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10Movies and TV shows are often adapted into comic book form. Comics have certain advantages over other media: they are much easier and cheaper to produce than TV shows, and since the reader isn't restricted to experiencing the story at a particular time each day, the creators are more free to write longer-running, more complex stories.
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12Such adaptations tend to take three forms:
13# The comic retells the story of the original work.
14# The comic takes the characters and setting of the original, but tells a different series of stories.
15# The comic [[SequelInAnotherMedium continues where the original left off]], or [[{{Prequel}} fills in the backstory]].
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17In cases where the comic is intended to be released right from the start, it sometimes appears before the work from which it is adapted.
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19Comic book adaptations of movies were fairly common in the 1970's and 1980's, before home videos became common. In those days, a comic book was the easiest way to re-experience a movie no longer playing in theatres. But because of ProductionLeadTime the comics were often written and drawn based on earlier scripts than the final draft, and before the movie was edited, which could result in scenes appearing in the comic adaptation that were never in the movie.
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21Another phenomenon is a comic strip series based on a famous celebrity. These comics are usually cheaply produced and part of the [[CashCowFranchise Cash Cow Merchandise]] around the media star himself. Sometimes the original celebrity is involved in the creation, but often it happens without his knowledge or approval. As soon as the fad around the star dies out these comics usually die a quick death.
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23They are sometimes contained in TelevisionTieInMagazines.
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25See also AnimeFirst. For comics adapted ''into'' other media, see LiveActionAdaptation, AnimatedAdaptation, and LicensedGame. Sometimes, the end product will actually be called [[TitleTheAdaptation Name: The Comic Book]].
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27!!Example subpages:
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29[[index]]
30* ComicBookAdaptation/WesternAnimation
31[[/index]]
32
33!!Other examples (by original medium):
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35[[foldercontrol]]
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37[[folder:Anime]]
38* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha The Comics''. Covers the quiet moments not shown in the anime before, during, and after the season that [[AllThereInTheManual it supplements]].
39* ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'' was adapted into two different, simultaneously published mangas. One was aimed at [[ShonenDemographic boys]], and focused on the fighting at the expense of the LoveDodecahedron. The other was aimed at [[ShoujoDemographic girls]], and went into much more detail of the love story while downplaying the fighting aspect. Both are considered inferior to the anime.
40* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is an interesting example. The first manga adaptation was based on the original light novels; however, it was poorly received, and when the anime was released, the artist actually [[OldShame disowned his manga out of shame]], and instead gave way for another, much better manga adaptation, this time based on the anime.
41* While the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' mainline franchise has a few notable game-derived [[Manga/{{Pokemon}} manga]] in their own rights, ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'' is set in a verse heavily influenced by [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries the first two seasons of the anime]]. Later seasons and the movies also got their own manga adaptations. Anime adaptations (including ''Electric Tale'') are Type 2, the movie adaptations are Type 1.
42* The two ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' manga, ''No Need for Tenchi'' and ''The All-New Tenchi Muyo!'' (''Tenchi Muyo!'' and ''Shin Tenchi Muyo!'' in Japan) is this. It was initially just a two volume story set in the OVA-verse, but when it proved popular, it kept going for an impressive 22-volume run, greatly expanding on the universe (even if it was just for that canon) and the characters living there.
43* A manga of ''Anime/TheBigO'' was released.
44* The ''Manga/CaseClosed'' movies have manga adaptations... well, at least some of them. ''The Raven Chaser'' is the latest one to get a manga adaption as of far. They're type 1.
45* ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx'' has two: A Type 1 manga illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, and a Type 2 gag series illustrated by Mato.
46* Both ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' received "Animanga" comics that took screengrabs of the anime and added speech bubbles. Considering that the original ''Manga/DragonBall'' manga exists alongside a full-color edition, this has been labeled as "[[RecursiveAdaptation Redundantly Redundant]]" by fans, albeit a bit less for GT since that wasn't based on a manga.
47* Despite starting as a manga, the ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' franchise moved to an AnimeFirst model for its sequels, with the manga adaptations following a type 2 structure.
48* ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' had a very impressive American comic book adaptation...that only lasted one issue, reportedly due to being a crowdfunding scam.
49* A one-shot adaptation of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' that covered its first episode was released online to promote the Gundam Universe toy line. It can be [[https://www.tamashiinations.com/gundam_universe/comics/Viewer/comics_01/ legally read at the Tamashi Nations website here]].
50* ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' has had numerous adaptations, primarily based on variants of the original series.
51** Back in 1985, Modern Comics (A division of Creator/CharltonComics), produced a three-issue series based on Lion Voltron. It was notable as being one of the last things Charlton did before Creator/DCComics purchased them, and the only appearance of Gladiator Voltron in official media.
52** In 2002, Devil's Due comics began a Voltron comic loosely based on the original series. After a five-issue miniseries, an ongoing lasted for 11 issues before being discontinued due to low sales. However, strong reprint sales led to a second five-issue miniseries being made. The original miniseries and first arc of the ongoing were later collected as motion comics.
53** 2011 saw Creator/DynamiteComics acquire the license to ''Voltron'' and made a 12-issue ongoing series, a 6 issue miniseries called ''Voltron - Year One'' and a second 6 issue miniseries called ''Voltron - From the Ashes''. These comics became primarily known for cover art done by Creator/AlexRoss.
54* The Creator/TopCowProductions adaptation of ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'' was an awkward attempt at CanonWelding between it and the original ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' that was eventually discontinued due to low sales. Its main legacy was getting Creator/AlexRoss [[PromotedFanboy (a confessed fan]] of ''Planets'') to draw cover art that was considered so spectacular they were reused for ADV's ''Gatchaman'' DVD releases (while ADV also commissioned Ross to draw new artwork for the collector's boxsets), and again when Creator/SentaiFilmworks released the series on Blu-Ray.
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57[[folder:Asian Animation]]
58* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' has a magazine with Type 2 comics featuring the characters.
59[[/folder]]
60
61[[folder:Comic Books]]
62* 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).
63* There was also a ''Manga/{{Batman}}'' manga.
