3 insane forgotten superheroes that need a reboot
Apparently readers in the '40s had a real taste for cruel and ironic mutilation.
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3 awesome DC Elseworlds stories that need to be movies
So I’ve talked before about DC screwing around with their classic characters by throwing them into new settings that range from “plausible” to “this writer is clearly having a nervous breakdown, please get them help.” One of the best sandboxes…
3 forgotten DC superteams who definitely need their own movies
The villains they fought weren't exactly historically accurate, unless you believe that Wolfenstein 3D was a documentary.
3 Green Arrow moments you won't be seeing on Arrow
Inspiration ended with the archer concept, because the rest of the character looked like he had gotten all his gear from Batman's yard sale.
3 Justice League stories that need to be blockbuster movies
What followed was basically Girls with superpowers.
3 horrifying Punisher villains Netflix definitely needs to use
It's still a more satisfying fight than anything Floyd Mayweather is in.
3 Luke Cage villains that probably won’t show up on his Netflix show
Cashing in on the blaxploitation fad by tossing a street-smart, jive-talking superhero up against the usual mix of comic book villains, which at the time were mostly campy, color-blind disco rejects.
3 horrifying Spider-Man stories they'll never turn into cartoons
With Spider-Man: Homecoming officially in the books as both a critical and financial hit (over $700 million globally), we all know what that means! Okay, yes, a sequel that’s going to suck and make another reboot necessary, but that’s not…
3 insane DC Comics reboots nobody asked for
DC had a treasure trove of nonsensical Silver Age garbage that was just waiting to be spun into grimdark gold.
3 Justice League members who (probably) exist because someone lost a bet
The problem with the character was that the writers had apparently never seen a Latino person outside a Death Wish movie.
3 horrifying Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles moments Michael Bay will never use
Suddenly, New York was full of unemployed ninjas without the life skills to switch to a less stabby career.
3 supervillains Batman was clearly just humoring
Batman barely made an effort to catch this guy, presumably thinking it was all some sort of Make-A-Wish thing for a terminally stupid patient.
3 awesome alternate DC earths that should be TV series
What you need to do is dig into the archives and pull out one of those disposable alternate universes you guys used to have. The unique and creative ones, not the ones which were just a way for Superman to bone both Lois Lane and Lana Lang.
3 dumb ways superhero comics tried to rewrite the past
Back when they started out, superhero comics didn’t care all that much about keeping track of who did what, mainly because it was the 1940s, they were printed on the cheapest possible material (which incidentally is why most old comics…
3 awful Avengers storylines they won't use in the movies
"It's alright to cry. I know you miss the touch of your incestuous man-child husband."
3 Suicide Squad members you won't see in any sequels
DC struck gold with the whole "psycho killers on a leash" formula. Or so you'd think, but not every recruit of the Squad was the kind you're going to see on the big screen.
3 horrible superhero sidekicks
Ah yes, the sidekick: one of the most enduring concepts in superhero fiction. Dating back to the earliest days of the medium, the sidekick typically serves as a valuable backup for the hero himself (as well as an extra shootable…
3 hilariously outmatched supervillains who were supposed to be major threats
These are villains who, for one reason or another, thought it'd be a good idea to antagonize a superpowered vigilante when at best they should be shaking down lemonade stands for protection money.
3 hilariously sexist moments in superhero history
Sometimes it seems like Jor-El sent his son to Earth because he foresaw what a rancid sack of dicks he was going to turn into.
3 embarrassing Spider-Man moments you won't see in the movies
For Spidey, the 1960s were a never-ending parade of humiliation that helped shape Peter Parker into the rancid swamp of self-loathing and textbook school shooter personality that has made him one of Marvel's most identifiable heroes.
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