Pardon me for asking the dumbest question in the thread, but does the history and "lore" of the larger Marvel Universe easy to digest in this? The most I know about it were the Fox Kids cartoon shows and playing the PS2 Punisher game. I know this apparently takes ideas from all over the Marvel brand, but I guess I'm asking if there's any depth like an in-game encyclopedia to help make some of the stuff meatier than "oh that's a lady in tights" and calling it that.
Asking because my brother is a big Marvel fan, and I'm curious to see if we can co-op. It supports some form of local play, yes?