Spider-Man and Darkman

 

When Sam Raimi was first announced as the Director of the first Spider-Man movie, I thought back on his comic book-inspired Darkman movie and knew that the wall crawler was in good hands.  How cool would it have been if Raimi could have brought audiences a big screen team up between the two heroes?

Batman and Darkman

This is a team up that I have been meaning to get to since I began the Blog as The Brave And The Bold: The Lost Issues, almost a decade ago.  I remember watching Darkman in the theater when it first came out, thinking, "This is just like a comic book!"  Others must have felt that way as well, because sure enough, Director Sam Raimi went on to direct the first three Spider-Man movies.  Now, it looks like he will be back in Marvel movies, directing Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.  Raimi's experience with directing horror will come in handy there, I look forward to see what the sequel looks like.

The Junkyard Gang

Sure, it's easy to become a superhero if you are a playboy millionaire - but I am more impressed with those who have chosen such a path without those kinds of vast resources.  I thought it might be fun to have a group that consisted of heroes that wage their war on injustice despite coming from the opposite side of the financial spectrum.  Don't expect a fancy headquarters - but do expect action!

The Huntress and Darkman

I was already a fan of Sam Raimi from the Evil Dead films when I first saw Darkman.  I was living in NYC at the time, and I remember the posters and stickers plastered all over the place for weeks in advance, stating "Who is Darkman?"  It was a cool viral way to promote an upcoming movie years before thay type of thing became common with internet marketing.  Darkman was a ton of fun, and it was clear that Raimi was a big comic book fan from the look of the film.  There's a great energy to the action and the cast featured Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand, two of my favorite actors.  There were a few straight to video sequels featuring different actors, but they didn't capture the flair of the original, in my opinion.