5 Comic Book Storylines That Should Never Be Adapted (Again)
Dark Phoenix has now been tried twice. Why bother with a third time?
Due to the vast amount of comic book content now in circulation, you would think that companies would think twice about re-using the same story arc as inspiration for more than one film, especially with how there are numerous decades of plots to draw on.
And yet, we have seen more than a couple of comic book movie franchises revisit stories that they have already told, be that in the same cinematic universe (looking at you, X-Men), or across works on both the animated and live action sides, with DC being the main culprit in this regard.
With that said, these stories are ones which the likes of Marvel and DC should best avoid from this point onward. Why? Well there are plenty of reasons; it may simply be because of how they have already been overdone, or - more positively speaking - because they have already been perfected; basing another piece of media on the same comic would just lead to an inferior version of what has already come before.
Comic book movies are always going to retread ground at some point or another, but when there are so many brilliant story-arcs to choose from, there's no excuse for rehashing old material.
5. Daredevil: Born Again
It really is understandable why there has been such a push for Daredevil to receive a fourth season, seeing as the first three were so high quality.
Part of the reason for the brilliance of this season was the comic that inspired it, that being the wonderful Daredevil: Born Again. Much like the book, the show tore down Matt Murdock's world, allowing for the Kingpin to rise up in his absence, only for the Man Without Fear to journey back up to his usual form to take the villain down a peg.
The show, much like some of the best comic book adaptations, played fast and loose with the source material - and it worked, creating a phenomenal season that other superhero series will have to try very hard to top.
As such, adapting this book again would really be a massive mistake, as while the Netflix show may have been cancelled, it doesn't seem like the Charlie Cox incarnation of the character will be replaced any time soon, so it wouldn't make sense to revisit old ground with the same character.
Plus, any other attempt to do the comic such justice would have a very tough time trying to best the utter perfection of this series, so why bother trying?