Browsing: Superhero

Comic books are no stranger to horror, but for as popular as they may be, superheroes and horror movies rarely mix. More often than not, they prioritize special effects and deliver bombastic setpieces that seem tailor-made to make audiences burst out in cheers. It’s rare to think of a superhero movie as scary, but there…

A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment from the new VisionQuest trailer may hint at the inclusion of another major MCU superhero. Completing the trilogy that started with 2021’s WandaVision and 2024’s Agatha All Along, VisionQuest will bring Paul Bettany’s titular Vision back into action beginning on October 14, continuing his run as one of the MCU’s longest-running stars. 

The 2000s were a weird time for superhero TV shows. It was basically the one decade in the lifetime of millennials that didn’t feature a bunch of TV series centered on the concept of superheroes. The ’90s had stellar cartoons like Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men: The Animated Series. The 2010s brought Arrow, The…

Julia Hart’s striking 2018 drama “Fast Color” could easily serve as a soulful, more contemplative version of “X-Men: Origins — Storm.” “Fast Color” stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ruth, a young woman who wanders the American Midwest in a dystopian future where it no longer rains. Ruth is wary of visiting anywhere, as she is susceptible…

The 2000s gave us some of the biggest superhero movies ever made—and somehow, it also gave us these. Before Marvel turned superheroes into a cinematic money-printing machine, studios took some questionable gambles with superhero concepts. Some became classics, some became cult favorites, and some disappeared faster than the Invisible Woman in Latveria. It was a…

I’ve talked quite a bit about patriot-heroes before. Between seeing how they stack up against Captain America and diving deep into some of the odderheroes to defend American values during World War II, I thought I’d gained a certain measure of immunity against how bonkers these characters could be. Well, you can guess the punchline…

When The Avengers hit theaters in 2012, it felt unlike anything else comic book fans had seen up to that point. While there had been legitimately great superhero movies at that time, The Avengers felt like the pages of a comic book jumped out onto the big screen. Characters were teaming up for special attack…

The superhero movie genre has proven itself one of the most consistently popular and successful in modern cinema. Big franchises and comic book inspiration might seem to be at the core of the genre’s success, but really, all of its stories boil down to the strengths and weaknesses of their characters. The best superhero movies…

Invincible Season 4. Pictured: Invincible (Steven Yeun), Omni-Man (JK Simmons). Courtesy of Prime | Courtesy of Prime

Superheroes may possess incredible powers that allow them to perform impossible feats, but they’re rarely invincible. In both DC and Marvel Comics, writers have come up with plenty of iconic weaknesses for their heroes. By giving their heroes weaknesses, writers can craft more harrowing and exciting stories in which the heroes must overcome life-threatening challenges…