List of films based on English-language comics
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This is a list of films based on English-language comics, including comic books, graphic novels, and features in anthology comics magazines. It includes films that are adaptations of English-language comics, 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). It also includes film serials. It does not include material where the original source is newspaper comic strips, which is featured on a separate list.
All films categorized by character listed chronologically.
0–9
- 2 Guns (2013)
- 30 Days of Night:
- 30 Days of Night (2007)
- 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010)
- 300:
- 300 (2007)
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
A
- Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941, serial)
- Alien vs. Predator (based from previous Alien and Predator films and the Dark Horse comics of the same name):
- Alien vs. Predator (2004)
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
- The Amazing Cynicalman (2012)
- American Splendor (2003)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990, TV Movie)
- Art School Confidential (2006)
- Avengers:
- Ultimate Avengers (2006, animated)
- Ultimate Avengers 2 (2006, animated)
- Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008, animated)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! (2015, TV animated)
B
- Bad Kids Go To Hell (2012)
- Barb Wire (1996)
- Batman:
- Batman (1943, serial)
- Batman and Robin (1949, serial)
- Batman: The Movie (1966)
- Batman (1989)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Batman Forever (1995)
- Batman & Robin (1997)
- Batman Begins (2005, new franchise)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- 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)
- Batman: Gotham Knight (2008, animated, shorts)
- Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010, animated)
- Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010, animated)
- Batman: Year One (2011, animated)
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012, animated)
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013, animated)
- Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite (2013, animated)
- Son of Batman (2014, animated)
- Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts (2015, animated)
- Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem (2015, animated)
- Batman vs. Robin (2015, animated)
- Big Hero 6 (2014, animated)
- Blackhawk (1952, serial)
- Blade:
- Blade (1998)
- Blade II (2002)
- Blade: Trinity (2004)
- Blade: The Series (TV pilot, 2006) - re-released as Blade: House of Chthon (2007)
- 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 (1990)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Catwoman (2004)
- Congo Bill (1948, serial)
- Constantine (2005)
- Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
- The Crow:
- The Crow (1994)
- The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
- The Crow: Salvation (2000)
- The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
D
- Daredevil (2003)
- Deadpool (2016)
- The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
- Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
- Doctor Strange:
- Dr. Strange (1978, TV movie)
- Doctor Strange (2007, animated)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
E
- Elektra (2005)
F
- Fantastic Four:
- The Fantastic Four (1994, unreleased)
- Fantastic Four (2005)
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
- Fantastic Four (2015)
- Faust: Love of the Damned (2000)
- Firebreather (2010, animated TV movie)
- The Flash (1990, pilot for the TV series)
- Fritz the Cat:
- Fritz the Cat (1972, animated)
- The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974, animated)
- From Hell (2001)
G
- G-Men from Hell (2000)
- Ghost Rider:
- Ghost Rider (2007)
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
- Ghost World (2001)
- God Hates Cartoons (2002, animated)
- Green Lantern:
- Green Lantern: First Flight (2009, animated)
- Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011, animated)
- Green Lantern (2011, CGI-action)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
H
- Hardware (1990, unauthorized by creators)
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009, animated)
- Heavy Metal:
- Heavy Metal (1981, animated)
- Heavy Metal 2000 (2000, animated)
- Hellboy:
- Hellboy (2004)
- Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006, animated TV movie)
- Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007, animated TV movie)
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
- Hercules (2014)
- A History of Violence (2005)
- Hop Harrigan (1946, serial)
- Howard the Duck (1986)
- Hulk:
- The Incredible Hulk (1977, TV movie series)
