Category: Adaptations Done Right

Adaptations Done Right detail the posts about comic adaptations given the proper treatment. Most adaptations usually try to copy characters and concepts word per word. Often this leaves them feeling hollow and without meaning. Some adaptations however make the experience easier by simplifying, expanding, and adding more stakes to their source material. This helps create a better overall experience part of the time. Sometimes comics even expand things from other sources like the comic adaptations of the Mega Man games.

Grading comes in the following factors. Retaining the meaning and legacy of the source; playing to the strengths of the medium; and enhancements to the plot.

Jeff Smith’s Bone: Thorn’s Irresistibly Better Draft

Jeff Smith’s Bone is one of the most celebrated comics of all time. So how well did it improve over the original comic strips? Disclaimer: […]

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City of Blank: Proven FFVII Influences

City of Blank… about time I try something that’s actually popular but not to laymen. But what if fans of a certain video game series […]

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Dead Boy Detectives: 4 Bits The Others Missed

Dead Boy Detectives gets a lot of attention thanks to the Netflix show. Enough for people to prefer one album with half a maxi-series over […]

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Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons’ Epic Origin

Wonder Woman Historia is the epic retelling of the origin of DC Comics’ Amazons. But this isn’t just about what leads to the foundations of […]

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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: The Best Indian Archie

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is only a few people’s idea of an Indian Archie movie. But since The Bollywood Archies isn’t doing so great, maybe […]

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The Killer: The Best Thing About Being Boring

The Killer is the latest movie adapted from a comic that people are talking about. So it’s time to throw my fat in. Including what […]

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Comic Adaptations: Unlimited Fill In The Blanks

Comic Adaptations in this case doesn’t mean what they are altogether. Instead for April Fools Day, we’re going to list all of people’s opinions. Well, […]

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Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Obscure Survival

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs now there’s a name that blows its source material over. Not for lack of quality but how much love it brings an […]

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Cybersix: Why The Animation Is The Comic’s Survival

Cybersix is a unique series to say the very least. The original comic is a unique production between Argentina and Italy; frankly it shows in […]

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Slaughterhouse-Five: The Best Unparalleled Adaptation

Slaughterhouse-Five is a novel that can seem hard to approach; I certainly have trouble with nonlinear stories. Luckily, the graphic novel adaptation by Ryan North […]

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