With the success of The Dark Knight and Iron Man, comic book publishers Marvel and DC have tasted movie success. Both have a long association with superhero teams and have put movie adaptations in motion -- Marvel with Avengers and DC with Justice League: Mortal.
Both companies want to dominate, but they have opposite strategies on how to get it done. What are those strategies? And more important, who will dominate this cinematic battle? We compare superhero movies in development in Marvel vs. DC: The Battle of Comic Book Movie Heavyweights in 2009 and Beyond.