Too Many Comic Book Movies?

Comic book movies are all the rage lately, and for good reason. The comic book has become a perfect tool to see how a story will play out. Some comic books are being created just so that they will be able to pitch it to movie studios. Storyboards have often been done by comic book artists to help the director see how shots will work and give an overall visual telling of the story. Hollywood has comic book fever and more and more comic books are being turned into movies, but is this a good thing? Sure, right now, some comic books are getting a boost in sales because of their movie counterparts. I'm sure there is a renewed interest in Iron Man, and with the Watchmen trailer being shown with The Dark Knight it is currently #2 on Amazon.com's best selling list.

I'll have to admit, I have really loved many of the comic book movies to come out lately. They seem to be directed more and more by people that enjoy comics and the stories they tell. After 300, director Zack Snyder probably could have had his pick of A-list movies to direct, but he chose The Watchmen instead. Jon Favreau called in many of the Iron Man comic writers to form a "brain trust", which to me showed great respect to the comic book and all the history that it has.

My worry is with the influx of bad comic book movies that will undoubtedly be coming to us soon, the comic book movie bubble will burst. For quite some time, comic book lovers have been the butt of jokes and quite honestly looked down on. Now comics and especially comic movies are "mainstream". But for how long? Will it take a few disappointments or just one big flop to send Hollywood rushing off to seek the next big thing. How much can the public handle this huge influx of comic book movies? I think the current freak out about comic book properties will eventually come to an end, or at least there will be a time where they are much less frequent. Until that time, comic books will hopefully strike now to bring in new readers to become the next generation of comic book movie-goers.

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