🦸🏻‍♂️ Superhero Movies Should Learn from Video Game Movie Success

Our featured article today explores what Marvel and DC could learn from the recent success of video game adaptations as superhero fatigue continues to dominate the conversation, but it’s not just happening at the box office. On television, series like The Last of Us, Fallout, and Arcane have shown just how ambitious, emotional, and visually inventive game adaptations can be, while even a beloved property like Daredevil: Born Again has struggled to generate the same level of engagement.

Are viewers feeling equal amounts of anticipation for DC’s Lanterns, featuring an A-list superhero like Green Lantern who has yet to be truly successful on screen, as they are for, say, God of War, Ronald D. Moore’s upcoming reimagining of the popular action adventure game? And is it easier or more difficult for a two-and-a-half-hour film to capture the attention of fans of the source material than a TV series? There’s no definitive answer, but it increasingly feels like we’re witnessing a major shift in which IPs are able to generate mass appeal, whether it manifests as ratings or box office earnings.

— Michael Ahr, Newsletter Editor

IN THIS ISSUE

• Our list of lessons video game movies could teach Marvel & DC ✅

• An interview with the creatives behind The Terror season 3 😰

• Our ranking of the best fights in Mortal Kombat II 👊

• …and more!