History Main / ComicbookAdaptation

* There was a comic adaptation of Creator/TerryGilliam's ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen''. Because it had a [[UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode Comics Code]] seal, it suffered from {{Bowdleris|e}}ation, and compressed the dialogue very badly. The artwork isn't bad, though, if you can find a copy.

** ''ComicBook/MortalKombat''.

* In a strange example, the ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'' comic was adapted into a manga to be published in Japan. There have also been manga adaptations of other existing "western-style" comic books, including ''Spider-Man'' and even ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (albeit the latter was incorporated into the actual Archie publication itself).
* There was also a ''Manga/{{Batman}}'' manga.

* ''Film/{{Alien}}'' was adapted on ''Comicbook/HeavyMetal'' in what would later be republished as ''Alien: The Illustrated Story'', years before Dark Horse Comics published lots of ''Aliens'' comics.

* A comic-book serial adaptation of Creator/BramStoker's ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' ran in the pages of Creator/MarvelComics' ''Comicbook/DraculaLives''. After the book was cancelled, the remaining chapter was released in ''Legion of Monsters''.

* In a recursive example ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' (itself based on the comic book ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'') has a comic book adaptation published by Creator/DCComics (the same company that publishes ''Comicbook/GreenArrow''). The comic fills in parts of the backstory, and deals with what happens between episodes of the TV series. The ''[[Series/TheFlash2014 Flash]]'' adaptation comic starts ''before'' the series, as "[[EpisodeZeroTheBeginning Season Zero]]" (the ''Arrow'' comics are "Season x.5").

* The Wrestling/UltimateWarrior adapted ''himself'' into a [[Comicbook/{{Warrior}} comic book]]. It's at least as insane as you'd expect.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' had a [[Comicbook/{{Exalted}} miniseries]] from UDON, with another comic created as a stretch goal for the 3e Kickstarter.

* The ''Franchise/{{Hitman}}'' series has ''Comicbook/Agent47BirthOfTheHitman''; which shows us what Diana, 47 and [[spoiler: Subject 6]] were up to before they met. While it's a prequel to the whole game series, it's more specifically tied into the semi-reboot "World of Assassination" trilogy, starting with VideoGame/Hitman2016 making some minor references to this series (which released the following year), and events were later referenced in full in VideoGame/Hitman2.
* A manga adaptation for ''VideoGame/{{AkaSeka}}'' was released in April 2018.
* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' has adaptations ranging from the Roman Empire to the Russian Revolution.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' had a manga adaptation.
* Devil's Due is publishing a ''VideoGame/{{killer7}}'' comic, presumably to [[MindScrewdriver explain what the game is about.]]

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** There have been many promotional manga and short manga throughout the series' life. [[Manga/SonicTheHedgehog The most well-known]] ran in the early 1990s and [[CanonImmigrant introduced]] prototypical versions of Amy and Charmy
** Due to the [[LongRunners long-running status]] of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', it was the only thing left that tried to keep elements of the Western continuity (Robotnik, Mobius, etc.) It was originally a spin-off inspired by the [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Saturday morning TV show's]] proposal.
** The UK's ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'', which ended after the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' arc but is [[Webcomic/SonicTheComicOnline still being made]] by [[FanSequel fans of the series]]. The comic suffers from being [[NoExportForYou European exclusive]] and [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes having no re-releases]].
** After Archie's licence with Sega ended, Sonic got another fresh continuity in comic form with ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW''.
* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' has a [[Manga/MetroidManga manga series]] that depicts the events before the games. Reveals, among other things, how Samus and Ridley first met, Samus' time with the Chozo, and the history of Mother Brain and the Metroids.
* ''[[VideoGame/WildArms Wild ARMs: Flower Thieves]]'' is set in Filgaia, but with different characters and a different continuity. There are also manga adaptations of the games themselves.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' has had a number of comic book adaptations:
** 2002 saw a Korean manhwa adaptation of ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica Code Veronica]]'' which is slavishly accurate to the game.
** Creator/{{Wildstorm}}, which also published the aforementioned manhwa in the US, released a couple of short-lived ''Resident Evil'' series in the late '90s, the latter of which managed to make STARS into an angst-laden version of G. I. Joe, even including a half-zombie member with [[SpiderSense Zombie Sense]] and a disgruntled convict who was given the choice of joining STARS or life in prison. They blow up a Mexican Day of the Dead celebration and circus. The first series uses the ''RE 1'' and ''RE 2'' characters, but in situations that featured things such a walking Fish Tyrant.
** The 2009 series begins with zombies in space and a main character named... Holiday Sugarman.

