The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the most lucrative multimedia franchises in the world with more than $26 billion in revenue. With over 30 feature films released since its inception, as well as a handful of television series, it is also one of the most robust movie franchises.
Given its expansive content library as well as the numerous films and television series that are still in development, Marvel Studios has enough material to hold a standalone convention. Now, according to a recent development, the company has given such an event some thought.
During a recent chit-chat with the Popverse at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski revealed that the company is thinking of its own event or celebration. In his words, "We would love to do a Marvel event or a Marvel Celebration or something like that. There's a lot of different ways we have to think about it, and different ways we can handle it."
Cebulski pointed out that they have already done some minor events, like the Marvel Insider events, as well as the online X-Men and Deadpool celebrations, that serve as a means of testing the waters. The Marvel honcho expressed confidence that they will get to a position where they can hold a full-fledged convention or celebration "dedicated to everything that we all love in the last 60 plus years of Marvel history." Nevertheless, he expressed reservations stating that he can't say for sure just yet.