This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK.
Not all comic book movies are blockbuster tent poles.
Comics are such a vast medium that almost any story can exist within it.
Below are 20 comic book movies you may not know.
Some are based on famous properties, others are adaptions of source material you might not have known existed.
Oh, and for those wondering, sadly noBarb Wire, butyou can read about that here… For those sadly unaware of this work of genius, let me introduce it.
Oh, and he also has to deal with the former love of his life turning back up.
This is better though.
What follows is astounding.
Just go and watch it.
d. David Slade (2007)
The sun goes down on a remote Alaskan town.
So begins their 30 day polar night.
Its a great set-up and led to a great comic.
What the film improves upon though is by having a wildly over acting Danny Huston as vampire leader Marlow.
I especially like thevampire languagehe delivers in almost Shakespearian style.
Its head tripping, surreal at times, and utterly brilliant.
Much like the work of Harvey Pekar then.
As a result, Bob gains super strength, flight, heat vision, basically every power ever.
A day (off) in the life of a superhero with a definite British sensibility.
Li plays librarian Tsui Chik (brilliantly renamed Simon in the US dub).
While he lives a quiet life, in reality he is a former super soldier in hiding.
While finding cult love with an audience, behind the scenes it was chaos.
Hot on his heels is Inspector Ginco, who coerces gangster Ralph Valmont into catching Diabolik for him.
The film is a sensory overload, not entirely dissimilar toBarbarella, released the same year.
The President at the time, Chun Doo-hwan, was believed to have given the order.
As hilarious as it is painful,The Diary Of A Teenage Girlwas a true cinematic treat.
Its also one of the loosest adaptations, so draw from that what you will.
A powerhouse performance in a powerhouse film.
Its a jumbled mess for sure, but a weirdly compelling one.
Its also a pretty decent sci-fi procedural, with a great central concept.
More than just a comic book history lesson,Persepolisis essential viewing for our own futures.
But quite, quite insane.
Almost like a JapaneseSimpsons.
As it turns out, its a surprisingly great time.
It gets a little lost at points with all the wheeee, explosions!
but for fans of smart action flicks, this is perfect for you.