- The Incredible Hulk: Married (1978, TV movie series)
- 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)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Hulk Vs (2009, animated)
- Planet Hulk (2010, animated)
I
- I, Frankenstein (2014)
- Iron Man:
- The Invincible Iron Man (2007, animated)
- Iron Man (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013, animated)
J
- Jonah Hex (2010)
- Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
- Judge Dredd:
- Judge Dredd (1995)
- Dredd (2012)
- Jurassic Park (based on the Topps Comics comic books of the same name and the previous Jurassic Park films):
- Jurassic Park III (2001)
- Jurassic World (2015)
- Justice League:
- Justice League of America (1997, TV pilot)
- Justice League Star Crossed: The Movie (2001, animated, TV movie)
- Justice League: The New Frontier (2008, animated)
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010, animated)
- Justice League: Doom (2012, animated)
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013, animated)
- Justice League: War (2014, animated)
- JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014, animated)
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015, animated)
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015, animated)
- Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016, animated)
- Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015, animated)
- Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom (2015, animated)
K
- Kick-Ass
- Kick-Ass (2010)
- Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
- Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
L
- Lady Death: The Movie (2004, animated)
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
- The Losers (2010)
M
- Man-Thing (2005, TV movie)
- The Mask:
- The Mask (1994)
- Son of the Mask (2005)
- The Men in Black:
- Men in Black (1997)
- Men in Black II (2002)
- Men in Black 3 (2012)
- Model by Day (1994, TV movie)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- El Muerto (2005)
- M. Rex:
- Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United (2011, TV movie, crossover with non-comic franchise Ben 10)
- Mystery Men (1999)
N
- Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998, TV movie)
O
P
- Painkiller Jane (2005, TV movie)
- The Peanuts Movie (2015)
- Power Pack (1991, TV movie)
- Prehistoric Peeps (1905)[1][2]
- Punisher:
- The Punisher (1989)
- The Punisher (2004)
- Punisher: War Zone (2008)
R
- R.I.P.D. (2013)
- RED:
- Richie Rich:
- Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)
- Road to Perdition (2002)
- The Rocketeer (1991)
S
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch:
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996, TV movie)
- Sabrina Goes to Rome (1998, TV movie)
- Sabrina, Down Under (1999, TV movie)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
- Sheena (1984)
- Sin City:
- Sin City (2005)
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
- Sparks (2013)
- Spawn (1997)
- Spider-Man:
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1977, TV movie series)
- Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978, TV movie series)
- Spider-Man: The Dragons Challenge (1979, TV movie series)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
- The Spirit
- The Spirit (1987, TV movie)
- The Spirit (2008)
- Spy Smasher (1942, serial)
- Stan Lee's Mighty 7 (2014)
- Steel (1997)
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- Supergirl (1984)
- Superman:
- Superman (1941–1943, theatrical animated shorts first by Fleischer Studio and then by Famous Studio)
- Superman (1948, serial)
- Atom Man vs. Superman (1950, serial)
- Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
- Superman (1978)
- Superman II (1980)
- Superman III (1983)
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
- Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006, animated; direct-to-video)
- Superman Returns (2006)
- Superman: Doomsday (2007, animated; direct-to-video)
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009, animated; direct-to-video)
- Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010, animated; direct-to-video)
- All-Star Superman (2011, animated; direct-to-video)
- Superman vs. The Elite (2012, animated; direct-to-video)
- Superman: Unbound (2013, animated; direct-to-video)
- Man of Steel (2013)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Surrogates (2009)
- Swamp Thing:
- Swamp Thing (1982)
- The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
T
- Tales from the Crypt:
- Tank Girl (1995)
- Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2006, animated; direct-to-video)
- 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 (2007, animated)
- Turtles Forever (2009, animated; TV film)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
- Thor:
