Marvel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, threatening the future of Spiderman, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and a throng of other suited superheroes. The company has since captured a slew of film and television adaptations, and now hopes to find solvency in new media. ...
In the early '00s, big-budget, CGI-enhanced superhero movies were a relatively new idea, but they quickly proved lucrative after the success of X-Men. 2002's Spider-Man, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire as the titular hero, established the genre as a force to be reckoned...