There are tons of comic books and superheros in existence and a few of them have been realized on the big screen.
The superhero is big money in Hollywood and those with the ability to do so have been trying to capitalize on these men and women of the comic book for years.
It seems that most of the films made on the subject of the superhero are based on characters or stories that have been around for a good while, so I wonder what the first film based on a more recently created character will be.
It's not surprising that the older the comic book or character, the more broad its demographic.
kSpiderman and Superman were around when adults of today were the kids of yesterday reading about web-slinging and building-leaping by the shores of Rio de Wherever on summer afternoons.
Who wouldn't want to see their childhood hero brought to life by that wheelchair guy or the one who looks like the Hobbit character? Even those real stinkers of superhero movies, such as X-Men 3, Hul, Fantastic 4 (both I'm afraid),or the celluloid abortion that is the latest Spiderman vehicle, have raked in several millions.
People seem to just love watching these kinds of characters do their thing, regardless of whether the film they're in is good or not.
It's interesting that all of these films have one thing in common.
They feature characters who were invented quite a few years ago.
So who's next?Who will be the first modern-day-invented superhero to break box-office records?Are there any new superhero characters that may one day have as much appeal to the general public as those in X-Men or Batman?As an interesting side note, it seems that the least respected of the Spiderman films is the latest featuring a relatively recently invented foe.
There seems to be two kinds of superhero.
Those who have special powers or abilities and those who just like dressing up in costumes and taking out the bad guy trash with cool gadgets.
The latter are usually bred from some deep urge to fight for the greater good.
Those who have powers are either born with them (X-Men), are transformed because of some exposure to radiation, animal bite, both or some other kind of technological intervention (Spiderman, Hulk), or are aliens (Superman).
The other kind?The usual story of parents or favorite female killed or having an epiphany after years of not caring.
What will be the back story of the first modern made superhero to get a movie franchise?Will it be a character dealing with a lot of inner turmoil, who is haunted by their past or just some dude who can sneeze acid?Lets hope it'll be a character of interest with as much appeal as those in the films that have been done right.
If history will indeed repeat itself, it may be 20 years before that film is made and there'll be a wide enough fan base to support the franchise.
Let's hope it's worth the wait.
The superhero is big money in Hollywood and those with the ability to do so have been trying to capitalize on these men and women of the comic book for years.
It seems that most of the films made on the subject of the superhero are based on characters or stories that have been around for a good while, so I wonder what the first film based on a more recently created character will be.
It's not surprising that the older the comic book or character, the more broad its demographic.
kSpiderman and Superman were around when adults of today were the kids of yesterday reading about web-slinging and building-leaping by the shores of Rio de Wherever on summer afternoons.
Who wouldn't want to see their childhood hero brought to life by that wheelchair guy or the one who looks like the Hobbit character? Even those real stinkers of superhero movies, such as X-Men 3, Hul, Fantastic 4 (both I'm afraid),or the celluloid abortion that is the latest Spiderman vehicle, have raked in several millions.
People seem to just love watching these kinds of characters do their thing, regardless of whether the film they're in is good or not.
It's interesting that all of these films have one thing in common.
They feature characters who were invented quite a few years ago.
So who's next?Who will be the first modern-day-invented superhero to break box-office records?Are there any new superhero characters that may one day have as much appeal to the general public as those in X-Men or Batman?As an interesting side note, it seems that the least respected of the Spiderman films is the latest featuring a relatively recently invented foe.
There seems to be two kinds of superhero.
Those who have special powers or abilities and those who just like dressing up in costumes and taking out the bad guy trash with cool gadgets.
The latter are usually bred from some deep urge to fight for the greater good.
Those who have powers are either born with them (X-Men), are transformed because of some exposure to radiation, animal bite, both or some other kind of technological intervention (Spiderman, Hulk), or are aliens (Superman).
The other kind?The usual story of parents or favorite female killed or having an epiphany after years of not caring.
What will be the back story of the first modern made superhero to get a movie franchise?Will it be a character dealing with a lot of inner turmoil, who is haunted by their past or just some dude who can sneeze acid?Lets hope it'll be a character of interest with as much appeal as those in the films that have been done right.
If history will indeed repeat itself, it may be 20 years before that film is made and there'll be a wide enough fan base to support the franchise.
Let's hope it's worth the wait.