Waking Ideas

It’s been years since I’ve read a comic book. I’m positive it’s the same for lots of people my age (24). Frankly I just feel too grown-up to give my time to them anymore. However, Marvel and DC Comics seem to be staging a comeback through a strategy not for the faint of heart: pursuing people who were fans like me earlier in their lives with movies.

Thanks to the wonderful works of Marvel and DC Comics (and the open minds of various Hollywood directors), we now have a thriving new genre of cinematic experiences that is here to stay. Common favorites like Spider-Man, Batman and the Hulk have found a new home on the big screen.

To sit in that sound-padded room, just before the preview segments, with a full bucket of popcorn, your favorite soda and a small entourage of equally excited friends preparing to be amazed by a fresh new perspective of a comic-born adventure is an unbeatable cinematic experience. Whether you’re there for the story or the joys and mysteries of a possibly great sequel, even if it turns out to be an average flick, you’re coming out of that theater with a new spin on how a movie should be done.

One could only hope this siege to marry cinematic suspense with deeply rooted comic book tales will continue for decades to come. We know at least in the next few years, we’ll see more and more super-heroes hitting the big screen, opening more people’s eyes to the nostalgia and wonderful worlds previously hidden in comic books.

What super-heroes or comics would you like to see adapted for cinema?