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Made Dog Airport Game, El Paso Elsewhere, and SWOTS. Narrative for Hypnospace Outlaw, SkateBIRD, and more. BAFTA-nominated. Comics! Christian. He/Him.

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    Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

    Okay, serious question: Captain Marvel crashed into this place called Blockbuster. Is that an obscure reference? I looked it up and there's a villain called 'Blok', but he's from the DC universe. Trying to figure out what a Blockbuster is and I honestly have no fudging clue.

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      2. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Ah! May have found something. There IS a Marvel supervillain called Blockbuster. Was that his lair? If so, why is it just...out in the open? And blue? Maybe it's creative license?pic.twitter.com/meZHwR1Xya

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      3. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        There's also a hero-type character called Blocks. He's Wakandan though, and I don't think Wakandans connected to the outside world at this point in the MCU timeline.pic.twitter.com/iZhuQlcgTw

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      4. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Gosh dangit. I keep looking up "Marvel character block*" and getting Lego Marvel set store pages.

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      5. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        This guy REALLY does not strike me as the lair-building type. Any help is appreciated folks. Should I be using other search terms? OH - should I also look into the original Captain Mar-Vell run for answers here?pic.twitter.com/wgl4rMTiNF

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      6. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now! Retweeted Jason Stark

        I mean, I'm fairly sure comic history is well-documented by fans and such. I've seen articles with 'Blockbuster' in the fricking headline - but they don't explain what it is. Getting really frustrated. Why are folks taking this for granted?https://twitter.com/DisparityGames/status/1042254744360611841 …

        Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now! added,

        Jason Stark @DisparityGames
        Replying to @WritNelson
        Please start a conspiracy theory website exploring this issue.
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      7. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Finally found a lead! There's a guy named 'Skullbuster', and he has a bit of blue in his costume (Blockbuster makes a pretty good disguise name). He was created in the 80s (around the time the movie is set) - and happens to be an X-Man villain.pic.twitter.com/hIaf3Cq1VG

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      8. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        If I'm not reading this wrong, this could be the first hint of the 20th Century Fox acquisitions making their way into the MCU. Pretty excited! Going to keep doing some digging to confirm.

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      9. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        There were three Skullbusters, so if Captain Marvel defeats the first one in this movie, they can bring another one back for her to fight in the modern day. If they're really going through with the secret "Blockbuster" lair thing, this could really pay off in Infinity War 2.pic.twitter.com/7kOkdlgx1j

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      10. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now! Retweeted Tom Forsyth

        The sign just said "Blockbuster," so adding the "Video" bit seems like a bit of a stretch. Doesn't have as much long-term meaning as a Skullbuster tie-in. It does give me an idea though... What if the name "Blockbuster" also refers to movies somehow?https://twitter.com/tom_forsyth/status/1042258604860960769 …

        Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now! added,

        Tom Forsyth @tom_forsyth
        Replying to @WritNelson
        It's to cement the time she's in. Blockbuster Video was an American institution from the late 90s to around 2010 when it filed for bankruptcy. They're just clearly stating which demographic they're after. And it ain't you, kid :-)
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      11. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        It's too small to be a movie theater, so Skullbuster couldn't be running something like that there, right? Was projection technology fairly advanced at the time? Maybe, if there were an underground section...

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      12. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Making a quick diagram to explain what I'm thinking about.

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      13. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        OKAY: So here's a first draft of my theory. Captain Marvel landed on the roof of a "Blockbuster" - the lair of Skullbuster of the Reavers, unbeknownst to the crime fighters in the area. Movies are shown on a projection screen underground--one that has a dark secret...pic.twitter.com/NOPdDwcn01

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      14. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        ...SKULLBUSTER'S GOT A TRAP-DOOR DUNGEON KIDNAPPING MOVIEGOERS OH SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPpic.twitter.com/Vu2jVxqmDd

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      15. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        After a journey of self-discovery (and meeting young Coulson/Fury), Captain Marvel realizes that the threat came from within...That it was beneath her all the time. Literally. At the beginning. Because she landed on it. Remember when she landed on the roof? Of the Blockbuster?