64[[/folder]]
65
66[[folder:Comic Strips]]
67* ''ComicStrip/LittleLulu'': Brazil began publishing a [[AfterShow next-generation]] manga in 2009, featuring [[IncestSubtext the grandchildren]] of the original ''ComicStrip/LittleLulu'' characters from ''Magazine/TheSaturdayEveningPost'', using the same names and some of the same traits as the original characters.
68* Many newspaper strips have had comic book adaptations, with longer stories involving the characters. These include:
69** ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' (Creator/{{Dell|Comics}}, 1960-62; Creator/{{Gold Key|Comics}}, 1962-64; [=KaBoom=], 2011-present). Schulz only drew the first issue; the rest were done by assistants.
70** ''ComicStrip/{{Nancy}}'' (Dell, 1960-62)
71** ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' (Creator/{{Fawcett|Comics}}, 1959-79; Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} 1981-82)
72** ''Comicstrip/{{Heathcliff}}'' (Marvel, 1985-91)
73** ''ComicStrip/Blondie1930'' (Creator/{{Charlton|Comics}}, 1969-76)
74** ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey'' (1956-80, through Dell, Gold Key, King Comics, and Charlton)
75** ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'' (1948-84 through Dell, Gold Key, King Comics, Charlton, and Whitman; 1993-94 through Harvey; 2012-present through Creator/{{IDW|Publishing}})
76** ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' ([=KaBoom=], 2012-15).
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79[[folder:Celebrities]]
80* Many film comedians have had NewspaperComics based on them: Creator/CharlieChaplin, Creator/HarryLangdon and Creator/LaurelAndHardy, for instance.
81* ''ComicBook/{{Urbanus}}'': This long-running comic strip series is based on the popular Flemish comedian Urbanus. He is directly involved in the creative process and writes all the scripts. Since he is popular in both Flanders and the Netherlands the comics sell extraordinarily well.
82* Creator/WoodyAllen: Yes! Even he had his own newspaper comic strip, drawn by Stuart Hample.
83* Dennis P. Eichhorn drew a comic strip about Music/WildManFischer once.
84* The comic strip "Sjef Van Oekel" (called "Léon la Terreur" in French and "Leo, der Terrorist" in German.) by Theo Van Den Boogaard and Wim T. Schippers was based on a comedic character created by Dolf Brouwers. Since Schippers already wrote Brouwers' monologues he worked along with the comic strip scripts as well. Despite being a very popular comic strip Brouwers eventually took Schippers and Van Den Boogaard to court because his character was continuously shown in very vulgar and obscene situations. This ended the comic strip series effectively.
85* ''Series/BassieEnAdriaan'': Had a comic strip based on them drawn by Frans Verschoor, and direct involvement from one of the comedians themselves: Aad van Toor (who played Adriaan).
86* The closest modern example: Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, a popular video game livestreamer, has his own graphic novel series, simply titled ''Ninja'', authored by him and Justin Jordan and drawn by Felipe Magaña. The series has him and his friends transported into and going on adventures in the virtual universe of a ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''-like game.
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89[[folder:Fan Works]]
90* A partial [[https://www.deviantart.com/thedifferentguy/art/Anthropology-music-and-magic-part-1-473603274 comic adaptation]] of the ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Anthropology}}'' came out in 2014.
91* A [[https://www.deviantart.com/emanoelribeiro2020/favourites/83878502/sonic-tfta-comic-by-immanabatroz comic adaptation]] of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse The Loud House]]'' and ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)]]'' crossover fanfic ''[[Fanfic/TheLoudHousesSonicTheHedgehogTheFastestThingAlive The Loud House's Sonic the Hedgehog: The Fastest Thing Alive]]'' came out in 2020.
92* ''Fanfic/PastSins'': There have been multiple fans making comic-book-style versions of the fanfic, such as [[https://www.canterlotcomics.com/comic/en/past_sins-75 this one]], or [[https://www.deviantart.com/spokenmind93/art/Past-Sins-Everfree-Discovery-P1-401342555 this one]].
93* [[https://twitter.com/NoahNCopeland/status/1553910204907114496 A tie-in three-page promotional comic]] for ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble16Bit'' was released a few days before the game released, that centered on each page centering on one of the three villains - Fang/Nack, Knuckles and Dr. Robotnik - and how they got invested in looking for the Chaos Emeralds.
94[[/folder]]
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96[[folder:Films — Animation]]
97* Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon:
98** Several Disney movies have some, which either end up in their own special promotional comic book/mini-series, or simply in the pages of ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories''. Sometimes both.
99** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' has [[ComicBook/TheLionKing numerous]], predominantly [[NoExportForYou European exclusive]], comics based on the first film. Many introduce new characters.
100** ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' has a [[Manga/{{Bambi}} manga]] created by Creator/OsamuTezuka.
101* ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'' had two, the first to coincide with the film's original release by Gold Key Comics, which is notable for featuring many unused ideas and characters including The Beatles visiting Penny Lane, John getting kidnapped by a mermaid, a [[DinosaursAreDragons fire breathing dinosaur]], and "Lovely Rita" the meter maid! This is because the creators of the comic were given an earlier draft of the script and started working on it before the real film was actually finished. In 2018, for the film's 50th anniversary, Titan comics published a new adaptation that was [[TruerToTheText more faithful to the final film]] and recycled from a scrapped comic adaptation by Dark Horse Comics in the 1990's.
102* Creator/MarvelComics did a ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'' comic. It's OffModel. [[http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c308/Suren2/Fievel/fgwcomic.png Very off model.]]
103* ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix'' was adapted into the unofficial comic book story ''Recap/AsterixConquersRome''.
104* The ''Franchise/LuckyLuke'' films ''[[WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeDaisyTown Daisy Town]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeBalladOfTheDaltons Ballad of the Daltons]]'' were later adapted as official albums in the [[ComicBook/LuckyLuke comic book canon]]. ''Ballad of the Daltons'' also got a 1978 [[TieInNovel tie-in]] in the form of a {{picture book|s}} with stills from the film.
105* ''WesternAnimation/TintinAndTheLakeOfSharks'' has been adapted to a comic strip too, though this is not officially part of the Tintin canon and it's more or less a collection of screenshots from the film with text balloons added.
106* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' had two adaptations:
107** Original 1986 adaptation by Ralph Macchio (no, not [[Film/TheKarateKid that one]]) for Creator/MarvelComics. Notable in that not only was it based on an earlier form of the script, but artist Don Perlin had to rely on earlier character models as well.
108** 20th Anniversary adaptation, titled ''Transformers: The Animated Movie'', by Bob Budiansky for IDW Publishing. Notable for attempting to fix a few errors and {{Plot Hole}}s from the film.
109* As a sort of RecursiveAdaptation, ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'' had a related tie-in comic book album called ''Smurfs: The Village Behind The Wall'' consisting of five stories that take place within that movie's universe.
110* Creator/RalphBakshi's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLordOfTheRings'' was adapted into comics by Spanish artist Luis Bermejo Rojo (thus "El Señor de los Anillos") and translated into many European languages - but [[ScrewedByTheLawyers never English for licensing reasons.]] It adds more dialogue and details from the book trilogy the movie left out, but stops at the same point, in the middle of the second book.
111* ''Atlantic Books'' published a ''Animation/WaltzWithBashir'' graphic novel, a year after the movie came out.
112* Groundwood Books released a graphic novel based on ''WesternAnimation/TheBreadwinner'' in 2018.
113* ''Creator/IDWPublishing'' did a four issue adaptation of the 2007 ''[[WesternAnimation/Beowulf2007 Beowulf]]'' movie.
114* Harold Whitaker adapted ''WesternAnimation/AnimalFarm1954'' into a newspaper comic strip.
115* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'' 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.
116* ''WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily2019'' received a one-shot comic tie-in called ''The Addams Family: The Bodies Issue'', published by Creator/IDWPublishing in November 2019.
117* ''WesternAnimation/MadMonsterParty'' has had two comic book adaptations. The first was a one-shot by Creator/DellComics that was published only a few months after the film's original release, the second being a four-issue miniseries published in 1999 by Black Bear Press.
118* The ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'' films ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAndMisterFreezeSubZero'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'' each received a one-shot adapting the animated film into a comic book format.
119* ''ComicBook/TheLordOfTheRings'' is a three-shot comic that specifically adapts the [[WesternAnimation/TheLordOfTheRings animated movie]] made by Creator/RalphBakshi.
120* ''WesternAnimation/PinocchioAndTheEmperorOfTheNight'' had a one-shot comic book released by Marvel Comics around the same time the film came out.
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123[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
124* ''Film/OurMissBrooks'': The live-action movie had its own comic book adaptation. Meaning, ''Our Miss Brooks'' was on the radio, television, the big screen... and in the comics!
125* ''Franchise/StarWars'' has a number of comics among its ExpandedUniverse titles.
126* In the 70s and 80s, quite a few top-tier talents contributed to adaptations of films at Marvel and DC.
127** ''{{Film/Alien}}'', by Archie Goodwin and Creator/WaltSimonson.
128** ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' by Creator/WaltSimonson.
129** ''Film/{{Outland}}'' by Creator/JimSteranko.
130** ''Film/Dune1984'' by Ralph Macchio (not that one) and Bill Sienkiewicz.
131** ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' by Creator/JackKirby. This actually became an ongoing series and introduced concepts to the Franchise/MarvelUniverse that are still around today, including ComicBook/MachineMan.
132* ''Marvel Super Special'' was a magazine-formatted comic series released by Creator/MarvelComics from 1977 to 1986. While many of its early issues were dedicated to original stories featuring Music/{{KISS}}, ComicBook/ConanTheBarbarian, ComicBook/StarLord, and Doug Moench's ''Weirdworld'', film adaptations had been interspersed (the aforementioned ''Close Encounters'' adaptation was issue 3), and became the sole focus of the series with issue 14. One exception was a ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' story released to cash in on the film ''Film/GreystokeTheLegendOfTarzanLordOfTheApes'', without being a straight adaptation.
133** In several cases, the ''Marvel Super Special'' adaptations were collected from limited series adaptations printed in the traditional comic book format. In a couple of cases, such as ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' and ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', the adaptations appeared as part of their franchises' ongoing series.
134* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'''s adaptation notably draws heavily upon the film's novelization. Justified, seeing as it would be hard to put the musical numbers into a comic book.
135** Its final issue was the adaptation of the infamous ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' film.
136* 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.
137* ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' has a manga sidestory.
138* The soundtrack of ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'' came with a prequel comic that explained the spread of the virus.
139* A comic strip published in 2000 promoting ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', titled "''There's Something About Mary''" explained how Mary, the zombie girl who Shaun and Ed find in their garden, and other side-characters became zombies. The story now appears on the film's DVD as an extra feature.
140%%* ''Film/TheWarriors''
141* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', with versions by Creator/{{DC|Comics}} and Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}. The first Marvel[=/=]DC collaboration was an oversized edition of ''MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz'', based on the 1939 film. Marvel had almost completed its adaptation when they discovered that DC was working on their own adaptation and held the actual rights.
142* Graphic novels based on Creator/CliveBarker's ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' were more like anthologies of short illustrated stories that invited writers and artists to contribute their own interpretations to the continuity. Adaptations of the movies were made later, and Pinhead had his own (brief) regular title with Marvel.
143* The 2010 ''Film/TheATeam'' had two four-issue series released just prior to the film.
144* ''Film/{{Inception}}'' had a one-shot comic, ''The Cobol Job'', which recounts the events immediately leading up to the movie. A motion comic version is included in the Blu-ray release of the film.
145* An especially interesting example of these was Harvey's adaptation of ''Film/TheFlintstones''. It presented the film's story in two forms -- one drawn in the live-action style, the other drawn in the cartoon's style.
146* A comic adaptation of ''Film/GhostbustersII'' was published, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20201108105923/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]].
147* In addition to adaptations of the first two movies, ''ComicBook/BillAndTedsExcellentComicBook'' was a continuation of the ''Franchise/BillAndTed'' series, starting after the second film. It was written by Creator/EvanDorkin, published by Creator/MarvelComics, and ran for twelve issues.
148* The now-defunct publishers Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics published many standalone adaptations of movies from the 1950s through the 1970s, including many Walt Disney titles. Dell published many of these under its ''Four Color'' anthology title. For example [[http://thewonderfulworldofstupid.blogspot.com/2011/04/santa-claus-conquers-martians-dell.html this]] is Dell's adaptation of ''Film/SantaClausConquersTheMartians''. And they did a direct comic adaptation of ''Film/XTheManWithTheXRayEyes''.
