Before The Batman, these comic book movies went off the beaten track

Joaquin Phoenix won a Best Actor award for his 2019 film Joker. His portrayal of the mentally ill character-turner-villain is highly regarded as one of the finest acts in comic book-inspired movies

The Dark Knight trilogy starring Christian Bale as Batman is one of the most loved comic book films ever. It is grounded in realism and presents Gotham's caped crusader as a fallible human

Hugh Jackman's Logan is very different in style and tone when compared with earlier X-Men movies. It is more of a Western than a conventional superhero film

Deadpool enjoys insane popularity among the fans for the wildly humourous tone it brings to the superhero genre. For many, it s a comedy first and then a CBM 

Thor: Ragnarok ditched the darker tones of the previous two Thor films and added more humour to the franchise. As a result, it presented the God of Thunder in a new light and audience lapped it up

Guardians of the Galaxy film franchise gets the humour right and is fun and exciting to watch. It also has a very different feel owing to its soundtrack