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Deo’s critiques are consistent with broader industry observations: Marvel has become increasingly disconnected from the storytelling quality it once championed. He notes that the company’s internal approach often involves pushing out projects that lack vision or coherence, focusing instead on diversity quotas and superficial diversity efforts that threaten to undermine narrative integrity.
In fact, Deo links Marvel’s current struggles to a broader pattern initiated as early as 2018, when Kevin Feige expressed a desire to push diversity by focusing more on female heroes and villains. While representation is important, Deo argues that it has come at the expense of storytelling depth, legacy characters, and the respect that fans expect.