Master Blood: Marvel's Secret Wars Retcon Changes EVERYTHING!

The world of Marvel is full of surprises, and sometimes, those surprises come in the form of completely new characters who change everything we thought we knew!

Doctor Doom and a New Villain

In a recent comic, Doctor Doom, one of Marvel's most iconic villains, admitted to respecting another villain: Master Blood. This seemingly simple statement has sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe because Master Blood is completely new, and his presence rewrites the story of Secret Wars, Marvel's very first major crossover event!

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Secret Wars Revisited

Many Marvel heroes in 1984's Secret Wars event Image

The original Secret Wars (if you aren't familiar with it) was a huge deal! It brought together all of Marvel's biggest heroes and villains. They were mysteriously transported to a new reality called Battleworld to fight it out as part of a cosmic game by the entity, the Beyonder. Big names like Doctor Doom, Doc Oc, Kang, Ultron and Galactus were all there. But Master Blood was never mentioned!

This new Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #3 comic, written by Al Ewing and drawn by Juan Cabal, changed things significantly, though, in a story cleverly titled "Whatever Happened to Master Blood?". It's a brilliant twist that completely changes things! It takes a completely fresh view, looking at that classic crossover from the villains' side of things. And that means there is some additional information shared, for those Marvel enthusiasts out there who are trying to find answers for how to understand everything about Secret Wars and even how these comic universes function, the presence of Master Blood shakes things up dramatically!

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Master Blood's Hidden Presence

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Here is the really crazy part: Doctor Doom not only knows Master Blood but also recognizes Blood's presence in the initial Secret Wars. That might not seem like much but if you know about the cosmic events happening it's clear the Master Blood was always hiding and it gives audiences an insight into just how strong this mysterious and relatively unknown villain actually is! It suggests that he's more than capable of not being spotted by one of Marvel's sharpest and most powerful villains and that alone really has some audiences interested and very surprised at how powerful Master Blood is!

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Marvel Continuity and Retcons

The Marvel Universe has this thing called a retcon, where they change things they previously decided and Marvel seems to love doing just that to a massive degree. But even for this popular way of writing that reimagines certain storylines for these amazing universes that Marvel brings out, having this new character shows up, it changes things and has big implications on what happened way back when with these important supervillains, heroes and the other powerful individuals! The "Whatever Happened to Master Blood?" story will highlight just why he was missing before.

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Master Blood's Debut

Doctor Doom saying how important Master Blood is for this amazing universe and what his capabilities appear to be and just his existence as someone who was missed really creates massive hype!

There is no way that Master Blood isn't important considering how the title of Ewing's story, "Whatever Happened to Master Blood?" makes us feel that his presence, will become one of the big moments for Marvel, adding another significant change in this long and well-loved universe! That kind of storytelling will leave lots of people hooked and wondering what secrets are revealed in this new and quite amazing storyline. If it wasn't obvious from the information here, what Master Blood has the potential to create for Marvel continuity isn't anything short of iconic!

For fans of Doctor Doom, and anyone that has followed his power and intelligence! We learn a great deal from the comics. His knowledge is truly one that might not be found from anyone else in these worlds.

For those out there, get excited and watch for Master Blood to really show his skills in this series and to really come into his own! With Secret Wars playing a major part. Marvel may be opening another big storyline for its super villains and bringing one that we haven't even thought about!