Every Marvel Comics Live-Action TV Show Ranked, from ‘The Incredible Hulk’ to ‘Legion’ (Photos)
Every Marvel Comics Live-Action TV Show Ranked, from ‘The Incredible Hulk’ to ‘Legion’ (Photos)
The recent crop of hit Netflix shows aren’t the first time Marvel has taken its heroes to the small screen.
Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, Blade and even knock-off-ish X-Men have had a go before the current golden age.
A 1977 attempt at a live-action “Spider-Man” is a fun throwback — but in a purely ironic way because Peter Parker’s wall-crawling “special effects” are pretty cringe-worthy.
Watching Spider-Man fight guys using extremely hokey choreography gives the whole thing a pretty goofy vibe.
For much of its run, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” has been more or less answering the question, “hey, what are the normal people up to?” That can be pretty engaging, although keeping the show up with the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity on a budget sometimes reigns it in.
The formula of David Banner wandering around America, getting into adventures and helping people, is pretty standard for TV.
A pretty deep departure from the Marvel Comics stories, the Japanese take on “Spider-Man” is worth a look just for the way Spider-man pushes a button on a bracelet that shoots out his suit.
The first of Netflix and Marvel’s more down-to-earth superhero TV shows does a great job of making Daredevil seem like a mostly regular dude.