Which comic book *should* be made into a movie?

[jducoeur]

It was occurring to me this morning, as I reflected on the rash of (mostly surprisingly good) comic-book movies coming out this summer, that there were some I've always wanted to see. And that seems like a good topic for a conversation.

So: what comic book(s) do *you* think would make a good movie? Feel free to assume that it's a competent adaptation, not a hatchet job, but assume that it has to fit into the usual constraints of a movie: about two hours, and has to be able to make enough money to be worth its budget. (If it doesn't require as many special-effects, it doesn't have to make as much money.) Obscure is fine -- some great blockbusters have been made from little-known comics.

I've got a couple of favorites, but I'll provide my own answers in comments, so as not to bias things too much upfront...

Comments

[dreda.livejournal.com]

Ohhh... yeah, they'd never get Preacher past the MPAA. But oh, what fun!

"This day, you shall be with Me in Paradise."
"Fuck."

(Although interestingly, there are some dribs and drabs on the 'net about HBO picking it up. Samuel L. Jackson as the Saint of Killers!)

[new-man.livejournal.com]

As far as I can tell, Samuel L. Jackson is either the manwhore of geekdom films (Star Wars, Nick Fury in the Marvel stuff, Unbreakable, The Spirit, etc.) or there's been some law passed recently that says you can't make a comic book based film without him.

"Changed it into wine! Humper dumper dido do!"

[jducoeur]

Well, he's defined his on-screen persona as The Avatar of Badass. So he's a pretty natural fit in many circumstances. (And Ultimate Nick Fury was pretty much tailor-made for him -- they *had* to get him for that...)

[new-man.livejournal.com]

I think the Ultimate Nick Fury was pretty clearly Avery Brooks as Hawk in "Spenser for Hire" and the lamentable spin-off "A Man Called Hawk".

And Elijah Price was hardly a badass... and, come to think of it, neither was Frozone -- despite being a superhero.