To start this article off, I think I should admit my bias, I’m a Green Lantern fan.  I’m not a fanatic.  I recognize that there needs to be major changes from the source material when adapting it to film.  The question is, will those changes help or hinder the character’s appeal to a mass…

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Early in the silver age, DC wasn't doing so well,

with World War Two over and the demand for heroes fading, DC's titles

started to devolve into a printed sitcom. Complete with bad jokes,

stereotypical role models, and the inevitable return to status quo at

the end of the issue. DC was playing it so safe that many of the comics

went out of their way not to offend the Comics Code Authority.

Instead of fighting crime, their heroes fought… Continue

With The Dark Knight showing that superhero movies can surpass their roots and deal with subjects in a mature manner, I thought: "What would it take for video game movies to be taken as seriously?"



I figured I'd give the outline a shot to one of the most mindless series ever created...(say it with me)...MORTAL KOMBAT!



So, noting that the Dark Knight made changes (such as Dent not having a wife, or Gordon's… Continue