At this point, it's getting rather hard to imagine a Marvel Cinematic Universe without Robert Downey Jr. Since he first debuted as Tony Stark in 2008's Iron Man, the fan favorite actor has remained a permanent fixture in this landscape, extending beyond team-up films into projects such as Spider-Man: Homecoming.
After writer Benjamin Percy did a fine job of capping Green Arrow's first year in the Rebirth era with issue #25, which also served as a great jumping on point, it seems like he's more than ready to plunge into the next major story arc.
Without a doubt, the second season of Supergirl certainly gave us a lot to remember. Not only did we get to see Kara Zor-El interact with the Arrowverse, but we also finally met her cousin in Superman, played to perfection by Tyler Hoechlin.
Those among you who were fans of Smallville may remember that when the Superman prequel series was in its final years, The CW was kicking around the idea of a Green Arrow spinoff. After all, if any superhero aside from Clark Kent to have appeared on the show captured the hearts of viewers, it was certainly Oliver Queen. Having been played by Justin Hartley in seasons 6-10, the impact felt by the first live action representation of the Emerald Archer was undeniable.
Although our favorite DC TV shows won't begin airing new episodes for another three months, it's time for the cast and crew of The Flash to get back to work. Believe it or not, this is actually the time of year when this and other series get going in order to make sure post-production wraps well in advance of their respective premieres. You didn't think those spectacular visual effects were thrown together overnight, now did you?
By now, it's probably safe to say that just about everybody keeping up with DC is pumped for the release of Dark Nights: Metal, which not only serves as the publisher's next major event, but also happens to be the highly anticipated reunion of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo. And if it's anywhere near as good as the prelude one-shot that was Dark Days: The Forge #1 (you can read our five-star review here), well, then we might be in for a ride every bit as thrilling as their legendary run on Batman.
When the first X-Men movie arrived on the scene, it was truly something else. Sure, some fans were ready to burn the filmmakers in effigy for deviating from the comics in a variety of areas, but the fact remains that it was the first superhero movie outside of anything featuring Batman or Superman to help legitimize the genre on the big screen. Furthermore, it's hard to argue that it was the first cinematic offering based on a Marvel property other than Blade worth writing home about.
Yes, we may have a few months between us and the season premiere of Legends of Tomorrow, but DC's acclaimed sci-fi show still remains on our minds. After all, who could forget that when we last saw the Waverider crew they had "broken time," arriving in a setting that saw past, present and future merged into a horrific - yet visually stunning - world overrun by dinosaurs?
Although Ultimate Spider-Man certainly had a memorable run, all television series have to end at some point. Still, the folks at Disney XD aren't done with the wallcrawler, and have opted to launch a new animated venture in the form of Marvel's Spider-Man, which looks to be a good jumping on point for younger fans who may have only been recently exposed to the character via his recent integration into the Marvel Cinematic Universe proper.
For some time now, we've been talking about the Marvel Legacy one-shot slated to arrive in comic shops this September and understandably so. Spanning fifty pages, this oversized issue set to be written by Jason Aaron (Mighty Thor) and illustrated by Esad Ribic (Secret Wars) should not only make for a definitive read, but will also set the tone for the next year of story arcs planned by the House of Ideas.
