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ANIMATED

• Adventures of Batman & Robin - The Joker/Fire and Ice - The most successful of the "Dark Deco" animated series of the 1990's. This series features the adventures of the Dark Knight of Gotham City as he battles the evil that inhabits the city with occasional help of Robin and Batgirl in stories that faithful to the comics in spirit and tone.
• Aquaman - Swift and powerful monarch of the ocean, with ability to summon and command all creatures of the deep. Aquaman, who with his teenage allies, Aqualad, guards and defends all that lives in the sea against the forces of evil. Aquaman! King of the 7 Seas!
• Batman - The Animated Series - Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) remains a striking, stylized program that helped to revitalize the familiar comic book hero. Drawing on such diverse influences as Frank Miller's graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns, the Fleischers' Superman cartoons of the early '40s, and contemporary Japanese animation, the filmmakers stress interesting designs and cinematography. The Caped Crusader prowls a sinister, Art Deco-styled world of tall verticals, sharp angles, silhouettes, searchlights, and grid-like shadows cast by window frames.
• Batman Vs Dracula - Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthless vampire before he turns everyone in the city, including The Caped Crusader, Joker and Penguin, into his mindless minions?
• Batman & Mr. Freeze - Subzero - This breathtaking adventure explodes into animated action when the villainous Mr. Freeze kidnaps Batgirl. Now, racing the clock, Batman and Robin face off against Mr. Freeze in the iciest showdown of the century.
• Batman Beyond - The Movie - Unlike the later live-action movies, Batman Beyond will strike a chord with fans of the DC comic. This world of Gotham is darker, edgier, and filled with detestable bad guys. No more puns, no more chumming up to the police, and no more letting up on the violence. This is a Batman for the future and one that will have you rooting every time he inflicts his dark sense of justice upon a wrongdoer.
• Batman Beyond - Return of the Joker - The greatest villain of all comes out of the past to threaten Batman, Bruce Wayne and all of Gotham City in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the first feature-length Batman Beyond movie. The sleeker, deadlier and seemingly immortal Clown Prince of Crime (voiced by Mark Hamill, deliciously deranged), is back with his own unique brand of havoc and mayhem. While trying to uncover the Joker's secrets, the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, discovers the greatest mystery in the life of the original Caped Crusader:
• Batman Superman Movie - A three-episode story line, a superhero crossover where Bruce Wayne visits Metropolis and the Dark Knight meets the Man of Steel for the first time. The two heroes mix like oil and water, the law-and-order Superman suspicious of Batman's rather ruthless methods; but they form an uneasy partnership when Lex Luthor and the Joker team up to take on the duo. To add a personal dimension to the already edgy rivalry, Wayne romances Lois Lane under Clark Kent's very nose.
• Batman - Mystery of the Batwoman - The Penguin and Rupert Thorn are criminal cohorts with a scheme to sell illegal weapons? But there's a new super hero in Gotham City who has other plans for the evil entrepreneurs - Batwoman! With high-tech gadgets and powerful punches, Batwoman proves to be a formidable crime fighter - the only problem is that the Dark Knight has no clue who she is!
• Batman - Mask of the Phantasm - In Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, everyone's favorite billionaire crime fighter is investigating the murders of several prominent gangsters. Meanwhile, his ex-fiancée and her father are back in town. Through flashbacks, these two death-obsessed kids are shown falling in love (she lost her mother; he lost both parents--of course, they meet in a graveyard), until she leaves quickly and mysteriously. Along the way, there's a short course in the origins of the Batman costume and the origins of the Joker (voice of Star Wars' Mark Hamill!).
• Batman -Scooby-Doo Meets Batman - That's right - the most legendary names in crime-fighting history join forces as Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang team up with Batman and Robin. The action begins as The Joker and The Penguin try to cash in on a crooked counterfeiting scheme only to be foiled by the Dynamic Trio of Batman, Robin and Scooby-Doo!
