Stories Tagged as
Superhero
DC and Marvel duke it out in "Slugfest"
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 2, 2017
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a multibillion-dollar industry getting even bigger!
'Lego Batman' producer wants to make everything awesome (again)
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Feb 9, 2017
Dan Lin says this time, there's more pressure to build a successful franchise.
Batman v Hollywood
Apr 20, 2016
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!
All the times Batman and Superman almost met on the big screen
by
Tony Wagner
Mar 24, 2016
"Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is a match-up 70 years in the making.
The economics of a blockbuster
by
Janet Nguyen
Feb 15, 2016
More tentpoles are pitched in studios, leaving smaller films in the dark.
The comic book battles behind the big screen
Mar 20, 2015
Licensing and keeping these colorful characters is a complicated plot of its own.
Putting a price on comic book deaths
by
Tony Wagner
Mar 20, 2015
They're a dime a dozen, but do they really drive sales?
For public good, not for profit.
We're in the middle of a superhero movie 'arms race'
by
Tony Wagner
Nov 5, 2014
Nearly 30 superhero movies could land in theaters in the next six years.
How superheroes deal with personal finance
Oct 19, 2012
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?