149%%* ''Film/ThreeNinjas [[http://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/iss/600w/985/559851/3067081_1.jpg Kickback]]''.
150* ''[[Film/PacificRim Pacific Rim: Tales From Year Zero]]'' which was written by the film's screenwriter Travis Beacham. The comic acts as a prequel to the film covering the events of the first {{Kaiju}} attack, how the Jaegers were created and goes into detail about the backstories of characters such as Stacker Pentecost and Mako Mori.
151* Both 80's ''Film/{{Conan the|Barbarian 1982}} [[Film/ConanTheDestroyer Barbarian]]'' movies, by the same Marvel that published ''Conan'' comics.
152* ''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.
153* The first three ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' movies were adapted by Marvel, who also published the ongoing title ''The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones''.
154%%* ''Film/{{Meteor}}''
155* Out of the 10+ ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' films, only ''Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday'' got a comic book adaptation.
156* ''[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]]'' series' [[SeriesFauxnale sort-of finale]] ''Film/FreddysDeadTheFinalNightmare'' got a three-issue adaptation by Innovation Publishing, which also made two prequel series' to the film.
157* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' had a condensed three-part comic book adaptation that also included a section of popular (at the time) callbacks used in AudienceParticipation screenings.
158* All three films in the original ''Franchise/RoboCop'' trilogy got comic adaptations. Creator/MarvelComics, who also did a separate licensed series based on the franchise, released the ones based on ''Film/RoboCop1987'' and ''Film/RoboCop2'' and Creator/DarkHorseComics, who picked up the license next, did the one based on ''Film/RoboCop3''.
159* The first ''Film/{{TRON}}'' film had a comic book adaptation by Marvel Comics released around the time of ''Film/TronLegacy''.
160* ''ComicBook/BackToTheFuture'', which was an interquel series based on the movie trilogy.
161* Space Goat Publishing has published a number of comic continuations of horror films including ''ComicBook/EvilDead2'' and ''Film/{{The Howling|1981}}''.
162* While ''Franchise/StarTrek'' has had many comics based on the various TV series (see Live-Action Television below), nine of the films have been adapted into comic book form, and four series simply titled ''Star Trek'' continued their stories from the most recent film at the time of each series' premiere[[note]]Marvel, ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''; DC vol. 1, ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''; DC vol. 2, ''Film/StarTrekVTheFInalFrontier''; IDW, ''Film/StarTrek2009''[[/note]]. In addition, IDW has published several tie-ins to the reboot films, and their current ongoing, ''Star Trek: Boldly Go'', is set after ''most'' of the events of ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'', explaining what the crew did while waiting for [[spoiler: the completion of the ''Enterprise''-A]] at the end of the film.
163* ''Film/TrickRTreat'' had two comic book tie-ins.
164** Creator/{{Wildstorm}} created a four-issue miniseries that was originally supposed to be published weekly in October 2007 to coincide with the film's theatrical release. Instead, it ended up published as a graphic novel in 2009 around the same time the film was released directly to DVD.
165** Legendary Comics published a graphic novel containing new stories called ''Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead''.
166* Both ''Little Shop of Horrors'' movies had adaptations.
167** [=DC=] adapted the 1986 ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' into a one-shot notably omitting the songs and making the characters look completely different.
168** Roger Corman's Cosmic comics made a three-issue adaptation to the [[Film/TheLittleShopOfHorrors original movie]] in 1995 titled ''Welcome To The Little Shop Of Horrors''. Each issue also includes a 2-page "Behind the Scenes" feature, as well as a comedic single-page original story chronicling the further exploits of the characters.
169* ''Film/{{Freaked}}'' was adapted into a 32-page one-shot published by Hamilton Comics.
170* The ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'' had several comic book tie-ins, most of them by Creator/IDWPublishing.
171** ''Film/Transformers2007'' had several miniseries that served as prequels to the films, a miniseries that adapted the actual film and a sequel miniseries titled ''The Reign of Starscream''.
172** ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' had a prequel miniseries titled ''Transformers: Destiny'', another miniseries adaptation of the actual film, a miniseries titled ''Tales of the Fallen'' that told stories from the perspective of several characters in the film and a follow-up to ''Tales of the Fallen'' called ''Transformers: Nefarious'', which also served as a continuation of the aforementioned ''The Reign of Starscream''.
173** ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' had three prequel miniseries (titled ''Sector 7'', ''Rising Storm'' and ''Foundation'') and yet another miniseries adapting the actual film.
174** ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight'' had a comic book prequel titled ''Mission to Cybertron'', which was exclusive to a Toys R Us Blu-ray/DVD bundle of the film.
175** Titan Magazines published a comic book series based on the film series that ran for about seven years, which also included material based on ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''.
176** ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'' had a prequel miniseries that homaged the ''Film/JamesBond'' films by having Bumblebee working with British spies during the Cold War, complete with the ending caption of "[[WillReturnCaption Bumblebee will return]]". Ironically, the miniseries is incompatible with the film's continuity due to the discrepancy of the actual movie eschewing the original draft's premise of Bumblebee having prior adventures on Earth.
177* ''Film/BatmanFilmSeries'':
178** Longtime ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' writer and editor Dennis O'Neil wrote comic book adaptations of ''Film/Batman1989'', ''Film/BatmanReturns'', ''Film/BatmanForever'', and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''; they would include scenes that don't appear in the movies themselves, as they would be based on earlier screenplays. They would be collected in the 1997 trade paperback, ''Batman: The Movies''.
179** ''ComicBook/Batman89'' is a comic book continuation of the films that takes place after the events of ''Batman Returns'' while [[CanonDiscontinuity ignoring]] ''Batman Forever'' and ''Batman & Robin''.
180* ''Film/BatmanBegins'' had a comic book adaptation written by Scott Beatty.
181* ''Film/Supergirl1984'' got a [[ComicBook/Supergirl1984 comic-book adaptation]] which expands on some elements of the film as writing other stuff -as a superfluous scene where two truckers attempted to harass ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}- off.
