Arrow Season 2: Showrunner Marc Guggenheim Compares New Flash TV Show, Marvel Cinematic Universe

With the announcement that the DC superhero The Flash would soon receive his own CW television show as a spinoff to "Arrow," many fans wondered what the new show would mean for The Green Arrow's adventures.

In an interview with Comic Book Resources, showrunner Marc Guggenheim compared the "Flash" and "Arrow" shows to the wildly successful Marvel Cinematic Universe and said the former would not really affect the latter:

"I think a lot of people are justified in asking 'What does this mean for Arrow in terms of its tone?' And my answer is that the trick that we have - and this is a challenge we've discusses a lot and have an awareness of how to face it head on - is the fact that 'Arrow' is like 'Iron Man' where 'The Flash' will be 'The Hulk.' And just as 'The Hulk' coming out did not change the tone of the Iron Man movies, 'The Flash' will not change the tone of 'Arrow.' We're very cognizant of what 'Arrow' is all about, and I think the Marvel movies demonstrate that each piece of a universe can have its own feel. 'Thor' is consistent with the tone of Thor while 'Captain America' is consistent with the tone of Captain America's character. 'Arrow's' tone will remain consistent much in the same way, and we are looking forward to expanding our canvass a bit. And judging from the announcement, I think the fans are looking forward to it as well."

The Flash TV show is set for 2015, while "Arrow" Season 2 premieres on Oct. 9.