Marvel vs. Capcom 2

While capes and cowls dominating the box office is the new phenomenon, video games are no stranger to awesome tales of superheroics. With that in mind, we've scoured the streets of Gotham, taken a double-dose of radiation, and grabbed our shark repellents to put together this list most excelsior list of the 10 Greatest Superhero Games!

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from our years on the Internet, it’s that there’s no aspect of comics that can’t be broken down and quantified in a single definitive list, preferably in amounts of five or ten. And since there’s no more definitive authority than ComicsAlliance, we’re taking it upon ourselves to compile Top Five lists of everything you could ever want to know about comics. This week, we're casting our gaze at the greatest quarter-munching, joystick-waggling, button-mashing comic book video games.

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Gaming: SFX has a first look at the playable Wonder Woman and Catwoman characters from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games' upcoming Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. Comic Strips: Tom Batiuk's Funky Winkerbean will begin a storyline about two gay high school students attending prom together beginning on April 30...

It's been ten years since Marvel and Capcom's last combative get-together, but thanks to a successful 2009 re-release on the PS3 and Xbox 360 and the popularity of this year's similarly-themed "Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars" on the Wii, rumors of a third installment of the series could actually hold some merit...

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'Marvel vs. Capcom 2 'was confirmed for release on the PS3 and XBox 360 today, with online play for both platforms. They've also released the first screenshots, including images of Iron Man holding a ginormous gun. (Kotaku) Former 'Detective Comics' writer Paul Dini talks about scripting the 'Batman: Arkham Asylum' game...