Browsing: Adaptations

During its development, the adrenaline-fueled “Gangs of London” we know today almost took a very different turn. With three seasons under its belt and a respectable 84% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the action-packed crime drama stands out as one of TV’s most successful video game adaptations. But according to creator Gareth Evans, the gritty British underworld…

Comic book adaptations are frequently associated with Marvel and DC, the two biggest publishers in the industry. Ask a casual moviegoer to picture a comic movie, and the answer defaults to the Avengers assembling or Batman prowling a rain-soaked Gotham. Yet the comic medium has always been broader than tights and team-ups, spanning slice-of-life memoirs,…

Popularized between 2020 and 2021, the “BookTok” hashtag was used as a way to connect readers through a shared love of literature. By 2026, this community has expanded, sharing their love of books to now include new obsessions on the screen.

Hollywood has been regularly turning to video games as inspiration for blockbusters, and the latest deal to put pixels on the big screen features Atari. Deadline reports that the game brand has inked a partnership with Universal Pictures for the rights to adapt ten of its properties for the big screen. The deal includes Asteroids,…

Dan Panosian and Giorgio Spalletta. Boom! Studios, Dec. 15 ($19.99 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-89215-998-2)