Movies

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Danger: Diabolik

Movie by Mario Bava based on Italian anti-hero Diabolik.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

The second film based on the Dark Horse character Hellboy.

Hellboy

The first film based on the Dark Horse character Hellboy.

The Mask

Another one of those "are you seriously trying to tell me this was based on the comic of the same name?!" films. A nice comedic film whereas the comic is a horror story.

Catwoman

An adaptation of DC's Catwoman, abandoning much of the character's history and abilities. The movie was poorly reviewed by critics.

The Incredible Hulk

The reboot of the HULK movie. This film takes place 5 years after Banner was irradiated and became the Hulk. It's the second Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.

Hulk

Dr. Bruce Krenzler, working on a way to help heal and advance frogs, accidentally, while attempting to save someone's life, gets an overdose of gamma radiation. This radiation infused with nanomeds, turns him into a being of psychological trauma known as the Hulk.

Lady Death

Animated film based on Brian Pulido's Lady Death.

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man returns in this smash hit sequel and has to face off against the deadly genius Doc Ock as well as his own sense of morality and responsibility.

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Galactus is coming and he sends his trusted herald to find a suitable planet to consume. Sequel to the Fantastic Four movie.

Fantastic Four

The first Fantastic Four movie to receive a cinema release.

Howard the Duck

George Lucas produced this Howard the Duck adaptation, widely considered to be the largest mis-step in his career.

Spawn

The film featuring Image Comics most renowned character, good ol' Al Simmons.

Judge Dredd

Film based on one of Britain's most popular comic characters, the star of 2000 AD, Judge Dredd.

Æon Flux

A movie that had a comic book tie-in of the same name, published by Dark Horse.

The Spirit

Frank Miller returned to the director's chair to tackle Eisner's Spirit comic.

Spider-Man

The first Spider-Man movie directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.

Blade: Trinity

The final film in the Blade trilogy.

Blade II

The second film in the Blade trilogy.

Road to Perdition

Tom Hanks stars in this adaptation of the graphic novel that focuses on a small boy's reaction to his hit-man father's profession.

Blade

First film in the Blade trilogy.

Barb Wire

Film based on the Dark Horse comic of the same name, starring the buxom Pamela Andersen. Whether or not that's a good thing is for you to decide.

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Loosely based on Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman stars Sean Connery as Allan Quartermain.

American Splendor

A fictionalized documentary about the life of Harvey Pekar, the down-on-his-luck writer responsible for the American Splendor comic book.

Constantine

A Hellblazer adaption based off of Garth Ennis' Dangerous Habits storyline and Jamie Delano's early Hellblazer stories. Keanu Reeves stars as John Constantine, a demon exorcises.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

The fourth X-Men movie, and a prequel to the original trilogy that tells the origins of Wolverine.

X-Men: The Last Stand

The third and (at the time) final instalment in the X-Men trilogy. Loosely based upon the Dark Phoenix Saga/Gifted storyline, new director Brett Ratner directs the epic, containing a vast array of characters from the X-Universe.

X2: X-Men United

X2: X-Men United is the sequel to the original film "X-Men". The mutants must work together to stop a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life.

X-Men

The original X-Men movie, Where Professor X leads his group of mutants, and teaches them to use their superhuman abilities.

A History of Violence

Viggo Mortenson stars in David Cronenberg's adaptation of the graphic novel about a man trying to escape his violence-riddled past in a small town.

30 Days of Night

Josh Harnett stars in this Vampire saga set in a sleepy little town in Alaska.

The Rocketeer

A film rendition of the Rocketeer comics.

Ghost Rider

Nicolas Cage stars in this feature film based on the comic Ghost Rider.

Iron Man

Feature-length live action film based around the Marvel character Iron Man, released in 2008 and starring Robert Downey Jr. It serves as the productive beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but chronologically second.

300

Based on the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller. Directed by Zack Snyder.

The Dark Knight

A year after the events of Batman Begins, a new era begins for Batman, as he settles in as Gotham's Caped Crusader, a new threat reveals itself, The Joker, a Clown Prince of Crime raiding banks in Gotham. The Batman must join forces with Commissioner Gordon and Harvey Dent to bring the Joker down before anyone suffers from the his plans. But they are not ready for what the Joker has in store for The People of Gotham. The movie serves as the second part of The Dark Knight Trilogy.

Sin City

Based on the graphic novels Sin City: The Hard Good-Bye, The Big Fat Kill and That Yellow Bastard by Frank Miller. Intro short is The Customer is Always Right from The Babe Wore Red. Directed by Robert Rodriguez

V for Vendetta

A film adaption of Alan Moore's famed comic. Unsurprisingly, he wasn't thrilled about it.

Batman Begins

The first in The Dark Knight Trilogy. Batman Begins takes a darker, edgier tone than past films. Batman is portrayed by Christian Bale.

Superman Returns

Superman Returns brought the franchise back to the big screen after a 20 year absence with newcomer Brandon Routh putting on the cape. The continuity of the film is set just after Superman II (1980), where Superman had a romantic relationship with Lois Lane.

Batman & Robin

The fourth Batman major motion picture tells the story-arc of Batman and Robin's relationship while they try to defeat Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Bane from from destroying Gotham City.

Superman IV: The Quest For Peace

Superman battles the Russians and the threat of nuclear holocaust in this cold-war inspired film. In addition, Lex Luthor cooks up a scheme to finish Superman once and for all... the creation of Nuclear Man, an evil being spawned from Superman's own genetic material. Christopher Reeve's final film appearance as Superman. This was a box-office and critical bomb and was panned by many. It would be almost 20 years until another Superman movie would be made.

Batman Forever

The third Batman film. The first one to star Val Kilmer as Batman and featuring Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face and Jim Carrey as the Riddler. It also stars Nicole Kidman as Doctor Chase Meridan and Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin.