4. Jack Bender
Bender is also someone I cited in my
Wonder Woman article. The director of 38 episodes of Lost during its triumphant run on the Desperate Housewives network, Bender has more than proven that he can take sometimes the most ridiculous, unwieldy, obnoxious material around and turn it into something really memorable, heartfelt, and grounded. No matter how many Galaxies the Guardians are guarding, things must feel grounded and rooted to real human emotion. Bender might as well be the unofficial king of that sort of thing, making him the unofficial king of whatever superhero film he could choose to partake in.