Let's reverse it

[Chris Wallace]

WHat movies-that haven't already been adapted into comics, would make a good comic book series?

[terry78]

Kill Bill.

[Odin's Lapdog]

easy, the terminator series if it hasn't already been done.

can't think of any other ones...

maybe equilibrium

[Chris Wallace]

Maybe-are you thinking before the wedding or after?

[Chris Wallace]

easy, the terminator series if it hasn't already been done.

can't think of any other ones...

maybe equilibrium
I'm pretty sure Terminator's been done.

[terry78]

^Before or after. Before would be when the Viper Assassination Squad are all together doing what they do, and you catch little nuances of the slowly building animosity towards Kiddo.

[Odin's Lapdog]

I was going to say dragonheart but look what i found on the net

http://www.bunnweb.org/hild/art/comcvr/dragon2.jpg

[Chris Wallace]

Still-if It's Only The Adaptation, By A Company That I Think Is No Longer In Business, Then It Qualifies.

[Chris Wallace]

^Before or after. Before would be when the Viper Assassination Squad are all together doing what they do, and you catch little nuances of the slowly building animosity towards Kiddo.
See, this is why I asked. There's that, then there's Beatrix attempting to adjust to a normal life, w/situations that keep trying to pull her back. Either has great potential.

[JackBauer]

The Goonies.

think Runaways without powers...

[TheFalcon]

The Matrix

[Chris Wallace]

The Goonies.

think Runaways without powers...
I'm thinking someone has been kicking this idea around for a while.

[Chris Wallace]

The Matrix
There were comics based on the Matrix; I distinctly remember one entitled, "There are no flowers in the real world".

[Silver Sable]

Potc

[Chris Wallace]

????

[Odin's Lapdog]

passion of the christ i believe

[Silver Sable]

LOL no Pirates Of The Carribean http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Odin's Lapdog]

pardon moi.
:o

[Elijya]

It's been my experience that 99% of all comics based on movies, tv shows, etc, are mediochre at best, and usually plain crap

[Chris Wallace]

True. I'm Looking To Break The Pattern.

[Odin's Lapdog]

best thing to do would be to find a mediocre story and build on it rather than trying to make a block buster film a hit comic.


has unbreakable been taken yet, even thought that's kinda cheating?

[Chris Wallace]

I Don't Think It Really Has The "umph" Factor To Make It As A Comic.

[JackBauer]

well, Shyamalan could at least release a couple of graphic novels that would cover the story he had planned for the Unbreakable trilogy that never happened...

[DarKush]

In no particular order:

Underworld/Underworld Evolution
Total Recall
Robocop
Starship Troopers
Event Horizon
Strange Days
Species
Incredibles
Pitch Black/The Chronicles of Riddick
Dune
Gladiator
Kingdom of Heaven
13th Warrior
Troy
Excalibur
Blade Runner
Timecop
Universal Soldier
Van Helsing
Dark City
Independence Day
Ultraviolet
Equilibrium
Minority Report

[CrimsonMist]

I'd say Robocop for an on-going series. I know there was a Robocop vs Terminator one off, and then Frank Miller adapted his original Robocop 2 and 3 scripts into a big comic run, but that was a maxi-series. Robocop with his own title would own.

Blade Runner would be cool too.

[Chris Wallace]

Ultraviolet I can't see becuase the movie was so, so bad.
Same for Van Helsing.
Timecop, I'm told, was a comic.
I can't see ID4 b/c civilization was pretty much wiped out in hte movie; if they came back we'd have no defense.

[DarKush]

Ultraviolet I can't see becuase the movie was so, so bad.
Same for Van Helsing.
Timecop, I'm told, was a comic.
I can't see ID4 b/c civilization was pretty much wiped out in hte movie; if they came back we'd have no defense.

Well, that's the beauty of comic books. The concepts for Van Helsing and Underworld weren't bad. It was the execution.

As for ID4, I was thinking more so of a limited series, or a graphic novel. I'm assuming that there was some alien tech left behind, or some might've survived entry into our atmosphere. I can see a struggle for that tech. Also, preparations for the next invasion.

What I had hoped to see in a sequel, were humans developing space ships based on alien tech, so that they could take the fight to the aliens.

[Chris Wallace]

I Thought The Concept For Ultraviolet Was Horrible; Van Helsing-take Away The Amnesia & There's Hope.
Your ID4 Idea Sounds Like Star Wars In The Milky Way.

[DarKush]

I Thought The Concept For Ultraviolet Was Horrible; Van Helsing-take Away The Amnesia & There's Hope.
Your ID4 Idea Sounds Like Star Wars In The Milky Way.

