List of films based on comics
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This is a list based on comics. It includes films that are adaptation
s of comics, and those films whose characters originated in those comics.
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Film adaptation
Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a feature film. It is a type of derivative work.A common form of film adaptation is the use of a novel as the basis of a feature film, but film adaptation includes the use of non-fiction , autobiography, comic book, scripture, plays, and even...
s of comics, and those films whose characters originated in those comics.
English, French and manga
As some languages and forms have been extensively adapted into films they have their own entries:- List of films based on English-language comics
- List of films based on French-language comics
- List of films based on manga
Chinese (Cantonese)
- Black MaskBlack Mask (film)Black Mask is a 1996 Hong Kong action film starring Jet Li, Lau Ching-Wan, Karen Mok and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang. It was directed by Daniel Lee and produced by Tsui Hark and his production company Film Workshop....
(1996) - Young and DangerousYoung and DangerousThe Young and Dangerous film series is a collection of Hong Kong films about a group of triad young members, detailing their adventures, dangers and growth in a Hong Kong triad society...
(1996) - The Storm RidersThe Storm RidersThe Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong film based on the manhua series Fung Wan by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil Lord...
(1998) - A Man Called HeroA Man Called HeroA Man Called Hero is a 1999 Hong Kong film based on the manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, the film starred Ekin Cheng, Shu Qi, Kristy Yang, Nicholas Tse and Yuen Biao. The film's theme song Tin Sat Ku Hsing was performed by Ekin...
(1999) - Dragon Tiger GateDragon Tiger GateDragon Tiger Gate is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film. The film is based on the manhua Oriental Heroes, which bears the same Chinese title as the film...
(2006) - The Storm WarriorsThe Storm WarriorsThe Storm Warriors is a 2009 Hong Kong film produced and directed by the Pang brothers. It is the second live-action film adaptation of artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua series Fung Wan, following the 1998 film The Storm Riders. The Storm Warriors is based on Fung Wans Japanese Invasion story arc The...
(2009)
Czech
- Alois NebelAlois NebelAlois Nebel is a 2011 Czech animated drama film directed by Tomáš Luňák, based on the comic-book trilogy by Jaroslav Rudiš and Jaromír 99. It is set in the late 1980s in a small village in the Jeseník Mountains, close to the Polish border, and tells the story of a train dispatcher who begins to...
(2011), from White Brook, Main Station and Golden Hills
German
- Der bewegte MannDer bewegte MannDer bewegte Mann is a 1994 German film comedy directed by Sönke Wortmann and starring Til Schweiger, Rufus Beck, Joachim Król and Katja Riemann....
(1994)
- Killer CondomKiller CondomKiller Condom is a 1996 German horror comedy based on the comic book of the same name by Ralf König. It was directed by Martin Walz and featured Jörg Buttgereit as its special effects coordinator and H.R...
(1996)
- Nick KnattertonNick KnattertonNick Knatterton is a German comic strip character, drawn by Manfred Schmidt from 1950 to 1959. The name is alluding to Nick Carter and Nat Pinkerton...
:- Nick Knattertons Abenteuer - Der Raub der Gloria Nylon (1959)
- Nick Knatterton - Der Film (2002)
- Werner:
- Werner - Beinhart! (1990)
- Werner - Das muss kesseln! (1996)
- Werner - Volles Rooäää!!! (Fäkalstau in Knöllerup) (1999)
- Werner - Gekotzt wird später! (2003)
- Werner - Eiskalt! (2011)
Italian
- Baba Yaga (1973), from Valentina
- Danger: DiabolikDanger: DiabolikDanger: Diabolik is a 1968 feature film from Italian filmmaker Mario Bava based on the Italian comic character Diabolik.- About the film :...
(1968) - Le Déclic (1985), from Clic
- Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)
- KriminalKriminalKriminal is an Italian comics series featuring an eponymous fictional character, created in 1964 by Magnus and Max Bunker, the authors of Alan Ford, Maxmagnus and Satanik.-Characters:...
:- Kriminal (1966)
- Il marchio di Kriminal (1968)
- Satanik (1968), from SatanikSatanikSatanik is an Italian noir comic book created in December 1964 by Max Bunker and Magnus , also the authors of the popular series Kriminal and Alan Ford.-Synopsis:...
