Superhero Cinematic Universes
                                                      by Larry Lugosi

 Ever since Marvel Studios kick-started their franchise with 2008's Iron Man, they've been raking in a lot of money, especially in 2012's The Avengers, which is currently the 3rd highest-grossing movie of all time, an impressive feat, especially for a superhero movie. DC Comics and Warner Bros. are currently making their own Cinematic universe starting with Man of Steel, in an attempt to beat out Marvel with the inevitable Justice League movie. Even Fox is rumored to be thinking about that, as they have the film rights to two Marvel properties, X-Men and Fantastic Four, the former with a new movie in production, Days of Future Past. Another rumor circulating is that Sony Pictures, who holds the film rights to Spider-Man, Marvel's flagship character, are possibly collaborating with Marvel Studios on putting Spider-Man into a future Avengers movie, although longtime Marvel producer Avi Arad denies this rumor. Are standalone comic book movies a thing of the past? Only time will tell.