This summer is going to be one of the biggest years in comic book movie history, with the release of both Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the official beginning to James Gunn and Peter Safran's new DC Universe in the form of Gunn's own Superman. Marvel has, to the dismay of fans worldwide, not been as consistently strong with film and TV content over the past few years (with some exceptions of course), but DC has had a tougher time getting a live action cinematic universe off the ground in general.

The DC Extended Universe under Zack Snyder was met by much criticism from fans, and the DC brand has been harmed over the past decade with some mediocre or downright awful projects. This summer's Superman film must succeed in order for this new DC Universe to shed the dark days of the old one.