What Comics Would You Like To Be Turned Into Movies...

[M.Ali]

[font=trebuchet ms][color=green]With the upcoming, comic gone movies coming out, I was wondering what paticular comic would you like to see turned into a movie?

[b][u]Upcoming Comic Movies[/b][/u]
-Blade Trinity(already released)
-Elektra
-Fantastic Four
-Batman Begins

Here are a few of my choices:
-The Avengers
-The Black Panther
-Wonder Woman
-Green Lantern[/color][/font]

[PWNED]

I would have to say that I would like to see a movie of 'The Warlord' (A DC Comic that is out there, Fairly cool), one based on The New Mutants ( Another cool one, Possibly my most liked comic), The Sandman or Books of Magic.
You also forgot to mention Constantine which is based on Hellblazer.

[Manic Webb]

Ooh, a New Mutants spin-off movie would be good. We could see some of the student at Xavier's school do their own thing. Use Colossus' little sister Magik, and we could be talking [i]Inferno[/i].

I want to see a Dr. Strange movie. Doc Strange has always been an intriguing character, and I think he could pull off his own movie just fine.

Speaking as someone who thinks Ryan Reynolds could do [i]much[/i] better than the Blade series, I'd like to see him either pull off that crazed, wacky mercenary, Deadpool; or that crazed, wacky speedster, Flash.

[Doukeshi]

[COLOR=DimGray][SIZE=1]They've already done a flash movie...albeit ages age. Anyway, I just want them to stop making comic book movies for the next decade or so, give the genre a rest ya know jeez. There are only so many bad incarnations of my favourite characters that I can stand for the next ten years.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo]I really don?t think I want to see anymore mainstream comic movies. So many of them have been poor because they have tried to cram several months worth of story arcs into a single two hour movie.

There are a few comics that may be able to launch compelling movies that aren?t that wouldn?t quite fit the cookie cutter hero mold. The first would be Supreme Powers. Done right a director could easily capture the whole first story arc and have the type of gritty darkness that hasn?t been seen since the first Batman movie.

Another good comic premise would be a movie based on the Intimates. The comic deals with super powered youngsters going to a school specifically designed to teach heroes how to be heroes. It is a much more humorous series than New Mutants but it also tends to be a bit more realistic. The reason this movie could be so good is that the hero/villain conflict would be a subplot while the interaction of the young heroes and their schooling could be the main plot.
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[EVA Unit 100]

I'd like to see a movie adaptation of one of Jhonen Vasquez's works. Probably Squee because it's my personal favorite, but JtHM has more plot to it and could make a damn good movie as well. There could also be a Fillerbunny short film in front of the movie.

Now here's a good idea (though not exactly for a movie): Justice League on Broadway! If Paul Dini's "Project X" isn't a movie, comic, or TV series it must be this! Given the constant demands to include Batman singing in an episode of the JL cartoon from him (that concept eventually made it into the JLU episode "This Little Piggy"), a Broadway musical with all of our favorite DC superheroes would seem like a thing he'd want to do. Paul is a cracked genius, and a cracked genius is the type of guy who could pull that off! I for one would pay to go see it!

[eyesintheshadow]

i would really like to see a green lantern movie because he is one of my favorite superheros. also, i would like to see a fantstic four movie. that movie is supposed to be coming out this year i think.ant ways, i think it would be really cool to see the fantastic four in a movie as well as green lantern.

[Guest dear_die-ary]

Johnny the Homicidal Maniac could probably be turned into a good movie.

[Semjaza]

I think some of the best comic book movies are actually ones most people have no idea are based upon comics in the first place. There's a surprising amount of them.

I love comic books, but as a fan, I'm extremely tired of comic book films. Marvel, in particular, has done everything it can possibly do to get every last one of their "major" licenses out to some company and really doesn't seem to care how they turn out. Hulk had a million and one problems, Elektra is apparently awful (on rottentomatoes.com it had 46 reviews last I saw, only one was positive), no one seems to care much about Blade anymore, Daredevil was largely ignored (making it even more strange that there is an Elektra film), etc. For every decent one there's quite a few bad ones.

I do think The Walking Dead would be good on screen, although not so much as a movie as a TV show on cable. The characters are well developed, something I think is lacking in a lot of horror/zombie-related things lately. I'd watch it. Ex Machina honestly seems like it could be a decent drama series as well.

