Browsing: Superhero

Ben Affleck’s probably going to be asked about comic book movies for the rest of his career, whether he likes it or not. The same can be said about most actors who have appeared in well-known DC or Marvel films, but Affleck’s connection to the genre seems to be a more omnipresent part of his…

The superhero genre has been a cinema staple for over 20 years. But while Marvel and DC may dominate the genre with icons like Superman and Captain America, there are plenty of superhero stories featuring characters outside of those publishers. Whether it’s wholly original characters or comic book properties from outside publishers, the superhero genre…

For a long time, everything has been something else. It started with the arrival of “Stranger Things,” which was so indebted to 80s horror and Steven Spielberg/Amblin movies that it teetered on the precipice of pastiche from the very beginning of its run. Now, everything — from music to books to movies — is just…

DC superheroes come in all shapes and sizes and over the last eight decades some of them have even changed name. One 1940s hero went by a name that would end up becoming synonymous with rival firm Marvel Comics thanks to the very nature of his name, but back in his early appearances, the character…

Superhero action fans waiting for a sprawling, special effects-laden fight scene to cap the percolating drama of HBO’s Lanternswill likely be disappointed by the hit show’s brooding, measured season finale.

If you like underdogs, it’s hard not to root for the DCU. After all, this is Warner Bros.’s second attempt to compete with the insanely popular MCU after the embarrassing collapse (some would say prolapse) that was the DCEU. Obviously, it’s good for superhero fans to have two different franchises cranking out great films and…

Lanterns Episode 6 may have quietly answered a question about the DCU that fans weren’t necessarily asking yet. During the episode, John Stewart says there is “no Superman” in Midway City, a seemingly straightforward line that becomes considerably more interesting when viewed through the lens of DC Comics history. Midway City is one of the…

Marvel spent most of 2026 telling readers that a new hero with unrivaled power was coming, and then spent four issues of an Avengers event refusing to say who he was. The answer landed in Avengers: Armageddon #4, and it is bigger than a new character. David Colton, the post-9/11 Captain America that Chip Zdarsky…

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.