The Future of Marvel/DC Comic Book Films!

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The Future of Marvel/DC Comic Book Films!

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Oct 25, 2022

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Do recent box office results reflect a shift in appetite for comic book movies from Marvel & DC? Has The Golden Age of Comic Book films passed us by? Did the modern comic book film peak with Avengers:Endgame? Spider Man:No Way Home? What comes next and what will it take to punch through to the next Comic Book Movie renaissance?

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Oct 25, 2022

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Robservations is the new podcast by Comic Book Legend Rob Liefeld which exists to explore and celebrate comic books as an art form and their tremendous impact on the culture.

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