10 More Non-Superhero Comic Series That Would Make Great TV Shows

2. Arrowsmith

914615Genre: Fantasy War Drama What it is: Kurt Busiek and Carlos Pacheco€™s revisionist history series where World War I is fought with dragons and magic, not tanks and bullets. Why it would be great: With films like the Harry Potter series, and television shows like Game of Thrones being major money makers for Hollywood, Arrowsmith€™s world of magic seems like a natural. The main protagonist, Fletcher Arrowsmith, joins the United States of Columbia€™s Overseas Aero Corps, and learns proper sorcery and how to ride dragons into battle with the €œAllied€ forces. Trolls, vampires, dragon dogfights, giant flaming salamanders, and a classic €œprogress isn€™t always a good thing€ theme make this grand adventure story perfect for fans of the previously mentioned media, as well as The Hunger Games. There are so many thematic links between the three. The characters are extremely well written, with their flaws and triumphs worn firmly on their sleeve. The setting is breathtaking, yet familiar enough that it doesn€™t take long to feel a part of this world of miracles and tragedy. Give it to Showtime, or the Beeb, with Kurt Busiek as a consultant, and I can see viewers lining up to enlist the second after they see the first commercial.
 
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