Comic/graphic novels you want to see animated

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I could name you a ton of comic books and graphic novels out there but I dont feel like doing that. Now there has been some comic books and graphic novels that have gotten movies{Some cases they have been live-action, other times an animated adaption.} So have there been comic books or even graphic novels that you wanted to see animated(either in tv show form or movie) but it hasnt happened yet? I only got two comics that I would like to see as animated films on the top of my head right at the moment.

Tank girl and Howard the Duck- In my own view, what these two comic books have in common is that they are great, the live-action movies were done terribly by the wrong people, and most importantly the creators themselves had nothing to do with these films. I personally would like to see an animated film of Tank Girl and Howard the Duck, but more true to the comics. I know a Howard film will never even happen by today's standards now that marvel is owned by disney, but according to the DVD documentary on the Howard film it was mentioned that it was originally mentioned to make as an animated film rather than live action{wouldve been easier to take this route if u ask me}. Then there is Tank Girl. I love the art style of Tank girl, but the closest thing I can get to an animated film of Tank girl are the animated clips from the live-action film.
 
The Scott Pilgrim graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley would look pretty cool animated. I mean, the forthcoming live action movie looks like fun, but the anime-inspired artwork seems made for animation.

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Capt. Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew. Think it'd make for a great cartoon, if done in a style akin to "Darkwing Duck" (halfway between Looney Tunes slapstick and something completely serious like Batman... though technically they exist on a parallel Earth *to* Batman's).

-B.
 
Am I the only one who wished the Harry Potter adaptions were animated like Steven Spielberg proposed? (Not that I don't like the movie adaptions...)

You wouldn't have to worry about the actors aging too quickly or puberty affecting their looks or voice, and I think if they based the animation off Mary GrandPre's illustrations (she illustrated the American covers) the animation style would look pretty damn awesome.

But besides that, I think Judy Blume's Fudge series would translate to animation very well. Fudge himself acts like a cartoon character!
 
I was really excited back in the mid-90s when I heard Wesley Snipes was pursuing an animated series based on Image Comics' ShadowHawk (as an alternative to a live-action film.) Always loved that comic and would still love to see one.
 
Marvel: A Series About What If?

DC: A Series About the Multiverse

I Choose These Comics Because We See Everything About the Main Universe For DC and Marvel but Never Anything About Alternate Realities
 
I don't wish to come off like a jerk, but just a little tip: you don't have to capitalize the first letter of every single word in your posts. It's not necessary and it looks weird. No offense.

-Anyways, a series like either of those would be an extremely hard sell. Most TV viewers who aren't regular comic readers only possess scant knowledge of the canon comics' universes, so a series about alternate realities would completely go over their heads. Sure, hardcore comic readers would like that, but in order for a TV show to survive, you can't attract just them, ideally you want your show to appeal to both comic fans and non-comic fans alike.

Also, TV producers aren't interested in anthologies; they'd want at least 1 familiar character who appears every week that viewers could latch onto, like how The Brave and the Bold has Batman or DC Comics Presents had Superman or Marvel 2-in-1 had Ben Grimm.

The Multiverse or 'What If?' could possibly work as the occasional DTV like Crisis on Two Earths, but I don't know about a weekly series.
 
Jellaby would be a great kids' movie or series, and it would be a good chance to expand from the 2nd book. The ending didn't explain a lot of things, and there's no 3rd book coming out. The character designs are already animation-friendly.

I Kill Giants would also be pretty cool, but if they wanted to make it kid friendly, they would probably have to change a few things. I could see it as a great movie, though.

The Meek is a very show-worthy comic, but it'd have to be aimed at the older teen/adult audience. This is what I think is most animation-worthy out of these three, regardless of who it's meant to be seen by.
 
Its a pipe dream, but it'd be awesome to see JLA/Avengers animated. (Use the already animated incarnations of the teams! Justice League Unlimited/Ultimate Avengers with an expanded cast.) At least the first half of the book. The part where the two teams clash with each other. The second half of the story is a mess in need of a major re-write...

But again, that's just a pipe dream. It took 20/30 years to make the book happen, so there's no way an adaptaion would get made...



Also, way back when Disney aquired the defunct CrossGen, I was hoping they might turn Meridian into a series. A dramatic, fantasy version of Kim Possible, but that also never happened.
 
I would love to see a Scott Pilgirm animation as well. Also maybe an anime-esque series for the Maximum Ride Graphic Novels.

And of course on the Marvel front, Runaways, Ghost Rider & Howard the duck would all be awsome in animated form.

as for DC...more Teen Titans, and maybe a series for the Outsiders, or a Nightwing series.

and fianlly...I would love to see an Animated Series based on Archies sonic comic..but the odds of that happening are slim to none. sadly. (but hey, a guy can dream.):sweat:
 
They could do emperor joker! (the superman storyline where Joker steals MrMyplitzx's powers and becomes grand emperor of the universe) because after all it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that superman IS the strongest superhero EVER :flapjack:
 
I'd really like to see Berserk continued.

The first series followed the manga faithfully and simply ended when they ran out of canon material instead of making a ton of filler archs or or ending it in a way that wasn't itntended by the original author.

Berserk's manga is now on the 5th arch. I really would like to see the 2nd, 3rd and 4th animated.
 
Usagi Yojimbo, but only if it stays an adult-oriented series, keeping the blood, killing and swordfights. A samurai series without anyone dying on screen would be pretty boring in my opinion.

And for a children's series I suggest Power Pack. The art style of the recent mini-series is pretty cartoony and I think it could appeal to the young fans of shows like Ben 10 or Teen Titans. Only problem would be to secure the rights to use other Marvel characters, since Power Pack did a lot of crossovers within the Marvel universe.
 
I heard they were doing that for a Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode. Instead of Mxy, they are gonna use Batmite...if true, I cannot wait for it...if they would only show some new episodes...

I'd love to see Tower of Babel animated. Heck, if set in the DCAU (it won't be, but it's a dream) this could even be the Near Apocalypse of '09 that was referenced a couple times in Batman Beyond.

Now, in terms of storylines I would like to see the Night Gwen Stacy Died animated. Gwen was finally animated in Specatular Spider-Man as a character rather than a cameo and the show gets completely cut before Peter and her even become a couple...
 
Vertigo's Fables series is just begging to be animated, but because it's for an adult audience, no studio would ever have to incentive to produce an R-rated cartoon about storybook characters in the real world.
 
flight graphic novals would make a good animated anthoughy series

copper

jeff smiths shazam mini series dc animated film

and ofcourse scott pilgrim
 
As a Star Wars fan, I'd love it if Lucasfilm did animated versions of Shadows of the Empire and the Thrawn Trilogy (they were made into comics, so I think they count).
 
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