Quote Originally Posted by Flash Gordon View Post
Yeah, that's exactly what I said. The comics sales will likely not be much different regardless of the film, it's the wider audience that needs to be catered to. AQUAMAN made so much money, he should have something else in mainstream media riding that wave. WONDER WOMAN, too.

Though, no, both Aquaguy and Wonder Lady can 100% sit next to Batman and Spiderman in the public zeitgeist. AQUAMAN made serious money, which is not something to sneeze at. WONDER WOMAN is probably more vital in 2020 than ever before. Both concepts are taping into something that people are responding to, both also offer something more interesting than typical superhero fare.
I think people mostly enjoy comic book movies for the typical superhero fare. They want a exhilarating spectacle with high end special effects and a decent story. They are not looking for the Godfather or Citizen Kane, they just want to be entertained for a couple hours. What exactly is Wonder Woman and Aquaman tapping into or offering? Because if its something correlating to current times then I would argue Black Panther had a bigger cultural impact than those other two. Women are starting to dominate popular culture in terms of movies, tv, books, comics and making inroads in video games. Tons of movies and books now feature women as strong lead protagonists so Wonder Woman is not breaking any new ground there. Am not exactly sure what Aquaman is tapping into aside from people really liking Jason Mamoa. Hell in his own book most seem to prefer Mera, both as a character and ruler of Atlantis. Black Panther was unique in that it had a strong black male lead which is far more underrepresented than female characters. However in the case of all three of those movies they were big hits, made a lot of money and had people talking. Then after a short while they faded to the background and it was on to the next thing. And just because a movie made a lot of money doesn't mean that people want to be bombarded with that character wherever they turn. Yes people enjoyed Aquaman does that now mean they want to see him everywhere, promoted on everything? People will get sick of it and him, same goes for Wonder Woman. And again there is a huge distinction between general movie going public and committed comic book readers. If DC business executives see that despite the huge box office numbers for Wonder Woman and Aquaman not translating into increasing comic book sales then they will rightly conclude that those characters have a certain ceiling and it makes no sense to produce more widespread comic content because it's clearly not selling in big numbers. However they will continue to produce movies for as long as they can because that is where they're seeing huge returns. All characters are not created equally, for whatever reason some just catch fire and become popular and enduring while others for whatever reason fail to do so no matter how much of a push they are given. And some just have their small passionate dedicated fans who ride or die with their faves no matter what. And some will always see things as unfair in regards to how some characters are prioritized over others. And maybe it is in some ways but in this world we live in money matters and fan favoritism does not.