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It's like a comics movie rennaisance

Wonder WomanDecades ago, it used to be that when you were a comics fan, you were setting yourself up for disappointment in the movie theater. When I was growing up, comic book-based movies were generally really bad. But the past years finally reversed that trend starting with Iron Man and The Dark Knight, and then many others. Here are ALL the comics/superhero movies I could think of, in order of greatness.

  1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  2. Avengers: Endgame
  3. The Dark Knight
  4. The Avengers
  5. Avengers: Infinity War
  6. Iron Man
  7. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
  8. Batman Begins
  9. Wonder Woman
  10. Spider-Man: Far from Home
  11. Thor: Ragnarok
  12. Logan
  13. Captain America: Winter Soldier
  14. The Incredibles
  15. Spider-Man: Homecoming
  16. Superman I
  17. Spider-Man 2
  18. X-Men 2
  19. Shazam!
  20. Guardians of the Galaxy
  21. Scott Pilgrim
  22. Captain America
  23. The Lego Batman Movie
  24. Kick-Ass
  25. Ant-Man and the Wasp
  26. Big Hero 6
  27. Captain America: Civil War
  28. The Dark Knight Rises
  29. Black Panther
  30. Avengers 2: Age of Ultron
  31. Amazing Spider-Man
  32. Watchmen
  33. All-Star Superman
  34. Hellboy
  35. Thor
  36. Spider-Man
  37. Chronicle (not based on a comic)
  38. Josie & the Pussycats
  39. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
  40. Unbreakable (not based on a comic)
  41. Ant-Man
  42. Dr. Strange
  43. Captain Marvel
  44. Sky High (not based on a comic)
  45. Iron Man 2
  46. Deadpool 2
  47. Guardians of the Galaxy 2
  48. Thor 2: The Dark World
  49. X-Men: Days of Future Past
  50. Amazing Spider-Man 2
  51. X-Men: First Class
  52. The Crow
  53. Sin City
  54. American Splendor
  55. Kick-Ass 2
  56. Deadpool
  57. Daredevil
  58. X-Men
  59. The Rocketeer
  60. X-Men: Apocalypse
  61. The Incredible Hulk
  62. Iron Man 3
  63. Superman Returns
  64. Batman: SubZero (animated)
  65. Batman V Superman
  66. V for Vendetta
  67. The Flash (TV Pilot)
  68. Superman II
  69. Fantastic Four
  70. Constantine
  71. Men in Black
  72. Ghost World
  73. Green Lantern
  74. Fantastic Four 2
  75. Justice League
  76. Suicide Squad
  77. Man of Steel
  78. Smallville (TV Pilot)
  79. From Hell
  80. Batman (1989)
  81. The Hulk
  82. The Mask
  83. Spider-Man 3
  84. X-Men 3
  85. Batman Forever
  86. Superman III
  87. Superman IV
  88. Batman Returns
  89. Batman & Robin

Best superspeed

FlashI'm a huge fan of the Flash, so I'm excited for those rare moments when superspeed is shown on film or TV. Here's a short list. Some of these are the "freeze time" effect, which is one aspect of superspeed.

  1. X-Men: Apocalypse
  2. Justice League (cartoon)
  3. Flash tv show (2014)
  4. The Incredibles
  5. X-Men: Days of Future Past
  6. Young Justice (cartoon)
  7. Flash tv show (1990)
  8. Clockstoppers
  9. Cashback
  10. Smallville

 


Most comics-accurate superhero actors/roles, ranked

  1. Christopher Reeve - Superman
  2. J.K. Simmons - J. Jonah Jameson
  3. Gal Gadot - Wonder Woman
  4. Chris Evans - Captain America
  5. Robert Downey Jr. - Iron Man
  6. Matt Ryan - John Constantine
  7. Chadwick Boseman - Black Panther
  8. Anne Hathaway - Catwoman
  9. Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool
  10. Ron Perlman - Hellboy
  11. Margot Robbie - Harley Quinn
  12. Hugh Jackman - Wolverine
  13. Kevin Conroy - Batman
  14. Mark Hamill - Joker
  15. Jackie Earle Haley - Rorshach
  16. Margot Kidder - Lois Lane
  17. Heath Ledger - Joker
  18. Patrick Stewart - Professor X
  19. Kirsten Dunst - Mary Jane Watson
  20. Tom Holland - Spider-Man
  21. Chris Evans - Human Torch
  22. Michael Caine - Alfred
  23. Tyler Hoechlin - Superman
  24. Viola Davis - Amanda Waller
  25. Chris Hemsworth - Thor
  26. Alfred Molina - Dr. Octopus
  27. Brec Bassinger - Stargirl
  28. Melissa Benoist - Supergirl
  29. John Wesley Shipp - Jay Garrick Flash

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