Can you believe it’s that time of year once again? Leaves are falling, pumpkin pies are baking, football players are concussing, chain stores are hawking Black Friday sales, yes, all the traditional indicators that the holiday season has arrived. All of which to the cognoscenti of the Classic Comics Forum means only one thing: the third/twelfth observance of the Twelve Days of Classic Comics Christmas! (Twelfth?? Kee-rist, I’m getting old!)

“And just what,” I hear the uninitiated cry, “is the Twelve Days of etc.?”

So glad you asked! TDCCC is an annual celebration of the tastes, opinions and quirks of our happy little community of classic comics fans. I began it back in 2005 and, to my eternal shock and pleasure, it has become a tradition, one I wouldn't dream of futzing with. I know I say that every year but every year I mean it.

This year we revisit one of the most popular themes of TDCCCs past. The proliferation of comics-based motion pictures and TV series since we first considered the topic back in 2007 makes for a whole new challenge in considering


Unlike the previous survey, however, I am limiting its scope to movies and TV shows. Any adaptation from any era or nation, live-action or animation, is eligible as long as it either adapts a story originally told in the sequential art format (e.g., Ghost World, Road to Perdition) or features characters originating in comic books (Superman, Archie, Fritz the Cat) or comic strips (Flash Gordon, Peanuts, The Boondocks). Characters originating in other media such as pulp novels (e.g. Tarzan, The Shadow, Zorro), radio (The Lone Ranger, Captain Midnight), and animated cartoons (Mickey Mouse, Speed Racer, The Simpsons) are excluded. It can get tricky (Donald Duck is not allowed but Uncle Scrooge is) so if you have any doubts about a selection’s eligibility, send me a private message for my yea or nay, ‘kay? Please note that this year, unlike in past events, there is no “minimum age” requirement for your entries so, yes, Suicide Squad and Luke Cage are up for grabs.

Keep in mind that these are your personal favorites, not what you or anyone else considers “the best,” and remember: you must explain your choice. You are not required to include pictures of your selections but if you do, please post no more than two images per entry.

The survey will work just as it has in previous years. Each participating poster will draw up a list of their favorite adaptations, ranked 12 (lowest) through 1 (highest). On December 13, I will post my #12 choice, on the 14th, #11, and so on until our #1 choices on Christmas Eve. You must post each selection on the appropriate day's thread, though not necessarily on that day. Late entries (up through, say, the 31st) are welcome. At the end of the survey, the results and a brief statistical overview will be posted with links to the original 12 threads.

Rules are subject to tweaking based on participant input for the next week (until midnight on December 1), after which they’re locked in. Any questions, suggestions or (horrors!) criticisms should be posted in this thread.

So this is your official heads up: you have just under three weeks to create your lists before the fun starts. Who's in?

Cei-U!
I summon the popcorn and soda!