The Gutter is a weekly exploration of the concepts, criticisms, and curiosities that live between the panels of comic books and their adaptations.
Superior Iron Man: How Tony Stark could return in 'Multiverse of Madness'
What are the the odds Iron Man returns...superior?
Should the MCU’s Reed Richards be a jerk?
You don’t get to be the world’s smartest man without pissing off a few million people.
Why The Batman’s PG-13 rating doesn’t matter
Do we really need an R-rated Batman film?
Six changes Tom Holland's next Spider-Man trilogy needs to make
Surely, Peter Parker's not going anywhere.
Here are the 5 best episodes of 'Daredevil,' for no reason in particular
Marvel Studios could correct the most annoying part of Fox’s X-Men movies
The story of the Phoenix is much bigger than Jean Grey.
'The Batman' (2022) needs to change the Joker in one shocking way
X-Men '97 could fix Fox’s biggest mistake from the movies
Marvel bringing back the beloved Animated Series is a bigger deal than you think.
Spider-Man: No Way Home could break a classic Marvel movie curse
The third Tom Holland movie could change everything for superhero cinema.
Marvel needs to do one terrifying thing to perfect its cinematic universe
The overlap between superheroes and horror is becoming more of a priority in both film and comics. Here's how Marvel and DC can get it right.
Why The Batman will redefine Catwoman for the next decade
Zoe Kravitz has a chance to explore Selina Kyle on screen like never before.
'The Batman' (2022) can do one brilliant thing no movie has done before
The Penguin has never been Batman's most popular foe, but 'The Batman' (2022) and its HBO Max spinoff series could change that.
Mutants in the MCU: 4 major ways Marvel will improve the Fox movies
After 20 years of X-Men films, Marvel’s reboot of the franchise could be the best iteration yet.
No Way Home might be the best Spider-Man story ever for one epic reason
When Peter Parker and Stephen Strange team up, anything can happen.
Captain America 4 can change the MCU in one incredibly grounded way
The fourth Captain America movie can pull inspiration from the comics and U.S. politics.
Multiverse theory: a Venom Spider-Man crossover finally makes sense
How Tom Hardy's dream — our dream, too — can finally happen.