Superhero film become franchises, "Men in Black" (1997) and "Blade" (1998). After Marvel bought Malibu Comics (The company owned "Men in Black"), Marvel and Columbia Pictures released the "Men in Black" film and comics in 1997. The film became the first Marvel property to win an Oscar and the then highest-grossing comic book adaptation until the release of Sam Raimi’s "Spider-Man" in 2002. "Blade" was also a mix of a more traditional action film as well as darker superhero film with the title character having superpowers as well as carrying an arsenal of weaponry. The success of "Blade" began Marvel's film success
The Bugle mail (and fan mail) from listeners, apparently for no reason other than that he is not Tom, and this became a running joke of the show. Chris was the focus of the website "fuckyouchris.com", a site which was devoted to chronicling fans' ironic hatred of Chris. Chris is the only member of "The Bugle" staff to be a regular poster on the Bugle Facebook page – often insulting buglers and taunting them with his power to release "Bugles" late or badly cut. Chris has repeatedly stated that, during the weeks that the show was on hiatus before John's departure, or