Speed Racer

[mdwyer]

Comic Book Adaptations:
#1 Sin City (1,2,3) <- Assuming

If you ever get the chance, watch the movie while you've got the comic books in your hand. There are seven of them, and the movie seems to span at least the first five. The movie is IDENTICAL to the comic book, even in things like camera angles and poses. Even if you didn't like the movie, it is difficult not to at least be impressed by the artistry.

Anyway, my top four Comic Book -> Movie Adaptations (AKA, the four DVDs I own of which I also own the books):
#1 Sin City. Again, love it or hate it, this is easily the most faithful adaptation ever.
#2 Ghost in the Shell. This might be cheating, since I believe the best manga begat the worst movie, yet spawned the best TV series which then begat the worst manga.
#3 Appleseed. Specifically, the 2004 version. The new John Woo version is a little...much. The ancient 1988 version hurts me.
#4 V for Vendetta. The movie rounded off a lot of the sharp edges found in the books, but I've got to credit it anyway.

The X-men movies and Batman Begins both get some credit. The first Spiderman, too. But since I never really got into the books, I can't really speak to them, aside from saying that I generally enjoyed the movies. I've got a copy of Ultimate Ironman, which has a story apparently totally unrelated to that within the movie, so I can't really judge that, although I *really* enjoyed that movie.

I also have to admit that I own Tank Girl on DVD, because I'm a huge fan of B-movies, and Elektra, because I think Jennifer Garner looks hot in red. There. Confession over.

[kodiak]

If you ever get the chance, watch the movie while you've got the comic books in your hand. There are seven of them, and the movie seems to span at least the first five. The movie is IDENTICAL to the comic book, even in things like camera angles and poses. Even if you didn't like the movie, it is difficult not to at least be impressed by the artistry.

Anyway, my top four Comic Book -> Movie Adaptations (AKA, the four DVDs I own of which I also own the books):
#1 Sin City. Again, love it or hate it, this is easily the most faithful adaptation ever.
#2 Ghost in the Shell. This might be cheating, since I believe the best manga begat the worst movie, yet spawned the best TV series which then begat the worst manga.
#3 Appleseed. Specifically, the 2004 version. The new John Woo version is a little...much. The ancient 1988 version hurts me.
#4 V for Vendetta. The movie rounded off a lot of the sharp edges found in the books, but I've got to credit it anyway.

What about the movie 300 or 600 nipples? It looked vary close to the comic.