• Captain America - Origins of Captain America and The Red Skull - Enjoy the stories of how both comic book characters came to be.
• Fantastic Four - The Complete Animated Series - Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four animated series (1994-95)--depicting the first family of super heroes. It's worth a look for FF fans, especially in the complete four-disc set that contains all 29 episodes.
• Incredibles - Pixar and Brad Bird gives us a family of "supers," a brood of five with special powers desperately trying to fit in with the 9-to-5 suburban lifestyle. Of course, in a more innocent world, Bob and Helen Parr were super heroes, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. But blasted lawsuits and public disapproval forced them and other supers to go incognito, making it even tougher for their school-age kids, the shy Violet and the aptly named Dash.
• Incredible Hulk - Buena Vista's Incredible Hulk DVD is a smash, providing exciting sci-fi with enough action to satisfy Hulk novices, and scripting that hews to its Marvel Comics origin to please longtime devotees. The 1996-97 animated series, which outline the Hulk's origins, as well as the struggles of his human alter ego, Bruce Banner, to rid himself of the creature.
• Iron Man - Learn the origin of how Iron Man came to be and enjoy a cool adventure in the story line too.
• Jonny Quest - (1964) - Unlike the outrageous fantasy plots of cartoons that preceded it, "Jonny Quest" drew on science and detective-style logic to solve mysteries and apprehend sophisticated villains. Viewers were transported to exotic locales as Jonny's dad Dr. Benton Quest tackled each new government assignment, aided by ex-agent "Race" Bannon, the Indian boy Hadji, family bulldog Bandit...and of course, his fearless 11-year-old son Jonny (voiced by actor Tim Matheson). Charting the fantastic exploits of brave and brainy Jonathan Quest are available for the first time ever, digitally re-mastered.
• Justice League - The Brave and the Bold - Flash and Green Lantern team up to save Central City from evil genius Gorilla Grodd's mind-control. In "Injustice for All", criminal mastermind Lex Luther employs a powerful team of villains to destroy Superman and the Justice League. The animation is bright and fairly detailed. The talented voice cast includes Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville), Phil LaMarr (Samurai Jack), Powers Boothe (Nixon), Clancy Brown (Carnivale) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars).
• Justice League Unlimited - Saving the World - "Initiation": A reluctant Green Arrow joins forces with the new Justice League to stop a rampaging nuclear monster in Asia. 2) "Hawk and Dove": Wonder Woman teams up with super-powered two brothers, one warlike, the other a pacifist, to stop Ares? plans to escalate a European civil war into World War III. 3) "Kids? Stuff": Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern are transformed into eight year olds in a desperate attempt to save the world from the magic's of Mordred.
• Justice League The First Season - Forces of evil, chaos, and destruction await. Not even protectors like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Hawkgirl or the Martian Manhunter may have a chance alone. But together as the Justice League, they are a meta human force (and a hope) to be reckoned with.
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Volume One - Two-disc set, which features 16 of the 22 episodes from the first three seasons.
• Spawn - The cloak and chains of Spawn explode from the comic book page onto the screen in a deadly tornado of untapped, unwrapped, merciless power.
• Spider-Man vs. Doc Oc - Scientist turned super villain Dr. Octopus is one of Spider-Man's longest-running foes, and the pair face off in four action-packed animated episodes. Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994-98), Doc Oc is front-and-center and does a fine job of re-imagining his origins. The episode also features Felicia Hardy, a.k.a. the Black Cat; she figures prominently in the other three episodes, while Ock takes a supporting role before disappearing altogether in the final one.
• SpiderMan - 52 episodes of Spider-Man's original 1967 classic television series, now completely restored in full color and bursting with spectacular Spidey action! Experience every amazing moment of Spider-Man's first appearance on TV in the animated series that electrified Saturday morning audiences from 1967-1970. Featuring the Web-Slinger's greatest foes, including Dr. Octopus, The Green Goblin, Mysterio, The Rhino, Dr. Magneto, and so many more.
