Having been a beloved comic book property for decades before becoming a darling among animation lovers beginning in 2003, one could say that the Teen Titans have been overdue for a live action adaptation for quite some time. Well, actually, they were set to headline their own movie with a theatrical release projected for 2010, but that endeavor was one of many unfortunately killed by the writers’ strike.
Even though we've seen no shortage of movies based on Marvel properties grace cinemas in the past 20 or so years, it's only natural that certain elements have yet to be adapted to film when decades of comic book continuity exists. Having said that, we're now bracing ourselves for the possibility that the Skrulls may debut in X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
Although the X-Men have been no strangers to the silver screen since their first film debuted back in 2000, it sure did take a while for the franchise to expand beyond the mainline movies and Wolverine spinoffs - but at least it has. Really, if a studio were to be lucky enough to have any Marvel property under their umbrella, it's this one, because the X-Men mythos truly is a universe unto itself.
As a fan of the Arrowverse, I'll be honest in saying that this year's crossover may very well be the one I've experienced the most excitement for because I'm often intrigued by the concept of parallel universes, Elseworlds stories and other things of that nature. Thus, you could imagine how happy I was when "Crisis on Earth-X" was confirmed.
When it comes to characters that we love, you'll probably agree with me in saying that we all possess some vague memory of how we were exposed to them. As a lifelong fan of Batman, I can at least remember that Adam West was my introduction to the Dark Knight (or Bright Knight, in this case). Honestly, I can't properly recall if it was via the TV show from the '60s or the Super Friends animated series, but either way, he was my first Batman.
Aside from us learning that "this house is bitchin'," last week's season premiere of The Flash kicked off things in style by bringing back a faster than ever Barry Allen (new costume and all), and by introducing us to the Thinker, who looks more terrifying than one would imagine someone going by that name to be.
While we're fully well aware that the wait for Justice League is arguably harder to endure now more than ever due to opening weekend being right around the corner, the folks at Warner Bros. marketing are at least helping us pass the time.
One thing that The CW's DC TV shows have become known for is that of their costuming. Sure, they may not always hit the mark when it comes to threads worn by various heroes and villains, but more often than not, what we see on the small screen looks pretty darn cool.
Although many superhero movies have graced the silver screen since The Dark Knight had its run back in 2008, it could be argued that very few to follow have laid claim to having the same cultural impact or have garnered as much praise. Really, that summer was a turning point for the genre as both Christopher Nolan's masterpiece and Jon Favreau's Iron Man proved that these types of films were to be taken seriously and weren't going away.
Last week, Arrow kicked off its sixth season in style with a premiere that contained every bit of the intensity we'd come to love in the previous year. As such, we slowly learned who survived the blast on Lian Yu, with Oliver Queen's baby mama, Samantha, being the only confirmed casualty. Still, we found that his sister, Thea, wasn't left unscathed.
