When I was a kid I read superhero comic books. I wasn't an avid reader and I know some folks collected them but I didn't collect them, I just read them for what they were. Entertainment. My favorites were the Fantastic Four, The Flash and Ironman. As an adult I still like the idea of the classic superheros. While I gave up reading the comic books themselves when I became a teen I do still enjoy the superhero movies. I don't know if it brings me back to my childhood days or what. I just like them.

This summer has been a boon for those who like the classic superheros and of course superhero movies. There's been 3 this year with Ironman and Batman being monster hits and the Incredible Hulk also doing quite well. So seeing as I am not the only one who likes superhero movies I thought it would be kind of cool to take a look at some of the great films of the genre, some of the bad and some of the future films coming down the pike.

Since superhero movies tend to go in a series I am not going to do an entry for each Christopher Reeves Superman film for example. However I will do separate entires for the new Christian Bale Batman film from the previous series started with Michael Keaton.