• SpiderMan - (Computer Animated) Parker/Spidey must conceal his secret identity while wrangling a host of foes, which are a mix of ones drawn from the comic book (The Lizard, Kraven the Hunter) and brand new enemies (Talon, voiced by rapper Eve).
• Submariner - The sacred trident of Neptune is stolen and all signs point to Namor's trusted grand vizier, Lord Vashti. In disbelief, Namor follows Vashti's trail to the carnivorous sea forest while the real thief, his archenemy Attuma, lies ready to attack the city.
• Superboy - Punch out bullies with the Boy of Steel and his caped canine Krypto.
• Superman - The Animated Series - Successfully modernizing the Superman environment and its characters enough to attract a new audience but also maintained the integrity of the mythos to satisfy longtime fans. What lifts Superman: The Animated Series above all past Superman shows is its high-quality animation, strong dramatic scripts, a star studded cast, and the creators' willingness to present the show more like a series than a cartoon.
• Superman Cartoons Complete - Diamond Anniversary Edition (1941) - This collection of fully restored, 1930s animated shorts from the legendary Max Fleischer are a real treat. For anyone who has grown up associating the Superman character with different phases of art direction in Superman comic books over the last 50 years, or best remembers the look of the Christopher Reeve films or the old television show, these 'toons will be a mini-revelation. Expanding on cues from the first generation of Superman comics, Fleischer immerses the man from Krypton in a marvelous blend of art deco, William Cameron Menzies-inspired sets, and edgy compositions.
• Superman - The Lost Episodes - Superman - The Lost Episodes were produced after the demise of Fleischer Studios and the exit of Dave Fleischer. Unlike the first nine episodes (Max Fleischer's Superman) these eight are far more modern. They were all produced in Famous Studios' New York facilities. They are among the best animation ever created. Seen here in fully restored color and with gut-wrenching additional music and Feel the Sound effects, prepare yourself for the animated ride of your life!!!
• Superfriends - Challenge Of The Superfriends - Challenge of the Super Friends is the ultimate animated all-star contest of good versus evil, running from 1973 to 1977. The creation of the Legion of Doom, banding together the 13 most sinister villains of all-time from remote galaxies. Led by the sinister genius of Lex Luthor, the Legion of Doom was dedicated to take over the universe, and only the Super Friends, led by Superman, Wonder Woman and the Dynamic Duo, dared to challenge this intergalactic threat and bring them to justice.
• Thor (The Mighty) - "Enter Hercules," in which the Norse God of Thunder battles his equally brawny Greek cousin, and "Battle of the Gods," in which Loki enlists the Enchantress and the Executioner to defeat Thor.
• X-Men - Reunion Parts 1 & 2 / Out of the Past Parts 1 & 2 / No Mutant is an Island - This disc includes a bundle of high-quality animated episodes.
• X-Men - The Legend of Wolverine- This focuses on Wolverine's mysterious past and his heroic efforts at heavy-duty anger management. "Out of the Past" finds Professor Xavier's most challenging team member (real name: Logan) lured into a trap by former lover Lady Deathstryke, who seeks nasty revenge for the unintended destruction of her scientist father.

LIVE ACTION

• Batman Begins - Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
• Batman - Director Tim Burton, the 1989 movie delivers the goods, giving the caped crusader a thorough overhaul in keeping with the crime fighter's evolution in DC Comics. Michael Keaton strikes just the right mood as the brooding "Dark Knight" of Gotham City; Kim Basinger plays Gotham's intrepid reporter Vicki Vale; and Jack Nicholson goes wild as the maniacal and scene-stealing Joker, who plots a takeover of the city.
• Batman Returns - Gotham City faces two monstrous criminal menaces: the bizarre, sinister Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the slinky, mysterious Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). Can Batman (Michael Keaton) battle two formidable foes at once? Especially when one wants to be mayor and the other is romantically attracted to Bruce Wayne?
