What Movies/TV Shows should be adapted to Comic Books?

What Movies/TV Shows should be adapted to Comic Books?

What Movies/TV Shows should be adapted to comic books? Here are my picks!

Editorial Opinion
By CapedCruVader - Feb 27, 2015 02:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Comics
Source: capedcrucomic

There are a lot of great Movies and TV Shows which leave a few storylines open. What is a great way to close these stories? Comic books. If you spend time on this website, you probably love them. And these are some storylines I would love to see continued in the fantastic medium.

3. The Doctor's Daughter - Doctor Who



If you're a whovian, you probably remember this character, who after a fairly awesome introduction in a pretty great episode, was ignored from then on. Guys. It's been seven years. The Doctor has regenerated twice since the birth of this badass half Timelord. Sure, he thought she was dead when he left, but if she was going to make a comeback, surely it would've happened by now. So if she isn't planning to come back in the show, then why not start a comic detailing her adventures? Trying to catch up with her father but only arriving in the aftermath of his adventures, or alternatively, just having adventures of her own. The episode was very open ended, and did elude to her coming back, but obviously Moffat isn't interested. Give her a comic! Name? The Doctor's Daughter, just like the episode. Fun Fact- The actress who portrayed Jenny is the actual daughter of the fifth daughter, and is married to the tenth. Isn't that weird? 
Who could write it? Niel Gaiman. He writes Doctor Who, Sandman and has dabbled in other comics. I think he would work perfectly. 

2. You May Now Kill The Bride - Kill Bill



Remember the first person The Bride kills in Volume 1? Remember her daughter walking in and the bride telling her that when she's grown up she can come for her? That's your plot. She's all grown up, and she's coming for the bride. I realize Tarantino has plans for a Kill Bill Volume 3, but I have a bad feeling it may have passed its time, and may work better as a Graphic Novel. And instead of the Iconic Kill Bill title (Bill is nowhere to be found, he's dead remember), I vote for a new name. "You May Now Kill The Bride". Just a suggestion. 
Who could write it? Well, obviously Tarantino is the only man for the job, but at a push Mark Millar could maybe pull it off. I'd rather just bring back the creator though.

1. Dark Symbol - The Dark Knight Trilogy



A few people wanted a sequel to the brilliant Dark Knight Trilogy, but personally, I don't. I want a comic series. I realize Batman already has multiple comic series, but this would be a very separate thing. Firstly, it would be set exclusively in the Nolan-Verse. That world is a great setting for a comic book! Secondly, Joseph Gordon Levitt's character would not be Batman, nor would he be Nightwing, or Red Robin. He would be a new vigilante. Sure, he would be some variation on the Bat-Family, but it would be a new vigilante persona. Continuing the canon of the Nolan Verse would be a step in a great direction for DC comics. You could even do variations of famous villains that didn't make it into the Nolan-verse films but could still work in a realistic setting. I love this idea, because I'd love to see what happened to this character after the events of TDKR. Name? Dark Symbol. 
Who could write it? Once again, I would prefer to have Christopher Nolan back to write this comic, but Zack Snyder could definitely pull it off, if he's not too busy with his primary Batman title. 

So those are some Movies and TV shows I would love to see continued in comics. Will they happen? Never say never, but it seems unlikely. What are your opinions? What Movies/TV shows would you like to see continued into everyone's favorite medium? Thanks for reading!
- CapedCruVader
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the - 2/27/2015, 4:15 PM
AC1
AC1 - 2/27/2015, 5:00 PM
I really like the idea of a Nolan-verse continuation of some kind - but Blake HAS to be Batman. That's exactly what the ending set up. The clues at the end (every supporting character getting some kind of gift) clearly alluded to Bruce being alive, BUT, it also pretty much stated that Blake would become Batman.
- Blake quits the GCPD (he needs to make his own path)
- Blake finds the Batcave (Bruce wants him to protect Gotham in his stead)
- Batsignal is restored on the GCPD roof (Bruce is alive/Batman will continue to protect Gotham)
- The Manor is left to the orphaned children of Gotham/Bruce's belongings are left to Alfred/Alfred gets to see Bruce alive again (Alfred knows Bruce is safe, that he didn't fail him, and that the mission isn't over, so he can return to Gotham to help Blake as he had helped Bruce)
- Final shot of the film - Blake (the successor) on a podium in the Batcave which rises, followed by the title 'The Dark Knight Rises' - Blake is the new Dark Knight, rising to the mantle (hence the title), while the 'Dark Knight' Batman rises to the status as a symbol that Bruce had always envisioned.

