Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Where to go with superheroes?

    You all know the drill: a superhero movie is announced, and it has the same plot as half the others. I got some kicks from the MCU, but it was a lot of the same past Iron Man and Cap's origin stories. And now, they just try to shove crossovers everywhere as though it'll improve the quality.

    As much as I love that the Joker actually says the line, it isn't good content. Where now? Obviously these companies have to keep superheroes in the popular conscience; comic book collecting is finally considered a "trendy" hobby. To forsake that market would be like buying into GME, so we know they'll go somewhere.

    We've seen some info for new movies. The new Spider-man looks fun, but I want to focus on the lesser-known characters, announced or otherwise. We know there's a theoretical Moon Knight show that's theoretically in production: what should we expect from it? Will it be like Daredevil, and appropriately violent to match the character? Or, will it be like Iron Man, which a dark side to a lighthearted, family friendly series?

    It better be the former. Moon Knight is an impossibly dark character, considering he's from Marvel (yeah, I said it). Despite being completely insane on multiple levels, he also just isn't supposed to be simplified and made to appeal to casual stream-goers. Moon Knight's tragedy is the question of whether what's in his head is real, and thankfully a show will help convey that.

    As for other characters, I'd like to see a DC show for The Question. Since he has no superpowers, he's a pretty easy character to work into a plot. The original comics were just about a reporter solving conspiracies, who doesn't like a good detective show? Add in some of the quirky personality and hot Italian girlfriend from JLU, and you have a pretty marketable character.

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