• Batman & Robin - This time the dynamic duo is up against the nefarious Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who is bent on turning the world into an iceberg, and the slyly seductive but highly toxic Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), who wants to eliminate all animal life and turn the Earth into a gigantic greenhouse. Alicia Silverstone lends a hand as Batgirl.
• Batman Forever - Batman is up against two of Gotham City's most colorful criminals, the Riddler (a role tailor-made for funnyman Jim Carrey) and the diabolical Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), who join forces to conquer Gotham's population with a brain-draining device. Nicole Kidman plays the seductive psychologist who wants to know what makes Batman tick. Boasting a redesigned Batmobile and plenty of new Bat hardware, Batman Forever also introduces Robin the Boy Wonder.
• Batman - The Movie - Holy camp site, Batman! After a fabulously successful season on TV, the campy comic book adventure hit the big screen in 1966, complete with painful puns, outrageous super villains, and fights punctuated with word balloons sporting such onomatopoeic syllables as "Pow!," "Thud!," and "Blammo!".
• Batman - Holy Batmania - Learn everything you wanted to know about the Caped Crusader's legendary TV show and 1966 theatrical feature with this special two-disc set containing four main programs: "Batman: Holy Batmania," "Adam West: Behind the Cowl," "Julie Newmar: The Cat's Meow" and "Cesar Romero: In a Class by Himself."
• Batman - Return to the Batcave - Adam West and Burt Ward are taken on a crazy adventure when the Batmobile is stolen from a car museum and they must track down the thief and return it. After solving a puzzle, they realize that the clues to finding the fiend who stole the Batmobile are hidden in their past.
• Batman and Robin - The Complete Movie Serial Collection - Directed at a breakneck pace by serial vet Spencer Gordon Bennett, the Complete 1949 Movie Serial Collection's 15 episodes pits Lowery's Batman and Johnny Duncan as the Boy Wonder against arch-villain The Wizard, who has designs on a remote-control device that doubles as a death ray. Jane Adams's Vicki Vale is on hand to fall into peril at least once per episode, while Ed Wood regular Lyle Talbot looks on sternly as Commissioner Gordon.
• Batman - The Complete 1943 Movie Serial Collection - Relive the serial that pitted Batman against villains during WW II.
• Birds of Prey - Follow the new adventures or Batgirl and The Huntress (the daughter of Batman and Batgirl).
• Blade Trilogy I, II, III - Wesley Snipes completely embraces the role of the title character and plays him to the hilt, with just a bit of dry cocky humor that is very refreshing.
• Black Scorpion - As a crime-fighting icon, Black Scorpion is an immediate success, our 21st Century is better fitted with a powerful female to bring law and order. Michelle Lintel proves to be an adequate heroine. Her self-confident entrances with corny jokes are the equal of Batman at his best. The colorful villains are made even better by their inherent lack of credibility. This is escapism at its best.
• Blankman - A tale of two brothers, Kevin has grown up to be an writer for one crazed editor. Daryl, on the other hand, is an inventor who, of course, has dozens of ridiculous gadgets that will somehow pay off, while he uses them to fight crime.
• Captain America - In WWII, Steve Rogers undergoes an experiment that turns him into a super soldier and is eventually thrown in Italy, the place of the Nazis(at least in this movie)and fights the Red Skull.
• Captain America II - Captain America(Reb Brown) must fight a ruthless terrorist (Christopher Lee) who has a deadly weapon.
• Captain America - In this 1944 Republic serial, Captain America is Grant Gardner, a Discrict Attorney. He's battling every day crooks's with a pistol.
• Captain Marvel - The finest of the old-time (1941) movie serials, and the finest live action version of Captain Marvel. This movie was voted by Wizard magazine as the best comics-to-movie adaptation ever. It has decent special effects and a fine story. A classic desert adventure, including angry horde, offended god, and stalwart hero. The flying sequences are well done. The cliff hangers are appropriately dramatic. The Scorpion is a nice serial villain, complete with hooded face and ultimate weapon.
