What if superhero movies stopped telling us how heroes began—and just let them be heroes?
In this Moving Panels: One Shot, Laramy Wells and cohost Justin Baker take a nerdy deep dive into the evolution of the superhero origin story, from the simple, efficient beginnings of Golden Age comics to modern movies that skip origins altogether. Why do some characters need their beginnings retold every generation, while others can jump straight into the action?
We talk about how comic book storytelling shaped the way films approach origins, why audiences may be experiencing origin fatigue, and which characters—like Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and more—can carry a movie without their origin ever being shown.
If you’ve ever thought, “Yeah, I know how this hero got their powers—can we move on?”… this episode is for you.
