What comic book movies would YOU make?
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Agonus,
Posted on: 2011-03-08 15:52 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
As a single movie?
Freakin' Nextwave. Pull out all the stops, bankrupt a major studio on production. Then kick something until it explodes. Sounds perfect.
Slightly more realistically, I could get behind Planetary as a series. The suggestions of Transmetropolitan as a series also appeal to me (noticing a pattern here?), though I'm not sure that the sheer...spectacle that is the setting would translate well from comics.
Hmmmm...
1) Planetary.
2) The Authority - BUT it has to be led by The One True Jenny.. Jenny Sparks.
Actually any movie with Jenny Sparks in it would be fine.
3) Sandman - The Endless Sandman, not some guy calling himself Sandman. And guest starring some of the other Endless, especially Death.
4) Death: The Time of Your Life / The High Cost of Living - either of the two miniseries would be fine.
5) Strangers In Paradise by Terry Moore - its got Action! Drama! Suspense! Romance!
1. A Tim Drake Robin animated series.
2. An Iron Fist Movie followed by a Luke Cage movie followed by a Heroes for Hire movie
3. A good X-men movie.
4. A Vic Sage The Question movie.
The Slayers - Lina Inverse (with friends) robs robbers, spooks dragons, and manages to save the world without accidentally blowing it up.
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Dagnabbit! I was gonna suggest this one!|
Originally Posted by Ironik
Have you ever read Top 10?
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Not a comic book series, but I'd like to see Wild Cards get the HBO-type treatment, say, a mini-series, starting at the beginning and telling individual stories, but the build-up would be to the end of the third book, so the individual stories would support that. Having proposed such a chopping block, I'd cut my favorite story, Witness, as a first step. Sorry, Jack.
Of course, the money would be ridiculous, and the reaction would likely be the same as for the Watchmen movie, so this one will never see the light of day. Especially since George already has HBO doing his other series. Still, a guy can dream, right?
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Someone here once suggested that a City of Heroes TV series that featured the city as the common character would be cool, and I agree. The only thing remotely similar to that idea are anthology shows like The Twilight Zone where "weird" is the only common thread binding them together.|
Originally Posted by Klatteja
Dagnabbit! I was gonna suggest this one!
Not a comic book series, but I'd like to see Wild Cards get the HBO-type treatment, say, a mini-series, starting at the beginning and telling individual stories, but the build-up would be to the end of the third book, so the individual stories would support that. Having proposed such a chopping block, I'd cut my favorite story, Witness, as a first step. Sorry, Jack. Of course, the money would be ridiculous, and the reaction would likely be the same as for the Watchmen movie, so this one will never see the light of day. Especially since George already has HBO doing his other series. Still, a guy can dream, right? |
I doubt it would be very popular since people are used to series having a set roster of main characters, but I think it would be awesome. Especially if it's animated and double especially if we can get Bruce Timm to design it.
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Not to mention the level of adult content. But if you more firmly connect the cast and tone down the naked antics, I think animation is a perfect way to get around the special effects hurdle.|
Originally Posted by Ironik
I doubt it would be very popular since people are used to series having a set roster of main characters, but I think it would be awesome. Especially if it's animated and double especially if we can get Bruce Timm to design it.
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It's a nice dream, for sure, but we'd be more likely to end up with a Hollywood-style treatment that ignores the tone entirely. Obligatory Saturday morning sugar-rush link.
M. Bison: For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me...it was Tuesday.
-- Street Fighter (1994)
McClane: Hey, thanks for saving my daughter's life.
Farrell: What was I going to do?
McClane: That's what makes you "that guy."
-- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
I need to add:
Y: The Last Man -- would make a great TV series. If they can come up with the budget to make The Walking Dead, there shouldn't be too much trouble making this. It would definitely have to be on a more Adult-Friendly TV Network (like FX or AMC or HBO), but it would be awesome. (Just started reading it, so I'm not too far into it, but WOW.)
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Currently I think one of Billy's friends is the current CM/Shazam and Billy and Mary are now on some type of quest to prove their worth and regain their lost powers. |
Originally Posted by Agonus
Erm... it was a rhetorical question, but since you answered...
