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Anticipating the ageing trajectories of superheroes in the Marvel cinematic universe

BMJ 2021; 375 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-068001 (Published 13 December 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;375:e068001

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Re: Anticipating the ageing trajectories of superheroes in the Marvel cinematic universe

Dear Editor

We’d like to thank the authors for this brilliant insight into the future of the Marvel Universe. We really enjoyed it.

We would just like to ask the authors what they based their assumption on that Thor doesn’t age? In Thor:The Dark World it is mentioned that the Asgardian Life span is around 5000 years and we see Odin die from old age in Thor Ragnorok.

In Avengers: End Game Thor is around 1500 years old and undergoes significant physical changes from change in life style. It would have been interesting to see what the authors predictions of his future would have been.

Thanks again this piece made our day

Chris And Clare Kane

Competing interests: No competing interests

18 December 2021
Chris EC Kane
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
Clare E Kane
Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Sue Ryder Care
Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice Leeds