Move Over Batman: The True Story Of DC's Arrowverse

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Let us tell you about an incredible superhero group. One that includes a powerful Kryptonian living on Earth, a speedster with amazing powers, and a hero who emerges from darkness of Gotham City and dresses like a Bat. While these attributes may describe the Justice League -- we’re actually talking about television’s Arrowverse. Since 2012, the Arrowverse has slowly grown and expanded -- featuring a great lineup of DC characters that could easily go toe to toe with any other cinematic universe. But how did the Arrowverse grow and become so successful while the DCEU has faltered over the past few years? Well, we’ll break everything down for you, showcase how the Arrowverse has risen above BOTH the DCEU and MCU and what the future holds for all our favorite television heroes.

If a superhero show premiered on television, the characters, storylines, and heroes were all typically contained within the same show. The idea of connected universes were not as common as they are today. In the 60’s, the live-action Batman show was a trailblazer and led to a movie featuring the same characters. The Incredible Hulk was iconic in the late 1970’s and is still referenced today despite the aged effects. The 90’s saw a large boom of heroes on TV with the New Adventures of Lois and Clark and The Flash both receiving critical acclaim. Then of course, there were popular animation superhero shows like X-Men The Animated Series and Batman: The Animated Series. But one of the biggest shows to have an impact on superheroes in television was DC’s Smallville.

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