"How do you feel about the current state of comic book films?" This question is being tackled by 100 individuals, ranging from comic professionals to media personalities and even fellow fans, in the CBM 100. Each person is given 100 words or less to provide their own take on the matter, whether through straight analysis, quick anecdotes or incessant rambling. These perspectives will serve to present comic book films in several lights and stimulate discussion on the matter.
Today's comment comes from The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard -- a comic book figure quite familiar with the process of having his work adapted. The British creator tackled such 2000 AD staples as Judge Dredd and Savage before taking over art duties for Robert Kirkman's zombie-laden hit. The Walking Dead became a television sensation on AMC, being picked up for a second season after only a couple episodes aired. His perspective provides an interesting take this series' question.
You can visit Adlard's website
here.
Check out Adlard's comment to CBM below:
"It seems to me that comic book movies are mirroring the U.S. comic industry at the moment... which, for me, is a creatively unfortunate state of affairs. Generally big iconic SUPERHERO films make money while the lesser known [whether superhero or not] films tend to flop at the box office. Examples being -- Batman, Iron Man, Thor etc -- success... Kick-Ass, Scott Pilgrim, Green Hornet etc -- fail. As good as the successful superhero movies are, we need successes in the lesser known movies for the comic book film to thrive, otherwise we're in danger of becoming a niche genre within a genre."
What do you think? Discuss below or send your own 100-word-or-less take on the state of CBMs to
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You can check out the previous entry of the CBM 100, with scribe Alex Irvine,
here.
Photo courtesy of cineheroes.net.