Tag: comic book adaptations
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 9 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier gave us “a man out of time” and a film with a unique place in history. Not too many movies can claim to keep in context a concurrently running television...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 10 - Guardians of the Galaxy
The comic book movie that took non-comic-book fans by storm, Guardians of the Galaxy caught almost everyone - including this mega-nerd - off guard with its stupendously successful 2014 release. Raking in over $770 million...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 11 - X2: X-Men United
I can’t believe X2: X-Men United didn’t make my Top 10. It wasn’t that long ago it would have been a slam-dunk, no-brainer for the very top spot. If I weighed legacy more heavily it...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 12 - Iron Man
Starting with this entrant, any of the content remaining on this list could be argued for the top spot. Directed by Jon Favreau, Iron Man was and still is a singularly important achievement in superhero...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 13 - The Avengers
Understanding the impact of The Avengers , released just four short years ago, can be difficult for anyone newer to this world of comic book wonder. There is no arguing with the massive take at...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 14 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
In March of 1990, one of the most successful independent films of all time was released in theaters to mediocre reviews and box office sales. Unsure if the film was for kids, teens, or adults,...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 15 - Superman (Richard Donner)
The oldest film on this list, Superman (1978) from Richard Donner is fondly and rightly remembered as the Godfather of comic book cinema. The tagline said it all, we finally believed a man could fly....
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 16 - Hellboy
While two powerhouse comic book companies were defining themselves as either bright and fun or brooding and provocative, Dark Horse Comics was redefining the dichotomy with the character known as Hellboy. The wisecracking demon was...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 17 - The Incredible Hulk
The lost film in the MCU, The Incredible Hulk deserves a hindsight spotlight for how ahead of its time it was and how it is still impacting some of our favorite superhero adaptations today. Anchored...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 18 - X-Men: First Class
I didn’t hate X-Men: The Last Stand nearly as much as the rest of the world, but it still left the franchise in desperate need of some kind of reboot. When it was announced Bryan...