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"Rocksteady in my eyes is still the titan of the superhero genre in gaming."
"It wasn't the game the superhero genre deserved, but it was the one it needed all those years ago."
"Superhero fatigue has evolved from a term used by some corners of fandom to something reluctantly accepted as industry fact."
"The ancestral plane of Wakanda is a spiritual realm where the Black Panther can commune with their ancestors."
"Jack-Jack's teenage years would be a great focus for a sequel, showcasing his struggle and eventual mastery of his powers, along with forming a team of young superheroes."
"What makes you the hero is more important than how you become super."
"I think Logan is one of the best superhero movies ever, easily the best of the year."
"It combined both the playful campiness but also epic sides of the character that many still credit as the original blueprint for most superhero films that followed."
"Comic book superhero shows can actually be good shows, not just good for a superhero show but good TV altogether."
"Rock Steady, which made the Batman Arkham games, was seen as the pioneers of the superhero genre. They made it look effortless how they were able to create such a compelling and replayable experience with their Batman games."
"A super villain team is exactly what we need."
"This right here is why Wonder Woman 1984 is the worst superhero movie ever made."
"I just want to see an entertaining small-scale superhero Spider-Man movie."
"This is the best on-screen representation of Spider-Man for sure."
"This is the most real a superhero movie has ever been."
"It was the first time I felt like that Spider-Man is the same as that Peter Parker, they're the same character, they're like completely different people."
"Multiverse of Madness very much feels like both a Sam Raimi movie and a day in the life of Doctor Strange."
"Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness sets up some really cool possibilities for the future."
"Man of Steel was more like a Goku movie, not a Superman movie."
"If there was ever a way to introduce the idea of a multiverse, 'No Way Home' was it."
"The unavoidable conclusion is that people are kind of over the superhero genre now yeah declining quality and Market saturation definitely hasn't helped but really all it did was speed up the inevitable onset of superhero fatigue..."
"Every superhero gets their scientists even science pros Tony Stark and Bruce Banner had other scientists who helped them realize their true heroic cells."
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Not just a perfect comic-book movie but a perfect movie full stop."
"The superheroes whose powers came from science were much more accepting of her gender identity."
"The superhero genre right now is thriving because one superhero movie is not just like the next."
"X-Men redefined the superhero genre and would gain it a newfound popularity and resurgence."
"Essentially, it's easy to see why superhero movies are so popular..."
"The most recent and most beloved of the Thor movies was Thor: Ragnarok directed by Taika Waititi."
"Zack Snyder's Justice League infuses Arthurian lore, Greek mythology, extravagant grand-scale action spectacle, and intimate introspective character drama to deliver a remarkable superhero fantasy epic for the ages."
"It's the single best superhero movie to come out of the 2010s."
"Lean into the fun of this as opposed to how sad it is to be a superhero now."
"X-men the animated series is legendary, widely considered one of, if not the best superhero cartoons ever made."
"It's because there's a level of like this is not supposed to be funny but it is and I just think Spider-Man 3 is a movie is one of the best superhero movies ever made not because it's great but it's I guess it's great in its own way."
"What makes a Spider-Man a Spider-Man or Spider-Woman or person whatever."
"Deadpool lived in development hell for years."
"The Incredibles is still one of the best superhero movies, and one of the best Pixar movies too."
"The weirder and more experimental these superhero movies are willing to go is exactly what is needed to liven up this repetitive space of movies."
"An argument could be made that Batman and Robin is responsible for the superhero movie boom that has dominated the last 20 years of cinema."
"Season one of Daredevil is pretty close to perfection."
"Wonder Woman 1 is pretty [__] good... it's really good."
"It's got everything I want, it's stupid, it's got a nice hero's journey, character development, you know, bad villains, everything a good superhero needs."
"He's constantly just fucking up and that's part of what makes his character so great, he's a fucking dweeb, he's a dork, you know, he's a loser but he's also a superhero, you know, and like that's what makes him incredibly relatable."
"Despite my nitpicks and gripes, I had no problem declaring that this is the best superhero movie of 2019."
"Shazam is such a fun character, he's all about wish fulfillment."
"There's something about it where I can feel the voice there, and it's cutting through the bureaucratic machine of superhero movies."
"This is very much a millennial superhero series and I quite like the idea of exploring a lot of these generational issues that my friends and myself and everyone our age are dealing with and going through."
"But it's not just Marvel that's in the firing line in terms of parody with DC and in particular the Justice League also being made fun of."
"Spider-Man was filled with memorable scenes."
