This means that future DCU movies and series don’t need to only move the story forward. They can also take things back in time. A period story about a metahuman from 100, 200, or 300 years ago is perfectly acceptable. This opens up possibilities for different sorts of stories in a way that the MCU has largely had to rely on the multiverse to tell.

Comic-book movies have come a long way over the last 50 years, but Marvel and DC’s big guns mark a pivotal month for the genre

James Gunn's 'Superman' is great until it climaxes with the same numbing effects-overkill as most other Marvel/DC efforts. It's time to find another way to end these movies.

Moving over to DC Films would have been a lateral move with mammoth expectations. Whereas James Gunn's ascendance to DC Films co-CEO with producer Peter Safran is more of a promotion, as he only ran a corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Marvel's latest (and final) trailer for Fantastic Four First Steps takes a retro approach to showcasing action and powers.

After seeing Superman in theaters, fans who want to keep the comic book storytelling going should get one of these superhero role playing games to the table.