Echo tells a standalone story separate from previous Marvel stories, making it accessible to both diehard Marvel fans and newcomers to the MCU. The darker tone of Echo suggests that future Marvel projects may also explore more adult and gritty themes, leading to better storytelling overall.

What's the point of Echo Marvel?

Echo is as much a series about Maya's relationship with Fisk as it is about her time reconnecting with her family in Oklahoma and her Choctaw heritage, but the show would have benefited from an even greater focus on the latter.

Is Echo connected to MCU?

It is the twenty-third television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the eighth installment of Phase Five, and the first installment under the Marvel Spotlight banner. The series is produced by Marvel Studios and was released on Disney+ and Hulu. The first season was released on January 9, 2024.

Is Echo Canon to the MCU?

Marvel's Echo is a Short Yet Surprising New Addition to the MCU Canon.

What does Echo have to do with Marvel?

Maya Lopez has been described as Marvel's first deaf and indigenous superhero. She is the first deaf, indigenous, and amputee character portrayed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Her own miniseries Echo became the first Marvel television show centered on a deaf Native American superhero.

Echo - ANOTHER Marvelous Mess

Is Echo good or bad MCU?

All told, Echo is fine. I enjoyed the first three episodes well enough, even if it's a bit slow for a show that's only five episodes long. All five episodes drop tonight, which also feels like a bad decision, not giving the series enough time to build up any hype.

Is Echo good or bad Hawkeye?

So, while Echo (Alaqua Cox) was a villain in 2021's Hawkeye, her transition from antagonist to protagonist is wholly persuasive, particularly since dead family member(s) are the core motive in these hero/villain origin stories.

Does Echo overlap with Hawkeye?

Echo appears in Marvel's Hawkeye

In the penultimate episode of Hawkeye, Maya and the Ronin fight at the auto shop where her father was killed, and as he almost defeats her, Clint takes off the mask to reveal that he's her father's killer.

Where does Echo fit in the MCU timeline?

Summary. Echo confirms that Maya Lopez's MCU show takes place five months after the events of Hawkeye. Given that Avengers: Endgame pushed the MCU's timeline five years into the future, Echo is set in May 2025.

Is Echo a sequel to Daredevil?

Since Daredevil: Born Again still has a ways to go before release, however, fans are naturally looking at Echo as a spiritual prequel to Daredevil's return. The two are closely connected in the comics, along with their shared adversary, Kingpin.

Why did Echo flop?

Despite its attention to certain details, Echo failed to focus on other details that would have improved viewer experience and continuity. For one thing, all you have to do is watch one fight scene in Daredevil and compare it to the first episode of Echo to see that fight choreography has taken a turn for the worse.

Is Echo a villain or hero?

Maya Lopez, aka Echo, is an anti-hero. She cannot be considered a classical superhero due to her extreme anger and bloodlust. Superheros aren't conventionally associated with such an extreme desire for vengeance. However, once Maya has made her peace with her family, she can no longer be considered a villain.

Does Echo become an avenger?

Echo has a complex backstory in Marvel Comics, starting as a vigilante seeking revenge for her father's death and eventually becoming a full-fledged superhero who defeats Kingpin and joins the Avengers.

Is Echo deaf or mute?

She is a prodigy, a master combatant, and deaf. All the things that make Echo unique make her perfectly suited to bear an omnipotent, cosmic force.

Who killed Echo's dad?

As a child, Echo was raised by her father, William, who led the Tracksuit Mafia before her. However, at some point during the Blip, Echo's father is assassinated by Clint Barton - who was operating as the murderous vigilante Ronin.

Is Kingpin dead in Echo?

And just to answer the question above: no, Kingpin does not die. In a post-credit scene, New York's own Pat Kiernan tees Wilson up for the idea that — presumably in Daredevil: Born Again — he should run for Mayor of New York.

How powerful is Echo in Marvel?

Comic Echo Does Not Have Any Superpowers

Comic Echo has photographic reflexes similar to Taskmaster. All her abilities are ones she learned from others. Echo is still a normal human without any natural superpowers.

Do I need to watch Hawkeye before Echo?

Despite Echo's introduction in the Jeremy Renner's series, Head of Streaming, Brad Winderbaum, assures that viewers can easily watch Alaqua's show without missing crucial elements, making it accessible for those without prior MCU knowledge.

Is Echo before Daredevil or after?

You don't need to watch Daredevil before Echo on Disney Plus as the series will fill viewers in on what is happening to Maya Lopez. This is because Echo falls under the Marvel Spotlight banner, which consists of Marvel projects that do not require prior viewing of previous MCU projects to understand the narrative.

Is Echo missing a leg in the comics?

That's the Echo of ink and paper. On the screen, Echo is much more. Yes, she is still an Indigenous ASL speaker and amputee whose father was murdered by the Kingpin and who was subsequently raised by the master villain.

Why was Echo's father killed?

Maya Lopez is a deaf member of the Choctaw tribe who moved out of her hometown as a child with her father William Lopez, and became the protegée of Wilson Fisk, growing up under his care. Losing her father due to Ronin's hunt for criminals, Lopez became the Tracksuit Mafia's commander, vowing revenge on Ronin.

Does Echo meet Daredevil?

Echo made her official debut in Daredevil (1998) #9, where she met and fell in love with Matt Murdock. Maya didn't know that Murdock was Daredevil, who Kingpin told her had killed her father. Matt Murdock later revealed his secret identity to Maya while they fought as Daredevil and Echo.

Why didn't people like Echo?

Echo also suffered from bad editing with the pacing and storyline feeling like they were all over the place. The show had so much promise and I did appreciate the efforts made to honour the native American and deaf communities, but it didn't have to be at the expense of a coherent and gripping story.

Why does Echo have a handprint on her face?

Echo's handprint explained

The final dying request of Crazy Horse is for the Kingpin to raise Maya well, and he leaves a bloody handprint on Maya's cheek. Treating her as his daughter, Kingpin carries out his final request.

Is Marvel's Echo woke?

In fact, some fans took to the internet ahead of its premiere to describe the live-action version of Echo as “woke” and criticized Maya's disabled Indigenous deaf character as prioritizing an agenda over storytelling or meaningfully expanding the Marvel universe.