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Post by comicscube on Jul 18, 2014 7:35:29 GMT -5
 Sparked by a conversation I was having with icctrombone, what's your stance on comic book adaptations of TV show, movie, and book properties? Will you automatically buy a comic featuring a property you enjoy in other media, do you avoid these adaptations like the plague, or do you have your own middle ground? From TV, I find it almost impossible. The mannerisms of the actors and the voices are too ingrained in my head. From prose, I'm always interested. Paul Auster's City of Glass and the Kavalier and Clay sequel, the Escapists, are two of my favorite comics. Loosely speaking, another of my favorite comics is Greendale. |
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Post by mrc1214 on Jul 18, 2014 8:29:38 GMT -5
This set of 5 books is quite a faithful adaptation of the movie The Warriors.
There's also a follow up series (which could have been a good sequel to the movie) which features The Warriors and the Gramercy Riffs forming an alliance to spring Ajax and Riff members from prison....
Wow! That is going on the want list right away. Warriors is one of my favorite movies of all time. |
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Post by DubipR on Jul 18, 2014 9:12:10 GMT -5
I miss the days of the movie adaptations. I think the last one from Marvel I think Spider-Man 2, with Alan Davis artwork. I have a nice stack of those old 70s/80s Marvel movie books. My favorite is For Your Eyes Only
Good ol' Howard Chaykin artwork. I presented this to Chaykin to get signed at a convention a few years ago. Now, I've known Howard for about 15 years and I know his humor and attitude. When I put that in front of him, he looked up at me and went "Really? C'mon Ryan.. you can do better than this tripe." But Howard knows I'm a fan of his work, signed it along with his Indiana Jones issues and various books I pulled out of my collection...
But back to the question. If the writers catch the spirit of the properties correctly, they can be good. Dynamite's Lone Ranger comics was one of the better properties that I enjoyed. |
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Post by Jesse on Jul 18, 2014 15:29:49 GMT -5
From TV, I find it almost impossible. The mannerisms of the actors and the voices are too ingrained in my head. It's probably one of the toughest things to get right but when it is done well it can make for some good comics. The Grimm series from Dynamite for example I think nailed the actors voices. I also think that Scott and David Tipton where able to capture each of the Doctor's voices perfectly in Prisoners of Time. |
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Post by thebeastofyuccaflats on Jul 18, 2014 15:44:16 GMT -5
I think I have more nostalgia for those Darkwing Duck comics Disney Adventures used to run than I do even the actual cartoon.
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Post by shaxper on Jul 18, 2014 15:48:34 GMT -5
I think I have more nostalgia for those Darkwing Duck comics Disney Adventures used to run than I do even the actual cartoon. The Boom Darkwing Duck series from a few years back was really good. You might want to check it out. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 18:21:04 GMT -5
I really wish I didn't lose all my digest comics. I don't feel like actually buying Disney Adventures back issues, but wold love it if the stories got collected.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 18:22:26 GMT -5
By the way, one of my all time favorite licensed comics was a Dead Space miniseries illustrated by Ben Templesmith. It wasn't as if they were trying to quick cash on a hot franchise, or to use the comics to simply be a cheap advert for the video game, the comic stands on it's own. I've never even played the games.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 18:58:18 GMT -5
Wow! That is going on the want list right away. Warriors is one of my favorite movies of all time. Mine too, I'd be Lizzies material except I'd shoot better  The comics are hard to find but there is a TPB if you want all 5 right away. I was lucky to get the photo wraparound cover to #1 when I came upon it. ![]()  |
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Post by comicscube on Jul 18, 2014 19:29:45 GMT -5
From TV, I find it almost impossible. The mannerisms of the actors and the voices are too ingrained in my head. It's probably one of the toughest things to get right but when it is done well it can make for some good comics. The Grimm series from Dynamite for example I think nailed the actors voices. I also think that Scott and David Tipton where able to capture each of the Doctor's voices perfectly in Prisoners of Time. The Buffy comics did it as well as I've ever seen it done, but I ended up just missing the actors. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 18, 2014 19:45:45 GMT -5
Wow! That is going on the want list right away. Warriors is one of my favorite movies of all time. Mine too, I'd be Lizzies material except I'd shoot better The comics are hard to find but there is a TPB if you want all 5 right away. I was lucky to get the photo wraparound cover to #1 when I came upon it. Jez,I mentioned once before and I'll mention it again.Get ahold of the movie The Wanderers released the same year as The Warriors.Similar subject matter,different enough to enjoy as well |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 19:51:47 GMT -5
Mine too, I'd be Lizzies material except I'd shoot better The comics are hard to find but there is a TPB if you want all 5 right away. I was lucky to get the photo wraparound cover to #1 when I came upon it. Jez,I mentioned once before and I'll mention it again.Get ahold of the movie The Wanderers released the same year as The Warriors.Similar subject matter,different enough to enjoy as well My favorite is Boulevard Nights |
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Post by mrc1214 on Jul 18, 2014 20:35:30 GMT -5
Mine too, I'd be Lizzies material except I'd shoot better The comics are hard to find but there is a TPB if you want all 5 right away. I was lucky to get the photo wraparound cover to #1 when I came upon it. Jez,I mentioned once before and I'll mention it again.Get ahold of the movie The Wanderers released the same year as The Warriors.Similar subject matter,different enough to enjoy as well I liked the Wanderers not as much as the Warriors though. Definitely worth seeking out though. My dad grew up about 3 blocks away from Van Cortlandt Park where they filmed the big fight scene in the Wanderers. My grandfather still lives over there. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jul 18, 2014 20:45:25 GMT -5
Blah, blah, blah, Warriors.
Where's my "Southern Comfort" Limited Series?
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Post by mrc1214 on Jul 18, 2014 21:50:19 GMT -5
Blah, blah, blah, Warriors.
Where's my "Southern Comfort" Limited Series?
I've never heard of that. But am most definitely going to check it out ASAP. |
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