- Thor (2011)
- Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011, animated)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Timecop:
- Timecop (1994)
- Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (2003)
- Turok, Son of Stone (2007, animated; direct-to-video)
U
- Up in Flames (1973, unauthorized by creators)
V
- V for Vendetta (2006)
- Vampirella (1996)
- The Vault of Horror (1973)
- Vigilante (1947, serial)
- Virus (1999)
W
- Wanted (2008)
- Watchmen:
- Watchmen (2009)
- Watchmen, Tales of the Black Freighter (2009, animated)
- Weird Science (1985)
- When the Wind Blows (1986, animated)
- Whiteout (2009)
- Witchblade (2000, pilot TV movie)
- Wonder Woman:
- Wonder Woman (1974, TV movie)
- Wonder Woman (2009, animated)
X
- The X-Files (based on The X-Files TV show and comic books of the same name)
- The X-Files (1998)
- The X-Files: I Want To Believe (2008)
- X-Men:
- Generation X (1996, TV movie)
- X-Men (2000)
- X2: X-Men United (2003)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- The Wolverine (2013)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Upcoming films
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- Ant-Man and the Wasp[4]
- Aquaman
- Avengers: Infinity War Part 1
- Black Panther
- The Flash
- Spider-Man animated film[5]
- 2019
- Avengers: Infinity War Part 2
- Captain Marvel
- Shazam
- Justice League Part 2
- 2020
- TBD
- 100 Bullets[6]
- Alibi[7]
- The Amory Wars[8]
- Archer & Armstrong[9]
- Avengelyne[10]
- Untitled Batman standalone film[11]
- Battling Boy[12]
- Beasts of Burden[13]
- Blade
- Blood Nation[14]
- Bloodshot[15][16]
- Untitled Bloodshot sequel[15]
- The Books of Magic
- Caliber[17]
- Capeshooters[18]
- Chakra[19]
- Chew
- Chrononauts[20]
- Cla$$war[21]
- Cobalt 60[22]
- Cowboy Ninja Viking[23]
- Criminal Macabre[24]
- The Crow[25]
- Darkchylde[26]
- Dark Universe[27]
- The Darkness[28]
- Deadman
- Deadpool 2[29]
- Descender[30]
- Doc Savage[31]
- Doom Patrol[32]
- Elephantmen[33]
- Elric[34]
- Emily the Strange[35]
- Empress
- Fables[36]
- Fathom[37]
- FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics[38]
- Fire[39]
- Ghostopolis[40]
- The Goon[41]
- Harbinger[15]
- Untitled Harbinger sequel[15]
- Harbinger Wars[15]
- Haunted Tank[42]
- I Kill Giants[43]
- Incognito[44]
- The Infinite Horizon[45]
- Inhumans[46]
- Irredeemable[47]
- Isis[48]
- Interceptor[49]
- Joe the Barbarian[50]
- Jupiter's Legacy[51]
- Kabuki
- Leading Man[52]
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen[53]
- Legends[54]
- Lions, Tigers and Bears[55]
- Loaded Bible
- Lobo[56]
- Madman[57]
- Malignant Man[58]
- Mage[59]
- Man of Steel 2
- Men in Black'[60]
- Micronauts[61]
- Mind MGMT[62]
- Monster Hunter's Survival Guide[63]
- Nemesis[64]
- The New Mutants[65]
- Nick Fury[66]
- Ocean[67]
- Painkiller Jane[68]
- The Piper[69]
- Prime[70]
- Popbot[71]
- Power Pack
- Queen & Country[72]
- Random Acts of Violence[73]
- Rex Mundi[74]
- Roche Limit[75]
- Ronin[76]
- Runaways[77]
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch[78]
- The Sandman[79]
- Sgt. Rock[80]
- The Shadow[81]
- Shadowman[82]
- Sleeper[83]
- Soulfire
- Starlight[84]
- Superior[85]
- The Sword[86]
- Thulsa Doom[87]
- Venom[88]
- Wanted 2[89]
- War Heroes[90]
- The Weapon[91]
- Witchblade[92]
- Wytches[93]
- Youngblood[94]
See also
- Superhero film
- List of American superhero films
- List of films based on French-language comics
- List of films based on manga
- List of films based on Dark Horse Comics properties
- List of films based on DC Comics
- List of films based on Marvel Comics
Also related:
- List of films based on comic strips
- List of films based on radio series
- List of television programs based on comics
Notes
- ^ Prehistoric Peeps at IMDb
- ^ Bissette, Steve (2008-05-12). "The First Dinosaur Comic: Prehistoric Peeps!" (text). srbissette.com. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
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(help) - ^ Kingsman: The Golden Circle at IMDb
- ^ Ant-Man and the Wasp at IMDb
- ^ Untitled Animated Spider-Man Project at IMDb
- ^ Kroll, Justin. "Tom Hardy to Develop Comic Book Adaptation '100 Bullets'". Variety.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ Alibi at IMDb
- ^ The Amory Wars at IMDb
- ^ Archer & Armstrong at IMDb
- ^ Avengelyne at IMDb
- ^ Untitled Batman Reboot at IMDb
- ^ Battling Boy at IMDb
- ^ Beasts of Burden at IMDb
- ^ Blood Nation at IMDb
- ^ a b c d e "'Bloodshot,' 'Harbinger' Comics to Get Film Treatment From Sony, Valiant Entertainment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. April 21, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ^ Bloodshot at IMDb
- ^ Caliber at IMDb
- ^ Capeshooters at IMDb
- ^ Saharanaman Ramachandram. "Stan Lee's 'Chakra' set as Live Action Movie From Phantom, Graphic". Variety.com.
