10 Alternative Comics That Would Make Killer Movies
Alternative comics have a freedom that the more mainstream comics don't, and with Hollywood being awash with goody two-shoes superheroes, we could all be in need of a change.
Hollywood knows a good thing when it sees it. Taking the most well-known comic book characters from history and bringing them to life on the big screen has generated billions of dollars in revenue, created a new genre of film and delivered pure cinematic joy to millions of cinema-goers. There are however, a number of alternative graphic novels and comics that don't feature well known characters and crucially that can offer an audience something they've never seen before onscreen. Alternative comics have a freedom that the more mainstream comics don't. The good guy doesn't always win, or even behave honourably. Characters are multifaceted individuals, the themes and stories are complex, the imagery occasionally perverse and the language blue enough to make a sailor blush. In alternative comics Batman would use a certain character's Bowel Disruptor to make enemies poop themselves to death. And in alternative comics Black Widow only got in the Avengers by performing oral sex on Captain America. Two of the most loved alternative comics; Garth Ennis' seminal Preacher and Neil Gaiman's iconic Sandman, are both currently in active development with Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon Levitt helping them make the leap from page to screen. With Hollywood finally catching on to what else is on offer, join us for a look at ten of the best alternative comics that have flown under the radar of mainstream success that we think will make killer movies.
