Ten Favorite Movies Adapted from Comic Books

(in order of preference)

1. Our Little Sister (based on Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida; directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2015)

2. A History of Violence (based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke; directed by David Cronenberg, 2005)

3. We Are the Best! (based on Never Goodnight by Coco Moodysson; directed by Lukas Moodysson, 2013)

4. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (based on the manga by Hayao Miyazaki; directed by Hayao Miyazaki, 1984)

5. Ghost World (based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes; directed by Terry Zwigoff, 2001)

6. The Diary of a Teenage Girl (based on the graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner; directed by Marielle Heller, 2015)

7. Superman (based on the character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; directed by Richard Donner, 1978)

8. The Last Earthling (based on Nessuno mi farà del male by Giacomo Monti; directed by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti, 2011)

9. Akira (based on the manga by Katsuhiro Otomo; directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988)

10. Spider-Man 2 (based on the character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko; directed by Sam Raimi, 2004)

— December 29, 2020

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