* Writer/artist Benimaru Itoh made an [[ComicStrip/StarFox official comic]] based on the original ''VideoGame/StarFox1'' game than ran in ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' for several issues. It was released before the game was available anywhere in the world, making it the first introduction to the Lylat System, ever. It follows the game's plot exactly, even going so far as using the hidden elements in the game as plot devices, and introduced many elements that were later altered and used in the franchise reboot, ''VideoGame/StarFox64''.
* Back in the [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] days, Nintendo authorized Creator/ValiantComics to write ComicBook/NintendoComicsSystem, comics based on a number of their most popular video game titles, including ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' and ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}.'' The [[ComicBook/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda comics]] based on ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' are set in the world of the original NES Zelda games (the first two in the series), although rather than retelling the stories of those games as the manga do, they focus on the continuing adventures of Link and Zelda.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** ''Comicbook/SuperMarioAdventures'', which was loosely based on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and ran in ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' for a few issues.
** ''Manga/SuperMarioBrosMangaMania'' is a gag manga that has been running since the 1980s. It was [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] until the 2010s.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' and its sequel were turned into comic book form by IDW, with art by Ashley Wood. The first series was adapted into a Platform/PlayStationPortable game titled ''Digital Graphic Novel''; essentially it was a digital version of the comic with limited interactive functions.
* ''VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}}'' was turned into a three-issue comic book miniseries by Dynamite Entertainment in anticipation of the second game (Brian Reed wrote both the comic and Game Script). It features the mercenaries fighting in war between China and Taiwan, and gives Jennifer Mui [[ExpansionPackPast two brothers on opposite sides of the conflict]], Chris Jacobs [[DidntSeeThatComing trying (and failing) a fake defection]], and Mattias Nilsson getting intel by drinking half the People's Liberation Army under the table.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' was ''supposed'' to be adapted into [[ComicBook/MegaManDreamwave a comic by Dreamwave]] -- but it came out at around the time Dreamwave was in the toilet, so to speak, and thus only three issues were released, with the fourth delayed for months and leaving a few plot threads hanging. If nothing else, the artwork was great, and the plot for the first three issues was all right.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' has a manga adaptation, and the story started a few times later in the game.
* The ''Franchise/BreathOfFire'' series has a whole series, including a separate set of {{Shoujo|Demographic}} and {{Shonen|Demographic}} comics for ''I'', a side-story/continuation for ''II'', and a complete "graphic novelisation" for ''IV''. The one for ''IV'' is especially notable as it fell under the FleetingDemographicRule and the final volume is to be released just in time for the 10th anniversary of ''IV's'' release (lending to fan speculation that the manga was meant as Capcom's way of doing an acknowledgement of the anniversary). It is also the sole ''Breath Of Fire''-related Comic Book Adaptation that isn't [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]], having officially licensed Chinese and French versions.
* The ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' series has a comic for each game, with the exception of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'', which has at least ''three''. They also provide the [[WordOfDante near-universally accepted names]] for the protagonists in each. ''Persona 2'' is again exempt because the protagonists for [[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo those games]] already have {{Canon Name}}s.
* ''Manga/{{Pokemon}}'' has [[Manga/{{Pokemon}} several adaptations]], the most prominent of which are ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' (''Pokémon Special'' in Japan) and ''Manga/PocketMonsters''. These are usually a combination of types 1 and 2, loosely retelling the games (challenging the gyms, fighting an evil Team) but adding subplots and character interactions that have no game basis.
* There are several ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' comic and manga adaptations, the most recent being [[ComicBook/StreetFighter the one by Udon]].

