And Covar pretty much hit it right on the head. The story isn't even about the fight scenes, like most superhero comics.
Comic movie you'd like to see
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I dunno, those hourglass logos are pretty iconic. Matter of fact, I think it would be fantastic as an animated series using the animation style of Venture Bros., but played seriously (more like Johnny Quest).
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Those two things aren't equivalent at all! A implies B doesn't mean B implies A. Saying I don't want my comic books to look like photos doesn't mean I need them to look like all other comics. I just don't see much point in photorealistic paintings.
I need to go back and re-read KC again, but I remember everyone just not seeming like themselves at all. I distinctly remember being incredibly unimpressed with the writing. Maybe it was because of the hype before I read it.
Alex Ross is a good artist. No one said he isn't. I just don't find his art draws me into the fantastic comic world at all. In fact I find that his style pulls me out. It points out how silly costumes look in reality.
They weren't themselves fade, that's just it. They also weren't just "written that way for the sake of it", the world had vastly changed around them. They were no longer "needed" and had all moved on to different lives. That can change you in ways noone will understand but you. Ask any military person who retires or changes career.
In my opinion it was the very essence of their difference from how they're normally written that really sells KC as an original work. Seeing Superman literally turn down helping the world so he can farm in peace? To understand the level of things he had gone through to adopt that philosphy? How about Wonder Woman? She'd always walked the line between judge and executioner, but the things that had come into being just pushed her clear over the edge.
Batman helping Luthor? Cmon, that's deep DEEP shit.
In my opinion it was the very essence of their difference from how they're normally written that really sells KC as an original work. Seeing Superman literally turn down helping the world so he can farm in peace? To understand the level of things he had gone through to adopt that philosphy? How about Wonder Woman? She'd always walked the line between judge and executioner, but the things that had come into being just pushed her clear over the edge.
Batman helping Luthor? Cmon, that's deep DEEP shit.
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Wow you guys are such nerds, get over it. People disagree on art.
As you are about to with me.
I would like to see a movie version of Crossed. If for no other reason than to discover that hollywood still had the stones to do something like that.
I would also LOVE to see someone do a Punisher MAX treatment, possibly the Barracuda storylines or possibly the Nicky Cavesi one.
,.....and, you know, why in the WORLD has there still not been a Dr Strange movie?
Edit: Another one I thought of would be a Squadron Supreme movie based on the MAX print, maybe the first handful of trades. I can't imagine it working out do to all the confusing issues surrounding that print, the least of which being the torrent of lawsuits that would probably start flying when/if they ever did a movie on it.
As you are about to with me.
I would like to see a movie version of Crossed. If for no other reason than to discover that hollywood still had the stones to do something like that.
I would also LOVE to see someone do a Punisher MAX treatment, possibly the Barracuda storylines or possibly the Nicky Cavesi one.
,.....and, you know, why in the WORLD has there still not been a Dr Strange movie?
Edit: Another one I thought of would be a Squadron Supreme movie based on the MAX print, maybe the first handful of trades. I can't imagine it working out do to all the confusing issues surrounding that print, the least of which being the torrent of lawsuits that would probably start flying when/if they ever did a movie on it.
Dr. Strange's pajamas are too silly for mainstream audiences.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was about as far from realism as could be expected, and it's fantastic.
Another one I considered mentioning, but...since there has already been one animated movie (which I haven't seen) and one failed TV pilot (which I have...why did they have to change his costume at the end? Whyyyyy?), I figured it had already been covered.
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Off topic, I still can't quite figure out why the Hulk's intelligence and eloquence increased on Sakaar. His weakening makes sense due to the Plaaht Device Wormhole, but the intelligence doesn't quite make sense. Even the editors were making fun of its unexplained nature in the issues themselves.
I think it was a case of Hulk evolving to deal with the new situation/environment. During the story (in the comics, anyway), he gradually became more intelligent. At first, he was still all "Hulk smash," but he gradually became more eloquent. My explanation would be that it was a new personality created by Banner to adapt, much like the other Hulk personalities we've seen (Mr. Fixit, for example).
Captain Marvel (Make Billy's parents absentee workaholics, his uncle a creepy, if well meaning, drunk. Set it in a small town. Release the Monster Society of Evil. Do it as a PG/PG-13 kids flick.)
Gotham Central (Almost think this would be a better TV mini-series than a movie)
The Question (with both Renee AND Vic, do it as a noir piece)
Gotham Central (Almost think this would be a better TV mini-series than a movie)
The Question (with both Renee AND Vic, do it as a noir piece)
Back when the comic was still being published, there was talk of a TV show, as a matter of fact. Like Starman, though, it never came to fruition.
