with so many good comics out there don’t
feel bad these ones flew under your
radar on their way to the big screen
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 movies you didn’t know we’re based on
comic books think you know the Marvel
Cinematic Universe click here to take
the new MCU trivia quiz on watchmojo.com
it’s pretty hard but get it right you
could win a free download of our ebook
watch mojos 50 most influential comics
of the 80’s to play click on the link in
the description for this list we’ll be
looking at studio films that were based
off not so well known comic books for
graphic novels number 10 Mystery Men yes
this late 90 comedy sees a group of
superheroes all with some pretty
peculiar powers banding together to
fight the forces of evil spoofing on the
tropes of comic book superheroes as well
as exploiting some logical conundrums is
what it did best just like in the comics
the film was inspired by the flaming
carrot comics which had its main run in
the early and mid 80s a parody of
superheroes claiming carrot is in the
comics the founding member of the
Mystery Men although he does not appear
in the film number 9 red created by
Warren Ellis and Kali Hamner and
published by imprints of DC Comics
between 2003 and 2004 read the comic has
a fairly straightforward if dark
storyline between the three book
miniseries the reader follows Poe Moses
as he is abruptly and unadvisedly
brought out of retirement after a
botched assassination attempt from his
old employer the CIA when their new
director of Central Intelligence
overreacts revenge and rampage ensues
the film version incorporated not only
humor but extended the plot by adding
several characters this made for a very
different story but we also got to see
Helen Mirren kicking some serious ass
always a delight explosives just Pennsy
RPGs I Love You Man number eight
released in 2013 this english-language
South Korean Czech production has many
similarities to the material it is based
on in it a huge ever moving train houses
the last of humanity during a terrible
Ice Age abort the Train classifieds push
the impoverished people at the back of
the Train to revolt the original French
graphic novel was published all the way
back in 1982 with the title natal spell
Senesh and then later redubbed the
escape number 7 blue is the warmest
color it’s been all fastest on sale as
well as you okay buck Banco has he gone
Ivanka Hassan Rowhani phone cause he
fell in this French coming-of-age story
about sexual identity and finding your
true self the viewer follows Adele from
her teen years to adulthood and her
ever-evolving relationship with Emma a
young woman with vivid blue hair the
critically acclaimed film was based off
the French graphic novel of the same
name
nebula Eden girl Shaw but which was
originally marketed as Blue Angel even
with a name change adele is planting in
the graphic novel the film and the comic
follow close to the same plot for the
majority of the story but it is the
ending which marks the sharpest
number six Timecop while a financial
success at the time of release this
jean-claude van damme outing has been
largely forgotten
despite its awesome name sharing
virtually nothing in common with the
three-part comic except for the
protagonist named the film sees max
Walker and his time-traveling police
unit attempt to catch criminals and
alter timelines in the comics Timecop a
man out of time
Walker stops a time-traveling diamond
thief from looting a South African mine
in the 1930s but must go back when a
robot bodyguard gets left behind and
starts messing up the time line um can
we get that film number 5 a history of
violence a show this asshole we mean
starring Viggo Mortensen and directed by
David Cronenberg the 2005 film which
altered a few details is for the most
part a faithful adaptation of 1997
graphic novel of the same name after
defending his livelihood in an armed
robbery Tom stall lastname McKenna in
the comic gained some unwanted media
attention and with it the eye of some
dangerous mobsters in 2006 the graphic
novel was nominated for an unduly
international comics festival prize for
scenario and the film was lauded with
numerous awards and nominations you see
how cozy it can be when you decide to
[Music]
even if you haven’t seen the film or any
of the earlier iterations you are
probably familiar with one of the
Broadway songs or at least passingly
recognize the little redhead orphan all
were inspired by the comic strip Little
Orphan Annie itself inspired by an 1885
poem and which ran in syndication from
1924 to 2010 the film was based on the
first several strips in which the main
players Annie
her dog sandy all of her Daddy Warbucks
and others are introduced tomorrow so
you gotta hang on number three The
Addams Family
don’t tease they’re creepy kooky
mysterious and spooky and were first
brought to light by Charles Addams in
the pages of The New Yorker the
inspiration for the off-kilter family
came after Adams met with famed sci-fi
and horror writer Ray Bradbury in 1946
the one panel cartoons and the memorably
macabre household were first brought to
the small screen in 1964 animated
ventures followed and then in the early
90s they received their big-screen
live-action debut followed two years
later by Addams Family Values gomez
Morticia Wednesday Pugsley and the rest
[Music]
number two men in black
okay look check it out man when I get my
own flashy little memory Messer upper
thing when you grow up
while many things in the sci-fi comedy
remained the same agents and their names
that relinquishing of identities etc the
film was released on the 1990 comics by
Lowell Cunningham and Sandi Carruthers
in the movie the MIB are concerned only
with the presence and regulation of
alien life-forms on earth but in the
comics their purview covers not just
aliens but a full assortment of
paranormal activities and creatures the
comments are also darker as the MIB will
kill a witness if necessary so the good
guys don’t always dress in black see
what I can’t understand is why you got
come down here bringing all this ruckus
number one the masks the idea of the
mask started back in 1982 but it wasn’t
until 1989 did the ugly green mischief
maker finally made it to the pages while
the name of the first owner of the mask
stanley ipkiss and the fact that he
comes to be in possession of the magical
mask is the same much was changed or
added to create the plot of the film in
the comic for example the unborn mask is
Jade and is purchased in the film it’s
made of wood and was found in a river
the comic is darker for sure with it
kiss shot and killed and the mask more
of a possessing spirit than an alter-ego
[Applause]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day [Music]
