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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 6299429" data-attributes="member: 2525">Few outside of comics fans knew the story of Iron Man.Few outside of comics fans knew the story of Thor, aside from the actual historical Thor myth (not the comics one).Few outside of comics fans knew the story of Captain America.Few outside of comics fans knew the story of Nick Fury, Black Widow, Hawkeye, SHIELD, etc..Few outside of comics fans knew the store of Blade.Few, including comics fans, know the story of Guardians of the Galaxy, and I think that movie is going to do very well also.The stories that have succeeded for Marvel the most, are the ones the larger population knew the least.I know people knew the stories of Batman, Superman, Spiderman, and Hulk.  But the first three were not Marvel Studios (and didn't do as well as Marvel has overall), and the last is one of the least profitable of the Marvel movies.  So I just don't think your claim holds up against the evidence of the industry.  Marvel Studios has not succeeded because of stories that were cultural touchstones before they were movies.  They succeeded with stories about as strong as the stories of Drizzt Do'Urden and Elminster, Raistlin and Tasslehoff, Gord the Rogue, Mordenkainen and Bigby, etc..More importantly, even if you think the Marvel stories were more popular, I don't think the gap is as big as you think it is, or as important as you think it is.  The name "Dungeons & Dragons" itself carries recognition for people, just as "Marvel Superhero" carries recognition.  Those broad titles are far more important than the recognition people have for the specific character.</blockquote>

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