The comic books we wish Hollywood would make into movies

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Richard Donner's 1978 movie Superman set the bar sky-high for Hollywood comic book adaptations. But which other sequential art classics have the makings of hit movies? Here are 9 of the most deserving.
Richard Donner's 1978 movie Superman set the bar sky-high for Hollywood comic book adaptations. But which other sequential art classics have the makings of hit movies? Here are 9 of the most deserving.

With Chris Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy in the bag, hits like X-Men: Days of Future Past ruling the box office, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy surfacing on the horizon, we’re living in a Golden Age for comic book movies.

But even with Hollywood seemingly buying up the rights to anything it can get its hands on, there are still some fantastic comic book series yet to make the transition to the silver screen.

Which comic book adaptations would we put down our hard-earned bucks to enjoy at the multiplex? Read on to find out…

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