Comics Movies
Comics and movies both blossomed in the cultural landscape of the 20th Century. And as they flowered they cross-pollinated one another with their brightest blooms and their most effective arrangements. The digital revolution has opened many doors to the previously unfilmable, leading to an explosion in the number of comic book adaptations.
For many people 'comics movies' mean gaudy titans in tights pounding the snot out of one another. However, if you remove the properties of the two big American companies (DC and Marvel), a broader spectrum of the fantastic and mundane is revealed.
Presenting for your selection, a cornucopia of pocket universes born of ink, transformed into light. For Superheroes peruse the DC and Marvel sub-headings under Comics Movies, stage left.
Pictured: Marv (Mickey Rourke) takes a moment to collect his thoughts in 2005's "Sin City" - cinema's most faithful comic book adaptation to date.
Preacher: Season 2 (2017)
6.8/10
Starring: Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Graham McTavish, Pip Torrens
When Jesse Custer, a small-town preacher with a criminal past, realizes God is absent from Heaven, Jesse sets out to find Him. Along for the ride are... Read more
Avengers: Endgame (Blu-Ray) (2019)
8.7/10
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson...
Adrift in space with no food or water, Tony Stark sends a message to Pepper Potts as his oxygen supply starts to dwindle. Meanwhile, the remaining Ave... Read more
Justice League (Blu-Ray) (2017)
6.6/10
Director: Joss Whedon, Zack Snyder
Starring: Ben Affleck, Ciaran Hinds, Diane Lane, Jeremy Irons, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams,...
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even great... Read more
The Crow ( Blu-ray ) (1994)
7.6/10
Director: Alex Proyas
Starring: Bai Ling, Brandon Lee, David Patrick Kelly, Ernie Hudson, Jon Polito, Michael Wi...
A superhuman mystical hero returns from the grave to exact revenge on the killers of his fiancee and himself on the eve of their wedding. The tragic d... Read more
30 Days of Night ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
6.6/10
Director: David Slade
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Mark Boone Junior
For 30 days every winter the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska is plunged into complete darkness. It's a bitter time when most of the inhabitants head s... Read more
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
6.7/10
Director: Andy Serkis
Starring: Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy, Reid Scott, Naomie Harris, Stephe...
Eddie Brock struggles to adjust to his new life as the host of the alien symbiote Venom, which grants him super-human abilities in order to be a letha... Read more
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
5.8/10
Director: Stephen Norrington
Starring: Jason Flemyng, Richard Roxburgh, Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, Nase...
A hunter, a scientist, a vampire, an invisible man, an immortal, a spy, a beast... When a masked madman known as "The Fantom" threatens to launch glob... Read more
Tomie (1999)
5.3/10
Director: Ataru Oikawa
Starring: Miho Kanno, Yoriko Douguchi, Tomoroh Taguchi, Mami Nakamura
After a past trauma a young girl is trying to recover her memories with the aid of a psychiatrist and the name 'Tomie' keeps cropping up. Meanwhile a... Read more
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Tad Stones, Phil Weinstein
Starring: Voices Of, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Hurt, Peri Gilpin
This animated feature sees the main cast from the film reprising their roles including Ron Perlman, Selma Blair and John Hurt. When a folklore profes... Read more
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Blu-ray) (2017)
6.2/10
Director: David Soren
Starring: Kristen Schaal, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele, Nick Kro...
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When their mean principal... Read more