The Comic: Created in the 1950s but revived by Alan Moore in the ‘80s, Miracleman is a superman who takes over journalist Mike Moran’s whenever he says “Kimota” (uh, "atomic" backwards with a kick). Breathtakingly adult in tone, Moore's Miracleman is unflinching in its exploration of the superhero, with thousands of London residents massacred by our hero’s former sidekick and violence that near sets the pages alight.
Big-Screen Plot: Let’s go a little post-modern, in keeping with Moore’s version. Moran keeps having nightmares about flying and killing bad guys that seem to resemble an old comic called Miracleman. Then, when he gets caught up in a terrorist raid, Moran remembers the word “Kimota” and transforms into the very same comic hero. Themes of identity and self-control all get put through the wringer.
Dream Cast: Christian Bale
Directed By: Robert Rodriguez
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thejonner
Sep 2nd 2010, 9:51
Although i think that any Preacher adaptation is going to be a mess (although the HBO series idea that everyone wants is the best way to go about it), James Franco for Jesse Custer, not James Marsden. How about Emily Blunt for Tulip and Tom Hardy for Cassidy?
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Hadouken76
Sep 2nd 2010, 9:55
Transmetropolitan and Lucifer would make decent films if done right
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willow138
Sep 2nd 2010, 19:01
anyone else notice that in the Black Hole image the foot appears to have a vagina?
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Ali1748
Sep 2nd 2010, 22:04
How weird I just started reading Y: The Last Man today.
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Ali1748
Sep 2nd 2010, 22:07
The Boys.
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flippant
Sep 2nd 2010, 22:34
Leave It to Chance. It was a great all-ages book and would find a ready-made audience once the Harry Potter movies are done.
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mitchsn
Sep 3rd 2010, 0:56
Cerebus Mage Alien Legion
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mitchsn
Sep 3rd 2010, 0:56
Cerebus Mage Alien Legion
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Greagoir
Sep 4th 2010, 0:50
2000AD's Slaine should be made into a flick. An Irish Celtic warrior with an axe that makes William Wallace's claymore look like a toothpick. A cross between Conan The Barbarian and Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson and starring Michael Fassbender but with an 18 cert. The Horned God series would make a brilliant flick... Check out this amazing Slaine fan film on youtube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRIPAsbhZpM
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derfinsterling
Sep 4th 2010, 12:06
100 Bullets is missing here. That one might work better as a cable miniseries, though.
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connoisseur
Sep 6th 2010, 4:59
I'm with Greagoir: Slaine would make the finest comic adaptation put to screen.
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frozeneyeball
Oct 5th 2010, 18:41
There is already a movie of Gen 13: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119185/
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Jeffbiscuits
Oct 18th 2010, 14:48
The Filth. And Nemesis the Warlock(one of the most outright bizarre comics ever)
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WayneCha
Aug 18th 2011, 7:05
"Promethea" is about as weird as it gets and my all-time favorite comic, but you could never do a faithful adaptation, and anything less would be a disappointment. "Strangers in Paradise" isn't all that weird, but I think it would make a terrific film if it was well cast and stayed true to its characters.
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