It seems like all Hollywood is doing these days is churning out one new superhero flick after another. With the success of Marvel’s films in the MCU and the work coming out of the DCEU, very little is being made these days that doesn’t come from a preexisting intellectual property.
While the market may now be saturated with these films, it is not a new phenomenon. Comic books and Graphic Novels have been inspiring filmmakers for decades. Not every comic book deals with someone getting an accidental overdose of radiation in a strange way, which leads them to don some killer spandex. Many comic books cover crime, fantasy, and science fiction as well as true stories.
This list compiles ten examples of movies you probably didn’t know were based on comic books with a sample of how the two media differ.
