Type into google: “Why do DC Movies Suck” and you will find many links to Joss Whedon. You may know him best as the Buffy the Vampire creator.

In a nutshell he says that with the exception of Batman, the DC heroes were ‘like creating flawless gods. And that they were very much removed from humanity.’

I do agree that many DC heroes are too flawless, but I wouldn’t call them gods. And while I agree they lack connection to humanity. I think the real issue is many of the DC heroes are not very interesting, at least in terms of being movie material that the general box office public could accept.

Outside of Batman and the Superman properties, DC really does not have that many great characters that could translate well to the box office in my opinion.

Wonder Woman is a possible third movie that could translate well. But the whole Amazon, magic, other mysterious island culture race of warrior women makes this sound more like a Harry Potter type film. Then say a Spider-Man film where a guy just happens to get powers, but otherwise lives in a relatable environment in the city with family and his friends.

But look at the other DC properties after that. Many of them just have gimmicks and not much behind them.

I just don’t think the Flash with his only power gimmick of just running fast is material that will draw in much of the paying public.

Is the story of Hawkman and Hawkgirl enough to drive the buying public? A pair of heroes who basically have wings and can fly.

The Atom, a hero who can shrink down to ant size. Is this box office gold?

Martian Manhunter, an alien from Mars whose style is sort of like a second rate Superman. Can a movie trilogy be based on him?

Aquaman, who like the Sub-Mariner just lives in the water. I don’t think the buying public cares enough for either character to be box office hits. And like Wonder Woman, their environment makes them to unrelatable to the general public.

By now I think you get my general thoughts on this topic. And to be clear, it’s not to bash DC heroes. I think many DC heroes are great, but only for the comic buying audience. I just don’t think many of their characters translate well into box office material that the general public will pay to see. And most movie studios want superhero movies they can franchise.

With Marvel heroes, sure they have many like the DC example. Such as: Ant-Man, Sub-Mariner, Hawkeye, Vision, etc. that are great for a comic audience, but not a movie audience. I just think Marvel has a lot more heroes that can translate well into films because of their humanity, the environment they live in, and can connect on a deeper level with a public audience.

Also most of the Marvel heroes live in real American cities, this helps at another level because the general public can accept this. Whereas most DC heroes live in their own fictional cities.

And for the record, I don’t see Marvel’s Thor movie doing well. Like Wonder Woman I think it’s a tough sell for the general public.

The planned DC Green Lantern movie I think just might be DC’s only other fourth character that could do well in the box office. But I’m not betting much on it, especially if they show and talk about all the other Green Lantern’s out there, and how he’s just one of many and therefore not unique.