Ron RoweThe Summer of Comic Book Films
July 23rd 2008 19:14
I cannot remember a year with so many comic-related films gracing the big screen. While the results so far are a mixed bag, we’ve already seen Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Wanted, Hancock, Hellboy II, and The Dark Knight. Every comic fan must have found something to like in there. And although the summer movie season is starting to wind down, we’ve got Clone Wars next month, Punisher: War Zone in September, and Watchmen coming next March. Clone Wars has the benefit of lower expectations, War Zone has to be better than either of the previous film adaptations, and Watchmen is drawing from some of the best source material ever to appear in a comic.
Animated Direct-to-DVD superhero fare is heating up as well with Batman: Gotham Knight already out and Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, and Next Avengers on the horizon.
Even though DC can’t seem to get much going , things should continue at a good pace in the next few years. Marvel’s ambitious slate of comic movies includes Thor, Captain America, Iron Man II, Ant Man (I don’t know why), and The Avengers in the coming three years.
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Animated Direct-to-DVD superhero fare is heating up as well with Batman: Gotham Knight already out and Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, and Next Avengers on the horizon.
Even though DC can’t seem to get much going , things should continue at a good pace in the next few years. Marvel’s ambitious slate of comic movies includes Thor, Captain America, Iron Man II, Ant Man (I don’t know why), and The Avengers in the coming three years.
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