SuperBheroes: Comic Book Heroes That Deserve Movie Franchises (But Probably Won’t Get Them)
No matter why you are, or what made you one, if you’re a comic book fan you’ve got ample amount of reason to rejoice about how our favorite heroes are getting star treatment. Spider-Man 3 may not have made us fanboys jump for joy, but it made enough money with the general public to guarantee a sequel, and I have a knowing feeling that some of SM3’s excess cash is going to help fund even more Marvel movies. And let’s not forget The Dark Knight, which will most likely topple Titanic as the highest-grossing film of all time, its massive dollar signs was only matched by the rave reviews of critics that, for so long, shunned comic movies as another fading pop culture phenomenon. Even “indie” comic movies like Hellboy are doing well at the box office. In the rush to transport comics from the printed page to the silver screen, here are some of my favorites comic book characters that deserve their own movie franchise.
Within the complex dichotomy of heroes and villains there exists a complex, yet delicate tête-à-tête. This is staggeringly apparent in the medium of the comic book. Men and women in capes and masks chasing after dastardly malefactors in a never ending dance; but, what were to happened if one side were to end these tireless encounters? Is stopping evil as simple as locking it in a box? The answer is not as clear or as apparent as one would think.
The Dark Knight proved once again that superheroes sell, but as good as the movie was, it could end up the next victim in a long list of terrible comic-book-turned-movie-turned-video-game. These games don’t seem to get better, because nothing ever really changes about them.