In a fierce battle between the two comic
book superhero studios, DC bested rival Marvel with «Wonder Woman», the first big budget modern day female comic book adaptation, and now it's Marvel's turn to break new ground with «Black Panther» being arguably the first black superhero (just don't say that to Wesley Snipes).
Not exact matches
During the past year, several of the
studios releasing
superhero movies have upped their game, moving into new territory without tossing aside the tropes that differentiate comic
book - inspired fare from its traditional action / adventure cousin.
Is Marvel
Studios joining other
superhero studios Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox and Sony in breaking away from slavish devotion to comic
book canon in terms of onscreen diversity?
It is as thought - provoking as it is exciting, going in directions few, if any, major
studio comic
book superhero production ever has before.
It doesn't matter who the on - screen villain is,
studio execs are the film's real target, which makes it an experience custom built for comic
book obsessives and
superhero movie junkies.
There were huge, blockbuster comic
book movies before that, but it became apparent with the success of X-Men that
superheroes could be profitable for
studios.