The Superhero Craze May Be Over
Saturday, September 5, 2015 - 19:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Since the 1980s, flagship comic-book superhero movie franchises – from DC’s Superman to Marvel’s Iron Man – have seen some major movie studio investments and, more often than not, blockbuster returns. But significant changes in the superhero mythos in our culture indicate that their future seems bleak. Universal Studios leads the year’s movie profits without a single superhero movie. Meanwhile, the latest Fantastic Four reboot has failed terribly. read more