superhero

Oct 2, 2017
DC and Marvel duke it out in "Slugfest"
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a multibillion-dollar industry getting even bigger!
Feb 10, 2017
‘Lego Batman’ producer wants to make everything awesome (again)
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Dan Lin says this time, there's more pressure to build a successful franchise.
Apr 20, 2016
Batman v Hollywood
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They said it couldn't be done: Making superheroes into movie stars. Forty years ago, Hollywood told 27-year-old Michael Uslan a Batman movie would never succeed. More than a dozen big-budget superhero movies will hit the big screen in the next few years. Holy impossibility, Batman!
Mar 25, 2016
All the times Batman and Superman almost met on the big screen
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"Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is a match-up 70 years in the making.
Feb 15, 2016
The economics of a blockbuster
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More tentpoles are pitched in studios, leaving smaller films in the dark.
Mar 20, 2015
The comic book battles behind the big screen
Licensing and keeping these colorful characters is a complicated plot of its own.
Mar 20, 2015
Putting a price on comic book deaths
They're a dime a dozen, but do they really drive sales?
Nov 6, 2014
We’re in the middle of a superhero movie ‘arms race’
Nearly 30 superhero movies could land in theaters in the next six years.
Oct 19, 2012
How superheroes deal with personal finance
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Everyone has to worry about personal finance, even superheroes. What financial worries and risks do they face — from taxes to emergency funds and everything in between?