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      16. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        It was beneath her. That.

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      17. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        The one thing is...The movie isn't about that? It could be a post-credits teaser, but the central conflict is apparently about Kree and Skrulls and stuff. Crap. The movie angle might be good though, still... I'll try Googling again.

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      18. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        OH SHIT Y'ALL I FOUND IT HOLY *CRAP* I FOUND IT

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      19. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        So this place, Blockbuster? Skullbuster theory is completely out the window. I went back to the trailer, and it IS called "Blockbuster Video". It's a business! There's more, too.pic.twitter.com/Kjb4fjPIPT

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      20. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        The camera in the Captain Marvel trailer pans down, and Blockbuster isn't just a business - it's a *store*. There's a retail counter and everything. Shelves in the background. There's something even closer, too. Do you see it?pic.twitter.com/wZqbgRGQ1P

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      21. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        I enhanced the image, and there it was, clear as day: 5 MOVIES 5 NIGHTS 9.99 This place SELLS movies! I'm not sure whether it's 5 nights a week that you can get 5 movies at a discount, or that during those 5 nights you can get five movies, but I think that'll be explained laterpic.twitter.com/goKk2CFkXn

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      22. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        The picture is still a little grainy - that might be a mystery thing - but you can still see the words pretty clearly if you zoom in.

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      23. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Now, there's a place that sells movies. She lands on top of it - it might be a seed for a future Disney scheme, who knows - but if you keep watching the trailer, it reveals a surprising amount about what Blockbuster is, as well as (I believe) the plot of the movie.

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      24. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        When Captain Marvel lands into the "Blockbuster", she's surrounded by blocky boxes large enough to contain packages of DVDs. That's right, folks. This places makes its money selling movies in BULK. This actually partially explains the '5 MOVIES 5 NIGHTS' deal.pic.twitter.com/HEkUV8jpJY

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      25. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        5 MOVIES/5 NIGHTS isn't a special deal. It's a promise. The 5 nights a week Blockbuster is open, you can buy a box with 5 copies of a movie for $9.99--more than enough for you and friends to share. If this was set in the modern day, they'd probably throw in a digital code too.

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      26. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        That actually isn't a bad price either, which makes me think that Blockbuster is either an original creation for the movie, or heralds some budget movie measure by Disney to come in the near future - before or after the movie releases.

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      27. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Blockbuster wouldn't be able to put that many copies of a movie into the market without utterly flooding it under that price model, so Captain Marvel is using it to emphasize the 'retro' setting. You know how movies set in the 20s show kids buying candy for a nickel? Same thing.

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      28. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Anyway, back to the trailer: When Captain Marvel rises from the ground, we see some more shelves (the space is almost warehouse-like, so there's a LOT of movies here), and a sign flashing in the distance. I took a screen-capture of it. Can you see what I'm talking about?pic.twitter.com/i6IW6uKAsd

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      29. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        If you wondered what tone Captain Marvel would be striking, Captain Marvel literally TELLS YOU what it's going to be within the first 25 seconds. Action-packed. Clever use of the Blockbuster's navigation signs (impressive degree of worldbuilding here) does it within kayfabe.

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      30. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now! Retweeted Tom Forsyth

        Wait--what the f*ck do you mean 'tape'? Rewind? Projector tape is a good guess for what the boxes have, I guess. But it doesn't explain the 5 MOVIES/5 NIGHTS signs. I also thought projection cans were bigger? We'll set this under 'pending investigation'.https://twitter.com/tom_forsyth/status/1042271445995347968 …

        Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now! added,

        Tom Forsyth @tom_forsyth
        Replying to @WritNelson
        Kids these days have no idea how old technology worked. You don't get five copies of the movie - that would be silly. You get one tape, and five biros to rewind it.
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      31. Xalavier Nelson Jr. @ Dog Airport Game, out now!‏Verified account @WritNelson 18 Sep 2018

        Can you even rewind a projector? If we're introducing another character reference, the only thing I can find is a Transformer named "Rewind" - I'm not sure if Disney acquired that IP, but I think folks would make more of a fuss about it if that was the case.pic.twitter.com/gesstJJ57t

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