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Off YOUR Mind: What Comic Book Arc Should Be Made Into an Animated Movie?

We all have opinions, now is the time to share yours.

This week we saw the release of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1. If you had a chance to watch it or read our review, you know it did a great job adapting the (first half) of the story. Yesterday we found out Marvel is planning an Iron Man/Hulk team up movie. When it comes to classic comic book stories like this, they need to be handled properly if an attempt is going to be made in bringing them to the small screen.

With the decades of comic book stories already published, there are many arcs that have been successful and earned a place among our favorite stories.

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This week's question is, what comic book arc or event should be made into an animated movie? There has been rumors of Flashpoint happening and many of use would love to see Civil War, Old Man Logan or The Killing Joke adapted.

The points to consider are the length of the story (could it be made into a movie under 90 minutes?), the prior continuity involved, the popularity of the character among other things. Let us know what you think would make a good animated movie. Add in any parts that could be cut out or condensed to make it work.

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  • The Sinestro Corps War and the rest of Geoff Johns run for that matter lol. They should just make it an animated series because its so long
  • Submariner: The Depths would be super fun to watch... it would probably be better as a live action slasher type flick though :p
  • Spider-Man Kraven's Last Hunt
  • The Killing Joke
  • Kingdom Come
  • I Vampire 19 issues would have to be split into 2 or 3 movies
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Hush, Civil War, Infinite Crisis, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Sinestro Corp War, Green Lantern: Rebirth, Blackest Night

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Civil War and World War Hulk

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I'd add....

  • Watchmen (I'm sure someone mentioned it)

Everything in bold print I agree with, the rest I just haven't read or didn't like much.

@TheCannon said:

  • Knightfall
  • Batman: Hush
  • Batman: the Long Halloween
  • Court of the Owls
  • Daredevil: Born Again
  • Superman and the Men of Steel
  • Aquaman: The Trench
  • Crisis of Infinite Earths
  • Justice League: Origin (just add Manhunter to the roster)
  • Blackest Night
  • Civil War
  • Maximum Carnage (has the potential to be a good movie, despite how sucky the comic was)
  • Secret Wars
  • Secret Invasion
  • Wonder Woman: the Circle (sequel to the 09 animated movie)
  • World War Hulk (sequel to Planet Hulk)
  • The Dark Phoenix Saga
  • Age of Apocalypse
  • The Beta Ray Bill Saga
  • House of M
  • Wonder Woman: Blood and Wonder Woman: Guts (the two combined into one)

@RoyHarperBLOW said:

Kingdom Come

Secret Wars

Blackest Night

Marvel Zombies with an alternative ending would be cool.

@Gambit1024 said:

Superman: Birthright.
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Kingdom Come

Secret Wars

Blackest Night

Marvel Zombies with an alternative ending would be cool.

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Superman: Birthright.

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  • Knightfall
  • Batman: Hush
  • Batman: the Long Halloween
  • Court of the Owls
  • Daredevil: Born Again
  • Superman and the Men of Steel
  • Aquaman: The Trench
  • Crisis of Infinite Earths
  • Justice League: Origin (just add Manhunter to the roster)
  • Blackest Night
  • Civil War
  • Maximum Carnage (has the potential to be a good movie, despite how sucky the comic was)
  • Secret Wars
  • Secret Invasion
  • Wonder Woman: the Circle (sequel to the 09 animated movie)
  • World War Hulk (sequel to Planet Hulk)
  • The Dark Phoenix Saga
  • Age of Apocalypse
  • The Beta Ray Bill Saga
  • House of M
  • Wonder Woman: Blood and Wonder Woman: Guts (the two combined into one)
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@The Stegman said:

Knightfall

This would be pretty interesting.

I'd say that Hush would be pretty awesome as an animated movie, and so would A Death in the Family.

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Bone: The Great Cow Race.

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Chew, deadpool suicide kings, I kill giants, killing joke, and the sinestro corps war.

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Ultimate Spider-Mans Death Of, or Ultimate Six. Deadpool Suicide Kings would be fun. Thunderbots, Faith in Monsters, and Hush.

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Hush

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I think a movie for AVX will boost it up somehow, if they choose to go more in depth instead of the vagueness displayed in most of the series.

I personally would love to see Siege made into a movie. same with World War Hulk

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Let's see, how about Spider-Island, Flash: Rebirth, Green Lantern: Rebirth, Final Crisis and Batman: Hush?

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The Killing Joke,Battle for the Cowl,Knightfall,Blackest Night and Flashpoint

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Secret Invasion would be cool.

If they really wanted to make it awesome, they could even make it like a 1950s B-Movie.

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I think Mark Miller's run on Wolverine would make a brilliant adaptation as it reads like a film anyway.

Secret invasion would be brilliant as well because of the vast amount of characters involved it would be nigh on impossible to make as a film, and if it was successful it could lead to loads of other spin off's like the dark avengers and possibly even siege, although i know that's not many people's favorite I did enjoy it.

Civil War would be an option as well due to the amount of characters and the fact that its unlikely to be made into a live action movie.

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Annihilation...they need to make a movie about annihilation

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DC's movies are vastly superior to Marvels, with that said I would love to see a xmen: nation x movie or Legion of Super Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga. Kingcome Come, JLA: New World Order or Obsidian Age.

