Comic Book Movies

Dark Knight, Hellboy: The Golden Army, and iron Man are just around the corner. It is no suprise that comic book movies make a crap load of money in the box office... well, most of the time. Here are a few suggestions for comic books that could make it to the silver screen.

1. Bone: Jeff Smith's epic. Three cartoon characters known as Bones venture into a fantasy world that is under siege by a mysterious menace known as the Lord of the Locusts. Bone is perfect for Robert Zemeckis animation group(Polar Express and Beowulf). Fun Fact: Bone holds the record for the longest self published comic book. For those who are familiar with Bone here are a few voice talent suggestions.

Fone Bone: Pamela Adlon
Phoney Bone: Billy West
Smiley Bone: Hank Azaria

Thorn: Natalie Portman
Grandma Ben/Briar: Cate Blanchett
Lucius Down: Kevin Conroy
Red Dragon: John Dimaggio

2. Astonishing X-Men

Joss Whedon(Firefly)'s version of X-Men is awesome. Cyclops, Beast, Wolverine, Shadowcat, White Queen, and Colossus fight against Danger, a rogue alien program bent on destroying the X-Men through infiltrating their training room. The synopsis does come off a little weak, but the special effects will be amazing(Hey, worked for Starship Troopers and Transformers). I would recommend Joss Whedon to direct this, and the team behind the Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Some Josh Whedon friendly actors for this:

Cyclops: Nathan Fillin
Shadowcat: Michelle Trachtenberg
Colossus: Adam Baldwin(Yes, I know)

3. Planet Hulk

Possibly one of the best Hulk stories written(by Greg Pak) in the last ten years(Future Imperfect is great too). Hulk is sent into space and crashes on a war world(Think Star Wars and Gladiator). This story has more action than you can shake a stick at. There is even a point where the Hulk fights Silver Surfer(Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer did bank in the box office). Perfect for computer animation, or possibly anime. Brad Bird(Incredibles) or Yoshiaki Kawajiri(Ninja Scroll) to direct. Voice talents:

Hulk: John DiMaggio
Red King: John Rafter Lee
Korg: Clancy Brown
Meik: Frank Welker

Until next time