"Thank God for the Russo brothers, thank God for Marvel."
"Fawcett's new superhero Masterman was pretty similar to Supes."
"She might foreshadow a new movie era of super anti-heroines."
"The Batman: Arkam series is a strong reminder that super-hero games deserved to be taken serious as a medium."
"The Batman is an underrated, hopeful version of The Dark Knight."
"The Hyperions is a throwback superhero meets dysfunctional family meets quirky criminals movie. It is 100 worth the stream."
"Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders is an animated triumph and a touching tribute to a bygone era of superhero television."
"The sequel to into the spider-verse will chronicle the further adventures of miles morales and is set to hit theaters october 7th 2022."
"If you watch Ms. Marvel and you still hate it, I don't believe you."
"Spider-Verse is trying to progress the character and the franchise beyond Peter Parker."
"The Batman Arkham series did for superhero video games what Rockstar did for open-world games."
"Avengers United they stand is a strange little anomaly in the lineage of beloved superhero cartoons from the 90s."
"I'm so tired of that tired joke that every 'serious' Marvel adaptation does where the character picks up a comic book and then dismissively says, 'This is [ __ ] garbage for kids.'"
"They managed to make a pretty damn good Venom film that didn't include Spider-Man."
"The Joker was extremely well received by fans... it was a break away from the monotony of what we've seen with so many different superheroes up to this point."
"Who wouldn't love to see him go up against a hilarious version of Thor or Wonder Woman?"
"The film was an unexpectedly witty and fun take on the superhero genre that we just don't see very often."
"According to Brad Bird, the interesting thing to him was never the superhero part of it, it was more the family dynamic and how superhero things play into that."
"Bird has revealed that The Incredibles 2 will not focus on the modern superhero but will again be focusing on the family dynamic just like the first one."
"It's a classic superhero story we cannot wait to see on the big screen."
"Marvel’s Spider-Man isn’t just the best Spider-Man game; it’s one of the best superhero games of all time."
"The Incredibles: A family movie in disguise as a superhero movie."
"It's deep and complex but it's still gadgets and costumes..."
"In this alternate history, cape superheroes have been the norm for years, with Dr. Manhattan being the first with actual superpowers."
"Refreshing break from the standard superhero formula." - Suicide Squad
"I love this film... a level of emotional depth to a superhero's origin story that we rarely get anywhere."
"It blows most superhero films out of the water."
"When history of cinema looks back on this decade it'll be like this is the Marvel era, mm-hmm."
"It's like doing the superhero stuff right, target the people who love the comics but make it easy enough that people who don't know the comics can follow along and enjoy."
"Big-budget superhero movies are perfect. That's why they were so bankable."
"What changes the franchise, changes the trajectory, changes superhero movies. X-Men can be rated R; Wolverine should be rated R."
"The world has enough superheroes, but then they just made a venomous superhero."
"This was the greatest superhero movie of all time."
"Superhero movies will be big until they aren't."
"This could be the best Spider-Man movie ever."
"Suicide Squad is a unique case... they created the modern-day superhero game format."
"Who wouldn't want to see a proper Spider-Man TV series?"
"The MCU is something that, believe it or not, I get criticized for once in a while."
"You can make 50 different Batman things if they're good."
"Being a part of a superhero show must be great but there are some major rules to follow."
"We could see our first Academy Award nominated superhero film one year and then the next year we could see a Joker movie up for not just best picture but best actor."
"The movie is an origin story about a villain, an evil character who is always portrayed as the yang of Batman's mythos."
"Superhero movies have struggled to do this while using well-established characters, but Spider-Verse did so while also introducing and endearing audiences to a whole new Spider-Man."
"Shazam is a fun, corny, endlessly strange, and inspiring superhero of mythic proportions."
"It's really the superhero stuff only excels because it's sold by the characters who are human enough and relatable enough to do it."
"Zack Snyder's Justice League transcends not only what a superhero movie can be but what a movie can be."
"Molina's performance as Doc Ock was one of the main reasons Spider-Man 2 is still considered one of the very best superhero movies ever made."
"It's only a matter of time before the X-Men make their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe."
"I think this makes this a good superhero movie if you don't care for superhero movies."
"Nobody wants to watch a Wonder Woman Series without Wonder Woman on it."
"Tales of Batman with the financial support of one of the biggest movie studios in the business."
"The Thunder Man Return is a testament to the lasting appeal of the Thunders man family and the adventures they embark on."
"The main thing that did get my hopes up for Moon Knight was that he wasn't a legacy character."
