By While we are used to hearing about graphic novels and comics going the way of the movies–the onslaught of adaptations; Frank Miller’s directorial debut–it’s less often that we hear about the situation in reverse. Yes, some movies are made into comics after the fact, a ploy to reap more revenue off a movie’s success, but these may as well be placed on the shelf next to the action figures for all of their substance. (Have some examples to the contrary? Throw them in a comment.)
A far more substantial case of switch hitting, Variety reports, is going down at Legendary Films, the relatively young production company behind everything you were dying to see in the past five years, and are dying to see in the five to come. The company responsible for Nolan’s Batman franchise, 300, Watchmen, The Hangover, and Inception–the one developing a slew of comic book and videogame adaptations for 2012/13–has decided to start its own comic book company, from which it can directly adapt content and make a profit. That’s boiling it down a bit, but the move is shrewd nonetheless. I don’t know if it’s the market that wants more superheroes,…
While we are used to hearing about graphic novels and comics going the way of the movies–the onslaught of adaptations; Frank Miller's directorial debut–it's less often that we hear about the situation in reverse. Yes, some movies are made into comics after the fact, a ploy to reap more revenue off a movie's success, but these may as well be placed on the shelf next to the action figures for all of their substance. (Have some examples to the contrary? Throw them in a comment.)
A far more substantial case of switch hitting, Variety reports, is going down at Legendary Films, the relatively young production company behind everything you were dying to see in the past five years, and are dying to see in the five to come. The company responsible for Nolan's Batman franchise, 300, Watchmen, The Hangover, and Inception–the one developing a slew of comic book and videogame adaptations for 2012/13–has decided to start its own comic book company, from which it can directly adapt content and make a profit. That's boiling it down a bit, but the move is shrewd nonetheless. I don't know if it's the market that wants more superheroes, or if Hollywood is making us want them. With news like this, you can bet they're going to keep 'em coming, even if it means starting a comic book company to legitimize the next twenty years of adaptations. You can only make so many movies about Superman and Batman before people get antsy.
Harvey award winner and DC alum, Bob Schreck, will head up Legendary Comics as editor-in-chief.
[via Variety]