Throughout this series, I’ve focused on comparing adaptations to originals and seeing where the differences were and why they came about. What I haven’t touched on is how an adaptation or remake can become...

The adapting of comics to television and motion pictures has more pitfalls than expected. While all three are visual media, the artwork in comics allows for a greater range of imagery that budget and physical...

Unexpected fan favourites can appear just about anywhere.  Marvel Comics has several, characters that, for various reasons, just resonated with readers.  With some, such as Squirrel Girl, it’s the innate...

Lost in Translation has taken a look at different movies based on Marvel characters, from the Avengers Initiative to the licensed characters like Spider-Man and Daredevil.  The recent movies have all been...

Marvel, being one of the Big Two with DC Comics, has a large number of heroes in its stable.  Many got their start during the 1960s, when the threat of nuclear war was a palpable threat but the power of the...

Recently I reviewed Doom, a movie that adapted its source well for the most part but still fell flat. If the parts that didn’t work were fixed, what would happen?Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.Okay, a bit...

This week looks at Marvel’s Spider-Man. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the arachnid-themed superhero first appeared in Amazing Fantasy 15 in 1962. Peter Parker, a high school science geek, received...

Finally! The last of the Avengers Adaptation series! Previously: Iron Man Incredible Hulk Thor Captain America Also, of note, Adaptations and the Superheroic Setting, which discusses the creation of...

While getting prepped for the The Avengers review*, a small detail kept drawing my attention. It came up in Iron Man, and continued through each entry of the Avengers Initiative. It’s the setting. Not just...

The Avengers Adaptation continues! Previous entries are: Iron Man Thor Captain America This week, everyone’s favourite hero with anger management issues, the Incredible Hulk. The Hulk first appeared...

The Avengers Adaptation continues! Leading up to a review of The Avengers, I’ve taken a look at Iron Man and Thor, two of the longest serving and iconic Avengers in Marvel’s history. However, the iconic...

Comic writers have created heroes based on myth and legend since the dawn of the superhero. Wonder Woman is an Amazon, blessed by the Greek gods. Fawcett’s (and, later, DC Comics’) Captain Marvel gained...

Continuing with the comics theme started last week, this week looks at Marvel’s Spider-Man. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the arachnid-themed superhero first appeared in Amazing Fantasy 15 in 1962....

Marvel Comics has always had a wide range of superheroes. From the patriotic Captain America to the anti-hero Hulk to the Spectacular and Amazing Spider-Man to the outcast X-Men, each hero was more than just...

Marvel Comics has always had a wide range of superheroes. From the patriotic Captain America to the anti-hero Hulk to the Spectacular and Amazing Spider-Man to the outcast X-Men, each hero was more than just...