I was reading that Marvel actually sold the rights to their top three comic book sellers—Spider-man, X-Men and Fantastic Four—back in the 1990s because they were going bankrupt. So, imagine the risk they were taking when they finally had the money and their own studios by putting on screen characters and superheroes that supposedly had lesser appeal, like Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America. But just seeing Tony Stark fiddling around with the new suit once he was back from Afghanistan, and then getting it to fly, let alone fight, was just AWESOME. So, they've been able to repeat that over and over, taking lesser known characters and throwing them up on the screen, and I think it's because of the way they've tied them all in, rather then leaving them to fend for themselves.

So, I'm not sure how long they can sustain the magic, but it doesn't sound like they're ready to quit yet. And with multiple billions from the movies, why would they? :)

re: Animal Man

I'm not at all familiar with Animal Man, so I will have to look into him. Thanks.