What Next - Marvel’s Disastrous Year

After his character, Kang the Conqueror, was set up to be the big villain of the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jonathan Majors was dismissed from the franchise after being found guilty of reckless assault and harassment. 

Guest: Michael Schulman, staff writer for the New Yorker.

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