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I would like to see anything with superboy prime in it

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It would be kewl to see the Shadowland story arc played out. You got more paneltime for some great characters that have incredibly crafted storylines [Moon Knight's multiple personalities and his clash w/ his long-lost brother, Luke Cage/Jessica Jones being parents, Colleen Wing and the new Daughters of the Dragon] plus a dramatic blur in the line between good/evil with the murder of Bullseye and Daredevil being leader of the Hand. Plus some awesome fight scenes that are more hand-to-hand rather than just energy projectors, reality manipulators and telepaths. And who couldn't stand a little more Iron Fist-ing in their life?

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I would definitely love to see Civil War being adapted into an animated movie, but i would also love to see Knightfall, Blackest Night, Maximum Carnage and Secret Invasion.

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BLACKEST NIGHT!

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Flashpoint and Blackest Night (must include more than just major storyline though)

Knightfall

Death of Superman/Reign of the Supermen

and I wouldn't mind a Before watchmen Minutemen, JLI, or Final crisis

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I want to Crisis on Infinite Earths:

Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: Oz-Wonderland War

Batman: Thrillkiller

DC Comics: First Wave

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@LLZ69: They are working towards putting Thanos in the live action avengers and i think they showed the infinity gauntlet in asgard during Thor's movie. So you might get your wish far as the infinity gauntlet saga.

I'd like a better adaptation for the Death of Superman that is closer to the comics and involves Booster Gold, Maxima, and the others when Doomsday first emerged (they keep remaking marvel movies why not remake animated ones for DC) I know a lot of people disliked it but I want to see the Ultimate Spiderman Clone Saga animated, I liked it better than the mainstream version. The Avengers Disassembled when Scarlet Witch went crazy would be good too since the US is all hyped on Avengers juice right now. World War Hulk would be awesome since they already did Planet Hulk. The fight with Sentry would look awesome animated.

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Operation: Galactic Storm, Age of Apocalypse, X-Cutioner's Song, Atlantis Attacks, Infinity Gauntlet/War/Crusade, and Phalanx Covenant, Kirby's Fourth World.

Acts of Vengeance might make a good TV series.

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Id like to see more Batman ones such as The Killing Joke,Hush,Knightfall which should be done in a similar way to The Dark Knight Returns,in multiple parts.

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Hercules the New Labors.

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Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night - DEFINITELY!!!!

The Killing Joke!

Court of Owls!

Nemesis by Mark Millar!

Kingdom Come!

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1. Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe

2. AoA

3. AvX

4. Kinghtfall (only because Azbat)

5. One Month to Live

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@LLZ69 said:

MARVEL: THE INFINITY GUANTLET MARVEL: THOR: THE DARK WARS - FEATURING THE DARK GODS MARVEL: THOR: TEARS OF THE GODS - IN WHICH THE POWERFUL COSMIC BEING TARENE WAS TO BECOME THE DESIGNATE WHEN HER ENTIRE RACE WAS DESTROYED BY THANOS,TARAKIS ,AND MANGOG TO USE HER TEARS TO FILL THE COSMIC ARTIFACT KNOWN AS THE RUINS THAT COULD DESTROY HALF THE UNIVERSE.

Watch the caps dude

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MARVEL: THE INFINITY GUANTLET MARVEL: THOR: THE DARK WARS - FEATURING THE DARK GODS MARVEL: THOR: TEARS OF THE GODS - IN WHICH THE POWERFUL COSMIC BEING TARENE WAS TO BECOME THE DESIGNATE WHEN HER ENTIRE RACE WAS DESTROYED BY THANOS,TARAKIS ,AND MANGOG TO USE HER TEARS TO FILL THE COSMIC ARTIFACT KNOWN AS THE RUINS THAT COULD DESTROY HALF THE UNIVERSE.

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Superman: Brainiac

Batman: The Black Mirror

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War of Kings

Secret Invasion

Cable Deadpool Series would be really easy to do

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That's such a simple question.

The Dark Angel Saga.

Imagine quality animation, the right voice actors, and Remender and Opena's work would look sensational.

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AvX and old man Logan 100% sure!!!!!!!

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trials of SHAZAM! i want this so badly.

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@Eternal19 said:

Last Son

Superman:Brainiac

Superman:New Krypton

Superman: Brainiac is actually on the works, apparently (source). This news was kinda dissapointing to me, because I wanted to see Last Son and Legion of Superheroes first, with Escape from Bizarro World as a two-part animated short.

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Last Son

Superman:Brainiac

Superman:New Krypton

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spider-man reign

old man logan

dark avengers vol. 1

red hood and the outlaws

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I would like to see an Invincible move.
 
Flash movie about the return of Barry Allen.
 
Superman Godfall.
 
Kingdom Come.

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i think galactic storm would b great seeing the avengers,kree,and shiar. the comic had some great battles

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Jack Kirby's New Gods. As several Mini stories like the Green Lantern: Emerald Knights movie. I see it as The High Father telling the children of New Genesis.

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@Violens said:

Hard Boiled would be awesome animated.

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i always thought this would make an awesome movie starring bruce willis..

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Comics that i want to see animated are

Everything Deadpool

Emperor Joker

Superman/Batman Vengeance

Maximum Carnage

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Green Lantern Agent Orange

Spider Island

World War Hulk

Blackest Knight

Dial H

Power Pack

Runaways

Sinestro Corp Wars

Invincible

Guarding The Globe

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Civil War would be very interesting to see in movie form but I'd pay multiple amounts of money to see a decent Secret Invasion animated movie or TV series.

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Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

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  • Extremis
  • Maximum Carnage
  • Clone Saga
  • Civil War
  • The Sentry (Jenkin´s Stories about he´s origin)