182* ''Film/JamesBond'' had adaptations of ''Film/DrNo'' (UK's ''Classics Illustrated'', republished in the US by DC), ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'', ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' (both Marvel), ''Film/LicenceToKill'' (Acme Press) and one for ''Film/GoldenEye'' by Topps that only released one issue of the planned three.
183* ''Film/ReAnimator'' was adapted into a three-issue mini-series by Malibu Comics with several scenes added or re-arranged...[[https://shouganaitrans.tumblr.com/post/137673931456/tokyoscum-re-animator-manga-by-yutaka-abe also a manga]]...[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer no really]]
184* ''Film/BlackDynamite'' was adapted in 2011 into a [[ComicBook/BlackDynamite comic of the same name]].
185* The 1982 ''Film/SwampThing'' film received a comic adaptation in the first Annual issue of the 1982 volume of [[ComicBook/SwampThing the comic book]].
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188[[folder:Literature]]
189!!!'''By Author:'''
190* Creator/IsaacAsimov:
191** "Literature/DoesABeeCare": A PerspectiveFlip comic book adaptation focusing on Thornton Hammer was published by Creator/GoldLeafComics in 1976, appearing in ''Questar: Illustrated Science Fiction Classics'' and issue #4 of ''Starstream: Adventures in Science Fiction''. There are [[AdaptationDeviation differences in plot.]]
192** ''Manga/GingaTeikokuKouboushi'': The Asimov estate authorized a small Japanese company (Creator/SideRanch) to produce this manga-style adaptation of the ''Literature/FoundationSeries''.
193** ''Webcomic/FoundationThePsychohistorians'': This work is a [[FanWorks fan-made]] adaptation of Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/ThePsychohistorians", using 2x2 panels for the layout.
194* Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/JanetAsimov's ''{{ComicBook/Norby}}'': This comic series was created for ''Magazine/BoysLife'', producing full-page comics from ''Literature/NorbyTheMixedUpRobot'' (18 chapters, adapted by [[Creator/ErnestoColonSierra Ernie Colón]]) and ''Literature/NorbysOtherSecret'' (32 chapters, adapted by Creator/TerryTidwell). Each adaptation starts with a two-page spread and each "chapter" after that was a single page, released on a monthly basis.
195* Creator/AgathaChristie has over fifteen graphic novel adaptations of her works.
196* Quite a few of Creator/NeilGaiman's novels and short stories have been adapted to comic book form.
197** ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'' had a 9 issue adaptation by ''Creator/MikeCarey'' which was otherwise pretty good but left out a few things (Lamia's not in it).
198** ''Literature/{{Coraline}}'' has a graphic novel adaptation by P. Craig Russell that retains every scene and all the dialogue.
199*** He's also drawn a two-part adaptation of ''Literature/{{The Graveyard Book}}''.
200** ''Creator/DarkHorseComics'' published 3 trade paperbacks adapting his short stories; ''Literature/HarlequinValentine'', ''Literature/MurderMysteries'' and 'Creatures of The Night' (it collects "The Price" and "Daughter of Owls").
201** ''Literature/TheSandmanTheDreamHunters'', the only Sandman novel, was turned into a comic book by Vertigo.
202** His short story 'Goliath' (the one based on ''Film/TheMatrix'') was illustrated and put in with the Matrix comics.
203!!!'''By Work:'''
204* ''Literature/AllYouNeedIsKill''
205* ''ComicBook/{{Animorphs}}'' was adapted into [[ComicBook/{{Animorphs}} a series of graphic novels]] starting in 2020.
206* The first four ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' books. They retell the plot accurately and well, the art is quite eye-catching, and the graphic novels are pretty well-liked among casual fans, but the character designs have been criticized. A lot. Among the criticisms are characters who pass as human in the books looking like they couldn't pass for RubberForeheadAliens, Foaly the centaur appearing to have the top half of a baboon rather than a human, and just plain contradictions with the originals — Artemis' eyes not being blue is comparatively minor, but a pet peeve for his fangirls. Captain Holly Short, the heroine, is arguably recognizable only by her role in the story, as other than being female and attractive, the drawings have ''nothing'' in common with the descriptions — among other things, her hair is an ash-brown bob instead of an [[FieryRedhead auburn]] crew cut, and her [[RaceLift skin colour has changed]] from [[StarbucksSkinScale coffee-brown]] to almost exactly the same shade as [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Artemis']].
207** The same people also adapted Colfer's ''Literature/TheSupernaturalist''.
208** Disney have announced a second adaptation of the original Artemis Fowl novel to coincide with [[Film/ArtemisFowl the movie]].
209* ''ComicBook/TheBabySittersClub'' is a series of adaptations of the [[Literature/TheBabySittersClub novels of the same name]].
210* ''Literature/BattleRoyale'' has had a manga made. The manga series differs from the novel in three areas. It is far more graphic (not surprising, considering it's in a visual format), spends much more time on developing the whole cast of characters, and ramps up the action as it approaches the conclusion.
211* ''Literature/TheBeastPlayer'': Itoe Takemoto faithfully adapted the original novel into a manga series.
212* ''Literature/BeautifulCreatures'' received a manga adaptation entitled ''[[TitleTheAdaptation Beautiful Creatures: The Manga]]'', in February 2013 shortly before TheFilmOfTheBook was released.
213* ''Literature/TheBible''. [[http://web.archive.org/web/20150512191338/http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Book-Bible-Adaptations/lm/RP6HJFWU5YV9X Several in fact.]] Creator/RobertCrumb did a faithful adaptation of the entire ''Literature/BookOfGenesis''.
214* ''Literature/BillyBunter'' has been adapted into a successful comic strip series too. In the Netherlands, he is probably better known as a comic strip character than as a literary figure.
215* ''Literature/TheBlackArrow'' has been adapted into comic-book several times. In the ''Classics Illustrated'' collection it was told in issue #31.
216* ''Literature/TheBookOfTheNamed'' has an adaptation planned for its first novel (''Ratha's Creature''), successfully funded on Website/{{Kickstarter}}.
217* ''Literature/TheBooksOfEmber'': ''The City of Ember'' received a Graphic Novel adaptation in 2012.
218* ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries'': All books of ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' have been adapted in graphic novel form. The first two books of ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'' have recieved adaptations too, but not the rest of the series (as of now).
219* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex''
220* ''Classics Illustrated'' printed comic versions of classic literature, such as ''Literature/MobyDick'', for 20 years.
221** Though a few comic book adaptations of the novels of Creator/JaneAusten existed prior to 2009, they were mostly small press, low profile works, such as the Graphic Classics inclusion of a short, black-and-white ''Literature/NorthangerAbbey'' in their "Gothic Classics" anthology. However, in 2009, Creator/MarvelComics revamped the "Marvel Illustrated" line and started adapting the novels. So far, ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'', and ''Literature/{{Emma}}'' have been adapted, with Hugo Petrus, Sonny Liew, and Janet Lee on art, respectively, and Nancy Butler on scripting. ''Literature/NorthangerAbbey'' is scheduled to start shipping November 2011, with art again by Lee.
222* ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' currently has an ongoing comic adaptation being published by Marvel, both adapting portions of the novels and introducing new material.
223* For a while, Creator/DCComics had a line of graphic novels called ''DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel'' that adapted well-known works of science fiction. A total of seven issues were published, and they were:
224** ''Hell on Earth'' by Creator/RobertBloch
225** ''Nightwings'' by Creator/RobertSilverberg
226** ''Frost and Fire'' by Creator/RayBradbury
227** ''The Merchants of Venus'' by Creator/FrederikPohl
228** ''Demon With a Glass Hand'' by Creator/HarlanEllison
229** ''Literature/TheMagicGoesAway'' by Creator/LarryNiven
230** ''Sandkings'' by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin
231* ''Literature/DeathMarchToTheParallelWorldRhapsody''
232* ''Literature/DeltoraQuest'' has a manga adaptation to go along with its {{anim|atedAdaptation}}e and VideoGame counterparts, which mostly follow the original story but with a few changes ([[AdaptationDyeJob hair color changes]], changes in story sequences, more battles...). [[NoExportForYou Most of which have yet to come out of]] [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japan]].
233* Some of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels -- ''Literature/TheColourOfMagic'', ''Literature/TheLightFantastic'', ''Literature/{{Mort}}'', and ''Literature/GuardsGuards'' -- have been adapted into graphic novels.
234* ''Literature/DoYouLoveYourMomAndHerTwoHitMultiTargetAttacks''
235* 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''.
236* The first three issues of ''ComicBook/TheFrankensteinMonster'' adapt Mary Shelley's ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' in a form of flashbacks. It's also been adapted into a full graphic novel by the illustrator Gris Grimly as well as one by Jason Cobley.
237* ''Literature/GoblinSlayer''
238* ''Literature/GoldenTime''
239* ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' first had ''Goosebumps Graphix'' which consisted of straight-forward adaptations of certain books by different artists. Then in 2017 Creator/IDWPublishing began publishing a [[ComicBook/{{Goosebumps}} series]] that are original stories featuring certain established villains.
240* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'': The first manga adaptation was based on the original light novels.
241* The first three books in ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxyTrilogy'' were adapted by Creator/DCComics.
242* ''Literature/TheHobbit'' was adapted by Creator/ChuckDixon and illustrated by David Wenzel in 1989. A revised and expanded edition came out in 2006.
243* Creator/RichardMatheson's seminal vampire novel ''Literature/IAmLegend'' (responsible for inspiring both Charlton Heston's ''Film/TheOmegaMan'' and George A. Romero's ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'') was put in graphic novel form a few years ago. It is a great work, all black and white art, and contains virtually all of the original's text. Anyone reading it before reading the original novel could be forgiven for assuming it was a word for word transcription!
244* All three books in ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'' trilogy have received manga adaptations.
245* ''Literature/JamesBond'':
246** All fourteen original ''Bond'' books by Creator/IanFleming received adaptations in comic strip form. This also goes for ''Literature/ColonelSun'', the first non-Fleming novel.
247** ''Literature/SilverFin'', the first book in the ''Literature/YoungBond'' spin-off series, was adapted into a graphic novel and released by Disney Publishing in 2008.
248** 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''.
249* ''Literature/JuniTaisenZodiacWar''
250* ''Literature/{{Kampfer}}''
251* The ''Literature/LandOfOz'' books have had over a dozen comic adaptations, including Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}'s 2009 miniseries ''ComicBook/{{Oz|MarvelComics}}''.
252* ''Literature/DeLeeuwVanVlaanderen ("The Lion of Flanders")'' by Belgian author Creator/HendrikConscience was adapted in comic book format by Creator/BobDeMoor. The quality of this adaptation is outstanding!
253* The comic version of ''Literature/LeftBehind''. Unfortunately only the first book of the series and ''Tribulation Force'' were adapted.
254* ''Manga/MangaClassics'' is a series of comics that adapt works such as ''Literature/GreatExpectations'', ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'', and ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer'' into an {{animesque}} form.
255* ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs''
256* ''Literature/MaximumRide'':
257** The series has an OELManga adaptation by [=NaRae=] Lee published by Creator/YenPress.
258** ''ComicBook/MaxRideFirstFlight'' a 5-part miniseries retelling the first book, written by Marguerite Bennett, drawn by Alex Sanchez and published by Creator/MarvelComics.
259* The first book of Robert Asprin's ''Literature/MythAdventures'' series was adapted into comic form by him and Creator/PhilFoglio; [[ComicBook/MythAdventures the adaptation]] was ''mostly'' faithful, but there were some noticeable differences, mostly to do with the motivations and ultimate fate of the BigBad.
260* ''Literature/NansouSatomiHakkenden'' (1814-1842)
261** The ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusazoushi goukan]]'' series ''Setsubai Koutan: Inu no Soushi'' (1848-1881) is a more or less faithful retelling with minor changes such as the spelling of the protagonists' names.
262** ''Manga/HakkendenEightDogsOfTheEast'' (2005) is a {{Shoujo}} {{manga}} which retells the story more loosely, including a SettingUpdate from the 15th to early 20th century.
263* ''Literature/Overlord2012''
264* ''Literature/ReMonster''
265* ''Literature/ReZero''
266* ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero''
267* ''Literature/RiversOfLondon'', in 2015, got its own [[ComicBook/RiversOfLondon comic book]], co-written by Ben Aaronovitch, author of the novels, and Andrew Cartmel, published by Titan Comics. The comics tell stories not in the books, and although reading the comics is not necessary to understand the books, the stories are fully canon and have been referenced in the novels.
