Throughout April, we’ve been counting down our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here’s our top 50 in full….
Well, the 2013 superhero season is now underway, with Marvel Studios launching Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe here in the UK yesterday with the release of Iron Man 3 [read our ★★★★ spoiler free review here]. As you know, we’re big comic book movie fans around these parts, so we’ve spent the month counting down our picks for the 50 Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time, and you can check out our full list right here.
For more on positions #50 through #26 visit here, or click on any of the links from the top 25 to read more about each pick:
#50 – The Punisher (1989)
#49 – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
#48 – The Amazing Spider-Man
#47 – Wanted
#46 – RED
#45 – The Punisher (2004)
#44 – 30 Days of Night
#43 – Weird Science
#42 – Superman Returns
#41 – Spider-Man
#40 – Constantine
#39 – Blade II
#38 – X-Men: First Class
#37 – The Rocketeer
#36 – Akira
#35 – Thor
#34 – American Splendor
#33 – Captain America: The First Avenger
#32 – 300
#31 – Ghost in the Shell
#30 – The Mask
#29 – Hellboy
#28 – X-Men
#27 – Batman Returns
#26 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
#25 – Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
#24 – The Crow
#23 – Blade
#22 – Ghost World
#21 – Mystery Men
#20 – Road to Perdition
#19 – Superman II
#18 – Hellboy II: The Golden Army
#17 – Men in Black
#16 – Kick-Ass
#15 – V for Vendetta
#14 – Dredd
#13 – Watchmen
#12 – A History of Violence
#11 – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
#10 – Sin City
#9 – Batman
#8 – Spider-Man 2
#7 – The Dark Knight Rises
#6 – Iron Man
#5 – Superman: The Movie
#4 – The Avengers
#3 – X2
#2 – Batman Begins
#1 – The Dark Knight
Of course, there are plenty more comic book movies to come this year, including Man of Steel, Kick-Ass 2, R.I.P.D., The Wolverine, 300: Rise of an Empire, Red 2, 2 Guns, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and Thor: The Dark World, so there’s a good chance a few of those will shake up this list over the next twelve months…
So, how do you think our list shapes up? Let us know in the comments below…
Originally published April 26, 2013. Updated April 10, 2018.
