Originally posted by NewjakGood post. I've been saying for a while now that being the most well known is not the same as being the most popular. I think Bats & Spidey are both more popular than Supes. With all the hype that's been made for MOS, it should destroy IM3 at the box-office if he's as popular as some think. It won't, because the GA doesn't care about Supes all that much anymore. As more interesting characters like IM & Wolverine get mainstream exposure, the GA is gonna care about characters like Supes less & less.
I don't agree that Superman isn't well known but I kind of agree on a kind of point he is making. Superman has always been an Icon it's one of the main things about him. In this day and age he probably isn't nearly as Iconic as he used to be.Spider-Man is probably just as well known and marketable.
Batman is probably money wise the bigger draw of the two.
Ironman thanks to the success of the movies has gained quite a huge boost as well.
Since the newer generation gets exposed to all these people at the same time now the name Superman doesn't carry the same amount of weight.
I know his logo is still one of the most recognized on Earth and he still has mass appeal but the days of simply plastering Superman on something it being the thing to have are kind of coming to an end since this generation has a lot more choices and a lot of good quality out there to choose from.
LOL blatant hate. Lot of bullshit too.
Who the **** was Iron Man before Downey Jr?
All it takes is one good movie. It doesn't even have to be great. X-men, Wolverine and Thor have shown this.
Man of Steel will pull great numbers, but so what if it doesn't beat Iron Man 3. Iron Man 3 has the entire marvel franchise leading to it. Man of Steel is coming from Superman Return's sour taste. If it gets close to Iron Man 3 that would be more than enough(and it won't)
It sure did.
IronMan was a great character the GA hadn't really been exposed to. I'm not sure what your point is. A great character got a great movie and now he's a worldwide box-office star. What part is bullshit?
Originally posted by -Pr-🙂 You know how I do.
"More interesting" sneerGet out.
Is Colossus your fave character?
Originally posted by I-Drop
It sure did.IronMan was a great character the GA hadn't really been exposed to. I'm not sure what your point is. A great character got a great movie and now he's a worldwide box-office star. What part is bullshit? 🙂 You know how I do.
Is Colossus your fave character?
😂 Yes, I do.
Colossus is my second favourite Marvel character, and currently my 4th favourite character in general (Behind Cyclops, Superman and Aquaman respectively).
"Interesting" is open to interpretation though, which I'm sure you know. One character isn't going to definitively be more interesting than another 100% of the time to everybody, unless the other character is shit.
And no, don't go there. 😛
I thought its bs to expect MoS to pull more than Iron Man 3. 1 billion is no little feat. Does MoS have hype? Hell yeah it does. Social networks are going crazy with all the trailers, but lets not forget all the hype Iron Man 3 had after the gigantic success that was Avengers and how his solo films have done great. Man of Steel on the other hand is coming from that borefest that was Superman Returns(wish I could forget about it but no...f u singer)
Superman is a great character. He has a lot of depth and he does have his charm. If he didn't he would've been gone long gone. Unfortunately for Superman his first shot at making a comeback to popularity/masses this new generation was missed by bryan Singer's god awful decisions. Batman was in a similar position before Nolan came and bombed the shit out of everyone with a great modern take on the classic character. Now Superman has his second(possibly last shot for the foreseeable future) at nailing it with a director with fresh ideas and a respected producer(though Nolan didn't really do anything)