List of films based on English-language comics

This is a list of films based on American comic books. It includes films that are adaptations of American comic books, and those films whose characters originated in comic books (e.g. Batman is not an adaptation of one particular comic book, but the character first appeared in comic books, not in another medium).

All films categorized by character listed chronologically.

0–9

• 300 (set to be released March 16, 2007^[2])

A

• Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941, serial)
• Alien vs. Predator
  • Alien vs. Predator (2004, based from previous Alien and Predator films and the Dark Horse comics of the same name)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest (2007)
• American Splendor (2003)
• Ant-Man (set to be released 2008^[3])
• Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)
• Art School Confidential (2006)
• Avengers (set to be released 2009^[4])

B

• Barb Wire (1996)

• Batman
  • The Batman (1943, serial)
  • Batman and Robin (1949, serial)
  • Batman (1966)
  • Batman (1989)
  • Batman Returns (1992)
  • Batman Forever (1995)
  • Batman & Robin (1997)
  • Batman Begins (2005, Franchise reboot)
  • The Dark Knight (Set to be Released 2008)

• Batman Animated
  • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993, animated)
  • Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998, animated)
  • Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000, animated)
  • Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003, animated)
  • The Batman vs. Dracula (2005, animated)

• Blade
  • Blade (1998)
  • Blade II (2002)
  • Blade: Trinity (2004)
  • Blade: The Series (2006)

• Blackhawk (1952, serial)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003)

C

• Captain America
  • Captain America (1944, serial)
  • Captain America (1979, TV movie)
  • Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979, TV movie)
  • Captain America (1991)
  • Captain America (set to be released July 2009) ^[5]

• Casper
  • Casper (1995)
  • Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
  • Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
  • Casper's Haunted Christmas (2000)

• Catwoman (2004)

• Conan
  • Conan the Barbarian (1982)
  • Conan the Destroyer (1984)
  • Red Sonja (1985)
  • Conan the Adventurer (1997, TV series)
  • Kull the Conqueror (1997)

• Congo Bill (1948, serial)

• John Constantine: Hellblazer
• Constantine (2005)
  • Constantine 2 (TBA)

• The Crow
  • The Crow (1994)
  • The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
  • The Crow: Salvation (2000)
  • The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998 tv series)
  • The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)

D

• Daredevil (2003)
• Deathlok (set to be released 2008^[6])
• Dick Tracy (1990)
• Doc Savage:The Man of Bronze (1975)
• Dr. Strange
  • Dr. Strange (1978, TV movie)
  • Dr. Strange (set to be released 2007^[7])

E

• Elektra (2005)

F

• Fantastic Four
  • Fantastic Four (1994, unreleased)
  • Fantastic Four (2005)
  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (set to be released June 15, 2007^[8])
• Faust: Love of the Damned (2001)
• Flash
  • The Flash (1990, TV series)
  • The Flash (set to be released 2008^[9])
• From Hell (2001)

G

• Gen?³ (1997, animated)
• Ghost Rider (set to be released February 16 2007^[10])
• G-Men From Hell (2000)
• Ghost World (2001)
• Green Hornet (TBA)
• Green Lantern (TBA)
• GrubGirl (2005)

H

• Hands of Shang-Chi (set to be released 2011)
• Hawkeye (TBA)
• Hellboy
  • Hellboy (2004)
  • Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006, animated)
  • Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007, animated)
  • Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (set to be released 2008^[11])
• A History of Violence (2005)
• Hop Harrigan (1946, serial)
• Howard the Duck (1986)

I

• The Incredible Hulk
  • The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988, TV movie series)
  • The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989, TV movie series)
  • The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990, TV movie series)
  • Hulk (2003, Silver Screen Series)
  • The Incredible Hulk (set to be released June 27, 2008^[12], Silver Screen Series)
• Iron Man
  • The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
  • Iron Man (set to be released May 2, 2008^[13])
• Iron Fist (set to be released 2008^[14])

J

• Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
• Judge Dredd (1996)

L

• Lady Death (2004, animated)
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
• Luke Cage (2008)

M

• Madman
• Man-Thing (2005)
• The Mask
  • The Mask (1994)
  • Son of the Mask (2005)
• Masters of the Universe (1987)
• Men in Black
  • Men in Black (1997)
  • Men in Black II (2002)
• Monkeybone (2001)
• Moon Knight (TBA TV series)
• Mystery Men (1999)

N

• Namor The Submariner (TBA)
• Nick Fury
  • Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998, TV movie)
  • Nick Fury (set to be released 2008^[15])

P

• Painkiller Jane (2005, TV movie)

• The Phantom
  • The Phantom (1942, movie serial)
  • The Phantom (1996)
  • The Ghost Who Walks (rumored to be released 2007). new film based on the character)

• Popeye (1980)
• Power Pack
  • Power Pack (1991, TV movie)
  • Power Pack (TBA)

• The Punisher
  • The Punisher (1989)
  • The Punisher (2004)
  • The Punisher 2 (set to be released 2007^[16])

R

• Richie Rich
  • Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
  • Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)
• Road to Perdition (2002)
• The Rocketeer (1991)

S

• The Shadow
  • The Shadow Strikes (1937)
  • The Shadow Returns (1946)
  • Behind the Mask (1946)
  • The Missing Lady (1946)
  • Bourbon Street Shadows (1962)
  • The Shadow (1994)

• Shazam! (set to be released 2008)

• Sheena (1984)

• Sin City
  • Sin City (2005)
  • Sin City 2 (set to be released 2008)
  • Sin City 3: Hell and Back (set to be released 2008)

• Spawn
  • Spawn (1997)
  • Spawn 2 (Set to be released 2007))

• Spider-Man
  • Spider-Man (2002)
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004)
  • Spider-Man 3 (set to be released May 4, 2007)

• Spy Smasher (1942, serial)

Stardust (set for July 2007 release)

• Steel (1997)

• Superman
  • Adventures of Superman (1948, serial)
  • Atom Man vs. Superman (1950, serial)
  • Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
  • Superman (1978)
  • Superman II (1981)
  • Superman III (1983)
  • Supergirl (1984)
  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1986)
  • Superboy (1988 tv series)
  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993 tv series)
  • Smallville (2001 tv series)
  • Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006, animated)
  • Superman Returns (2006)
  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
  • Untitled Superman Returns Sequel (set to be released June 2009^[17])
• Swamp Thing
  • Swamp Thing (1982)
  • The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)

T

• Tales from the Crypt (1972)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
  • TMNT (set to be released March 30 2007)
• Timecop
  • Timecop (1994)
  • Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (2003)
• Thor (set to be released 2009)

Transformers (2007)

U

• Ultimate Avengers (2006, animated)
• Ultimate Avengers 2 (2006, animated)

V

• V for Vendetta (2006)
• Vampirella (1996)
• Vigilante (1947, serial)
• Virus (1999)

W

• Wanted (set to be released 2008)
• Watchmen (set to be released 2008)
• Werewolf by Night (TBA)
• Witchblade (2000, pilot TV movie)
• Wonder Woman (set to be released 2007)

X

• X-Men
  • Generation X (1996, TV movie)
  • X-Men (2000)
  • X2: X-Men United (2003)
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
  • Wolverine (set to be released 2008) <ref>{{imdb
  • Magneto (set to be released 2009

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See also

• Superhero film
• List of films based on comic strips
• List of graphic novels adapted into television or film

References

• Superheroes Lives, List of films based on comics

External links

• Comic Book Movie
• Comics2Film
• E. Favata's Comic Book Movies
• The Increase in Comic Book Movies
• Super Hero Hype!