The following post contains SPOILERS for Captain Marvel. Don’t read it until after you’ve seen the film or before if you want to read about all the most extremely nerdy stuff in it.

Ah, we do love our Marvel Easter eggs. There are quite a few of them in Captain Marvel, the company’s latest blockbuster, with Brie Larson as the Earth’s mightiest hero, Carol Danvers. If you’ve followed Carol’s comic-book career with any degree of attention, or you know the exploits of her predecessor as Captain Marvel, the Kree warrior Mar-Vell, then you’ll spot all kinds of references and homages to their shared past sprinkled throughout the movie. And there are a few tips of the Kree war helmet to other movies that helped inspire Captain Marvel, the broader Marvel Cinematic Universe, and, of course, the guy who co-created the character and wrote their earliest exploits. Here is a baker’s dozen of our absolutely favorite Captain Marvel Easter eggs. Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments below...

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