25 Greatest Comic Book Movies

pave · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2012 1:58 pm

lets make the list. its an interesting sub-subgenre that obviously is HUGE at the moment. i figure the summer of Avengers and Dark Knight Rises is a perfect time to make it. comic books and graphic novels both apply. suggestions welcome!

Top 25 Comic Book/Graphic Novel Movies (Superhero Version)
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. Superman: The Movie (1978)
3. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
4. Iron Man (2008)
5. X-Men (2000)
6. Batman (1989)
7. Spider-Man (2002)
8. The Avengers (2012)
9. Hellboy (2004)
10. X2: X-Men United (2003)
11. Batman Begins (2005)
12. Superman II (1980)
13. Batman Returns (1992)
14. X-Men: First Class (2011)
15. Batman (1966)
16. The Crow (1994)
17. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
18. Thor (2011)
19. Blade (1998)
20. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
21. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
22. Iron Man 2 (2010)
23. Kick-Ass (2010)
24. Watchmen (2009)
25. fuck it, its gonna get knocked off by Dark Knight Rises anyway, so i'm leaving this blank.

Top 8 Comic Book Movies/Graphic Novel Movies (Non-Superhero Version)
1. A History of Violence (2005)
2. Road to Perdition (2002)
3. American Splendor (2003)
4. Ghost World (2001)
5. Sin City (2005)
6. V for Vendetta (2005)
7. 300 (2007)
8. Men in Black (1997)

Sodacake · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2012 4:29 pm

I think Spider-Man should probably be #1.

beyonddeities · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2012 5:20 pm

For me:

Spider-Man
The Dark Knight
X-Men 2
Batman
The Avengers
Watchmen
Kick-Ass
Iron Man
X-Men
Batman Returns
Hellboy
The Incredible Hulk
The Punisher
Spider-Man 2
Fantastic 4: Rise of The Silver Surfer

The Worst:

Catwoman
Ghost Rider
Fantastic 4
Spider-Man 3
X-Men 3
X-Men: Wolverine Origin
Iron Man 2
Elektra

Sodacake · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2012 5:35 pm

I like Rise of the Silver Surfer too. Green Lantern is the worst I've seen.

pave · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2012 9:15 pm

everything i've ever heard suggests Spider Man 2 > Spider Man. especially the initial buzz which was "greatest comic book movie ever" (before Dark Knight came out). either way, i think the first Spideys and Dark Knight are at least top 5 of 2000s. Tim Burton's Batman movies and the old Superman movies are important as well.

i'll come up with a criteria later. but i think we have some freedom with a list in terms of subjectivity. similar to the Looney Tunes list that i need to get back to. something where the forum members can have more of an editorial voice in establishing the list (closer to how a publication would do it), rather than some all-encompassing historical list. if that makes sense. the criteria would still need to be clear and established, but what goes in to the criteria i think can be a little different than most of our lists here.

pave · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2012 9:17 pm

here was the note i made for the Looney Tunes list, for reference:

Quote:

note: We picked the "ordered list of 100" structure because, firstly, its familiar, and secondly, its extremely easy to navigate. There is NO attempt to say "this one is objectively better the that one" nor is there an attempt to say "this one is historically more significant than that one". There are plenty of lists that serve that function. While we haven't designed this to be a direct alternative to those lists, we have decided to approach it from a far more subjective and personal standpoint. That is: the handful of us who are actively commenting have and will continue to argue the artistic merit (with some respect towards innovation and influence, but primarily on quality of storytelling, character, animation, etc) of the shorts in order to provide an easy guide for interested beginners (or returners) looking to immerse themselves in one of the greatest collections of stories in recent memory. No more and no less than that.

something like that^

Vil · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:14 pm **Posts:** 332

I'd say Batman Begins should be in the top ten, as reboot directors constantly use it as the basis for the direction they're going to take with a property.

Quinnsy Lohan · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 7:39 am

Daredevil is the worst.

Sodacake · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 7:44 am

Green Lantern.

PBR Streetgang · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 10:31 am

Ghost Rider is by far the worst imo... Fantastic Four and Catwoman were terrible too, though. Haven't seen Daredevil or Green Lanter (looks abolutely terrible)

What about The Green Hornet? loved that one.

Jess · **Joined:** Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:22 pm **Posts:** 3791

only superheroes? what about graphic novels?

Sodacake · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 11:32 am

Aye. Road to Perdition should be quite high up there if we include graphic novels too. I love that film.

pave · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2012 2:22 pm

i think the spirit of the list should be superhero related. i realize not all comic books or graphic novels are superheroes, but its just weird to see a list with like 95% superheroes and then American Splendor and Road to Perdition thrown in.

Jess · **Joined:** Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:22 pm **Posts:** 3791

i agree. i just wanted to clear it up. i have no idea how to rank these.

edit: i put them in tiers. no order inside of tiers.

what am i missing? what about 300?

spiderman 2
spiderman
the dark knight
x-men
batman (1966)
batman (1989)
superman
batman and robin

the avengers
x2
batman begins
batman returns
superman II
sin city
spiderman 3
iron man

thor
iron man 2
hellboy
fantastic four
v for vendetta
watchmen

x-men: the last stand
x-men first class
superman returns
captain america
hellboy 2
fantastic four: rise of the silver surfer
the incredible hulk

blade
mystery men
kick-ass
the hulk
wolverine: origins
blade 2

pretty irrelevant:

the league of extraordinary gentlemen
spawn
daredevil
elektra
blade: trinity
catwoman
constantine
ghost rider
other ghost riders
green lantern
van helsing
jonah hex
the punisher

pave · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2012 11:21 pm

Top 25 Comic Book/Graphic Novel Movies (Superhero Version)
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. Superman: The Movie (1978)
3. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
4. Iron Man (2008)
5. X-Men (2000)
6. Batman (1989)
7. Spider-Man (2002)
8. The Avengers (2012)
9. Hellboy (2004)
10. X2: X-Men United (2003)
11. Batman Begins (2005)
12. Superman II (1980)
13. Batman Returns (1992)
14. X-Men: First Class (2011)
15. Batman (1966)
16. The Crow (1994)
17. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
18. Thor (2011)
19. Blade (1998)
20. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
21. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
22. Iron Man 2 (2010)
23. Kick-Ass (2010)
24. Watchmen (2009)
25. fuck it, its gonna get knocked off by Dark Knight Rises anyway, so i'm leaving this blank.

Top 8 Comic Book Movies/Graphic Novel Movies (Non-Superhero Version)
1. A History of Violence (2005)
2. Road to Perdition (2002)
3. American Splendor (2003)
4. Ghost World (2001)
5. Sin City (2005)
6. V for Vendetta (2005)
7. 300 (2007)
8. Men in Black (1997)

25 Greatest Comic Book Movies

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