Kevin Feige Blames Doctor Doom’s Rollout On Me Personally, And He Makes A Good Point

First, yes, this is a real thing that happened and not some vague metaphor. Second, I am as shocked as anyone. Third, as I allude to in my title, I think Kevin Feige may be right.

This past weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige was asked about the seemingly hastily conceived rollout of Doctor Doom as the big bad in Avengers: Doomsday in comparison to the more meticulously planned Thanos.

This past Sunday, I was at a bar watching baseball when I saw this story as his quote came across my social media feed. When I read the quote, I may have done an honest-to-goodness spit take with the Sun Cruiser I was drinking...

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