268* ''Literature/TheSagaOfDarrenShan'' has a very faithful manga adaptation.
269* ''Literature/TheSagaOfTanyaTheEvil''
270* ''Literature/SeekerBears'' has two {{animesque}} manga side-stories.
271* ''Literature/{{Shimoneta}}''
272* ''Literature/SoImASpiderSoWhat''
273* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire:'' Subverted. Around the same time as the start of the TV series, Dynamite Comics launched their own adaptation of the novel ''Literature/AGameOfThrones'', to the confusion of some fans. As of 2014, the comics are still adapting the first book while the TV series has reached parts of the fourth and fifth.
274* ''Literature/SoundEuphonium'' has a manga adaptation that is separate from its anime adaptation.
275* ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf''
276* Sci-fi author Creator/HarryHarrison saw two of ''Literature/TheStainlessSteelRat'' novels adapted into comic form for British serial comic ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD''. The two strips were later released in Graphic Novel format.
277* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' (includes ''Progressive'')
278* ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'' has its first novel, ''The Missing Bike Knows'', adopted into manga and serialized in ''Magazine/{{Nakayoshi}}''.
279* ''Literature/TillEulenspiegel'' was adapted into two comic book stories by Creator/WillyVandersteen. The first one followed the original novel and stories closely. The second one was totally new.
280* The ''Literature/{{Uglies}}'' series has a graphic novel trilogy, showing the events of each book from Shay's point of view.
281* The ''Literature/WarriorCats'' series has [[Manga/WarriorCatsManga four manga trilogies]] and a standalone volume that tells some side stories, such as a villain's backstory and what happened to a character when he disappeared for several books. The [[ExpandedUniverse Super Editions]], after the first one, also started doing a short manga chapter at the end that shows a brief scene that takes place after the end of the book.
282* ''Literature/WhenSupernaturalBattlesBecameCommonplace''
283* ''ComicBook/WingsOfFire'' has a series of graphic novel adaptations as part of Scholastic's Graphix line.
284* ''Literature/WonderWomanWarbringer'' is a 2017 young adult novel, with a 2020 comic-book adaptation.
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288* ''Series/BabylonBerlin'' has a comic book adaptation by French publisher Glénat.
289* The ''Series/BabylonFive'' comic is fully "in continuity", covering early events only mentioned in passing in the TV show.
290* ''Series/Batman1966'': In 2013 Creator/DCComics launched an actual comic book version of the TV series, titled ''ComicBook/Batman66'', as well as releasing a trade paperback of the original issues that episodes were based on.
291* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' both have sequel comics continuing on from where their shows ended currently being published.
292** ''Angel'' also has comic adaptations of some of the TV series' stories.
293** Both also had Type 2 comics while the shows were on the air.
294* ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' was given a sequel in the four-issue comic miniseries "Shattered Visage" (books A through D), later collected, of course, in one volume. Creator/PatrickMcGoohan read it and said he didn't hate it.
295* There's 50+ years' worth of ''[[Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Doctor Who]]'' comics across various publishers. The style of later (1990s to present) comics have strongly influenced the 2005 television revival; Creator/RussellTDavies is an avowed fan of the comics, even writing into ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' to praise a particular character development.
296* There are two ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' comic miniseries, ''Those Left Behind'' and ''Better Days'', which fill in events between the series and the movie.
297* The first ''Franchise/StarTrek'' comic started in 1967. Since then, the license has jumped between various publishers; currently, it's held by IDW, who publish stories based on the TV series and the movie reboot.
298* ''Series/PushingDaisies'' will have a 12-issue series from DC Comics to close out loose ends and unresolved plots from the series, written by Bryan Fuller. At least it has been announced.
299* Even ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' had [[https://marriedwithchildren.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_MWC_Comic_Books a few years' worth of original comics based on it]].
300* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' has a season 9 in comic book form.
301* In addition to the above, it should be noted that the now-defunct publishers Creator/DellComics, Creator/GoldKeyComics, and Creator/CharltonComics published dozens upon dozens of comic books based upon TV series of the day, from westerns and sci-fi, to straight dramas. Many ran for only one or two issues. One of the best examples of "keeping it alive" was a comic based upon a short-lived Creator/BorisKarloff series entitled ''Thriller''. After the series was cancelled after one season, Gold Key, rather than cancelling the comic book version, renamed it ''Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery'' and kept it going for 20 years after the series ended and more than 10 years after Karloff himself died.
302* In Great Britain there have been numerous long-running publications featuring licensed comic strips based upon TV series. ''TV Comic'' ran for some 1,700 issues starting in 1952, and there was also ''TV Action'',[[note]]with the likes of ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' and ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'' getting the comic treatment[[/note]] ''Countdown'', ''TV Century 21'' (aka ''TV 21'') - based on Gerry Anderson's puppet series primarily - ''Look-In'', ''Beeb'' and ''Fast Forward'' (which in addition to strips based on ''Series/EastEnders'', ''Series/AlloAllo'' and ''Series/GrangeHill'' had a comedy strip about celebs hanging out at TV Centre) as well as a handful of series-specific publications such as ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (formerly ''Doctor Who Weekly/Doctor Who Monthly'') which has featured an original comic strip based upon the TV series since 1979.
303* Apparently, there's a manga adaptation of ''Series/{{Bones}}'' on the way. It's rumored to be a prequel of the show but there's not much info at the moment.
304* There have been a number of attempts to create comics based on ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. Gladstone did two mini-series based off of season 2. Marvel did an adaptation of ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'' along with two series based off of season 3, one of them with back-up stories featuring ''Series/VRTroopers''. Image attempted to do one for ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'', but it ended up ceasing after its first issue. Acclaim Comics released a few comics based on ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'', including a crossover with the Series/{{Beetleborgs}}. Creator/{{Tokyopop}} did a series of ''Cine-Manga'' for ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' and ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' did a series of comics based off of ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' With the exception of the movie and the SPD series, they were all Type 2s.
