Peacemaker And The Power Of D-List Superheroes
Both DC Comics and Marvel have compendiums worth of heroes, villains, and everything in-between. With that kind of seemingly endless source material, fans can't expect to see everything make it into the big cinematic adaptations. Yet, one creative has consistently shown how to take the obscure buried treasure off the page and make it work on the big screen.
James Gunn became a luminary of the superhero movie world with 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy, which elevated its oddball heroes to the highest peaks of popularity. When he took over The Suicide Squad, his take on the team was staffed with almost comically minor characters, and though not all of them made it to the credits, most of them gained massive new fan bases.
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Peacemaker, the ongoing spinoff of The Suicide Squad, centers around the titular anti-hero who has remained a minor DC Comics character since the 60s. The thought of Christopher Smith warranting a self-titled series would have been laughable even a decade ago. Part of the shift in acceptance of obscure characters comes with the ubiquity of superhero cinema. As the MCU and DCEU empires expand, audiences could tire of Batman and Spider-Man. Keeping things fresh with a never-ending influx of new heroes is both helpful for the franchise and easy given the source material. However, the ongoing saturation of the brands' heavy hitters doesn't suddenly make TDK or Vigilante popular or identifiable characters. To pull off that particular feat requires a creative mind with some fan goodwill to spare. James Gunn has made an industry out of fulfilling that role.
Gunn's takes on DC and Marvel characters are not always totally accurate, they're almost always changed to better
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