Sentences with phrase «major superhero books»

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That a major university press would publish a series of graphic novels may come as a surprise to those who think of these works as comic books on steroids, offering plots about superheroes to younger readers.

There are literally dozens of major characters (you pity whoever had to fit all of these A-list names onto the poster), in service to a story that's simultaneously every superhero movie ever and, for those who aren't obsessive readers of the comic books, a bit confusing.

The movie features dozens of major characters in service to a story that's simultaneously every superhero movie ever and, for those who aren't obsessive readers of the comic books, a bit confusing.

The previous films in the DC Comics Extended Universe series (Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Suicide Squad) have left both critics and comic - book fans increasingly disappointed in the franchise's output; as a result, Wonder Woman, which is receiving its release ahead of the first Justice League movie (set to premiere this November), has been saddled with the burden of recovering DC's tainted reputation in the eyes of viewers, while also representing the first major female - fronted superhero flick in more than a decade.

This is her second major comic book - related role after starring in The Wachowski Brothers's adaptation of V For Vendetta back in 2005, although it will be her first true «superhero» experience.

It is as thought - provoking as it is exciting, going in directions few, if any, major studio comic book superhero production ever has before.

The 26 - year - old helmer was the man behind «Chronicle,» which made back its $ 12 million budget ten times over on release in February, and since then he's been lining up all kinds of projects; while he won't direct any «Chronicle» sequel, he is attached to a film version of Soviet - themed comic book «The Red Star, «and is developing not one, but two major superhero franchises, in Sony's «Venom «and Fox «s «Fantastic Four.»

Hugh Jackman's exit from the comic book movie genre with Logan was a major moment for superhero films, and the actor recently opened up and explained how he really felt the moment he decided to walk away.

Liefeld also had major runs on mutant superhero team books X-Force and The New Mutants, both of which are being adapted into films by Fox.