5 Reasons The Superhero Bubble Won't Burst Any Time Soon
1. There Are Too Many to Ever Run Out
Between DC, Marvel, and the smaller publishers there are hundreds if not thousands of superheroes. Characters that have endured through most of the 20th century and into the current one. They are our modern myths, our versions of Gilgamesh, Hercules, and King Arthur. The Flash and Green Arrow may be just now capturing peoples imagination, but theyve both been around since the 40s.
Most of the characters that the general public is falling in love with now were created before the 70s. There is a seemingly bottomless well of superheroes to choose from, whose longevity has been proven. This supposed superhero bubble started in 2000 with the first X-Men and fifteen years later shows little sign of slowing down. People dont talk about a horror movie bubble or a romantic comedy bubble and those genres are way less flexible than superheroes are. Even if people get tired of every single superhero theyve seen, there are plenty more where those came from.
Superheroes are no longer a fad. They are a legitimate part of cinema now.
What do you think? Will superheroes really endure, or will everyone be completely sick of them in three years? Let us know what you think in the comments!