- Tex Willer e il signore degli abissi (1985), from Tex WillerTex WillerTex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on 30 September 1948. It is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations to numerous ...
Polish
- George the HedgehogGeorge the Hedgehog (film)George the Hedgehog is a 2011 Polish animated comedy film directed by Wojciech Wawszczyk, Jakub Tarkowski and Tomasz Leśniak. It is based on the Jeż Jerzy comic books and tells a story where two neo-Nazis and a mad scientist create a clone of the titular character in an attempt to defeat him.-...
(2011), from Jeż JerzyJez JerzyJeż Jerzy is a popular Polish comic book title created by young artists - Rafał Skarżycki and Tomasz Lew Leśniak ....
Serbian
- Mirko i Slavko (1973)
- Billy the Spit (1986)
- City Cat (1991), from Cat Claw
- Poglavica bez plemena (2005), from ZagorZagorZagor is an Italian comic book created by editor and writer Sergio Bonelli and artist Gallieno Ferri. Zagor was first published In Italy by Sergio Bonelli Editore in 1961.-Character:...
- Technotise Edit & I (2009), from TechnotiseTechnotiseTechnotise is a Serbian comic book created by Aleksa Gajić and Darko Grkinić. It was promoted in an unusual way for Serbian comics, by the main character being featured in the music video Bombona?, for which Gajić composed the music...
Spanish
- Las Aventuras de Zipi y ZapeZipi y ZapeZipi y Zape are the names of two iconic Spanish comic book characters created by José Escobar Saliente in 1947, and of their eponymous strip. With Mortadelo y Filemón, they are the most popular and most translated Spanish comic books...
(1981) - MafaldaMafaldaMafalda is a comic strip written and drawn by Argentine cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado, better known by his pen name Quino. The strip features a 6-year-old girl named Mafalda, who is deeply concerned about humanity and world peace and rebels against the current state of the world...
(1982) - La gran aventura de Mortadelo y FilemónLa gran aventura de Mortadelo y FilemónLa gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón is a 2003 Spanish language film based on the popular Spanish comic book series Mortadelo y Filemón by Francisco Ibáñez Talavera. The film was directed by Javier Fesser and stars Benito Pocino and Pepe Viyuela....
(2003) - Mortadelo y Filemón: Misión Salvar la TierraLa gran aventura de Mortadelo y FilemónLa gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón is a 2003 Spanish language film based on the popular Spanish comic book series Mortadelo y Filemón by Francisco Ibáñez Talavera. The film was directed by Javier Fesser and stars Benito Pocino and Pepe Viyuela....
(2008)
Turkish
- Son Osmanlı Yandım AliSon Osmanlı Yandım AliThe Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali is a 2007 Turkish action film, directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan based on the comic book by Suat Yalaz, starring Kenan İmirzalıoğlu as the titular hero Tahtacızade "Yandım" Ali, who is inspired by the landing of Mustafa Kemal at Samsun and decides to join the...
(2005)
- KaraoğlanKaraoglanKaraoğlan is a Turkish historical comic book that was created in 1963 and drawn by Suat Yalaz.It was first published on January 3, 1962 daily in Akşam newspaper...
- Karaoğlan - Altay'dan Gelen Yiğit (1965)
- Karaoğlan - Baybora'nın Oğlu (1966)
- Karaoğlan - Camoka'nın İntikamı (1966)
- Karaoğlan - Bizanslı Zorba (1967)
- Karaoğlan - Yeşil Ejder (1967)
- Karaoğlan - Samara Şeyhin Kızı (1969)
- Karaoğlan Geliyor (1972)
- TarkanTarkan (character)Tarkan is a fictional Hunnic warrior created by Turkish cartoonist Sezgin Burak.To note, official Turkish historiography considers Huns as ancestral to modern Turks...
- Tarkan (1969)
- Tarkan Gümüş Eyer (1970)
- Tarkan Viking Kanı (1971)
- Tarkan: Altın madalyon (1972)
- Tarkan Güçlü Kahraman (1973)
See also
- Superhero filmSuperhero filmA superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...
- List of American superhero films
- List of films based on Dark Horse Comics
- List of films based on DC Comics
- List of films based on Marvel Comics
Also related:
- Lists of film source material
- List of films based on comic strips
- List of comics based on films
- List of fiction works made into feature films
- List of films based on radio series
- List of television programs based on comics
- List of films based on television programs