Jack-Jack, whose powers were revealed toward the end of Incredibles, handily steals the show as he switches from one power to the next on a whim. But as I pointed out in my review, Deadpool’s schtick is getting tired. Editor’s note: This article is regularly updated for relevance. To help you out, here’s our official ranking of the best superhero movies of 2018, along with a guide to what comes next. Whether it was through the cultural significance of a film like Black Panther or the exciting animated adventures of Incredibles 2 and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, there was no shortage of exciting superhero stories told on the big screen this year. Incredible on the sidelines to take care of the kids, but what could’ve been a tireless and sexist trope evolves into something more layered and nuanced. 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Seeing the entire family in these hilarious and death-defying circumstances is so enthralling, particularly in the film's climax. While fans may have to wait a while before he joins the live-action franchise (especially since Spider-Man: Homecoming stole certain aspects of Miles’s story), he’s getting his own animated movie. Click the button below and wait for a message from our Facebook bot in Messenger! It could go either way! Chronic complainer. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor, Internet in shambles after Lil Wayne meets with, praises Trump, TikToker says she accidentally became a ‘MAGA icon’ after mocking Trump’s dance moves in viral video, Conservatives call out Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for wearing $14,000 of clothing in ‘Vanity Fair’ cover shoot. It's kind of funny that Teen Titans GO! But which ones are coming in 2018? It’s time for Sony‘s Spider-Man extended universe to get weird. 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Overall, a decent sequel. In the end, I had to rank Infinity War above Deadpool 2. An Afro-Latino teenager who follows in Peter Parker’s footsteps, Miles Morales made his Marvel Comics debut in 2011. The fight and action sequences can easily compete with its live-action counterparts, as the visuals push the limits of what’s possible. ... (2018), the universe is in ruins. While many hardcore comic book fans were excited to finally see a proper iteration of the Merc with a Mouth, the industry was particularly surprised by how mainstream audiences embraced Ryan Reynolds as the beloved antihero of the Marvel Universe. Debate can be fun. Ant-Man and the Wasp had the impossible task of following Avengers: Infinity War, and it wisely chose to do its own thing instead of trying to one-up Thanos. While we haven’t seen an Aquaman trailer yet, we expect the movie to be more in line with Wonder Woman than DC’s recent Batman/Superman movies. 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It has major narrative and technical flaws that keep it from being legitimately a "good" film beyond some moments of ironic brilliance, but Tom Hardy's performance is one of the most entertaining comic book movie performances put on screen in a long time. While the film never recaptures that lightning-in-a-bottle that the first film had, it still holds its own with some great character moments and perhaps the best mid-credits scene of all-time. Riz Ahmed plays the antagonist, scientist Carlton Drake, with Michelle Williams as Eddie’s girlfriend Anne Weying. Superhero movies got weird. Upcoming Superhero Movies 2019-2024. It's great to see Brad Bird bounce back with this exciting sequel after the earnest, yet disappointing mess that was Tomorrowland. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. All those reasons and more are why Black Panther is the best superhero film of 2018. But by keeping the focus on the Parrs, it tells the kind of story we don’t often see in these movies: a more intimate family struggle as Elastigirl becomes the face of an effort to make supers legal again. If you disagree, that’s incredibly okay! The Deadpool franchise markets itself as an antidote to mainstream superhero movies, while Infinity War is the epitome of that genre. Who would've thought that an animated Spider-Man movie that features Spider-Noir and Spider-Ham on the big screen would be the best film centered on the webhead since Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2? ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Trailer Reveals the Surprise Netflix Event Arriving Tomorrow, New ‘Kid Who Would Be King’ Trailer and Character Posters Further Reveal…. We can easily imagine Venom being one of the best superhero movies of 2018 or turning out to be an absolute dud. 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Most people are hyped for the next "Avengers" movie, but there's much more than Marvel's "Infinity War" to get excited over if you love superheroes. Many have doubted Sony and their plans to create their own universe centered on Spider-Man villains that is said to be "adjacent" to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially after what happened with their proposed plans for a shared universe set within the canon of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man films.