[Sara]

[quote name='Semjaza Azazel']I think some of the best comic book movies are actually ones most people have no idea are based upon comics in the first place. There's a surprising amount of them.[/quote][color=4b4b7]Like what? I'm really interested now, heh.

I think...if I knew anything about comics, I would be much more entitled to talk about this subject. As it is, I've just read a few old issues of a few difference things that my dad and slash or uncles left lying around my grandparents' house when they moved out. Oh, and some of the SANDMAN anthologies. Which I happily devour in Barnes and Noble and lust over because I woudl feel guilty actually spending the money to buy them.

my beautiful,
Sara[/color]

[Shy]

[QUOTE=Lore][color=4b4b7]Like what? I'm really interested now, heh.

I think...if I knew anything about comics, I would be much more entitled to talk about this subject. As it is, I've just read a few old issues of a few difference things that my dad and slash or uncles left lying around my grandparents' house when they moved out. Oh, and some of the SANDMAN anthologies. Which I happily devour in Barnes and Noble and lust over because I woudl feel guilty actually spending the money to buy them.

my beautiful,
Sara[/color][/QUOTE]
[size=1]"The Road to Perdition" is a good example of a comic book movie where very few people knew that it was based on a comic book series. I honestly had no idea until I read an article about comic book films, and they mentioned it in passing. Yay for research. "Ghost World" is another example of an excellent comic book movie; although you've probably never heard of the film [i]or[/i] the comic book. "Men in Black," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"... there are an awful lot of movies that draw comic books as their inspiration, and nobody even has a clue.

I tend to agree with Semjazazazazazazaza here that the best comic book films are usually based off of lesser-known properties where (presumably) the audience doesn't have any real expectations coming into it. A lot of the "B' characters from comics would probably be better suited for the big screen than the more popular one, because they are generally less powerful and more "realistic." People seem to be pushing for realism a lot in these films, which is fairly understandable, but you'll never be able to do something like "Green Lantern" without it seeming ridiculous.

My big argument against a GL movie is that there is too much backstory to the character, and his power is incredibly vague. I think there's potential for a decent origin film, learning how to handle the power and whatno. But I don't think we'll ever see the entire Green Lantern Corps duking it out with Parallax on the big screen, or whatever. It's the quirky, unusual stuff that often works the best.

There's a fantastic tv drama waiting to be made in the pages "Gotham Central," it's just a shame that they ruined "Birds of Prey" and we'll never see a primtime series in the Batman universe. "Manhunter" would also make for a decent tv series, assuming it kept it's adult nature and didn't end up on saturday mornings.

PS: "Elektra" didn't suck. It was just... blah. Way better than "Daredevil," though, which isn't saying much.

-Shy[/size]

[Zen]

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I think the story of [B]Captain America[/B] would be pretty cool. His whole background is pretty interesting. The origin tale would be like a comic-book/war movie combined.

[B]The Sub-Mariner[/B] would be pretty cool also, although I don't know much about the fellow, what I have seen of him in action would look pretty bad on screen.

Maybe, if they do it right, [B]The Sandman[/B] by Neil Gaiman... but he's basically vowed not to create a movie of his comics, so thats a lost dream...

What I'm dying to see right now is an X-Men movie that involves some bad-***** sentinels and [B]GAMBIT[/B] (for Goodness' Sakes!) he's like the coolest dude in the X-Men, save Wolverine. Also, I really would like to see a [B][color=green]Green Arrow[/B][/color] movie. Thats a pretty cool comic.

There are some rumors of a Luke Cage/Iron Fist coming out in the future, but thats just what I read in "Wizard". Would make for a pretty cool movie, though.

[B]P.S.-[/B] Lets see some [color=black][B]Black Panther[/B][/color], man![/color][/size]

[Semjaza]

[quote name='Lore][color=4b4b7']Like what? I'm really interested now, heh.[/color][/quote]

Ghost World, From Hell, Road to Perdition, Men in Black, The Mask, The Crow, Judge Dredd. While perhaps how much better, if at all, these films are is arguable, I have to say I'd watch these any day of the week before Punisher, Hulk, Catwoman or Batman Forever. I think Ghost World is the best of those, personally. I'm sure there are a lot of people who know of all these comics, but I know a large amount who didn't realize they were comic films largely because they weren't based on some massive property.

There's also a surprising amount of people that think TMNT originated as a cartoon before going on to films. The films are more like the comics than the original cartoon show ever attempted to be.

