And then there was that movie with Jack Nicholson awhile back (”Wolf”) and that wasn’t even a comic book character. But that movie was the shit and I think it did pretty well.

So if these movies look good, then it is my opinion that they will do GOOD (or well or whatever the correct grammar may be).

I’m glad somebody is making something original for once. When people gotta make all these movies based off of already produced stories it just shows that creativity is going out the fuckin window in the entertainment industry.

I think the audience for the entire genre was developed early by Superman and Batman on both TV and Film. The success of those projects created far more demand for these films than just being published comic books ever did. And fortunately for the genre, most of the subsequent films in the comic book genre have delivered entertaining product and in several cases truly great movie going experiences (first two Superman, First Batman of each franchise chain, first two Xmen, First two Spiderman). That’s what sustains the popularity of these projects

The comic fans undoubtedly make up a core of the most enthusiastic fans of these films, but most film goers do not read comics.

If Lee delivers the kind of compelling characters with interesting and fun stories that he is famous for then these can be winning projects for him and Disney.