10 Best Comic Book TV Shows Never Made
Smallville style Aquaman? Count us in!
Over the last ten years, comic book films have become more relevant than ever in the movie industry. The MCU currently enjoys the lion's share of the box office - however with the success of Joker, and The Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman 1984, and The Batman coming up, DC are getting serious about catching up.
While the biggest pay checks naturally come with the movies, the small screen side of these franchises are just as important. The Netflix corner and the Disney+ side of the MCU, and DC's Arrowverse have grown to enjoy strong fan bases over the years, but there are a lot of potential shows that we just didn't get to see.
From character spin-offs, lesser known properties, and reimagined versions of comic book royalty, there has been no shortage of incredible ideas put forward for TV. However, just like in the movies, some of these wonderful projects end up never seeing their adoring audiences.
Over recent years we have been spoiled by comic book TV adaptations, but it hasn't always been this way. For every Daredevil, Arrow, or Umbrella Academy, there is something that could have been just as good left behind.
10. Marvel's Damage Control (2015)
Ever since Captain America: Civil War, the collateral damage left behind by superheroes has become a lot more important in the MCU. After the Sokovia Accords were signed, the likes of Cap and Falcon were resigned to a life in the shadows. This isn't the only time Marvel have looked to put a focus on the devastation left behind by a typical Avengers battle.
It was later touched upon briefly in Spider-Man: Homecoming, but in 2015, Marvel Television had plans to develop Damage Control, a show following those tasked with the clean up of the messes of the likes of New York, Sokovia, and Washington D.C.
Today, there are so many shows under the Marvel banner, with more to come, but Damage Control would have been something completely unique. It would have been the MCU's first single camera, half hour long comedy show. About as opposite to the Netflix corner of the franchise as possible.
Yet, after five years with no more word on the potential show, it seems Marvel Studios have made the decision to feature the crew in Spider-Man's MCU debut, rather than allowing them their own series, not both. This would have been something refreshingly new in the franchise, but ultimately ended with nothing more than an un-produced pilot to its name.