• Catwoman - Halle Berry in shredded skin-tight leather is reason enough to see Catwoman. As Patience Philips, Berry plays a mousy graphic designer for a cosmetics company who learns a little too much about her employer's new beauty cream and gets flushed down a waste-disposal pipe. A supernatural cat brings Patience back to life and brings up a new persona from the depths of her psyche; soon she's bounding around fire escapes, cracking a whip, and getting framed for a couple of murders by a villainous ex-super model.
• Condorman - Michael Crawford plays Woody, a goofy cartoonist-accidentally-turned-spy in this Cold War-era lark. In Paris visiting his friend, a CIA "file clerk," Woody is sent on a cloak-and-dagger errand and is mistaken for an operative by his beautiful Russian counterpart. She then contacts the agency with the demand that he, and only he, help her defect. Writer adopts comic book persona and voilà: Condorman! This wide-winged hero thwarts the pesky Soviets at every turn.
• (The) Condor - Tony Valdez (voiced by Wilmer Valderrama) is a college dropout who turned his back on his family’s robotics corporation to become a champion skateboarder. But when his parents are murdered and Tony’s legs are destroyed in a brutal beating, he uses his father’s experimental NanoBot technology to walk again. Now as the superhuman skater known as the Condor, Tony must reconcile a crime fighting conscience with his rage for vengeance. What is the missing component to his parent’s DNA regeneration formula? Why is their sinister ValTech partner creating a race of adrenaline-crazed killers? And who is the depraved super-villain sworn to destroy Condor? Maria Conchita Alonso co-stars as the voice of Mrs. Valdez in this all-new superhero sensation written by Marv Wolfman (co-creator of TEEN TITANS and BLADE) from an explosive story by Executive Producer and comic book legend Stan Lee!
• Daredevil - Packaged for maximum global appeal, its plot beginning when 12-year-old Matt Murdock is accidentally blinded shortly before his father is murdered. Later an adult attorney in New York's Hell's Kitchen, Murdock (Ben Affleck) uses his remaining, super enhanced senses to battle crime as Daredevil, the masked and vengeful "man without fear," pitted against dominant criminal Kingpin.
• Darkman - Left for dead after his lab is detonated, he miraculously survives when the ensuing blast hurls him into the nearby harbor. Treated as a John Doe at a city hospital, he is unknowingly submitted to radical therapy which numbs his nerves to feeling--but which heightens his strength and his emotions. Once conscious, Peyton escapes from the hospital and builds a ramshackle lab in an abandoned industrial plant. Horribly burned and scarred by the lab explosion, he uses synthetic skin to impersonate his would-be murderers and seek retribution for their evil deeds.
• Dr. Strange - Peter Hooten stars as psychiatrist Stephen Strange, an unwitting heir to mystical powers which aging sorcerer Lindmer seeks to bestow on him (it's his destiny). When the evil Morgan LeFay is sent by an evil demon from another dimension to snuff out the aging sorcerer and begin the takeover of Earth, Linder fends her off as his pupil, Wong, seeks out Strange for his initiation into the mystic arts.
• ElectraWoman and DynaGirl - Former Olympic gymnastics coach Lori (Deidre Hall) and her protégée, Judy (Judy Strangis), don their trademark orange and yellow capes and super gal go-go boots when they slide down a hidden shaft in their bachelorette pad. With help from Frank, the electronics whiz and gadget inventor who operates their secret electro lab, these big-haired ladies elegantly chase, confront, and eventually capture a variety of seedy characters.
• Elektra - Elektra (Jennifer Garner) has returned to her life as a hired assassin, but she balks at an assignment to kill a single father (Goran Visnjic) and his teenage daughter (Kirsten Prout). That makes her the target of the Hand, an organization of murderous ninjas, scheming corporate types, and a band of stylish super villains seeking to eliminate Elektra and tip the balance of power in the ongoing battle of good vs. evil.