Oh, I'd also love a Books of Magick film... although I'd prefer it was based on the Life During Wartime series, where Hunter is grown up.

[PWNED]

[QUOTE=Semjaza Azazel]Ghost World, From Hell, Road to Perdition, Men in Black, The Mask, The Crow, Judge Dredd. While perhaps how much better, if at all, these films are is arguable............

Oh, I'd also love a Books of Magick film... although I'd prefer it was based on the Life During Wartime series, where Hunter is grown up.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't mind a books of magick film either but those that haven't read any of the comics would think of it as a Harry Potter rip-off.
And also Lore, how would you feel guilty for buying part of the sand-man anthology, It is an award-winning graphic novel and has easily one of the best storylines I have read.


Re-Flux, I agree with you on the Sandman thing, Gaiman has vowed to not to have a movie created of his books ( Found this out a week or two ago) so It is a lost cause. They would probarably screw up with a movie based on one of his comics or even a series based on a comic or novel by him.

[Zen]

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Yeah, it would probably not be as good as it should (or could) be. But if they did it right, it would be pretty mind trippy. Like a more mature "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". But I can still dream... Johnny Depp as Dream, Sandra Bullock as Death. It would work out well with the right people, but probably wouldn't... I can still dream though.

Oh, and another thing... Where's Venom in the Spider-Man movies?! We all know Hob-Goblin will be the next baddie, but when are they gonna give Venom his time in the spotlight... that would make me a much bigger Spider-Man film fan.[/color][/size]

[Doukeshi]

[COLOR=DimGray][SIZE=1][QUOTE=Shy][size=1]
There's a fantastic tv drama waiting to be made in the pages "Gotham Central," it's just a shame that they ruined "Birds of Prey" and we'll never see a primtime series in the Batman universe. [/size][/QUOTE]

I think it would be great to see a Gotham Central tv drama, how interesting would that be. Maybe not movies but there are some pretty interesting TV shows that can be developed from Gotham city.

It is a pretty damn shame that they ruined Birds of Prey. If they had only stuck to the actual format and story they would have had a great show. If you watch the episode 'Sins of the Mother' you get a glimpse as to how it would have been with just Oracle and Black Canary, and later Huntress. [/SIZE] [/COLOR]

[Semjaza]

[quote name='Daermon_Nashabe']I wouldn't mind a books of magick film either but those that haven't read any of the comics would think of it as a Harry Potter rip-off. [/quote]

That's personally why I cited Life During Wartime, as in that series, Timothy Hunter is well past his college years and the comic deals with more "adult-ish" subjects. Although even in the originals, despite the obvious similarities of the main character, the stories couldn't be much more different, I do agree that people would be quick to judge it as a rip-off.

[Gavin]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting.

Well I have to admit that of the potential films mentions here mine is going to sound a little strange but I'd very much like to see a movie based on [B]Dilbert[/B]. Yes I can already guess that some people have raised an eyebrow either in intrigue or out of sheer bewilderment. However I still think that the engineer would be subject to quite an enjoyable big screen escapade [we've already had a Mr Bean movie], the Adam's comic strips are always good for a chuckle, and the TV series was quite good. After all the dire action comic/movie conversions we've had it's time to see another side of the genre.[/SIZE]

[Franky]

welll i would have to say sandman or hellblazer it has been made but it has been renamed constantinej or green lantern

[Dragonboym2]

I would love to see Alan Moore's "The Watchmen" be a movie. They allready made his supernatural thriller "From Hell", a movie. Why not "The Watchmen"? The comic takes place in a world were superheroes are imputant, or even nuts. And it has a lot of policical intrege involved. It's one of the best stories of the mid nineteen eighties. Right up there with "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", and Frank Miller's "Ronin". On the other hand, "V For Vendetta" is becoming a movie, with Nataline Portman. But the Mztrix guys are directing it. I hope they stay true to the comic.


-"Who watches the watchmen?"-my english teacher, Mr. Croft

-"You don't get it boy. This isn't a mudhole. It's an operating table. And I'M the surgeon."-Batman, "The Dark Knight Returns" book two-"The Dark Knight Triuphant" .

[Sara]

[quote name='Daermon_Nashabe']And also Lore, how would you feel guilty for buying part of the sand-man anthology, It is an award-winning graphic novel and has easily one of the best storylines I have read. [/quote][color=#ff6600]It's just that I don't usualy spend money on myself. If I were going to, though, I think the first thing I would buy would be--oh, goodness, I don't remember the name of it.

