Comics Movies
Comics and movies both blossomed in the cultural landscape of the 20th Century. And as they flowered they cross-pollinated one another with their brightest blooms and their most effective arrangements. The digital revolution has opened many doors to the previously unfilmable, leading to an explosion in the number of comic book adaptations.
For many people 'comics movies' mean gaudy titans in tights pounding the snot out of one another. However, if you remove the properties of the two big American companies (DC and Marvel), a broader spectrum of the fantastic and mundane is revealed.
Presenting for your selection, a cornucopia of pocket universes born of ink, transformed into light. For Superheroes peruse the DC and Marvel sub-headings under Comics Movies, stage left.
Pictured: Marv (Mickey Rourke) takes a moment to collect his thoughts in 2005's "Sin City" - cinema's most faithful comic book adaptation to date.
Hellboy (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, John Hurt
Guillermo Del Toro's unique and stunningly realized adaptation of Mike Mignola's acclaimed comic book series stars a perfectly cast Ron Perlman as the... Read more
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Tad Stones, Victor Cook
Starring: Voices Of, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt, Doug Jones, Peri Gilpin
When Hellboy and co investigate the haunted mansion of an attention-seeking billionaire they uncover a host of nasties and a plot to resurrect a very... Read more
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Tad Stones, Phil Weinstein
Starring: Voices Of, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Hurt, Peri Gilpin
This animated feature sees the main cast from the film reprising their roles including Ron Perlman, Selma Blair and John Hurt. When a folklore profes... Read more
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
7/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, John Alexander, Luke Goss,...
An evil elf breaks an ancient truce between humanity and the mythical realm, planning to unleash the Golden Army on an unsuspecting world. The only th... Read more
Hellboy II: The Golden Army ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, John Alexander, Luke Goss,...
An evil elf breaks an ancient truce between humanity and the mythical realm, planning to unleash the Golden Army on an unsuspecting world. The only th... Read more
Hellboy: The Director's Cut (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, John Hurt
Guillermo del Toro's unique and stunningly realized adaptation of Mike Mignola's acclaimed comic book series stars a perfectly cast Ron Perlman as the... Read more
Hellboy: The Director's Cut ( Blu-ray ) (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, John Hurt
Guillermo del Toro's unique and stunningly realized adaptation of Mike Mignola's acclaimed comic book series stars a perfectly cast Ron Perlman as the... Read more
Immortal (2004)
6/10
Director: Enki Bilal
Starring: Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann, Charlotte Rampling, Thomas M Pollard, Frederic...
New York, 2095, and ancient Egyptian god Horus has one week to preserve his immortality. He's searching for a human host and a willing mate to continu... Read more
Initial D (2005)
6.4/10
Director: Andrew Lau Wai Keung, Alan Mak Siu Fai
Starring: Jordan Chan, Edison Chen, Jay Chou, Anne Suzuki, Chapman To, Anthony Wong, Shawn...
Taiwanese pop idol Jay Chou stars as Takumi, petrol pump attendant by day and tofu delivery boy by night. As it happens his delivery route is on the... Read more
Iron Man (Animated) (1988)
7.9/10
Marvel's mighty Iron Man bursts from the comic-book pages in this collection of action-packed episodes from both the 1960s and 1980s series. Tony Star... Read more