Biggest Superhero Franchise

[Lord Blackbolt]

If they had done superman right...he'd be right up there now as well....as of right now he's only had a lame movie a lame TV show and a couple of good cartoon shows.

 

[DACMAN]

Maybe, in terms of big budget films, but who has most videogames, tv shows, comics, etc.? Batman.

Actually your wrong. Spider-Man has a crap ton more games than Bats by a mile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_computer_and_video_games

-BATMAN 21 games




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_video_games

- Spider-Man 30 games

 

[DACMAN]

I can't find how many tv shows Bats has had. But here is Spider-Man's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_television_series

 

[Caped Crusader]

Currently: Batman
All Time: Batman

Batman has the best movie, best video game, best show (BTAS), & IMO best graphic novels

 

[CBGB]

When Iron Man 2 comes out, it will be the biggest. Right now, there's really no franchises that are terribly popular. Even the Dark Knight is losing steam (good thing too).

 

[dark_b]

how is TDK losing stream? its one year after. people moved on. like they did with every movie

 

[Christmas]

IMO, it's pretty amazing that twenty years apart two Batman movies that feature more or less the same lead characters(bats, Joker, Gordon, Dent, Alfred) are the biggest movies of their respective years and break all sorts of records for their respective times. The Batman mythos offers a motherload of creative potential and cultural significance.

 

[Octoberist]

People, fans and non-fans, just love batman in general.

 

[Octoberist]

When Iron Man 2 comes out, it will be the biggest. Right now, there's really no franchises that are terribly popular. Even the Dark Knight is losing steam (good thing too).

NOt too sure if it's losing any steam besides it being a year old..

 

[TheFuture]

There are some mods on other boards who claim that IM is the best superhero movie made, and that TDK can suck it. I mean, I get the praise people heap on the first flick (which deserved its success), but c'mon. IM is simply not as good as SM-2 or TDK. It's lightweight fun held together by RDJ's performance, but that's it.

IM-2 could change the game like SM-2, but I'm not holding my breath.

Maybe it's because I haven't watched S-M2 in ages, or maybe it is as how you put it down to RDJ, but for me personally I rate IM a head of it.

Yeah that's what I mean, it will be the people who already rate IM a head of TDK that will stake Iron Man's claim for best superhero franchise if IM2 is a success. I don't get how if one thought TDK was better than IM, that they could decide after seeing IM2 that Iron Man is the best franchise.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Batman or the X-Men.

I mean, how many toons has the X-Men had? How many games? How many toys?

 

[Octoberist]

Maybe it's because I haven't watched S-M2 in ages, or maybe it is as how you put it down to RDJ, but for me personally I rate IM a head of it.

Yeah that's what I mean, it will be the people who already rate IM a head of TDK that will stake Iron Man's claim for best superhero franchise if IM2 is a success. I don't get how if one thought TDK was better than IM, that they could decide after seeing IM2 that Iron Man is the best franchise.

It would be a neverending debate wouldn't it? It's like saying who's better: DC or Marvel. In the end, they need each other because Marvel wouldn't be 'great' without DC, and DC wouldn't be 'great' without Marvel.

 

[TheFuture]

It would be a neverending debate wouldn't it? It's like saying who's better: DC or Marvel. In the end, they need each other because Marvel wouldn't be 'great' without DC, and DC wouldn't be 'great' without Marvel.

I may be opening a can of worms here but you think one's allegiance to Marvel/DC plays a significant role in how they rate a film? I mean for example do you think that people honestly believe that Iron Man is the better film than TDK? Or is it a case of one not being able to bring themself to acknowledge that a rival has provided the better film?

I find it all a bit ridiculous myself, I don't buy in to any tribalistic rivalry between DC and Marvel fans. I'm as stoked for Batman 3 as I am for Thor, Captain America and IM2.

