User blog comment:ProfessorKilroy/Sony Announces "Venom" & "Sinister Six" Films/@comment-1713281-20131213150810/@comment-3317214-20131216014440

Never had an average of four superhero movies a year before? I beg to differ. It's only because they're getting bigger, becoming more prominent, and better known in the public eye, and more successful at the box office that you're saying this. And therefore, there's a market there.
 * 2003, we had Daredevil, X2, Hulk, and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
 * 2004, we had Hellboy, The Punisher, Spider-Man 2, Catwoman, The Incredibles and Blade: Trinity.
 * 2005, we had Elektra, Batman Begins, Fantastic Four, and Sky High.
 * 2007, we had Ghost Rider, TMNT, Spider-Man 3, and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
 * 2008, we had Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Dark Knight, and Punisher: War Zone.
 * 2011, we had The Green Hornet, Thor, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, and Captain America: The First Avenger.
 * 2012, we had Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Dark Knight Rises.
 * 2013, we had Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, The Wolverine, Kick-Ass 2, and Thor: The Dark World.