This Fall, TV has opened its arms wide to comic book characters, especially superheroes, as much as – if not more, in our humble opinion – films have. So, um, what’s that mean for the medium anyway? Oh, and for us?
by Lesley Goldberg
For years, superheroes have reigned supreme over movies. Now they’ve set their sights on dominating TV, too.
This fall, the broadcast networks will feature five first-year shows based on DC and Marvel comics characters: Fox’s Batman prequel Gotham; NBC’s Constantine, based on the Hellblazer comic about a demon hunter from DC’s Vertigo label; The CW’s Arrowspinoff, The Flash, and iZombie, based on another Vertigo comic; and ABC’s Marvel adaptation Agent Carter. They join a roster that includes AMC’s hit The Walking Dead, ABC’s Agents of SHIELD and Arrow.