• Flash (The) - In a freak accident, police scientist Barry Allen is struck by lightning and doused in chemicals. Barry discovers that this accident has made him the fastest man alive, able to move at nearly the speed of sound. With the help of STAR Labs scientist Tina McGee, he learns to control his powers...but when his older brother Jay (a motorcycle cop) is killed in the line of duty, Barry asks Tina o make him a special costume that can withstand the rigors of hyper speed travel. He sets forth to clean up the streets of Central City as The Flash.
• Flash II (The) - The Flash has fought and conquered many a fearless foe, but James Jesse just may outdo him. When his efforts to murder a private detective are frustrated by Flash, he vows to defeat the superhero. His mad plan is to get at Flash by disguising himself as the crook 'The Trickster (Star Wars's Mark Hamill).' Will his tricks work or will The Flash foil this villains dastardly plans?
• Flash Gordon- Flash gordon is based on Alex Raymond's comic strip. Flash's job is to keep the galaxy safe. 1950's B/W TV Show.
• Greatest American Hero - William Katt is the reluctant flying crime fighter Ralph Hinkley, who would know exactly how to use the red superpower suit given to him by aliens if he hadn't’t lost its instruction manual. Ralph pitches in the World Series, prevents World War III, suffers amnesia, joins the circus, battles bad bikers, voodoo vengeance, a fast-food mascot and much more, all with the help of his attorney girlfriend Pam Davidson (Connie Selleca) and FBI agent Bill Maxwell (Robert Culp).
• Green Archer (The) - Based on an Edgar Wallace mystery, concerning a gentleman thief operating from his mob's castle headquarters, and an elusive figure who sends warnings by shooting arrows. This 15-chapter serial of 1940 was intended not just for kids but for a more adult audience.
• Green Hornet - Van Williams and Bruce Lee star in the TV series The Green Hornet., and their rolling arsenal the Black Beauty Car.
• Hellboy - Del Toro and Perlman have honored Mike Mignola's original Dark Horse comics with a lavish and loyal interpretation, retaining the amusing and sympathetic quirks of character that made the comic-book Hellboy a pop-culture original. He's red as a lobster, puffs stogies like Groucho Marx, and fights the good fight with a kind but troubled heart. What's not to like?
• Hulk (2003) - The Hulk's problem: After accidental exposure to gamma radiation, scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) turns into the huge, green, and indestructible Hulk when provoked, and repressed childhood memories fuel his fury.
• Hulk (The Incredible) - The Original TV series that helped to inspire the "HULK" phenomenon. Starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno.
• Isis - Andrea Thomas, a high school science teacher, was on an archeological dig when she found an amulet. It was a mystical amulet that was given to an Egyptian Queen. Whoever wore the amulet was given great strength, the ability to move inanimate objects with her incantation, and the power to fly and run at super speed. Whenever Isis was needed, Andrea would hold the amulet up in the air and shout an incantation. Isis used her powers for good by capturing criminals, righting wrongs, and helping anyone that was in danger.
• Lightspeed - Stan Lee's Lightspeed.
• MANTIS (The) - A brilliant, wheelchair-bound scientist invents a form of exo-skeleton called the Mechanically Augmented Neuro Transmitter System (M.A.N.T.I.S.) that turns him into a superhero and gives him the ability to fight the crime wave that is engulfing his city.
• Meteor Man - Townsend plays a schoolteacher in a bad Washington, D.C., neighborhood that is controlled by a vicious drug gang. Then he is hit by a meteor and suddenly finds that he has super strength and can fly (and can read the minds of dogs).
• Mutant X - The Genomex Corporation conducted radical genetic experiments on humans, which gave them powerful abilities. Genomex now ruthlessly hunts them down in an attempt to cover up its blunder. And only Mutant X can stop them!
• Phantom (The) - "The Phantom" makes the most of Columbia's 1943 Serial with effective jungle settings and above-average cliff hanging exploits. As "The Ghost Who Walks," Tyler is a terrific action hero.