- ^ Chrononauts at IMDb
- ^ Cla$$War at IMDb
- ^ Cobalt 60 at IMDb
- ^ Cowboy Ninja Viking at IMDb
- ^ Criminal Macabre at IMDb
- ^ The Crow at IMDb
- ^ Darkchylde at IMDb
- ^ Dark Universe at IMDb
- ^ Adam Chitwood (2012-07-09). "Exclusive: Regency in Talks to Develop THE DARKNESS Comic Adaptation with Producers David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman; Len Wiseman Would Also Produce". Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ Deadpool 2 at IMDb
- ^ "Sony's Descender adaptation finds a screenwriter". Flickeringmyth. February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Doc Savage at IMDb
- ^ Robinson, Iann (July 19, 2006). "Warner making room for 'Doom'". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ Robinson, Iann (April 13, 2010). "IMAGE COMICS' ELEPHANTMEN Heading To The Big Screen". Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ Empire Staff (29 May 2007). "Weitz Brothers Making Elric". Empire. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Emily the Strange at IMDb
- ^ Fables at IMDb
- ^ Fathom at IMDb
- ^ FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics at IMDb
- ^ Fire at IMDb
- ^ Ghostopolis at IMDb
- ^ The Goon at IMDb
- ^ Drees, Rich (15 October 2013). "J Michael Straczynski on DC Superhero Films – "Marvel Is Kicking DC's Clock"". filmbuffonline.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ I Kill Giants at IMDb
- ^ Incognito at IMDb
- ^ The Infinite Horizon at IMDb
- ^ Inhumans at IMDb
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (May 5, 2016). "20th Century Fox Taps BOOM! Superhero Tale 'Irredeemable'; Adam McKay Helms, Tommy Wirkola Scripting". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ^ McNary, Dave. "Grammnet bows to power of 'Isis' pitch". Variety.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Vampire Comic "Interceptor" Film In The Works". Dark Horizons. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Joe the Barbarian at IMDb
- ^ Kit, Borys. "Mark Millar Partners with Lorenzo di Bonaventura for 'Jupiter's Legacy' Adaptation (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Leading Man at IMDb
- ^ The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen at IMDb
- ^ Legends at IMDb
- ^ Lions, Tigers and Bears at IMDb
- ^ Lobo at IMDb
- ^ Madman at IMDb
- ^ Malignant Man at IMDb
- ^ Mage at IMDb
- ^ MIB 23 at IMDb
- ^ Micronauts at IMDb
- ^ Mgmt at IMDb
- ^ Monster Hunter's Survival Guide at IMDb
- ^ Nemesis at IMDb
- ^ X-Men: The New Mutants at IMDb
- ^ Nick Fury at IMDb
- ^ Ocean at IMDb
- ^ Painkiller Jane at IMDb
- ^ The Piper at IMDb
- ^ Worley, Rob (March 4, 2003). "Marvel Movies: The Next Wave". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ Popbot at IMDb
- ^ "Craig Viveiros To Helm Ellen Page-Starrer 'Queen & Country'". deadline.com. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Random Acts of Violence at IMDb
- ^ Rex Mundi at IMDb
- ^ Roche Limit at IMDb
- ^ Carver, Benedict; Dan Cox (1998-07-21). "Aronofsky draws on comic". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
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(help) - ^ Runaways at IMDb
- ^ B., Brian. "Paramount bringing 'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch' to the big screen". Movieweb. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ The Sandman at IMDb
- ^ Sgt. Rock at IMDb
- ^ The Shadow at IMDb
- ^ Shadowman at IMDb
- ^ Sleeper at IMDb
- ^ Starlight at IMDb
- ^ Superior at IMDb
- ^ The Sword at IMDb
- ^ Thulsa Doom at IMDb
- ^ Venom at IMDb
- ^ Wanted 2 at IMDb
- ^ War Heroes at IMDb
- ^ The Weapon at IMDb
- ^ Michael Fleming (2008-05-11). "'Witchblade' sharpened for bigscreen". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ "BRAD PITT ADAPTING SCOTT SNYDER/JOCK'S WYTCHES FOR FILM". IGN. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Youngblood at IMDb
References
- Superheroes Lives, List of films based on comics