If you're sitting on the rights to obscure 1968 comic-book character Brother Power the Geek, now might be a good time to phone your agent.
No fewer than six new series adapted from graphic novels are set to premiere in the near future (on networks, cable and Netflix), with even more in development.
The origins of Batman's world, featuring Bruce Wayne as a boy, are explored in "Gotham." The Flash gets his own show, after spinning out of the superhero series "Arrow," and "Constantine" features an occult detective trying to stop evil.
"These things tend to go in cycles. One year, it's vampires, the next year it's zombies and now it's superheroes," says Andrew Kreisberg, executive producer of the CW's "The Flash" and "Arrow." "There's been so much success in the features with 'The Dark Knight' and 'The Avengers.' It's more in the zeitgeist now, and the idea of superheroes as more than children's fare has taken hold in the last decade."
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The modern-day Flash has been running around since 1956, and "Hellblazer," the comic upon which NBC's "Constantine" is based, ran for 300 issues.
For "Constantine" executive producer Daniel Cerone, one of the development challenges was making sure the show didn't make the mistakes that the poorly received 2005 Keanu Reeves movie, based on the comic, did. That meant hewing closer to the comic book: making the lead character blond and British, not brunette and surfer.
"The Flash," too, will aim to be like "the comic come to life," Kreisberg says.
Look for members of the Flash's rogues' gallery to show up, as well as allusions to famous comic-book story lines, including 1985's "Crisis on Infinite Earths," in which the speedster died.
"With the success of 'Arrow,' we've had more license to let our freak flag fly," Kreisberg says.
Here's the lowdown on all the fun that'll unfurl in the near future:
"Gotham"
Photo: FOX
Premieres Monday at 8 p.m. on Fox
Back story: "Gotham" combines police procedural with superhero story, revealing the origins of Batman and many familiar characters in his world. Young versions of Catwoman, Poison Ivy and the Riddler make appearances in Season 1. A certain homicidal clown could show up later.
Stars: Ben McKenzie as detective James Gordon, Jada Pinkett Smith as crime lord Fish Mooney
Character to watch: Each season will focus on one villain, and Oswald Cobblepot — a k a the Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) — gets the spotlight first. Grab an umbrella, and you've got an easy Halloween costume.
Fun fact: They're taking the title seriously. Much of "Gotham" is shot in Gotham —after all, in Vancouver, Batman would have to solve the case of the missing Molson.
"Constantine"
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Premieres Friday, Oct. 24, at 10 p.m. on NBC
Back story: The series marks the second adaptation for Constantine, after the 2005 film, which was savaged for casting non-Brit Keanu Reeves. Blimey!
Stars: Matt Ryan with Lucy Griffiths as the titular cynical British demon hunter
Character to watch: Papa Midnite (Michael James Shaw), a voodoo-steeped crime boss
Fun fact: Every breath Constantine takes … he owes to Sting. The character, introduced in a 1985 issue of "Swamp Thing," was modeled on the singer.
"The Flash"
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Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. on the CW
Back story: Barry Allen is hit by lightning, gaining the ability to run really, really fast. Crime-fighting and (maybe a Nike endorsement?) await.
Stars: Grant Gustin as Allen/The Flash. John Wesley Shipp, who played the speedster in the 1990 series, is his dad.
Character to watch: Fan-fave Firestorm — played by Robbie Amell, cousin of Stephen Amell, who stars on the CW's "Arrow" — debuts in Episode 3.
Fun fact: Expect appearances from members of the Flash's Rogues Gallery. Although we doubt the Fiddler — the lame "violin of villainy" from a 1948 comic — will be among them.
"iZombie"
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Premieres midseason on the CW
Back story: This offbeat zombie series about a Seattle coroner assistant makes Lindsay Lohan's stint working at the morgue look professional by comparison. Liv is newly undead and can't help snacking on the dead's brains. She discovers her diet allows her to see the victims' memories, helping her solve murders.
Stars: Rose McIver as Liv Moore
Character to watch: "Saturday Night Live" alum Nora Dunn plays Liv's clueless mom, who thinks her daughter's just gone Goth.