"What an amazing fantastic superhero film put a smile on all of our faces."
"Virgil was more of a student and a teenager rather than a superhero and that makes the story that much more powerful to me and maintains a respectable level of seriousness to this topic."
"The impact of Black Panther had on the world was massive."
"It looks like Ben Affleck's Batman will not be showing up in this Batgirl movie."
"How do I tell a different superhero story in the world of superhero genre dominating? That's how."
"You're gonna see pretty much every dark multiverse version of like every superhero ever."
"There's no other genre that brings in the demographic of all ages, in all races, into a theater other than superhero movies..."
"Spider-Man was Marvel Games' Iron Man. It was the first distillation of success this rebrand had been chasing. Insomniac could carve out their own Marvel universe and deliver on the power fantasy of one of the brand's most beloved superheroes."
"She-Hulk wasn't like other superhero stories."
"The Spectacular Spider-Man: A must-watch for any superhero fan."
"The Daredevil Netflix series did for Daredevil what Chris Nolan did for Batman."
"Spider-Man 2 is probably the best superhero movie ever made in my opinion."
"And I wouldn't be surprised if Galactus is one of them."
"I love superhero stuff... Stan literally created a universe that millions of people love and admire."
"Soldier Boy is almost like their Captain America."
"Superhero films, according to Scorsese, it's not cinema."
"This shows me the fun you could have with She-Hulk."
"DC Comics superheroes have a long lineage in the medium of video games."
"Blade, looks great, Wesley Snipes vibe, awesome."
"I still love these movies... but it annoys me that people look at the first two as some sort of superhero Holy Grail."
"As a regular superhero movie I'm gonna give this a six out of ten but as a comedy tens across the board baby comedic gold."
"I'm not excited to watch it again like I am leaving with Far from Home or End Game."
"One of our viewers had a great response: 'Well, we jumped from Shazam to the Joker.'"
"I think most people who are totally new to Doctor Strange are going to like this movie."
"Clearly, his talent is undeniable, but people are only now starting to realize it. Though the extent of this superhero's acting powers have yet to be fully recognized, we have a feeling he's just getting started."
"I think Superman Returns is a good movie but not a very good comic book movie... Superman Returns is a movie about Superman the man not Superman the superhero."
"Life is just way too short to not be appreciated for who you are."
"Super Sons is just fun, like it's just good old-fashioned fun comic book storytelling."
"I was a massive fan of Legion. I liked that they're pushing the boundaries of what you can do with the superhero genre."
"Do I think the superhero thing is ending? I think it is peak, it has peaked."
"Spider-Man [__] rules and it's easily the best superhero game since Arkham and arguably one of the best action games ever made."
"Barry's concern with mental health was new to superhero stories."
"The rise of superhero movies is part of the rise of fantasy and science fiction."
"Invincible really wants to show that being a superhero can be a bloody and very violent job."
"The Dark Knight is forever the best superhero movie."
"Upon his comics debut in 1938, Superman made an immediate impact on the public consciousness and cemented for generations to come what it means to be a superhero."
"The actor gave us one of the best superhero films of the 20th century."
"It isn't going to reverse the ongoing decline of superhero cinema, but unlike some of its notable contemporaries, it's strong enough to make its intended sequels feel like promises rather than threats."
"Iron Man and Thor are not dead... it probably won't require Stark or Thor to sacrifice their own lives."
"The first Iron Man movie felt like such a big deal because it was so different."
"Instead of focusing on the classic action-packed high-stakes drama that fills many superhero series, this show focused on less than awesome heroes."
"These were two of the very best written and executed seasons on any superhero show."
"Superman wins that easy because they have shown in well while Homelander is the Superman of the Boys world they have definitively shown that he is nowhere near as powerful as Superman."
"These days, releasing a superhero movie is a sure-fire way to make a billion dollars."
"The 21st-century superhero film craze began in earnest in 2002 with Sam Raimi's Spider-Man."
"These included the instant classic Logan, the less-beloved The Wolverine, and the much-derided X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
"Studios have a long history of butchering their superhero movies."
"The critics were reviewing it as if it was Taming of the Shrew or something while the fans went in there to see a DC movie, a superhero movie, and they loved it."
"The Comedian's death at the beginning of Watchmen was the first domino in a chain reaction that not only changed how his fellow superheroes saw themselves but how readers saw superheroes."
"Black Panther is a great movie that might not even if it had nothing to do with Marvel, it would be an amazing movie just by itself."
"The superhero deaths: a film from the perspective of the person who will be most emotionally affected by their demise."
