Superhero comics were once a mainstay in the funny papers, but over time they've become far less of a fixture. What happened to trigger this change, and why? Here's a look at how superheroes moved from one major medium to several others.
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The Doom Patrol has arrived, and they've brought along a new iteration of one of DC Comics' most iconic heroes. Joivan Wade, who portrays Vic Stone/Cyborg on the DC Universe series, recently sat down with Collider for a chat about what sets the show apart from most televised superhero fare.
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According to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, the upcoming Marvel Disney+ series will be incredibly important only to Disney and Marvel Studios as companies and to the success of the new streamer but also to the whole of the MCU after the events of Avengers: Endgame, due out this April.
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The Titans are getting a Super new addition. As teased in the season one finale, Connor Kent — AKA Kon-El, AKA Superboy — will be making an appearance in season two of the DC Universe series. Relative newcomer Joshua Orpin has been cast in the role, according to Collider.
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While he might seem like he's out of his league when it comes to cosmic conflagrations like the one we're about to see in Endgame, Spidey has a knack for pulling off the impossible, and might just be the one who takes out Thanos.
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If you're going to star in a superhero movie, you need to have a superhero attitude and willingness to go above and beyond expectations. Peter Parker's Uncle Ben always said that with great power comes great responsibility; likewise, the MCU proves that with great roles come great sacrifices.
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Once relegated strictly to black molded rubber, movie superheroes have started to proudly wear costumes more closely fashioned after their source material. Captain Marvel is the latest stunning example, taking influences from some of the stranger, more cosmic sides of the Marvel Universe.
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The Eternals may be playing the long game. Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige gave a few details about the forthcoming flick in a recent interview, including the fact that — in keeping with the comic source material — it may span "tens of thousands of years."
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Alongside Tim Burton's stylistic and directorial vision, many incredible actors helped to reestablish the Caped Crusader's influence in popular culture. It's been thirty years since they populated Gotham, so what have all these talented folks been up to more recently?
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The stellar cast of Stargirl is finally complete. The Geoff Johns-produced DC Universe series has finished up casting with the addition of Neil Jackson, Hunter Sansone, Trae Romano, and veteran actress Amy Smart, who has been a steady presence in TV and film for over two decades.
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Although some superheroes manage to live up to their non-homicidal ideals, and can sleep well at night with a completely clean conscience, most caped crusaders have caused at least a few people to die at some point while trying to save the world.
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Make no mistake about it, Marvelites — Captain Marvel may be the first Marvel film led by a female superhero, but it's sticking to franchise traditions by including not one but two post-credits scenes. The movie is said to feature pre-credits scenes as well.
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It's true: When Carol Danvers enters the scene, she takes things higher, further, and faster, baby. Marvel Studios has just lifted the social media embargo on Captain Marvel, and critics have shared their reactions to the Brie Larson-led superhero solo movie. Response has been incredibly positive.
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Captain Marvel is set to go higher, further, faster when her solo flick soars into cinemas on March 8 — but a swarm of internet trolls are bent on bringing her down before her big debut. Dozens of registered users on Rotten Tomatoes have begun flooding Captain Marvel with negative reviews.
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Superhero movies have dominated the box office, but it's rare for them to be honored with nominations in the major Academy Awards categories — let alone the biggest one of all. With that in mind, here's a look at how Black Panther made history, and how this marks a turning point for the Oscars.
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You may not be able to add "a sci-fi word to a car word and hope it means something," but you can add a Rick and Morty writer to a Marvel project and hope it turns out wonderfully. Marvel Studios has tapped Michael Waldron as the showrunner of the forthcoming series centered around Loki.
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Now that we've got shows about the Titans, the Doom Patrol, random X-Men, the Gotham City Police Department, and a team of C-list DC heroes who are so weird that their season finale actually involved a demon from hell fighting a 12-foot tall Care Bear, there's no limits on what might happen next.
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Batfleck has officially sent his cape and cowl to the cleaners, hung it up neatly in his closet, and flown out of Wayne Manor. Speaking during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ben Affleck finally came forward and explained in no uncertain terms why he is no longer playing Batman.
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Rumor has it that Warner Bros. is eyeing Robert Pattinson to become the new Batman, making his first appearance in Matt Reeves' The Batman. The internet is loving the idea of Pattinson as Batman, so much so that fans have started creating art imagining what the actor would look like in the Bat-suit.
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Fire up the Mighty Marvel Money Machine. Captain Marvel has landed on the radar of industry analysts, who are predicting that the 21st installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is on course for an opening weekend in the neighborhood of $100 million dollars.
Read MoreJust call them... complex. Streamer DC Universe has released an extended trailer for Doom Patrol, its second live-action superhero series, in advance of the first episode's premiere tomorrow. The four and a half-minute spot dropped this morning on DC's YouTube Channel.
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If Warner Bros. was the Wicked Witch of the West, it just snatched up the Joker and his little girlfriend, too. A report published by Forbes claims that the studio may have completely done away with the Jared Leto-starring Joker movie and the Joker and Harley Quinn team-up film.
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From Harry Potter to arguably the hairiest member of the X-Men team. Piggy-backing off the chatter that Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe might take over for Hugh Jackman as the next Wolverine, digital artist BossLogic created stunning artwork imagining what he could look like as the famous mutant.
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When Ben Affleck confirmed he wouldn't lead Matt Reeves' The Batman, the grapevine bloomed with dozens of names believed to be contenders to replace Affleck. The latest star the rumor mill has churned out as a potential candidate to become the new Batman is a surprising one.
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In the iconic words of one Juno MacGuff, "Whoa, dream big!" With the knowledge that Ben Affleck won't reprise his role as the Caped Crusader for director Matt Reeves' The Batman, an actor from Man of Steel has tossed his name into the running for the superhero gig.
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Director Matt Reeves' The Batman may not have Ben Affleck front and center rocking the cape and cowl, but what it does apparently have are two main villains plucked straight from the Batman comics canon — the second of which may have just been revealed.
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Fans have been dreaming up ideas for crossovers and storylines that could take place when the X-Men join the MCU — and so has Jeph Loeb, the executive vice president of Marvel Television. Loeb has opened up about the future of the X-Men franchise on television following Disney's acquisition of Fox.
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