feel bad these ones flew under your
radar on their way to the big screen
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 movies you didn’t know we’re based on
comic books think you know the Marvel
Cinematic Universe click here to take
the new MCU trivia quiz on watchmojo.com
it’s pretty hard but get it right you
could win a free download of our ebook
watch mojos 50 most influential comics
of the 80’s to play click on the link in
the description for this list we’ll be
looking at studio films that were based
off not so well known comic books for
graphic novels number 10 Mystery Men yes
this late 90 comedy sees a group of
superheroes all with some pretty
peculiar powers banding together to
fight the forces of evil spoofing on the
tropes of comic book superheroes as well
as exploiting some logical conundrums is
what it did best just like in the comics
the film was inspired by the flaming
carrot comics which had its main run in
the early and mid 80s a parody of
superheroes claiming carrot is in the
comics the founding member of the
Mystery Men although he does not appear
in the film number 9 red created by
Warren Ellis and Kali Hamner and
published by imprints of DC Comics
between 2003 and 2004 read the comic has
a fairly straightforward if dark
storyline between the three book
miniseries the reader follows Poe Moses
as he is abruptly and unadvisedly
brought out of retirement after a
botched assassination attempt from his
old employer the CIA when their new
director of Central Intelligence
overreacts revenge and rampage ensues
the film version incorporated not only
humor but extended the plot by adding
several characters this made for a very
different story but we also got to see
Helen Mirren kicking some serious ass
always a delight explosives just Pennsy
RPGs I Love You Man number eight
released in 2013 this english-language
South Korean Czech production has many
similarities to the material it is based
on in it a huge ever moving train houses
the last of humanity during a terrible
Ice Age abort the Train classifieds push
the impoverished people at the back of
the Train to revolt the original French
graphic novel was published all the way
back in 1982 with the title natal spell
Senesh and then later redubbed the
escape number 7 blue is the warmest
color it’s been all fastest on sale as
well as you okay buck Banco has he gone
Ivanka Hassan Rowhani phone cause he
fell in this French coming-of-age story
about sexual identity and finding your
true self the viewer follows Adele from
her teen years to adulthood and her
ever-evolving relationship with Emma a
young woman with vivid blue hair the
critically acclaimed film was based off
the French graphic novel of the same
name
nebula Eden girl Shaw but which was
originally marketed as Blue Angel even
with a name change adele is planting in
the graphic novel the film and the comic
follow close to the same plot for the
majority of the story but it is the
ending which marks the sharpest
number six Timecop while a financial
success at the time of release this
jean-claude van damme outing has been
largely forgotten
despite its awesome name sharing
virtually nothing in common with the
three-part comic except for the
protagonist named the film sees max
Walker and his time-traveling police
unit attempt to catch criminals and
alter timelines in the comics Timecop a
man out of time
Walker stops a time-traveling diamond
thief from looting a South African mine
in the 1930s but must go back when a
robot bodyguard gets left behind and
starts messing up the time line um can
we get that film number 5 a history of
violence a show this asshole we mean
starring Viggo Mortensen and directed by
David Cronenberg the 2005 film which
altered a few details is for the most
part a faithful adaptation of 1997
graphic novel of the same name after
defending his livelihood in an armed
robbery Tom stall lastname McKenna in
the comic gained some unwanted media
attention and with it the eye of some
dangerous mobsters in 2006 the graphic
novel was nominated for an unduly
international comics festival prize for
scenario and the film was lauded with
numerous awards and nominations you see
how cozy it can be when you decide to
[Music]
even if you haven’t seen the film or any
of the earlier iterations you are
probably familiar with one of the
Broadway songs or at least passingly
recognize the little redhead orphan all
were inspired by the comic strip Little
Orphan Annie itself inspired by an 1885
poem and which ran in syndication from
1924 to 2010 the film was based on the
first several strips in which the main
players Annie
her dog sandy all of her Daddy Warbucks
and others are introduced tomorrow so
you gotta hang on number three The
Addams Family
don’t tease they’re creepy kooky
mysterious and spooky and were first
brought to light by Charles Addams in
the pages of The New Yorker the
inspiration for the off-kilter family
came after Adams met with famed sci-fi
and horror writer Ray Bradbury in 1946
the one panel cartoons and the memorably
macabre household were first brought to
the small screen in 1964 animated
ventures followed and then in the early
90s they received their big-screen
live-action debut followed two years
later by Addams Family Values gomez
Morticia Wednesday Pugsley and the rest
[Music]
number two men in black
okay look check it out man when I get my
own flashy little memory Messer upper
thing when you grow up
while many things in the sci-fi comedy
remained the same agents and their names
that relinquishing of identities etc the
film was released on the 1990 comics by
Lowell Cunningham and Sandi Carruthers
in the movie the MIB are concerned only
with the presence and regulation of
alien life-forms on earth but in the
comics their purview covers not just
aliens but a full assortment of
paranormal activities and creatures the
comments are also darker as the MIB will
kill a witness if necessary so the good
guys don’t always dress in black see
what I can’t understand is why you got
come down here bringing all this ruckus
number one the masks the idea of the
mask started back in 1982 but it wasn’t
until 1989 did the ugly green mischief
maker finally made it to the pages while
the name of the first owner of the mask
stanley ipkiss and the fact that he
comes to be in possession of the magical
mask is the same much was changed or
added to create the plot of the film in
the comic for example the unborn mask is
Jade and is purchased in the film it’s
made of wood and was found in a river
the comic is darker for sure with it
kiss shot and killed and the mask more
of a possessing spirit than an alter-ego
[Applause]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day [Music]
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