, but this time it's different.

After the underperformances of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels, it showcased that the studio couldn't just produce anything and turn it into a Marvel Cinematic Universe hit anymore. Shortly after that, reports revealed that Disney CEO Bob Iger was working with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige to help the studio adopt a new "less-is-more" approach. That meant it would release less titles in a year in order to ensure that each one gets enough focus to produce the strongest product possible.

Sometime after that, reports emerged that this approach also involved less risk-taking, with rumors of a number of in-development titles getting scrapped.

One of the best running gags in "The Marvels" involves Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) and the search for a perfect superhero name. Despite a fair amount of enthusiasm from Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), whose own alter ego was not-so-subtly inspired by her obsession with Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Monica is seemingly uninterested in that particular hero perk. By the end of "The Marvels," she's still just Monica Rambeau — despite powering up in a major way, saving the universe from an errant wormhole, and ending up in an entirely new timeline.

Monica's arc across the Marvel Cinematic Universe is pretty different from her peers, but it largely works to her benefit. In the comics, Monica is a superhero who's burned through a number of superhero nicknames. She's been called Photon, Spectrum, and even Captain Marvel throughout her tenure on the page — and her ever-changing role in the comics seems to have...

Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau was slated to get her own solo MCU series if it was not for the disappointing reception of Brie Larson’s The Marvels. The character officially debuted in Disney+’s WandaVision, though her first brief appearance was in 2019’s Captain Marvel as a young Monica.

Teyonah Parris in WandaVision

As expected, fans’ opinions on Rambeau getting her own show were divisive, with some excited to see her take the spotlight, while others pointed out how mundane the character is.

Monica Rambeau Was Supposed To Have Her Own Solo MCU Series

In a post from Nexus Point News, the page shared a scoop from known industry insider DanielRPK that the planned Monica Rambeau series has been shelved due to the audience’s mediocre reception of The Marvels.

“A series centered around Monica Rambeau (Photon) was reportedly in the works at Marvel Studios but following ‘The Marvels’ reception,...