* ''VideoGame/GothamCityImpostors'' has one in the form of ''ComicBook/BatmanImpostors''. Due to the rather [[ExcusePlot plot-less]] nature of the original videogame it's closest to being a Type 2.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(comics) Komiks]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' had four manga adaptations when it was translated into Japanese in order to build interest. The plots range from quite divergent to completely original.
* ''ComicBook/PocketGod'' is an adaptation of the video game of [[VideoGame/PocketGod the same name]]. It started out as a four-issue miniseries, but was so well-received that it became an ongoing series.
* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'' has spawned a number of manga adaptations, some original, some not.
* ''VideoGame/KanColle'' received ''six'' different manga adaptations in its first year, all telling different stories. Then again, it has a large cast, and only the vaguest semblance of a plot in the game itself.
* ''[=KanColle=]'''s brother series ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu'' is no slouch either; multiple manga adaptations, some of which are outright AlternateUniverse stories, have been released since its launch in 2015. Due to the game's lack of plot, however, they tend to be Type 2.
* Beginning in 2003, Creator/CrossGen Publishing produced a comic-book miniseries adapting the ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'' game, with elements from the animated series included.
* ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' has short 4-koma manga for some of the games.
* ''VideoGame/NeverendingNightmares'' got one in the form of a Type 1 manga.
* The Creator/{{Nintendo}} third-person shooter series ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' has several, all of them being comedy manga, with the longest-running and most popular being the [[Manga/{{Splatoon}} Sankichi Hinodeya manga]] of the same name.
* ''VideoGame/YumeNikki'' got an official manga adaptation in February 2013, created by Hitoshi Tomizawa of ''Manga/AlienNine'' fame, which expanded on and explained somewhat the utter MindScrew of a game.
* The ''ComicBook/RatchetAndClankComic'' fills the gap between ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime A Crack in Time]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankAll4One All 4 One]]''. Penned by series writer TJ Fixman, it tells of an adventure where Ratchet comes to terms with his loss from ''A Crack in Time'' as well as how Captain Qwark managed to become President of Polaris. The latter is presented in ''All 4 One'' [[AllThereInTheManual without explanation]], while the former is introduced and concluded in the same game.
* ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' has had two manga adaptations so far. The first one, which was illustrated by Ikku Masa, adapts the original game. The second was based on ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2019'' and has been published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' since 2019.
* ''Franchise/YokaiWatch'' has several manga, including ''Manga/YokaiWatch'' and ''Manga/YokaiWatchWakuWakuNyanderfulDays''. It also had a short American comic by IDW.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': ''Dragon Quest: Tenkuu Monogatari'' is a 12 Volume manga, released in 1997, centered on Bianca and The Hero's children, named Sora (Sky) and Ten (Heaven) in this adaptation, adding a ThemeNaming for the ''Heavenly Bride'' title of the original game. It serves more as an AdaptationExpansion for the children, since they venture through many original adventures not present in none of the games while their parents are DemotedToExtra. Unfortunately, Tenkuu Monogatari (Sky Tales) was [[NoExportForYou not released outside Japan]], and has no FanTranslation to boot.
* When Magazine/NintendoPower created a strategy guide for ''VideoGame/NinjaGaidenIITheDarkSwordOfChaos'', in between the actually game strategy portions, they retold the entirety of the story as a fully detailed comic book.
* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'' has a... strange variation. The game itself comes with a [[{{Webcomics}} Webcomic]] called ''Dragalia Life'', which, while mostly comedic in nature, are used to help flesh out the game's world and characters.
* ''VideoGame/Action52'' included a comic book featuring the game's signature characters, ''ComicBook/TheCheetahmen''. The book is the most detailed way to learn the story of the Cheetahmen characters.

** From 2015 on, Creator/DynamiteComics has produced several ''ComicBook/{{James Bond|Dynamite}}'' miniseries by different creators telling original stories, as well as a graphic novel adaptation of the novel version of ''Casino Royale'' and Live and Let Die''.

** The writer/artist duo known collectively as Akira Himegawa has made [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa official manga]] based off of several ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' titles: ''[[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime1999 Ocarina of Time]]'', ''Majora's Mask'', ''Oracle of Seasons'', ''Oracle of Ages'', ''[[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords2004 Four Swords Adventures]]'', ''The Minish Cap'', ''[[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess2016 Twilight Princess]]'', and ''Phantom Hourglass''. They ''usually'' follow the major plot points closely, but nevertheless always feature a good deal of AdaptationExpansion as well.

* Back in the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] days, Nintendo authorized Creator/ValiantComics to write ComicBook/NintendoComicsSystem, comics based on a number of their most popular video game titles, including ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' and ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}.'' The [[ComicBook/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda comics]] based on ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' are set in the world of the original NES Zelda games (the first two in the series), although rather than retelling the stories of those games as the manga do, they focus on the continuing adventures of Link and Zelda.

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' and its sequel were turned into comic book form by IDW, with art by Ashley Wood. The first series was adapted into a UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable game titled ''Digital Graphic Novel''; essentially it was a digital version of the comic with limited interactive functions.

** ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' was a sound novel series made into a manga, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 remakes, an anime, and eventually several other remakes.

* The ''Literature/LandOfOz'' books have had over a dozen comic adaptations, including Marvel's 2009 miniseries ''ComicBook/{{Oz}}''.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' had two comic adaptations. One was a one-shot adapting the events of the film published by Creator/DarkHorseComics, the other was a four-issue miniseries published by Boom! Studios that was titled ''Laugh Factory'' and took place after the events of the film.

** The writer/artist duo known collectively as Akira Himegawa has made [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa official manga]] based off of several ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' titles: ''[[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime1999 Ocarina of Time]]'', ''Majora's Mask'', ''Oracle of Seasons'', ''Oracle of Ages'', ''[[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords2004 Four Swords Adventures]]'', ''The Minish Cap'', and ''Phantom Hourglass''. They ''usually'', though not always, follow the plot pretty well.

* A comic adaptation of ''Film/GhostbustersII'' was published, [[http://www.mattmasdeu.com/re-collector/2016/7/6/he-is-vigo-you-are-like-the-buzzing-of-flies-to-himthe-real-ghostbusters-starring-in-ghostbuster-ii-1-3 with the characters drawn in their cartoon designs]].

* The first three ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' books were adapted by Creator/DCComics.