Sentences with phrase «comic book series comes»

Adapted from the Vertigo comic book series comes The Losers, an action movie about a group of badass ex-CIA black ops operatives who go on a rogue mission to take down the corrupt individual who tried to kill them.

King also explained how the deal to adapt the comic book series came about, stating that: «It was just supposed to be a comic book, and I was surprised when, out of all the things we were doing, when Universal had approached us to do a television deal with them, that was what they chose.

The first half of Frank Miller's innovative comic book series came to breathtaking life last fall, and now the second half arrives with the same respect and attention to detail that made its predecessor one of the best DC animated features so far.

Not exact matches

That a major university press would publish a series of graphic novels may come as a surprise to those who think of these works as comic books on steroids, offering plots about superheroes to younger readers.

Now comes an even more ambitious endeavor, The Death of Stalin, based on a French comic - book series depicting the aftermath of the notorious Soviet dictator's demise.

In the midst of all the franchises coming from studios today, there's one unlikely collection of films that has just as loyal and rabid a fanbase as any comic book, young adult or fantasy series.

ABC might have beaten its corporate sibling, Freeform, to the punch when it comes to comic - book adaptations, but the revamped network is making up for lost time by ordering another Marvel property to series.

Deadline is reporting that up and coming filmmaker Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs) has signed on to direct «an untitled girl gang movie» for Warner Bros. and DC Films, which will be based upon the Birds of Prey comic book series.

Bryan Lee O'Malley's guitar - slinging Canadian comic book hero Scott Pilgrim came into the world in 2004, and after a series of five award - winning graphic novels (and a 6th debuting on July 20th) Scott Pilgrim makes his big screen debut with Canuck cult actor Michael Cera in the lead, Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright at the helm, and a cast that includes Kieran Culkin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and indie favourite Jason Schwartzman!

Bryan Lee O'Malley's guitar - slinging Canadian comic book hero Scott Pilgrim came into the world in 2004, and after a series of five award - winning graphic novels (and a 6th debuting on July 20th) Scott Pilgrim makes...

The producers also demanded that the adaptation — which of course comes from a comic book series well known for its violence and subversive satirical content — be converted into a PG - 13 action film.

The cheeky, efficient spy romp that writer - director Matthew Vaughn adapted from Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar's comic - book series — beginning with 2014's Kingsman: The Secret Service — has come down with a slight case sequel-itis.

The first Deadpool film taught us that «house blowing up builds character,» but for series creator Robert Liefeld, so does watching your beloved comic book opus come to life on the big screen.

When it comes to the inspiration behind the story of Marvel Studios» Black Panther, director and co-writer Ryan Coogler admits that he delved deep into the history of the acclaimed Marvel comic book series.

After gestating for years in various forms, it looks like an adaptation of Garth Ennis» and Darick Robertson's acclaimed comic book The Boys is finally coming together as a new series at Amazon.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a sequel to both Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers, two of the best of the Marvel series of movies to come out, and manages to rank right among them in terms of sheer entertainment value and thoughtful comic - book execution.

In Trank's new vision it appears that much of the influence has come from the Ultimate Fantastic Four comic book series that was released during the 2000's.

Everyone's favourite spy, James Bond, is coming to a comic book series.

Growing up, I didn't collect comic books, but I did watch every single superhero movie that came out and every superhero series on TV during the Nineties, which I consider the Golden Age of superhero animation.

I experienced three brief bursts of pleasure during Thor (Paramount Pictures), Kenneth Branagh's 3 - D adaptation of the Marvel comic book series: two involved blond men smiling, and the third came from a line reading by Natalie Portman.

Tessa Thompson's breakout character from Thor: Ragnarok, Valkyrie, is coming to comic books as the previously unrevealed fifth team member of the new Exiles ongoing series.

One of the most hopeful signs of this is the spectacular failure of Alex Kurtzman's The Mummy (2017), a misguided Tom Cruise vehicle that was supposed to kick off the Universal Dark Universe series of updated horror films, but instead saw most of the people attached to that enterprise quitting the entire slate of upcoming projects, suggesting that perhaps, at long last, the comic book movie juggernaut may be coming to an end.

Also coming to Nintendo Switch from THQ Nordic Games is Battle Chasers: Nightwar, an RPG inspired by console classics and based on the Battle Chasers comic book series.

The Hearse You Came In On by Tim Cockey Cockey kicked off an entertaining five - book series featuring undertaker Hitchcock Sewell with this comic whodunit that begins when a Baltimore woman tries to schedule her own funeral.

Together with Dynamite Entertainment, the world of Pathfinder comes alive in a new series of comic books following the adventures of iconic characters like Seoni and Valeros, all set in the Pathfinder Campaign Setting.

CBR News: Joe, you have a new series coming from Monkeybrain comics called «Intergalactic» — what's the core concept behind the book?

Even though the live service is coming to a close, the update does bring over 50 additional comic book selections to choose from for the remainder of the week, including Batman and Doctor Who titles as well as a preview of IDW Publishing's new «True Blood» series.

A Scottish author, Barry Hutchinson, studied cover design online and came up with best - selling book sleeves for his comic Sci - Fi series.

Coming from THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate Entertainment, Battle Chasers is based on the Joe Madureira comic book series that ran over nine issues from April 1998 to September 2001.

The Walking Dead comic book series tells the story of the months and years that come after the zombie apocalypse.

For fans of Telltale's storytelling and The Walking Dead games, television series and comic books; The Walking Dead: Michonne is an emotional journey featuring one of the best characters from the comics and TV series that comes highly recommended.

Creator Joe Madureira conceived the Battle Chasers comic book series as a passion project back when I was in high school and I loved it, so it goes without saying that Nightwar's announcement was nothing short of a dream come true for many of the source material's cult following.

Fans of the comic - book series certainly won't want to miss it as the game's brilliant art design and voiceover work come as close as any game ever has to putting the player inside a comic - book world.

As one of the original superheroes in the comic book series, The Silhouette is discriminated against and ultimately murdered for coming out as a lesbian.

The original inspiration for the series came from a mass - produced comic book published by Charlton Comics.

A comic book series published by Acclaim Comics was the source material for the original game when it came out for the Nintendo 64.