• Phantom (The) - Billy Zane as a 1930s incarnation of the Phantom, an African-based, masked hero whose forefathers have all donned the costume at one time or another. Sworn to crush evil, the Phantom leaves his jungle lair (briefly) to venture to New York, where he takes on a charming but criminal mastermind (Treat Williams).
• Punisher (The) - Tom Jane is the focal point of The Punisher, a movie based on a Marvel Comics superhero. Frank Castle retires from the FBI, which means that his family is toast. Howard Saint, a shady Florida businessman whose son was killed in Castle's last mission, orders a hit not only on Castle's wife and child, but also on his parents and a whole bunch of aunts, uncles, cousins, and so forth. The killers shoot Castle himself in the chest, but he inexplicably survives and--as any moviegoer expects--sets out to even the score. Given his sometimes curious and roundabout methods, he succeeds.
• Punisher (The) - The Punisher succeeds because it stays true to its origins, the Marvel comic of the same name. Dolph Lundgren plays Frank Castle, a dedicated policeman whose family was wiped out in a mob hit. He went underground (literally) and, as the Punisher, has been exacting his revenge, killing 125 mobsters in the past five years.
• Shazam - Our hero, the world's mightiest mortal, is Captain Marvel. When not super-heroing, he is really Billy Batson, teenage reporter for Whiz radio.
• Spawn - After being murdered for quitting his role as a ruthless yet moral government assassin, Al Simmons (Michael Jai White) is sent to Hell, where he makes a pact with the demon Malebolgia--if Simmons is allowed see his lover, Wanda, again, he will agree to lead the demon's armies to storm the gates of Heaven. Transformed into a superhuman entity with shape-shifting powers and quick regeneration capabilities, Simmons (soon to be dubbed "Spawn" by Malebolgia's crony, The Violator.
• Spider-Man I - Spidey's origin story, nicely establishing high-school nebbish Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) as a brainy outcast who reacts with appropriate euphoria--and well-tempered maturity--when a "super-spider" bite transforms him into the amazingly agile, web-shooting Spider-Man. Kirsten Dunst as Parker's girl-next-door sweetheart. Willem Dafoe is perfectly cast as Spidey's schizoid nemesis, the Green Goblin.
• Spider-Man II - Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) gives up his crime-fighting identity of Spider-Man in a desperate attempt to return to ordinary life and keep the love of MJ (Kirsten Dunst). But a ruthless, terrifying new villain, the multi-tentacled Doc Ock, forces Peter to swing back into action to save everything he holds dear.
• SpiderMan (The Amazing) - Relive the tale of Peter Parker in this vintage TV adaption of Spiderman.
• Superman ( The Adventures of ) (1952) - It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! The legendary Man of Steel, last survivor of the doomed planet Krypton lives on earth, assuming the secret identity of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for the Metropolis Daily Planet. But with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men, he battles for truth and justice as Superman. This is the first Superman TV series! Originally aired in the 1950's, it featured George Reeves as Superman and enjoyed tremendous success during its broadcast.
• Superman - Lois & Clark - The New Adventures of Superman - Casting a fresh look on a timeless legend, this exciting, action-packed update of the DC Comics Superman captures the daring exploits of the mysterious visitor from another planet and brings the city of Metropolis to life. Originally aired on TV, this humorously romantic action/adventure hour-long series puts a modern twist on the time-honored, legendary superhero, bringing to life the comic book characters Clark Kent (Dean Cain); his superhuman alter-ego, Superman; and Lois Lane (Teri Hatcher), fiction's first lady of the press, in the most unrequited romance of all time.
• Superman - I The Movie (1978) - Superman (Christopher Reeves) fills out the early life of Clark Kent, contributing to a more mythic portrait of America's greatest hero. Also stars Marlon Brando.
• Superman II (1981) - We find Superman grappling with the conflict between his responsibilities as Earth's savior and his own needs of the heart. Choosing the latter, he gives up his powers to be with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), but the timing is awful: three renegades from his home planet, Krypton, are smashing up the White House, aided by the mocking Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman).
