derekwc presents: History of Comics On Film

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My screen name is derekwc, hence the derekwc presents. I was mainly inspired by James Rolfe and his Monster Madness Cinemasscre Reviews (also the Godzilla ones are pretty fun too!). I wanted to focus mainly on comic books adapted into tv shows and films. Kind of short synopsis and review with some historical perspectives and tangents thrown in for fun. There is a vast amount of material to cover and I probably won't have access to all of it, but I thought I'd go ahead and give it a shot. I probably won't have a part up every day and they might not all be in order (but I'll try my best). Note: I'm trying to limit my focus to comic books, maybe I'll go back and do comic strips or manga some other day. Hope you enjoy!

History Of Comics On Film Part 1 (The Adventures of Captain Marvel)
History Of Comics On Film Part 2 (Fleischer & 8 Famous Superman Shorts)
History Of Comics On Film Part 3 (Spy Smasher)
History Of Comics On Film Part 4 (Batman)
History Of Comics On Film Part 5 (Captain America)
History Of Comics On Film Part 6 (Hop Harrigan)
History Of Comics On Film Part 7 (Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West)
History Of Comics On Film Part 8 (Superman)
History Of Comics On Film Part 9 (Congo Bill)
History Of Comics On Film Part 9.5 (Tex Granger)
History Of Comics On Film Part 10 (Batman & Robin)
History Of Comics On Film Part 11 (Atom Man vs. Superman)
History Of Comics On Film Part 12 (Superman and the Mole-Men)
History Of Comics On Film Part 12.5 (King of the Congo)
History Of Comics On Film Part 13 (Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom)
History Of Comics On Film Part 14 (The Adventures of Superman)
History Of Comics On Film Part 15 (Sheena: Queen of the Jungle)
History Of Comics On Film Part 16 (The Adventures Of Superboy)
History Of Comics On Film Part 17 (Archie)
History Of Comics On Film Part 18 (Batman)
History Of Comics On Film Part 19 (Batman The Movie)
History Of Comics On Film Part 20 (Marvel Super-Heroes)
History Of Comics On Film Part 21 (The New Adventures of Superman)
History Of Comics On Film Part 22 (Superboy)
History Of Comics On Film Part 23 (Aquaman)
History Of Comics On Film Part 24 (Flash)
History Of Comics On Film Part 25 (Green Lantern)
History Of Comics On Film Part 26 (Hawkman)
History Of Comics On Film Part 27 (The Atom)
History Of Comics On Film Part 28 (Justice League of America)
History Of Comics On Film Part 29 (Teen Titans)
History Of Comics On Film Part 30 (Spider-Man)
History Of Comics On Film Part 31 (Fantastic Four)
History Of Comics On Film Part 32 (The Archie Show)
History Of Comics On Film Part 33 (The Adventures of Batman & Robin)

 

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For a little more insight on how these were made and perhaps some rambling anecdotes you may or may not agree with are some Picture-In-Picture Commentaries on each short from what I consider the first season:


HOCOF PIP Commentary 01(The Adventures of Captain Marvel)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 02(Fleischer & 8 Famous Superman Shorts)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 03(Spy Smasher)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 04(Batman)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 05(Captain America)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 06(Hop Harrigan)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 07(Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 08(Superman)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 09(Congo Bill)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 10(Batman & Robin)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 11(Atom Man vs. Superman)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 12(Superman and the Mole-Men)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 13(Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 14(The Adventures of Superman)

HOCOF PIP Commentary 15(Sheena: Queen of the Jungle)

 

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History Of Comics On Film Part 034 (Archie's Funhouse) is now up!

I've been working on a lot of the Filmation/Archie type shows over the last few months.

Just finished the first of the 4 I had been working on,Archie's Funhouse.

Also I finally get to share my new 70s Intro (which I am quite happy with).

As always comments are appreciated.

Next up will be Josie and The PussyCats. Stay Tuned!

 

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History Of Comics On Film Part 035 (Josie And The PussyCats)

Part thirty-five of an ongoing series about the History of Comic Books that have been adapted for movies and television. This particular segment covers the Hanna Barbera produced animated television series Josie And The PussyCats that ran on CBS from 1970 to 1971!

Please check it out.

 

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History of Comics On Film Part 36 is now up!

Part thirty-six of an ongoing series about the History of Comic Books that have been adapted for movies and television. This particular segment covers the Filmation produced animated television series Archie's TV Funnies that ran on CBS from 1971 to 1973 !

This one's on another Archie series, but about half of the screen time goes to the "TV Funnies" as well. Broom-Hilda, Captain and The Kids, Dick Tracy, Emmy Lou, Moon Mullins, Nancy and Sluggo, Smokey Stover, and The Dropouts are all featured in this series as well.

Please enjoy and let me know what you think.

 

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Prompted By The Upcoming Superman-Batman Apocalypse DTV

My Top Ten Favorite Darkseid Stories

My Top Ten Favorite Green Arrow Stories

My Top Ten Favorite Supergirl Stories

 

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History Of Comics On Film Part 037 (Sabrina The Teen-Age Witch)

 

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You can read about My Top Ten Favorite Avengers Stories here.

 

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Happy Halloween from The History of Comics On Film!

History of Comics On Film Part 38 is now up!

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Part thirty-eight of an ongoing series about the History of Comic Books that have been adapted for movies and television. This particular segment covers the 1972 Amigus produced feature film Tales From The Crypt !

 

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Megamind/My Top Ten Favorite Non-Superman Supermen

So I took my mom out for her birthday today and me and my family all went to go see Megamind in IMAX 3-D.

As a fan of Superman I enjoyed seeing a twist on the mythos and particularly liked the culmination of the "shuul" gag with Megamind feeling all "mel-len-co-lee."

Anyway here's a little write-up that the movie inspired me to do.