If comic book characters have their way over the next few years, they’ll be taking over TV. Doubtless inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the big-screen, and buoyed by the success of Arrow and Agents of SHIELD – both of which seem to be improving as they progress – there are a slew of similarly-themed shows currently in development.

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Matt Ryan as John Constantine.

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The Flash

He'll save every one of us!

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The awesome Powers.

From big Marvel and D.C. titles to smaller independent fare, live-action comic book adaptations will be all over TV screens in the not-too-distant future, so to keep you ahead of the curve, the following are 10 of the best. And make sure you vote in the poll at the end of the feature to let us know which one you’re most excited about.NetflixThis is the big one, because in truth, it’s not just a single series, but five of them. Featuring four different characters. Marvel’s master-plan kicks off with a Daredevil 13-episode series, which will be followed by shows revolving around Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, all of which will be set in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. Much like ‘Phase 1’ of the Marvel movies leading into The Avengers, these four shows will culminate in team-up mini-series The Defenders, meaning that Netflix will be pumping out superhero series for years to come.Daredevil production kicks off this summer with Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) – the man also charged with the task of bringing the Sinister Six to the big screen – overseeing proceedings. And while there’s no word yet regarding who will play Matt Murdock, you can probably rule out Ben Affleck returning to the role.NBCFirst appearing in Swamp Thing back in 1985 before featuring in his own Hellblazer series, John Constantine is a con man turned detective of the occult who defends the earth against dark forces from beyond. He was poorly served by a 2005 film that turned the blonde Brit into a brown-haired American who looked suspiciously like Keanu Reeves, so it’s good news that the forthcoming TV series will stay truer to the character’s comic book roots, with Matt Ryan (Assassin’s Creed IV) playing the Scouser as a Scouser, and writer David S Goyer promising that the show will cling closely to the source material.Neil Marshall has directed the pilot, and as the helmer of Dog Soldiers, The Descent, and some of Game of Thrones’ bloodier episodes (including Season 2's epic "Blackwater"), he sounds like just the man to bring the comic’s horror and fantasy elements to life.The CW“A med student-turned-zombie takes a job in the coroner’s office to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat to maintain her humanity, but with each brain she consumes, she inherits the corpse’s memories. With the help of her medical examiner boss and a police detective, she solves homicide cases in order to quiet the disturbing voices in her head.” So reads the high-concept for the TV adaptation of DC/Vertigo comic iZombie.It sounds like a show custom-made for Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas, which is a good thing as he is overseeing the series, and recently promised us that it will be fun, cool and smart. And the cast is already in place, with former Power Ranger Rose McIver playing lead character Liv The CWBack in 1990, The Flash appeared on TV in a 22-episode series that starred John Wesley Shipp and was cancelled after a single season. You can’t keep a good superhero down however, and thanks to the success of another TV show, it looks like the speedy crime-fighter will be returning to small screens. That’s because Barry Allen recently appeared in two episodes of Arrow as a way of re-introducing the character to audiences with a view to giving the speedster his own show.Grant Gustin - who actually sounds like a superhero - played Central City criminal investigator Barry in the show, with his storyline culminating with the accident that turns him into The Flash. The pilot was recently shot and if it meets the high standards that Arrow has already set, expect the full series to air by the end of this year or early next. And it's good news for fans of the original show, as John Wesley Shipp will also apparently appear in a role that’s currently being kept under wraps.PSNSet in a world where superheroes and supervillains exist, Powers revolves around a pair of Chicago cops charged with the task of investigating suspicious super-deaths. Created by Brian Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, the title first hit stands in 2000, while FX tried to turn it into a TV series in 2012, shooting and then spiking a pilot that starred Jason Patric and Lucy Punch.Sony Pictures TV is now looking to resurrect the concept, developing an adaptation for the PlayStation Network video service. The plan is to shoot around 10 hour-long episodes for Season 1, with former Falling Skies head writer Remi Aubuchon sharing showrunner duties with novelist Charlie Huston. Both Bendis and Oeming are also being kept onboard as executive producers, so here’s hoping that it remains true to the hugely entertaining comics.