DC has chickened out on so many projects over the last 10 years.
I still want my Justice League and Green Arrow movies that have been promised over the years.
I still want my Justice League and Green Arrow movies that have been promised over the years.
Y: The Last Man I know there was talk about it before, and some speculation about Justin Timberlake playing Yorick, but then nothing ever happened. I'd still love to see a film/mini series adaptation.
Latest news is that they just got new scriptwriters last month.
Preacher all HBO'd up (even with utterly gratuitous nudity) would be amazing. Hell, I think Garth Ennis would approve of the ridiculousness of the HBO presentation.
I'd like a Question movie with the Question being the DCAU version of him set in the DC universe where Batman and the rest are doing their thing and he's uncovering crazy super hero conspiracy shit.
A Transformers movie actually based on the Transformers material, specifically one of these arcs if I could choose myself.
On the superhero side of things, a good Deadpool movie (we'll see if the one in the works now counts). Or something with some of Marvel's cosmic heroes, I'd love a Guardians of the Galaxy movie (like that'll ever happen).
Finally, Bone by Jeff Smith turned into movie, or series of movies, would be...interesting.
On the superhero side of things, a good Deadpool movie (we'll see if the one in the works now counts). Or something with some of Marvel's cosmic heroes, I'd love a Guardians of the Galaxy movie (like that'll ever happen).
Finally, Bone by Jeff Smith turned into movie, or series of movies, would be...interesting.
Also this.
I'd be all for that if it were cel shaded animation. MAYBE CGI, but traditional animation would suit it far better. Definately not live action mixed with CGI. That is of the devil.
The Boys. Though toned down a little bit. The series is a little too immature to make a compelling movie as it is, but if they toned it down just a tad, I think it'd be pretty cool to see a movie about the skeezy world of superheroes and a government organization that uses blackmail to keep those super heroes in check.
And obviously Simon Pegg would play Wee Hughie.
And obviously Simon Pegg would play Wee Hughie.
I would go for a kind of teen superhero movie that isn't quite as cutesy as some of the other ones that are out. I wouldn't mind seeing something where, let's say, Robin has to find wherever several grown up superheroes have been captured with the help of other teen sidekicks. Like maybe the JLA is trapped on effin' apokolyps and do they have to steal a boom tube from STAR labs and save them.
Or just a static shock movie. Either one of those would be great.
Oh! Nevermind. Forget all of that. Batman Beyond.
Or just a static shock movie. Either one of those would be great.
Oh! Nevermind. Forget all of that. Batman Beyond.
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Static is another place where I liked the animated show more than the source. I know some people were complaining about the addition of Gear being racist since they made the white guy smart, but it seems to me that they went to great pains to point out that his powers only concerned tech knowledge--Virgil being smarter in most other things.
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I didn't think this was perfect, but it was a pretty impressive job:
The pacing is really bad, and the script could use some work, but it's got it's charms, and it's an interesting look at what a live-action Static Shock could be.
The pacing is really bad, and the script could use some work, but it's got it's charms, and it's an interesting look at what a live-action Static Shock could be.
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And now, heatherling , it has a director as well:
‘Portal: No Escape’ Director Dan Trachtenberg To Direct ‘Y: The Last Man’
As a fan of The Totally Rad Show, I'm excited to see Dan directing this. He's a fan of both comics and movies (as well as games and other nerdy stuff) so hopefully he'll be able to do a good job with it.
I'm just curious how they'll manage to do Y: The Last Man as a film. The comic is great, but it's a lengthy story that ran, what, 60-some issues? They couldn't mash all that together into one movie, I imagine. I think I heard Brian K. Vaughan say the script was a bit like a zombie movie, where it's about dealing with the situation of every man dropping dead. Not sure if that's still the case given Hollywood's perchance for script changes, but I'd be curious to see how that would work.
Also, having now read the first volume and loving it, I'm really sad that IDW's horror series, Lock & Key didn't get picked up by Fox. Apparently, the pilot was fantastic.
Also, having now read the first volume and loving it, I'm really sad that IDW's horror series, Lock & Key didn't get picked up by Fox. Apparently, the pilot was fantastic.
I would prefer to see it as a television series over a film as the story really needs to take it's time in the telling. Much like the Walking Dead.
I'd quite like to see a Marvel Zombies movie. It could be entertaining as all hell.
Nickelodeon is doing a 3D one sometime in the future. I know it's already under production.
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