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Quinjet
Fictional flying aircraft carrier in Marvel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Quinjet is a fictional jet aircraft appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, the aircraft first appeared in The Avengers #61 (February 1969).[1]
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The Quinjet was first designed by the Wakanda Design Group, headed by the superhero T'Challa / Black Panther.[2][3] Each one is equipped with VTOL capability and five turbojet engines. It is used primarily by the Avengers as a personal transport vehicle.
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Publication history
The Quinjet debuted in The Avengers #61 (February 1969), created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema.[4] It appeared in the 1993 Infinity Crusade series, in the 2005 New Avengers series,[5] and in the 2020 Empyre series.[6][7]
Reception
Critical response
Rachel Leishman of The Mary Sue asserted, "There’s a reason the Quinjet is so iconic to fans, and … maybe it’s because we dream of a world where all our heroes are still alive and flying around on it together."[8] Jamie Lovett of ComicBook.com referred to the Quinjet as one of "Mavel's most iconic vehicles."[9] Comic Book Resources ranked the Quinjet 1st in their "10 Best Vehicles In The Marvel Universe" list,[10] 8th in their "10 Most Important Vehicles In The Marvel Universe" list,[11] 9th in their "10 Coolest Vehicles In Marvel Comics" list.[12] Casey Haney of Screen Rant ranked the Quinjet 15th in their "16 Best Superhero Vehicles" list.[13]
Thomas Shambler of Esquire compared the concept of the Quinjet to the proposed VTOL business jet concept Pegasus VBJ.[14]
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In other media
Marvel Cinematic Universe
- The Quinjet appears in the films The Avengers (2012),[15][16] Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014),[17][18] Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015),[19][20] Captain America: Civil War (2016),[21][22] Thor: Ragnarok (2017),[23][24] and Black Widow (2021).[25][26] Additionally, it appears in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.[27][28]
Television
- The Quinjet appears in Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.[29][30]
- The Quinjet appears in Avengers Assemble.[31] This version is a larger stylized Quinjet-like aircraft known as the Avenjet and is the Avengers' personal transport vehicle.
Video games
- The Quinjet appears in Lego Marvel’s Avengers.[32][33]
- The Quinjet appears as an Avengers-themed cosmetic in Fortnite.[34][35]
- The Quinjet appears in Marvel's Avengers.[36][37]
- The Quinjet appears in the digital collectible card game Marvel Snap.[38][39]
Merchandise
- In 2014, Hasbro released a Quinjet figurine inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) incarnation of the vehicle.[40][41]
- In 2019, Lego released the "LEGO Avengers Ultimate Quinjet" set containing a Quinjet Lego minifigure inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) incarnation of the vehicle.[42][43][44]
- In 2023, Lego released the "LEGO Marvel The Avengers Quinjet" set containing a Quinjet Lego minifigure inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) incarnation of the vehicle.[45][46]
Theme parks
- The Quinjet appears at the Avengers Campus at Disneyland Paris.[47][48]
References
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