Original sentence: Since Superman (1978) there has been new interest in the superhero genre; Batman from DC Comics and films based on the Marvel Comics brand such as Spider-Man, X-Men and films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe all doing particularly well
Edited sentence: Since Superman (1978) there has been new interest in the superhero genre; the Batman franchise from DC Comics has been the most successful exponent of the genre, with films based on the Marvel Comics brand such as Spider-Man, X-Men and films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe also doing particularly well