Blog Posts by Will Perkins

Warner Brothers

In the comic book world, whenever Marvel or DC Comics throw down the gauntlet – whether with a big event, crossover, or superhero death – the competing company invariably must do something to try to top their rival. The same thing seems to be true of the companies’ movie studio counterparts in recent years, with the two comic publishers continuing their superhero battle on the big screen.

Marvel’s recent success with the superhero ensemble “The Avengers” seems to have lit a fire under DC, who, according to Variety, are now quietly prepping their own superpowered assembly in the form of a big screen “Justice League” movie. Warner Bros. has enlisted the talents of “Gangster Squad” screenwriter Will Beall, who is also currently working on a reboot of “Lethal Weapon” for the studio.

The Justice League is basically the DC universe equivalent of Marvel’s superteam the Avengers. In fact, Marvel created their group in direct response to the success of DC’s Justice League comic books, which