But trust me, I'm aware of its qualifications.

live it with GUSTO,
Sara[/color]

[Omar Harris]

There is a movie based on the Watchmen already in the works with a potential 2006 release date. I think either Darren Aronofsky (Pi and Requiem for a Dream) is directing or he just stepped off to do other projects (I can't remember, must get my facts straight). David Hayter (X-Men) is writing. Read Dreamwatch and Starlog magazines if you don't believe me.

I would personally like to see a Green Lantern film with Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner. An idea I've been kicking around in my head for another project would be a two or three part series with the rise and fall of Hal and Kyle eventually having to take him down and redeem him in the end. (as for GL's powers, GL's ring can basically do anything, as long as he has a strong enough will. I'd take it down to such light constructs, no yellow weakness).

A JLA movie has been in my thoughts for a while (though a project like that would be way too big to pull off, for now, and it took a lot of legal red tape to get through for Wonder Woman to be in the cartoon, so a movie may be tough). I'd also like to see the Legion of Superheroes, with themes similar to what Mark Waid is doing in his current comics, that is, make them an all-kids superhero team fighting for a world that is boringly utopian.

Jack Kirby's Fourth World/New Gods saga is just begging for the big screen treatment, but my biggest hopes would be films based on Supreme Power (I won't say Rising Stars since that already in the works), Cyborg 009 (please do not answer telling me there a difference between comics and manga), a proper Guyver live film, possibly an American remake (or dub) of Battle Royale (but that one's a stretch), a proper Swamp Thing, Firestorm, or Adam Warlock (my personal favorite).

I would mention some independent stuff like Walking Dead, but that one's been done to death (no pun intended), by George Romero (who has a 4th Living Dead film coming out that sounds awesome) and why mess with the formula. I would like to see Zero Girl or the Maxx (though both are very, possibly even too, surreal), or Brian Micheal Bendis "Powers".

[M.Ali]

[font=trebuchet ms]There's also another Comic Book movie that's coming to theaters pretty soon.[b] Constantine[/b], an old DC classic. A friend of mine told me about it, I didn't believe him at first, until I saw the commercial, and I have to say, it looks like it's pretty good. Staring in the movie is everyone's favorite reality bending Matrix man,[b] Mr. Keanu Reeves[/b], and it's also being directed by music video director:[b] Francis Lawrence[/b]. It seems as if DC is giving Marvel a run for their money, and who knows, maybe CrossGen or Image will join in the fun...[/font]

[Omar Harris]

[quote name='M.Ali][font=trebuchet ms]There's also another Comic Book movie that's coming to theaters pretty soon.[b] Constantine[/b], an old DC classic. A friend of mine told me about it, I didn't believe him at first, until I saw the commercial, and I have to say, it looks like it's pretty good. Staring in the movie is everyone's favorite reality bending Matrix man,[b] Mr. Keanu Reeves[/b], and it's also being directed by music video director:[b] Francis Lawrence[/b']. It seems as if DC is giving Marvel a run for their money, and who knows, maybe CrossGen or Image will join in the fun...[/font][/quote]

Crossgens out of business. It may be possible that Mark Alessi could sell the rights to some of his company's creations for movie deals, but I'm not sure. Now Image is a good contender. Their Top Cow line is making a movie based on two properties, the Darkness (about a hitman possessed by a demonic power), and Inferno (about a group of convicts who must go into Hell to find the key needed to close the gates of Hell). There's been talks for awhile aobut a movie based on Fathom and a second Spawn film, but neither has materialized.

Oh, for those who don't know, Constantine (out next Friday) is based on the series, Hellblazer, a spin-off of Swamp Thing. John Constantine will be American (he's British in the comics), black-haired (he's blonde), and living in L.A. (most of his adventures take place in England in the comics). And already being previewed in theatres is the Fantastic Four, though sadly it won't be out until July 4th.

[M.Ali]

[quote name='Omar Harris']Crossgens out of business. It may be possible that Mark Alessi could sell the rights to some of his company's creations for movie deals, but I'm not sure.[/quote]
[font=trebuchet ms]You've got to be kidding me, I really, really didn't know about that... But it would be pretty okay if a Sojourn movie was made, considering that most of the main characters seem pretty realistic enough.[/font]