MARVEL hosts arguably the largest panel at Comic-Con in the famous Hall H. With such high expectations to live up to, especially considering Endgame’s success, they came prepared this year. Revealing their Phase 4 slate, Marvel announced Eternals, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, and Black Widow. Black Panther 2, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Captain Marvel 2, The Fantastic Four, Mutants (X-Men), and Blade were also name dropped.

Eternals packs some serious star power. The cast includes Angelina Jolie, Ma Dong-Seok, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, and Salma Hayek. Following a group of immortals, Eternals promises to explore the human condition in another cosmic setting. Wrangling together such talent in such an out-there concept just goes to show the power of the Marvel brand at this point.

Shang-Chi’s presentation opened with a sizzle reel of all of the Ten Ring gang’s subtle appearances throughout the MCU so far. This leads one to believe the gang may play a larger role in Phase 4 than previously thought. The promise of the real Mandarin also piques interest, as he’s a pretty big villain to only end up making a single appearance.

The Multiverse of Madness promises to deliver the MCU’s first film with horror elements. Combining the trippy nature of the first Doctor Strange with a scarier tone would be a great mix-up for the series. Scarlet Witch’s tie-in is the cherry on top.

Perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the whole event, Kevin Feige managed to get Natalie Portman back as female Thor for Love and Thunder, after she previously swore off the franchise.

For those dying to get back into theaters, Black Widow releases first on May 1, 2020. Follow Natasha during the period between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War when she finds herself on the run.

After all of the big news, hearing Feige rattle of The Fantastic Four and Mutants sent the crowd into a frenzy. The previously Fox owned properties find themselves back with their creators, and the future looks promising for the pair (and The Mouse’s pockets). To end the show, Mahershala Ali came on-stage to announce Blade. So the MCU has vampires now. Nice.

Anyone who predicted Marvel would slow down after Avengers: Endgame might want to double check their analysis, because Marvel certainly plans to stay around for quite a while.