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LinkMarioSamus posted...

I did follow up in that very post, mostly by pointing out that audiences won't just go to see any comic book movies no matter how crap they are like say Batman & Robin or Morbius, and how the previous closest attempts at making massive crossover events in the vein of The Avengers like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Van Helsing weren't anywhere near as big. I also specifically pointed out that there is artistry in realizing comic book characters like Batman, Iron Man, and Captain America on the big screen and properly characterizing them.

Half my concern is how are Marvel movies any less cinema than, say, Jurassic Park?

Back then people only showed up for the big iconic superheroes. No one gave/gives a fuck about League or Van Helsing or Morbius. Batman and Robin didnt do amazing at the box office but it was still top 10 for that year because its Batman.

Its really only with (or maybe within) the MCU that the non-A list heroes have found success. And a lot of that has to do with the good will and great narrative interweaving of the Infinity War saga. We shall see how long Marvel is able to continue that forward.