Superhero Movies Without Comics - The Breakdown

io9 has done a nice piece of work collecting a list of superhero movies and commenting on their sans-comics origins. Interesting stuff, and the revelation that a Greatest American Hero movie will start filming in July!

By ComicBookMovie - Apr 08, 2008 12:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Other
Source: io9

Hollywood often does such a bad job translating comic books to film, it's better to start from scratch. When movies create their own original superheroes, they can have the cool comic booky trappings, without the need to include/ignore/defile decades of print history.

"If it works (The Incredibles) you get something really fresh. When it doesn't... it's only about as bad as a superhero movie based on a comic. Click through for our list of superhero movies that didn't have a direct comic-book heritage."

Check out the whole listing in their article HERE or at the source-link below.
LORD OF THE RINGS Filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson On Teaming With Colossal To Resurrect The Giant Moa (Exclusive)
Related:

LORD OF THE RINGS Filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson On Teaming With Colossal To Resurrect The Giant Moa (Exclusive)

The Greatest Comic Book Movie Of All-Time Has Been Chosen By Hollywood's Directors, Actors, And More
Recommended For You:

The Greatest Comic Book Movie Of All-Time Has Been Chosen By Hollywood's Directors, Actors, And More

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Be the first to comment and get the conversation going!

View Recorder