The crime genre has always been far and away one of television's most prolific, popular, and acclaimed. After all, it's not just any genre that could be able to produce revolutionary classics of the stature of The Sopranos, The Wire, and Breaking Bad. But even with the genre's outstanding track record, the last five years in particular have represented a bit of a golden age for crime television, with the release of several gems bound to go down in history as some of the genre's best.

Both Marvel and DC have plenty of popular superheroes, but each brand has a few that stand head and shoulders above the rest. For Marvel, some of its biggest heroes include Spider-Man and Wolverine, and, more recently, Iron Man. Over at DC, the biggest superhero by a wide margin is Batman, who is confirmed to return in a new sequel movie next year. James Gunn is also developing a new Batman movie set to be directed by Andy Muschietti (The Flash), but it’s been years since it was announced and no casting or production timeline has been revealed. Batman is such a popular character that even his villains and sidekicks can be considered some of DC’s most popular superheroes — HBO released a full Penguin spin-off starring Colin Farrell that swept the Emmys last year with nine wins.