Just the Ticket

Welcome, Holders Of Tickets, to another long-awaited issue of Just the Ticket! Today's installment does the crossover thing, following the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the Age Of Ultron . We begin with a Critical Quickie of the miniseries (pilot season?) Marvel's Agent Carter. The show picks up shortly after the events of Captain America: The First Avenger, and follows Cap's first love, Peggy Carter, as she deals with 1940's chauvanism and tries to thwart a post-WWII terrorist plot before her coworkers hang her for treason. Agent Carter continues Captain America 's feel of old-world-meets-modern-tech-and-beyond, appealing to young and old audiences alike without becoming another attempt at capturing the cheese-factor of that era's cinema (although the included "Captain America" radio serial serves that purpose along the way). The series stands alone, but also ties in with other MCU projects by bringing back Howard Stark and the Howling Commando