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Hollywood loves comic books, from the Blondie and Dick Tracy B movies of the '30s and '40s to the more recent big-budget franchises of Superman and Batman. There are times (say, every summer) when American movies seem to be one gigantic, endless comic book. The film industry has long been buggy about creepy crawlers too. In the '50s it spawned the mammoth postnuclear monsters of Them (ants) and Tarantula, and 30 years later it bankrolled David Cronenberg's magnificent remake...
According to Arad, the maturation of "comic-book geeks" into powerful artists like Singer, Ang Lee (who will direct The Hulk) and Tim Burton (who directed the first two Batmans and is penciled in for Superman) has coincided with the technological developments. "The last four years' advances have made all the difference," he says. The Britain-based special-effects house Framestore, which worked on Blade 2, says that the film required 600 effects shots, against the movie average of around 50. Tom Roston, senior editor for film magazine Premiere, believes that comics give studios "intelligent" blockbusters: "Studios want...
...recruited to bring the blind vigilante Daredevil back from cancellation. It is now a top-five-selling title and positioned to benefit even more from the 2003 Ben Affleck movie version. DC Comics, Marvel's rival, also has plenty of projects slated for the big screen. Wonder-Woman, Superman, Batman: Year One, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (to star Sean Connery) are all in the pipeline...
...digress. The real questions is if this guy makes you happy—and if you can forgive his tendency to run around like a little kid in a Superman costume. Those tight red underpants aren’t attractive, especially if they have a maple leaf on the bottom...
...dealing with the disaster. "I'm sure it can be done, but boy, the chances of falling into something that is just going to be smarmy are lethal," said Kim Deitch. "Crying superheroes," Burns derisively suggested, though just such a thing has been done (see TIME.comix 9/11 coverage.) "Superman can cry," insisted Kidd, "He lost a whole planet...