What's The State Of The Superhero Movie After Comic-Con?

This weekend, San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest event in the geek culture calendar, reinforced what we already knew: the next few years is going to be heavy on capes and tights, as the superhero movie gears up in a big way to dominate the tentpole calendar. 

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2014 was the biggest year for superhero movies to date in terms of the amount that hit theaters, with five of the top eleven worldwide grossers—“Guardians Of The Galaxy,” “X-Men: Days Of Future Past,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” and “Big Hero 6”—being based on Marvel superhero properties. But it’s nothing compared to the onslaught on the way—2016 will see seven superhero pictures hit theaters, 2017 has eight at present, with the potential for more.

None of this is new information: most of these movies have been scheduled for over a year, and in the works for longer. But with the major glimpses arriving...