Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's five favorite comic book adaptations
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Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, the creator of the original Cowboys & Aliens graphic novel, picks his favorite comic book adaptations.
Men In Black
I’d never seen the Men In Black as the protagonists before, so I thought it was cool to do a movie from their point of view. It was a really good adaptation and it’s much funnier than the book.
300
The producers talked Frank Miller into having an adaptation made of his comic. The result shows how you can make a movie that’s to all intents and purposes panel for panel from a comic but with appropriate changes.
Iron Man
This was a terrific example of taking a comic that was relatively unknown to a wider audience and making it fun and relevant. Director Jon Favreau took a chance in casting Robert Downey Jr (pictured) but he was excellent.
Batman Begins
What really works here is how seriously the character of Batman is taken; that just blew me away. Batman’s been done in so many different ways but this was the first time he was taken truly seriously, as he is in the original comics.
Spider-Man
I like it when a character is brought from a comic and tossed into the real world, and it’s a sensitive adaptation. I’m not sure that we need another reboot but I always find it exciting that comics can do that. Some people are bothered by it, but I like change.
