Personally, as someone whose originally from comic books, I don't mind it being brought to life. I do take some offense whenever they lean on a protocol. There's a balance that must be struck there, and I just hope that they anticipate it before people get saturated.
We drew the short end of the stick. Even if we feel we like we've stumbled upon an original idea, there is already someone out there who will think that it's derivative. The best that we could do is to innovate as best as we could, so as not to grow stale. You're a master of that, so following your example is a good first step :)
Oh yes, my bro! The quality of these latest comic book adaptations is top notch. However all the "creative" work has been done for them. Innovation is key, as you say! But when that'll take a proprietary role in regards to mainstream cinema, is another matter altogether.