Category: Comic Books
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 27 - Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America was never my favorite as a kid. He was such a fuddy-duddy compared to Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Batman. When Captain America: The First Avenger was released in 2011, all of that changed. Chris...
Comic Books
'X-Men: Apocalypse' Trailer Released to the World
Will X-Men: Apocalypse bring you to the theater? X-Men: Apocalypse is the sequel to 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past and is the ninth film in the X-Men film series . The ensemble cast includes...
Comic Books
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows' Trailer Debuts
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (alternatively Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 ) is the sequel to 2014’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . The returning cast includes Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 28 - Batman (Tim Burton)
Without Tim Burton’s Batman we probably wouldn’t even be here doing this whole fun exercise. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to rank this film in the Top 10 based on legacy alone. Batman was the patient...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 29 - X-Men (Bryan Singer)
It was the year 2000 and Bryan Singer’s X-Men saved us all. The earth had made three trips around the sun since Joel Schumacher almost destroyed comic book cinema with Batman and Robin . The...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 30 - Spider-Man (Sam Raimi)
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man had to work. Thankfully for the millions (and millions!) of comic-book lovers, it did. By the time the film was released in 2002, comic book adaptations had gone through a rebirth and...
Comic Books
Joel Schumacher's 'Batman Forever' Turns 20 This Year
Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever was released June 16, 1995 and grossed over $336 million worldwide. Michael Keaton chose not to return as the title character because Tim Burton stepped down as director. Instead, Val Kilmer...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 31 - Smallville: Season One
If you aren’t watching Supergirl on CBS, or following our coverage here at Pop Culture Spin (reviews of every episode!), you are missing out. The show is making a strong early case for future inclusions...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 32 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
With the exception of the Ninja Turtles movies, the back-end of this list is populated with films that deliver exceptional visuals but don’t quite hold up in other areas, making Hellboy II: The Golden Army...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 33 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, 3
Ninjas. Turtles. Mutants. Is there really a need for anything else? For the first and only time on these rankings, I am combining two movies into one spot. I just couldn’t choose between them. The...
