We were in a comic book shop yesterday, and while I waited for the boy to finish browsing and selecting his purchases I noticed that most of the major comic book characters have by now made it to either television, or the big screen - Howard the Duck, Tank Girl, Superman, Wonderwoman (who is probably due for a big screen update, one without all the dogmatism and patriotism), Batman, X-Men, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Hell Boy, Ghost World...
In fact, I had a really hard time trying to find a comic book which wasn't a manga, and which hadn't been translated onto film or tv.
So which one is going to be next?
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The Sandman?! Who would dare to touch something so perfect?!
Mind, they've killed Hellblazer by casting Keanu Reeves as Constantine, so I wouldn't put it past 'them'
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I've read one of the Sandman graphic novels (it was really cool and strange), and it's the only one I've read and enjoyed since I was a pre-teen and hooked on Superman and Disney comics. Sandman is way too dark and complex for Hollywood, who I think prefer to choose relatively two-dimensional characters and try to add Hollywood-style complexity to them.
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