Can DC Television Compete with Marvel’s Foothold on Movies?

[divider type=”space_thin”]It’s no secret that Marvel has been dominating the superhero movie landscape for the last ten years. From the start of Phase 1 with Iron Man way back in ’08, to Phase 2 and the exciting introduction of so many new heroes in the second Avengers movie, and the recent beginning of Phase 3 with Captain America: Civil War, we have truly been blessed with some amazing adaptations of our favorite heroes, and the MCU keeps expanding.

Coming up we have the trippy-looking Doctor Strange, unapologetically dark-skinned growing cast of Black Panther, celestial cometic powerhouse in Guardians of the Galaxy II, and that’s before I even get to the highly hyped reboot of Spider-Man: Homecoming. Kevin Feige, Russo Brothers and company have locked down this Hollywood corner like Beans in State Property.

Simultaneously, DC has quietly but dominantly been stacking the deck on the silver screen. It all started with an ambitious playboy billionaire who refused to see his city turn to shit. No, not Bruce Wayne, but Oliver Queen, AKA Green Arrow. The little Ollie that could paired up with some great writers, top-notch action sequence choreographers, and ambitious SFX/CGI artists to kick-start a revolution in live action heroes on prime time called the Arrowverse. Flash forward (no pun intended) 4 years later and now we have some of the most iconic characters from DC lore gracing the tube each and every week.

The Flash is steadily clocking in as the highest rated and most…