80s comic book creators like Alan Moore and Frank Miller demonstrated that a dark and gritty take on superheroes was a highly viable artistic path. That this approach was also lucrative was proven by Christopher Nolan in his Dark Knight movie trilogy and to a lesser extent, The Man of Steel. And as much as Arrow has benefitted from this perspective as well, it is only now with Netflix’s adaptation of Marvel’s Daredevil will we be seeing the first proper dark and gritty superhero TV series. All episodes drop on 10th April, so check out the 2nd trailer in the meantime.
Great trailer! Foggie, Karen and Wilson Fisk are also looking good. And the last line “at least if he had an iron suit or a magic hammer…”
I agree with you that the dark and gritty take is a highly viable and lucrative path, which works very well with Arrow, Batman and Daredevil … but what do you think about the dark and gritty Superman and other characters in the DC New 52?
New 52!
Didn’t like the new take on Superman or GL.
Dark and gritty does not mean they have to be arseholes.
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