As far as I know, DC can continue to use the character of Captain Marvel, they just can't advertise the character using the name "Captain Marvel." That's why his books are always called Shazam something. (Or possibly S!H!A!Z!A!M! going by Flashpoint.) Oddly enough, the rule apparently applies to Mary Marvel too. I think if there was money to be made on the property, (and I do) the profits would overpower any company politicking. DC doesn't know what to do with the character. Cap's also one of the few "big" DC characters to have it worse than Wonder Woman in that respect. For that matter, Cap's rogues gallery get more panel time than he does. This is possible. There was rumor a while back that DC was going for a big CM push with a cartoon and the movie and all kinds of stuff. But Trials of Shazam bombed, the movie got stuck in development hell, and Billy and Mary have been stuck in comic limbo for ages. The only freaking Marvel Family characters appearing in an ongoing now are Osiris and Isis, and said book is one of the crappiest DC is putting out right now. |
I agree that there is money to be made with this character, DC just needs to get it in gear. To be honest I thought Billy/Captain Marvel was used very nicely in Justice League Unlimited and the more recent Superman/CM: return of Black Adam animated.
Billy needs to be portrayed as an honest, good hearted kid that wants to help others. Captain Marvel should be written similar to Superman but not quite as serious a personality as Superman since latest portrayals are that CM is still Billy albeit endowed with the wisdom of the gods so he'd be a bit more mature but still a kid at heart.
Honestly I just think DC doesn't like the character and doesn't want to have him surpass Superman.
Not necessarily a comic book though there was the mini series: Babylon 5: In Valen's Name.
Anyway, how about a movie Babylon 4: the saga of Valen
A movie or TV series about the era of Babylon 4 and Valen could do well.
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Power Pack - I'd get Pixar on this to give it the "family-friendly yet fun for all ages" treatment.
Not a comic but.... Freakazoid - Because..... well..... FREAKAZOID!!!  |
Quite true on both accounts.
Especially if the Pack's origin story is done. Could be done well either Live-action or animated.
Though a couple of other Comic IPs I'd love to see done:
Fred Perry's Gold Digger - Yea, I know Fred has animated the "Time Raft" arc, but this series just screams some type of movie, TV, or OVA adaptation.
Rod Espinosa's Neotopia - The story is solid, but it's the visuals and the alternate world setting that drew me into this tale. This would have to be a multi-part project no matter how it was done.
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no way that this would ever get done....however Gart Ennis' The Pro!!!! That would be hilarious......
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Wouldn't mind seeing the Marvel mini series Secret Wars come to screen, that pretty much covers most of the hero and villians of Marvel.
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Most of mine have already been mentioned:
Authority
Planetary
Strangers in Paradise
Batman Beyond
Y: the Last Man
Top 10
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Poison Elves - could be the BEST thing to happen to fantasy movies...ever.This list can go on and on...
Yotsuba& - I'd prefer it as an anime series but a CGI movie would RAWK the all-ages scene with hypercuteness!!
Ignition City - future cowboy steampunk dystopia? What's not to love?
Gundam 0079 - the Star Wars of giant robots, how this hasn't happened yet is forever a mystery to me
Runners - sure, we've already had Firefly & Serenity, but it's still an awesome story
Groo: the Wanderer - forget the Conan reboot, we want mulch!
Astro City - duh
Atomic Robo - for science!!!
The Sword - action, humor, gore and super powers! muwahahah!!
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Because it would be full of fail like nearly all anime->live-action adaptions are. And I'd lump it with Star Trek rather than Star Wars due to it being science fiction and not space fantasy. Mazinger Z would be more akin to Star Wars.
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Originally Posted by BackFire
Gundam 0079 - the Star Wars of giant robots, how this hasn't happened yet is forever a mystery to me
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Branching Paragon Police Department Epic Archetype, please!
'Mazing Man
Lobo (would probably be unrated Sci-Fi/Grindhouse)
Shang-Chi (some people might not even notice it was a comic-based movie)
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I would gladly pay to see a Captain Atom movie.
I would pay lotsa dollars to see an Empowered movie...
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I would do horrible things for some sort of Yotsuba&! anime adaptation. Why the series hasn't gotten one is beyond me.|
Originally Posted by BackFire
Yotsuba& - I'd prefer it as an anime series but a CGI movie would RAWK the all-ages scene with hypercuteness!!
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Originally Posted by Dark One
I would pay lotsa dollars to see an Empowered movie...
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Ok. I wan't these in order
1) Cloak and Dagger!
2) Doctor Strange and the Protectors
3) Spider Woman (Guilty pleasure, and fave super lady)
3) Green Arrow and Black Canary (Old Teammates version)