Fun fact: The 2010 comic series that the show is based on died after just 28 issues.
"Powers"
Premieres in December on the PlayStation Network
Back story: The story of homicide cops solving murders involving superhumans will become the first original series to stream on the PlayStation console, proving that TV as we know it is dead.
Stars: Sharlto Copley (of "District 9") as Detective Christian Walker
Character to watch: Eddie Izzard looks scary dressed as a woman, but he'll probably be more terrifying as superpowered villain Wolfe
Fun fact: Comic creator Brian Michael Bendis had such a frustrating string of bad luck with Hollywood prior to this show that he wrote an autobiographical comic book called "Fortune and Glory" about the indignities of Tinseltown.
"Agent Carter"
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Premieres midseason on ABC
Back story: The World War II-era drama flows from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where Hayley Atwell with Neal McDonough debuted as intelligence agent Peggy Carter in 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger." Carter is an operative for the 1940s Strategic Scientific Reserve, who first appeared in the "Captain America" comics in 1966.
Stars: Atwell as Peggy Carter and Dominic Cooper as inventor Howard Stark — Iron Man's father
Character to watch: Howard Stark, who's like Howard Hughes without the jars of urine, is connected to many events in the Marvel universe, including the founding of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the development of the serum that created Captain America.
Fun fact: What was in that serum anyway? Captain America has romanced both Peggy and her decades-younger niece, Sharon.
"Titans"
TNT is reportedly close to ordering a pilot featuring a team of DC's young-adult heroes, led by Nightwing — the former Robin. The script is co-written by Akiva Goldsman, who won an Oscar for "A Beautiful Mind."
"Preacher"
Seth Rogen will bring this series — based on the darkly humorous comic — to AMC sometime in the near future. "Preacher" is about a disillusioned minister who travels across America in hopes of discovering why God has forsaken him.
Netflix's Marvel series: "Daredevil," "Iron Fist," "Luke Cage," "Jessica Jones" and "The Defenders"
Premieres: 2015, when the first series, "Daredevil," hits Netflix
Back story: The interlocking series, featuring street-level heroes operating in Hell's Kitchen, will premiere one by one before all the characters join together into superteam, "The Defenders." All the players have carried their own comic series over the years. "The Defenders" debuted in 1971, but featured a different roster of costumed heroes, including the Hulk.
Stars: Charlie Cox as blind lawyer-turned-vigilante Daredevil; Vincent D'Onofrio plays crime boss Kingpin
Character to watch: Rosario Dawson has been cast in an unspecified "Daredevil" role, leading to speculation that she'll play assassin Elektra — portrayed by Jennifer Garner in the 2005 movie.
Fun fact: As if next summer's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" didn't have enough characters already, Netflix has said that a crossover between the Defenders and the Avengers has been discussed.
RETURNING FAVORITES
Where shows left off, and what's ahead this season:
"The Walking Dead"
Photo: AMC
Returns Sunday, Oct. 12, at 9 p.m. on AMC
When we last saw Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the zombie-plague survivors, they'd been taken captive by the inhabitants of a supposedly utopian colony. In Season 5, we learn whether that colony is full of cannibals. Daryl (Norman Reedus) may lose a hand.
"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Photo: ABC
Returns Tuesday, at 9 p.m. on ABC
The revelation in the film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" that S.H.I.E.L.D. was infiltrated meant changes for the show, as Coulson (Clark Gregg) was tasked with rebuilding the group. This season, expect to learn more about the man hinted to be Skye's (Chloe Bennet) father in the finale. Adrianne Palicki will play new hero Mockingbird.
"Arrow"
Photo: CW
Returns Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m. on the CW
In the finale, Oliver (Stephen Amell) defeated Deathstroke. Expect the fallout to be explored, as well as the transformation of some regulars into heroes: Laurel (Katie Cassidy) into the Black Canary and Roy (Colton Haynes) into Arsenal. Brandon Routh (who played Superman on the big screen) debuts as Ray Palmer, a k a comics hero the Atom.
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