Superhero Movies Have Changed Comics!

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Our friends over at io9.com are thinking deeply and taking on the big questions of our day! In this article, they've outlined how comic book movies have affected the comics industry. You'll have to decide yourself if it's for the better... or worse.

For you cliff notes crammers, we've summarized the top 9 for you below--David Letterman style, but to get the full read complete with examples, head on over to io9.com by clicking HERE or on the source link below.

9. Decompression. This term refers to a more "cinematic" style which appeared in comics in the early 90's...

8. Better, and fewer, costumes. Hollywood's fear spandex in Superhero movies has forced comics to tone down too...

7. Hollywood is lending prestige to comics writers. Cross-pollenation is common now...

6. Back to basics. The movies have forced the comics to update and retell their origin stories...

5. Reconstruction. Superhero comics have made a concerted effort to build up their heroic characters instead of taking them apart...

4. The movie pitch in graphic novel form. This is one way that the rise of comic-book movies didn't necessarily make comics better...

3. (Somewhat) more realistic art...

2. It's Personal. Villains and Heros are relating on a more personal level--many times actually helping to create one another.

1. Villain stew. More villains for your buck...

Jim Littler
5/16/2008
Source: io9.com

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