• Superman III (1983) - In this film, forces split Superman in two, dividing his good self from his dark side.
• Superman IV - The Quest for Peace (1987) - Superman rounds up all the missiles and warheads and flings them into outer space. Which still leaves him to contend with Lex Luthor, who has a secret weapon: Nuclear Man.
• (Superman) Smallville - - Before the Legend...before the Icon...He was a teenager growing up on a Smallville farm. The chronicles of the boy who would be Superman.
• Swamp Thing - Adrienne Barbeau stars as government agent Alice Cable, sent to the bayou to guard the brilliant Dr. Alec Holland. Holland is using recombinant DNA to create "a plant with an animal's aggressive power for survival."
• Swamp Thing (The Return of ) - Everyone's favorite muck-encrusted plant-man is back in this tongue-in-cheek action-adventure, based on the award-winning DC comic series.
• Toxic Avenger - He was 98lbs of pure nerd until he fell into a barrel of Toxic waste and transformed into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength!
• Witchblade - Officer Sara Pezzini is mortally wounded in a Mafia raid at an abandoned theater. As she feels death coming over her, the Witchblade reaches out to her, healing her and attacking everyone else in the theater. Sara awakens in a hospital to learn that her partner has died along with most of the men at the scene. But one man, Kenneth Irons, will do whatever it takes to control the one who possesses the Witchblade.
• Wonder Woman - (1976) - Meet the United States' secret and most beautiful weapon in the fight against tyranny: Wonder Woman! Diana Princess retains the World War II era of the super heroine's early comic book adventures. Also captured is the exuberant tone of a comic book come to screen life as the warrior princess, empowered by her sense of a woman's worth and by the mysterious substance Feminum that's found only on her remote native isle, battles a succession of Nazi baddies.
• X-Men & X-Men X2 - There's Halle Berry flying and summoning snowstorms, James Marsden zapping people with his "optic beams," Rebecca Romijn-Stamos shape-shifting her blue naked form, and Ray Park lashing out with his Toad-tongue. The big conflict is between Patrick Stewart's Professor X and Ian McKellen's Magneto, super-powerful mutants who disagree about their relationship with ordinary humans. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Anna Paquin's as Rogue.

MISC

• Comic Book Confidential - Award winning director Ron Mann's (Grass, Twist) loving, comic-book-style homage provides the inside scoop on one of the most colorful and popular of all American art forms. From the fantastic adventures of super heroes Spiderman, Captain America, and Batman to the realism of American Splendor, from the terror of Tales from the Crypt to the sophisticated commentary of Maus and the pure insanity of MAD, Comic Book Confidential treats comics with the esteem they deserve.
• Daredevil Digital Comic Book - Termed a Digital Comic Book (DCB) this DVD product is a cross platform for comic books, video game consoles, and DVD players. A DCB combines the visual art and storytelling ability of published comic books with professional voice-over's, original music, vivid stunning effects and high-end sound design to create a unique DVD product on par with a major motion picture release.
• How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way DVD - John and Stan do an excellent job explaining the basics of figure drawing and composition choices for comic panels. Inspirational, and rather like hanging at a family gathering with the oldsters.
• How To Draw Comics, From Script To Print DVD- Let the pros show you how to create your own comic, from script to print! Write Now! Magazine Editor-in-Chief (and former Spider-Man Group Editor) Danny Fingeroth and Draw! Magazine EIC and artist Mike Manley have combined forces to create this one-of-a-kind instructional DVD! As respected comics pros, Mike and Danny have the years of hands-on experience at Marvel, DC, and other publishers to show you how a new character is created, from initial idea, to script, to drawn, colored and printed first story!
• Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels - Presented here in two complete features, enhanced by rare photos and a tour of Lee's personal memorabilia collection, Lee talks in-depth with filmmaker Kevin Smith about his role in creating our modern mythology.

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