Bear in mind one of the most important bits of dialogue in the trilogy: "As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol... as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting." (Bruce Wayne, Batman Begins) The symbol is Batman (he even says later in the movie "Batman is a symbol") - a protector who was always meant to watch over Gotham long after Bruce Wayne was gone.
That means Blake doesn't become Nightwing or some other vigilante - he's Batman, and the symbol lives on.
AC1
AC1 - 2/27/2015, 5:07 PM
The Kill Bill idea is also brilliant - and I do agree that Kill Bill Vol 3 seems unlikely now (partly because time keeps passing, partly because Tarantino apparently wants to retire from filmmaking after 10 films and is on his 8th). And a standalone graphic novel or comic book miniseries would be the perfect way for him to tell that story, especially now that we've seen him kind of dabble in comic books with Django (the extended comic book adaptation of the movie), especially considering the Django/Zorro crossover, which I think is the first time Tarantino has continued a film's story in a sequel (Kill Bill is two parts of the same movie rather than an original and a sequel) - he did it with comics there, so it seems fitting that he could do it with comics now.

Plus, when you consider the anime sequences in Kill Bill, they'd stylistically fit in perfectly with the comic book format.

As for The Doctor's Daughter... I'd really rather they just bring her back in the show, I'm kind of annoyed they set her up then never brought her back or did anything with her. Hell, it'd be cool to see her return then get a spin-off miniseries (kind of like how Agent Carter spun out of Agents of SHIELD for eight episodes, and has left room to return for more seasons).
superotherside
superotherside - 2/27/2015, 6:57 PM
Dark Symbol is a terrible name...

The Kill Bill idea seems kinda cool.
superotherside
superotherside - 2/27/2015, 7:25 PM
Okay must make a jokes about Dark Symbol name.

The movies will be called:

Dark Symbol Begins
The DARK SYMBOL
The Dark Symbol RISES

;P

The problem is with the name is it's taking two descriptive words to make a name.

Batman, is a good name because, when you take it apart it's a man and a bat. Put two together you get Batman.

Even Dark Knight is a better name, because Dark is a description, and knight is an actual noun.

Dark Symbol is two adjectives together.

That's why it's not a great name.


Honestly, I'm not trying to be rude. I'm just giving you some constructive criticism.
DonkeyTeeth
DonkeyTeeth - 2/28/2015, 2:10 AM


That is all
CapedCruVader
CapedCruVader - 2/28/2015, 5:25 AM
Thanks for your thoughts guys :P Dark Symbol was a bit of an under-thought name I have to admit :P I guess him being Batman does make more sense (slaps head)
superotherside
superotherside - 3/2/2015, 10:50 PM
@CapedCruVader Hey, in writing sometimes ideas come and go. (Most of the time stay gone with me.)

But we can all learn and try to be better. Try saying names etc. out loud when you think of them. Sometimes look up the word (especially for names) to see what it means, and what it has meant in the past. There are a lot of words that mean different things, at different times and in different languages. So you have to be picky.

The best names are things that are based off of real life. For instance:

Hawkeye: Marksman

Bullseye: The center of a target

Black Widow: Deadly Bug

Superman: A "super" man. Doesn't get much simpler than that.

And so on. Everything must be based off of reality to make people understand and memorize it. And you want people to memorize it so they know who your character is!

That's why it's also a good idea to make your character names easy and short too.

Peter Parker
Bruce Wayne
Clint Barton
Clark Kent
Tony Stark
Steve Rogers

Etc. All of those are short. So basically just think about a name before naming them.

I'm rambling aren't I?

Well, anyway hope this was helpful. Laters.
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