The 21st century has undoubtedly been a golden age of comic book cinema. Marvel and DC Comics have dominated the movie box office through the superhero genre via their adaptations of their fantastic shared universes. The cinematic adventures of Superman, Thor, Batman, and Iron Man have borrowed from comics to create great cinematic stories. However, they’ve also left viewers and creators wondering just how much the comics and their strange continuities should dictate the films.When combined, DC and Marvel’s movies have generated tens of billions of dollars for Hollywood since they went mainstream. Richard Donner’s Superman movies and Michael Keaton’s Batman films sparked the new age of superhero cinema, moving on from the old campy style that dominated the genre in previous decades. Here, viewers were given a more serious and often direct adaptation of the comics that had captivated the imaginations of millions of young people. Even fans who didn’t read comics knew the names of the biggest superheroes, and it’s hard to deny the impact the genre had on American pop culture. However, movies and TV have never been perfect replications of comics.Since comics were first created, their stories and characters caught on with viewers almost instantly, as did adaptations like cartoons, black-and-white serials, and, later, feature-length films. Projects like 1989’s Batman, the Christopher Reeve Superman films, and Marvel’s and DC’s beloved animated series in the 1990s and 2000s proved the viability of their worlds in mainstream media. These adaptations have all held up very well in the minds of fans and helped remind people that comics had a lot to do with the world-building and development of their heroes. Superheroes were no longer one-note good guys who always saved the day. They began to develop flaws, weaknesses, and complex personalities. In a word, they became more human, and audiences absolutely loved it, especially the kids who were enjoying their animated universes.RELATED: 10 Most Famous DC Quotes, Ranked
The 21st century has undoubtedly been a golden age of comic book cinema. Marvel and DC Comics have dominated the movie box office through the superhero genre via their adaptations of their fantastic shared universes. The cinematic adventures of Superman, Thor, Batman, and Iron Man have borrowed from comics to create great cinematic stories. However, they’ve also left viewers and creators wondering just how much the comics and their strange continuities should dictate the films.
When combined, DC and Marvel’s movies have generated tens of billions of dollars for Hollywood since they went mainstream. Richard Donner’s Superman movies and Michael Keaton’s Batman films sparked the new age of superhero cinema, moving on from the old campy style that dominated the genre in previous decades. Here, viewers were given a more serious and often direct adaptation of the comics that had captivated the imaginations of millions of young people. Even fans who didn’t read comics knew the names of the biggest superheroes, and it’s hard to deny the impact the genre had on American pop culture. However, movies and TV have never been perfect replications of comics.
Since comics were first created, their stories and characters caught on with viewers almost instantly, as did adaptations like cartoons, black-and-white serials, and, later, feature-length films. Projects like 1989’s Batman, the Christopher Reeve Superman films, and Marvel’s and DC’s beloved animated series in the 1990s and 2000s proved the viability of their worlds in mainstream media. These adaptations have all held up very well in the minds of fans and helped remind people that comics had a lot to do with the world-building and development of their heroes. Superheroes were no longer one-note good guys who always saved the day. They began to develop flaws, weaknesses, and complex personalities. In a word, they became more human, and audiences absolutely loved it, especially the kids who were enjoying their animated universes.
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