 

[Sentinel X]

Batman definitely. It was Spider-man before The Dark Knight came out.
By the way, I really want to play Arkham Asylum, it looks so good.
For anyone who has played it, is it better than Spider-man 2 (Of all the superhero games I've played that was my favorite) ?

 

[Ace of Knaves]

I may be opening a can of worms here but you think one's allegiance to Marvel/DC plays a significant role in how they rate a film? I mean for example do you think that people honestly believe that Iron Man is the better film than TDK? Or is it a case of one not being able to bring themself to acknowledge that a rival has provided the better film?

I find it all a bit ridiculous myself, I don't buy in to any tribalistic rivalry between DC and Marvel fans. I'm as stoked for Batman 3 as I am for Thor, Captain America and IM2.

Some people are like that, which I find idiotic.

I just judge the movie, tv show, comic or whatever based on how good it actually is, not what company it's from.

 

[Caped Crusader]

It seems to me that some people are hoping IM2 blows TDK out the way for whatever reason

 

[DACrowe]

Pop culture is always in flux. Popular today, forgotten the next.

I'd say it's a toss up between the Bat and the Spider. Batman right now, but come 2011 that will likely change.

 

[UnionJack]

I'd love it to be Spidey but after the Dark Knight it's probably boring old Bats.

The new Batman game does look good, I'm not rushing out to get it in anyway ... waiting for Marvel Alliance 2

Maybe when/if Spidey gets more films out he can take over again, who knows when/if Nolan will do another Bat's.

Iron-Man will make a ton of money, nowhere near the Dark Knights (unless people start dying) and the last game while it looked good, sucked balls.

Still take Marvel > DC anyday tho.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

So TDK only made big money because Ledger died? You can attribute the insane OW to his death, but you can't attribute the other 850 million to it.

 

[UnionJack]

So TDK only made big money because Ledger died? You can attribute the insane OW to his death, but you can't attribute the other 850 million to it.

I do think quite abit of money was made because of that.

It's a good film don't get me wrong, but the hype around it from his death totally helped it make that much.

It's not a film I will put on and watch often, at times it gets far too into its self, the 3rd time I saw in at the cinemas I fell asleep in it, and that film is crazy ass loud!

 

[dark_b]

i think a lot of people think now that since TDK made so much money that now IM 2 will make so much money. its not that simple. GP sometimes just clicks with a movie and then it works and it makes a lot of money.

 

[UnionJack]

i think a lot of people think now that since TDK made so much money that now IM 2 will make so much money. its not that simple. GP sometimes just clicks with a movie and then it works and it makes a lot of money.

I loved Iron-man, didn't know a great deal of him before the film, but thanks to it he is now one of my Top 5 Marvel Characters.

The new film WILL make a good amount of money but know where near TDK's money.

So for the next I dunno 10years or more EVERY comic film will be compared to TDK, which is a shame, as it is massively over-hyped.

That's why some people are like "make more films darker like TDK" which won't work for most comic films and really annoys me people want "dark" films cos Bats made tons of money.

 

[mclay18]

Maybe it's because I haven't watched S-M2 in ages, or maybe it is as how you put it down to RDJ, but for me personally I rate IM a head of it.

Yeah that's what I mean, it will be the people who already rate IM a head of TDK that will stake Iron Man's claim for best superhero franchise if IM2 is a success. I don't get how if one thought TDK was better than IM, that they could decide after seeing IM2 that Iron Man is the best franchise.

I think some people just want fun escapism as opposed to a bleak, nihilistic drama. I think SM-2 is Marvel's strongest film to date and while IM came close, it just doesn't have that compulsive rewatchability factor SM-2 had. IM-2 could change all that, the CC footage looks great.

 

[blueblazer2]

Am I the only one that think Iron Man is overrated . Iron man is not better than Batman Begins or X2 . Even though its not a Super Hero Movie , The New Star Trek Movie was alot better than Iron man . But I do enjoy the new Iron Man cartoon

 

[Caped Crusader]

IMO Iron Man isn't even the best Marvel movie.

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