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T2 WHATS UP! December 16 - 22, 2018 BY FRANCIS BABIN TV Media T he holiday season is shaping up to be a real treat for comic book lovers and su- perhero fans. This month alone we will see "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," "Once Upon a Deadpool" and DC Comics' "Aquaman" hit the big screen. While Spidey and oth- ers dominate the cineplexes, relax, catch up with your fa- vorite small-screen heroes and enjoy some out-of-this-world action as they continue their battle against the most danger- ous criminals in the universe in an episode of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow," airing Monday, Dec. 17, on CW. For years entertainment pundits have predicted that the superhero bubble would burst. It's just a matter of time, they'd say, as with all enter- tainment trends, before people eventually tire of these types of stories and move on to something else (see the west- ern). It seems, however, that the general public is quite con- tent with the numerous super- hero tales found on the big and small screen these days, and is not quite ready to move on. We are living in a golden age of television, and that ex- tends to the superhero genre as well. Taking full advantage of the medium's potential, CW and DC have created a rich universe to showcase some of their best and most interesting characters and storylines. Since the debut of "Arrow" in 2012, the series has served as a launching pad for numerous new characters who have gone on to star in their own series, and in turn launch other characters such as The Flash. The Arrowverse is made up of the aforemen- tioned "Arrow" and "The Flash," as well as "Supergirl," "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" and two web series. In "DC's Legends of Tomor- row," we follow a rag-tag team of dysfunctional time-travel- ing superheroes assembled by Rip Hunter, the Time Master (Arthur Darvill, "Broad- church") as they battle havoc- wreaking villains. Brandon Routh stars in "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" Time crimes continued on page T10 TV FEATURE