9 Comic Book Characters That Deserve A Shot At Movie Redemption
6. Spawn
Image Comics’ flagship Spawn was, at one point, the bestselling superhero comic book outside of the Marvel and DC strongholds.
The series told the story of a darker knight, a resurrected anti-hero who returned to earth from the fires of hell after cutting a deal with a double-crossing demon.
It struck a chord with mature comic fans seeking substantial storytelling in a post-Watchmen world, but they found only damnation in the character’s 1997 movie debut.
Although a modest box office hit, Mark A.Z. Dippe’s Spawn adaptation was a triumph of style over substance, which is why a Batman Begins-style reboot is overdue.
Creator Todd McFarlane has been trying to get a Spawn revival off the ground since the 1990s and there are signs that a script could be about to emerge from Development Hell; so with any luck it won't be too long before Al Simmons is finally given his shot at absolution.