The following article contains mild spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Season 1, Episode 5, "Mean, Green, and Straight Poured into These Jeans," now streaming on Disney+.
She-Hulk teases Doctor Doom, Fantastic Four, X-Men and more in the latest episode's credits.
The colorful end credits of She-Hulk Episode 5 feature artwork by illustrator Kagan McLeod that includes several nods to existing and potential characters coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the episode, Pug (Josh Segarra) mentions his beloved sneaker collection -- while the shoes aren't shown on screen, the end credits reveal Pug's pride and joy in full view. In the drawing, Pug presents Nikki (Ginger Gonzaga) with his prized Iron Man Three, a Tony Stark-inspired shoe. Behind him, on a wall of artfully displayed sneakers, a variety of superhero-themed kicks refer to characters such as Ghost Rider, Falcon, Nova, Namor, Hulk, Doctor Doom, Green Goblin and Captain Marvel.
The scene includes three drawings, each broadening the shot more, revealing a long list of hero-based sneakers. The second drawing angles to the right, where Ms. Marvel, Fantastic Four's The Thing, Vision and X-Men leader Cyclops can be found. The third drawing offers the widest angle, showing references to characters like Hawkeye, Scarlet Spider, Captain America, Deadpool, Moon Knight, America Chavez, Wolverine, Doctor Strange, Cable, Black Panther, Juggernaut and Electro.
Since Avengers: Endgame, Marvel has been subtly preparing for the X-Men's arrival in the MCU. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness delivered a variant of Professor X, played again by Patrick Stewart, in Universe-838. Events in Ms. Marvel Season 1, Episode 6 teased Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan's potential link to X-Men by revealing her power may partly come from a mutation in her DNA.
While Marvel fans may be waiting a while for the X-Men to arrive on screen, the Fantastic Four is set to hit cinemas in the not-so-distant future. Marvel Studios recently confirmed that WandaVision director Matt Shakman will helm the upcoming Phase Six film Fantastic Four movie, slated for a November 2024 release. Killing Eve and Free Guy's Jodie Comer is rumored to play Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in the upcoming film, though no confirmation has yet been made.
For those needing a Fantastic Four fix before the film arrives, Spider-Man's Dylan Barker recently reprised his role of Doctor Doom from Marvel's Wastelanders: Star-Lord in a new Wastelanders podcast project. Co-written by Mark Waid, Marvel's Wastelanders: Doom follows the Fantastic Four villain as he finds a surprising ally in Reed Richards' daughter, Valeria Richards. The series' first two episodes are currently available to stream on all podcast apps.
Source: Disney+, via The Direct