Superhero film (which debuted in Marvel Comics) and set the stage for further comic book film adaptations. After the comic book boom and the success of several comic book adaptation films (including superhero films) in the 1990s, the first decade of the 21st century brought increased interest in the genre and some of the most profitable superhero franchises, many from Marvel Enterprises. The success of the "X-Men" TV series had made 20th Century Fox license the film rights in 1994. After the success of "Men in Black" in 1997, Columbia Pictures licensed the film rights of "Spider-Man" in 1999. 20th Century Fox's
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