"I love it. I love the idea of having a Black Widow film."
"So it's kind of weird it's a good trilogy but also Avengers age of Ultron kind of fits in perfectly between Winter Soldier and Civil War."
"If you're a Flash fan and you haven't read it, you need to get on that."
"This 12 issue miniseries takes the idea of superheroes and flips it on its head."
"Even after 30 years, The Dark Knight Returns is still universally considered a masterpiece."
"Holy resuscitation, Batman! Just when you think DC movies are dead, they come roaring back to life!"
"Moon Knight is the rare example of a hero whose mental health issues have been an explicit part of the character for decades."
"Now with n game jumping five years into the future, we now have a good chance of Cassie stepping out as a hero. Who knows? This could even bring in the Young Avengers onto the big screen."
"Joker exists because the DCEU is not the MCU."
"The game ends with a bad signal in the sky and someone else calling out for the Caped Crusader because the story never truly ends."
"Avengers end game completely belongs in the top 5 every Avenger gets a moment to shine everybody feels like they belong here."
"This still continues to be one of the best superhero properties out there."
"It's said to be one of the best superhero sequels ever on top of arguably being the first superhero sequel."
"It's an incredibly entertaining action show that dazzles the audience with beautiful animation and intense battles while simultaneously mocking and celebrating the very concept of the caped crusader."
"Unbreakable: a great original superhero story that doesn't play into genre tropes."
"As I'm seeing MHA get success, all my fantasies of like where superhero shows can go are just getting fulfilled."
"The best thing that 'The Boys' brought to the table that I've never seen in the superhero movie before was kind of like let's look at all the messed up stuff that would come as a result."
"They based the Defender Strange character on Errol Flynn, the actor who is most known for playing swashbucklers like Robin Hood."
"More than Doctor Strange, more than Thor, this is the movie I'm mostly excited about."
"I think similarly with Bucky there's some really interesting stories to tell especially because he spans so many decades character that's a Logan you know Fox made an r-rated superhero movie that was pretty dark."
"Wonder Woman is a feminist cultural icon and the single most recognizable female superhero in comics."
"The legal implications of superheroes' lifestyle decisions are turning out to be so hilarious."
"Our world ended in you," Superman whispers to Martha, embracing her.
"I've seen so much of the universe, and you're the best thing in it, John," Superman tells his son.
"The thing I appreciate about the Spider-Man series though is that it kind of feels like you have these one-off villains for films... it's an adventure by itself."
"It puts a reset button on superheroes because for years, for centuries, we've been getting the same thing from heroes."
"The greatest of all Marvel superheroes has now been reduced to something that is very, very entertaining but all of the complexity removed."
"It's the most ambitious stand-alone superhero movie ever made." - Tom Holland
"The final hour of Avengers endgame could quite possibly be the greatest hour in the history of the genre."
"The Demolitionist: a 1995 superhero action movie that's also the directorial debut of Robert Kurtzman."
"It's probably one of if not the greatest Western animated film ever made, maybe the greatest superhero film ever made."
"It got me emotional in a way that few other superhero films have."
"This is finally setting up the Young Avengers and it's about damn time."
"The more quippy self-confident loner Spider-Man that has been left to the wayside in the MCU."
"Maybe it's my opinion and a whole host of other reviews because Blue Beetle has got the highest Rotten Tomato scores for DC this year."
"Spider-Man 3: This film packed in far too many villains, supporting players, and ideas that could never be fleshed out in just one movie."
"The movie also becomes a meta commentary on Miles Morales the character and the way you know a black Spider-Man was received at conceptually by audiences."
"One of the great things about the superior genre is something that is enabling that it inspires people to want to be more to be heroic in their own lives."
"I would love to see an invincible live-action television made."
"Black Lightning shows up and it's refreshingly different."
"Black Lightning literally exploded onto television."
"It might be the greatest superhero science fiction first-contact story ever made."
"The greatest threat of all is superheroes being too woke."
"Easily, the original x-men trilogy in my mind is the closest to a proper trilogy inside the x-men franchise."
"More superhero movies should take a leaf out of the Raimi playbook and batter their protagonists. I don't want to see heroes being obscenely powerful, I want to see them fail or die trying."
"The Captain America trilogy is easily the best trilogy so far."
"Superheroes for adults, man. It's making a statement of superhero movies, you know, the corporate branding of all these superheroes."
"This whole series addresses what if people have been asking about for years... what about when they go out and they just... they're saving the world but they're just doing it any which way they want to."