Something wrong with Star Wars in the Milky Way? Sounds good to me. Just no Chosen Ones this time though.

I liked the idea of Ultraviolet. The hemophage/vampire element should've been played up more. And perhaps the super soldier stuff less.

I haven't seen the movie, and I'm basing my ideas off of what I've read about the flick, so I might be in error about the hemophage element getting short shrift.

But if it did, it shouldn't have. It could've been a reverse "I am Legend" type of story. Dealing more with the persecution of the hemophages. A hemophage/human war. And Violet is caught in the middle, torn between humanity-what she was & the hemophages-what she has become.

Off the top of my head... Start out Violet as a regular human, a soldier in the brewing war between humans and hemophages. She's captured, infected, and forced to work with the hemophages to stop the bio-weapon designed to destroy them. The hemophages are holding her son or something. The hemophages might've infected her son, or are threatening to, to make her turn her back on the government.

The elements are there for a great sci-fi, horror comic book.

[The Kid]

spykids

ghostbusters (I have the comic and it's great.)

spaceballs

Harry potter (eh?)

[Chris Wallace]

Something wrong with Star Wars in the Milky Way? Sounds good to me. Just no Chosen Ones this time though.

I liked the idea of Ultraviolet. The hemophage/vampire element should've been played up more. And perhaps the super soldier stuff less.

I haven't seen the movie, and I'm basing my ideas off of what I've read about the flick, so I might be in error about the hemophage element getting short shrift.

But if it did, it shouldn't have. It could've been a reverse "I am Legend" type of story. Dealing more with the persecution of the hemophages. A hemophage/human war. And Violet is caught in the middle, torn between humanity-what she was & the hemophages-what she has become.

Off the top of my head... Start out Violet as a regular human, a soldier in the brewing war between humans and hemophages. She's captured, infected, and forced to work with the hemophages to stop the bio-weapon designed to destroy them. The hemophages are holding her son or something. The hemophages might've infected her son, or are threatening to, to make her turn her back on the government.

The elements are there for a great sci-fi, horror comic book.It wasn't like that at all. The super soldier angle lasted about 2 minutes. And it wasn't until about halfway through that the hemophages were revealed to be vampires, with no vampiric traits apart from the newly-exposed fangs, and no craving for blood. They seemed to have no idea what story they wanted to tell & they took too long trying to figure it out.

[Chris Wallace]

ghostbusters (I have the comic and it's great.)


Did you read the opening post?

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Robocop did have a comic as did ID4.

[Chris Wallace]

I Also Said That The Adaptation Of The Movie Itself Doesn't Count. Robocop Has Had A Mini Here & There But Never An Ongoing.

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Well, considerin' they blew up th' aliens in ID4, a series would be impossible anyways.

Take that!

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Okay, howabout Darkman? He's only had a mini or two as far as I know.

[Chris Wallace]

That Is All He Had; A Regular Series Might Get The Taste Of Those God-awful Sequels Out Of My Mouth.

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Woah, woah, woah...3 was pretty damn good. Nowhere near th' first quality, but much better than 2. BTW, 2 was rushed into production 'cause dude who played Durant said he'd return. 3 was th' original 2. Little fun fact fer ya there.

[DarKush]

Okay, howabout Darkman? He's only had a mini or two as far as I know.

Always thought Darkman was a cool idea to build a comic, movie, or TV series around. It's a shame that the sequels weren't all that.

[DarKush]

It wasn't like that at all. The super soldier angle lasted about 2 minutes. And it wasn't until about halfway through that the hemophages were revealed to be vampires, with no vampiric traits apart from the newly-exposed fangs, and no craving for blood. They seemed to have no idea what story they wanted to tell & they took too long trying to figure it out.

I'm glad I didn't see it now. But I probably will when it comes out on DVD. It's a shame that they couldn't pull it together. I still think it had the elements for a nice cult pic. Maybe even along the caliber of the Underworld movies.

[The Batman]

They seriously need to make an ongoing james bond comic book...

[Mrh7448]

If it was an ID4 series it should take place on earth like a clean up of the aliens who survived in their ships or something

Indiana Jones (if they haven't done one)
Near Dark
Willow

[Chris Wallace]

"Near Dark" needed some work.

[Mrh7448]

"Near Dark" needed some work.

Well if I was doing a comic series I would set it in the past where you would see the how the characters became vampires. As an ongoing series it has potential even though the movie was a little lack lustre but still enjoyable

[Chris Wallace]

Which Is Why I Said "...needed Work" Instead Of "sucked @$$!!!!!!!!" It had potential but failed to live up to it.

[Chris Wallace]

Any Writer And/or Artist Preferences?