comics that would make great movies - Page 6

Zefrem23 · September 26th, 2016, 10:41 AM

Strontium Dog from 2000AD, for sure.

Zefrem23 · September 26th, 2016, 10:41 AM

And the Midnight Surfer storyline from 2000AD would also be awesome.

Stroking_it · September 26th, 2016, 08:15 PM

Just skim-read this thread and was surprised not to see any votes for Rogue Trooper.

War films and Sci-fi seem to be in vogue at the moment so a film set in a future "total war" of attrition might be interesting. Also has a good origins / back story and opportunities for interesting interplay between Rogue and his bio-chip equipment. Plus the crazy inhabitants of Nu-Earth and the range of outlandish weaponry, be it giant Blackmare tanks, Waldos, cyborg bombs to name but a few, not to mention the effects of the biological and chemical agents polluting the planet would make it look like a war on acid.

The obvious story would be an "origin" starting with the Quartz Massacre and Rogue's subsequent desertion to hunt the general who betrayed him an the other GI's. But I reckon one film wouldn't do it justice as in the comics the traitor slipped through Rogue's grasp so many times. I'd go for an origin story to set everything up, then an almost stand alone middle film that ends with a teaser to be concluded with a final film focussed on the showdown between Rogue and the Traitor General.

Can't think who would play the central character, though

**tygrkhat40** · September 27th, 2016, 01:47 PM

Looking back on this thread, I see several comics that have been done as TV shows and films, both live action and animated.

**Mal Hombre** · September 27th, 2016, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

Looking back on this thread, I see several comics that have been done as TV shows and films, both live action and animated.

In the case of TDKR and The Killing Joke,Very very badly...

**reaper621** · September 28th, 2016, 12:29 AM

It might be in the pipeline somewhere but I think Lobo would make a great movie.

**Sir Honkers** · September 29th, 2016, 10:39 PM

Identity Crisis and Kingdom Come. Two of DC's finest imho

**73north** · November 27th, 2016, 10:58 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrpjPlL5MmY

Work-in-progress trailer for SEARCH AND DESTROY.
Provided by Strontium Dog fan film
Johnny Alpha - Strontium Dog , should be made as a real big movie by a British Film Company ( no Hollywood ruining it )
or made as a series by the Game of Thrones producers !

**movieman88** · March 13th, 2017, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

In the case of TDKR and The Killing Joke,Very very badly...

Really? I though the 2 part animated adaption of The Dark Knight Returns was fantastic.

**Historian** · March 13th, 2017, 07:44 AM

Noticed quite a few mentions of stories from 2000AD- Dredd, Strontium Dog etc.

Must admit I'm a little surprised to see no mention of 2000AD creator Pat Mills' other great work, with artist Joe Colquhoun- his World War 1 epic 'Charley's War', which for me is one of the great masterpieces of British comics. I was never really into sci-fi, and 2000AD kind of passed me by, and Charley's War is the main thing I remember about reading comics as a kid/teen at the end of the 70's. Not just your basic 'blood guts and heroism' war story strip, but heavily researched (IIRC Mills quit after a dispute with management about his research budget), and often surprisingly political for a story in a comic

I've recently been reading some of the re-publication in book form, and even though it's 35-40 years after I last read them, it's surprising how many times I thought 'Ah, I remember that bit'

I reckon there's more than enough in the 7/8 years it ran to inspire a film or TV series version

September 26th, 2016, 08:15 PM	#53
Stroking_it Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 406 Thanks: 718 Thanked 3,231 Times in 387 Posts	Just skim-read this thread and was surprised not to see any votes for Rogue Trooper. War films and Sci-fi seem to be in vogue at the moment so a film set in a future "total war" of attrition might be interesting. Also has a good origins / back story and opportunities for interesting interplay between Rogue and his bio-chip equipment. Plus the crazy inhabitants of Nu-Earth and the range of outlandish weaponry, be it giant Blackmare tanks, Waldos, cyborg bombs to name but a few, not to mention the effects of the biological and chemical agents polluting the planet would make it look like a war on acid. The obvious story would be an "origin" starting with the Quartz Massacre and Rogue's subsequent desertion to hunt the general who betrayed him an the other GI's. But I reckon one film wouldn't do it justice as in the comics the traitor slipped through Rogue's grasp so many times. I'd go for an origin story to set everything up, then an almost stand alone middle film that ends with a teaser to be concluded with a final film focussed on the showdown between Rogue and the Traitor General. Can't think who would play the central character, though Last edited by Stroking_it; September 26th, 2016 at 08:31 PM..

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Historian Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 4,029 Thanks: 102,514 Thanked 93,973 Times in 4,024 Posts	Noticed quite a few mentions of stories from 2000AD- Dredd, Strontium Dog etc. Must admit I'm a little surprised to see no mention of 2000AD creator Pat Mills' other great work, with artist Joe Colquhoun- his World War 1 epic 'Charley's War', which for me is one of the great masterpieces of British comics. I was never really into sci-fi, and 2000AD kind of passed me by, and Charley's War is the main thing I remember about reading comics as a kid/teen at the end of the 70's. Not just your basic 'blood guts and heroism' war story strip, but heavily researched (IIRC Mills quit after a dispute with management about his research budget), and often surprisingly political for a story in a comic I've recently been reading some of the re-publication in book form, and even though it's 35-40 years after I last read them, it's surprising how many times I thought 'Ah, I remember that bit' I reckon there's more than enough in the 7/8 years it ran to inspire a film or TV series version Last edited by Historian; May 14th, 2017 at 01:20 PM.. Reason: spelling & grammar

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September 26th, 2016, 10:41 AM	#51
Zefrem23 Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: South Africa Posts: 63 Thanks: 114 Thanked 458 Times in 47 Posts	Strontium Dog from 2000AD, for sure.

September 28th, 2016, 12:29 AM	#56
reaper621 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ketchikan, Alaska Posts: 12,370 Thanks: 72,886 Thanked 329,171 Times in 12,399 Posts	It might be in the pipeline somewhere but I think Lobo would make a great movie.

September 29th, 2016, 10:39 PM	#57
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,341 Thanks: 286,789 Thanked 386,190 Times in 30,298 Posts	Identity Crisis and Kingdom Come. Two of DC's finest imho

November 27th, 2016, 10:58 AM	#58
73north Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 1,890 Thanks: 16,324 Thanked 39,349 Times in 1,847 Posts	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrpjPlL5MmY Work-in-progress trailer for SEARCH AND DESTROY. Provided by Strontium Dog fan film Johnny Alpha - Strontium Dog , should be made as a real big movie by a British Film Company ( no Hollywood ruining it ) or made as a series by the Game of Thrones producers !