305* Creator/MarvelComics published an adaptation of the original ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}} '' TV movie, and then (unusually for most comics based on TV series) went on to adapt some of the early episodes as well before branching into original stories (the comic ran for nearly two years, outliving the TV series). Maximum Press published a short-lived Galactica series drawn by Creator/RobLiefeld in the mid-90's. Creator/DynamiteComics later published comics based on the classic series alongside its adaptations of the [[Series/BattleStarGalactica2003 remake.]]
306* Due to what can charitably be called a case of "getting totally shafted in favor of ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''", ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' got a comic spin-off a few years after the miniseries finale, which was a truncated version of the show's promised fifth season. The comic series gave the show's executive producer a chance to further some languishing plot threads like Rygel's quest for his throne, which is the very first story arc.
307* There was a newspaper comic strip based on ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' that ran from 1981 to 1984.
308* 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").
309** On a similar note, Series/Batman1966 received a type 2 adaptation, ''ComicBook/Batman66'', over 40 years after the series ended.
310** As did ''Series/WonderWoman1975'', as ''Wonder Woman '77''.
311* The ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' has numerous. A large number of Type 1 and Type 2 manga adaptations exist, but there's also a [[Manga/{{Ultraman}} Type 3 manga series]] based on the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' notable for being much DarkerAndEdgier than the original material and following its own continuity that ignores all other shows. And uniquely for a largely Japan-based franchise, the little-known Australia-produced ''Series/UltramanTowardsTheFuture'' had comics produced for western audiences during its brief time on air.
312* ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' has a comic book adaptation from Dynamite Comics telling new stories. It is supposedly set in the same continuity as the TV series, although it has yet to be seen how well the two mesh.
313* ''Series/SamsonEnGert'' was adapted as a successful children's comic book series by Wim Swerts and Jean-Pol.
314* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' now has its "[[LongRunners season 11]]" comics.
315* ''Series/FCDeKampioenen'' has also been made into a successful children's comic book series whose success has in fact surpassed many other comic strips in Flanders and even the length of the original TV sitcom it was based on.
316* '60s British TV series ''Series/{{The Avengers|1960s}}'' has received a few adaptations, typically under the title ''Steed and Mrs Peel'', to avoid confusion with [[ComicBook/TheAvengers the other Avengers]].
317* Another recursive example comes from Marvel in the form of ''ComicBook/SHIELD2014'', which is adapted from the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] series ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' The comic is a loose adaptation of the first season's format (but not plot) and introduces most of the show's main original characters [[CanonImmigrant into the comics universe]].
318* ''Series/MaskedRider'' had a comic adaptation by Creator/MarvelComics that only lasted one issue and crossed over with Marvel's comic adaptation of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.
319* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'':
320** Dell Comics published two issues in 1962, after which Gold Key picked up the ball and continued publishing a ''Twilight Zone''-based comic book until 1982. Now Comics published a ''Twilight Zone'' comic in the 1990s, and in the last few years Walker & Co. has published several graphic novels adapting specific episodes of the original series, updated to today in some cases. The Gold Key title ramped up the creepiness factor by continuing to feature a cartoon version of Rod Serling introducing each story, even years after the real Serling died.
321** "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E5WalkingDistance Walking Distance]]", "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E22TheMonstersAreDueOnMapleStreet The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street]]", "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E27TheBigTallWish The Big Tall Wish]]", "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E34TheAfterHours The After Hours]]", "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S2E18TheOdysseyOfFlight33 The Odyssey of Flight 33]]", "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S2E28WillTheRealMartianPleaseStandUp Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?]]", "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E9DeathsHeadRevisited Deaths-Head Revisited]]" and "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E10TheMidnightSun The Midnight Sun]]" were all adapted as graphic novels by Walker Paperback from 2008 to 2009.
322* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': "Crazy as a Soup Sandwich" was adapted for the first issue of NOW Comics' [[ShortRunners short-lived]] ''Twilight Zone'' series in 1991.
323* There were plans at Creator/DarkHorseComics for a ''Series/Millennium1996'' tie-in comic while the show was running. While they never came to fruition, Creator/{{IDW| Publishing}} would eventually publish a sequel comic set well after 2000.
324* ''Series/RedDwarf'' had [[Magazine/RedDwarf one]] released by Fleetway Comics. It ran for 20 issues between 1992 and 1994 and is most notable for it's incorporation of the DevelopmentGag of having hologrammatic characters being in greyscale.
325* ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' had two comic series, a five-issue series from Creator/HarveyComics published from 1992 to 1993 when the show was on the air, and a 2015 digital comic series from Lion's Forge comics well after the show was canceled (but [[Series/SavedByTheBell2020 before the sequel was announced]]). The latter series was eventually collected in a trade paperback titled ''Saved By The Bell: Freshman Year'' and included all eight issues plus a one-shot story titled ''Bayside Warriors'', a mashup of ''Bell'' and ''Film/TheWarriors''.
326* ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero'' received a three-issue miniseries from Arcana Studios in 2008 that served as an updated version of the original plot (such as the FBI knowing about the suit and giving Ralph a cover story of it being a prototype military weapon).
327* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'' has a four-issue comic book scheduled for release in November 23, 2022. Featuring a new villain called Ragnarok, it is shaping up to be either a Type 2 or Type 3.
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331* An unofficial adaptation of the Music/{{KISS}} album ''Music/MusicFromTheElder'' appeared in a 1998 KISS-related magazine. The band also had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(comics) many other comics]], including the ongoing ''KISS: Music/PsychoCircus'', which Creator/ImageComics published for three years.
332* ''[[Music/{{Hero}} !HERO: The Rock Opera]]'' had a comic book adaptation released at the same time as the album.
333* Music/AliceCooper's ''Music/FromTheInside'' was adapted into ''Marvel Premiere'' #50.
334* Music/EvelynEvelyn, an act consisting of Music/AmandaPalmer and Music/JasonWebley pretending to be [[ConjoinedTwins conjoined twin sisters]], had a two-volume graphic novel published by Dark Horse Comics titled ''Evelyn Evelyn: A Tragic Tale in Two Tomes''.
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337[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
338* Wrestling/{{CMLL}} and the other Mexican promotions they worked for helped put out comic books for Fray Tormenta, Wrestling/{{Mistico}} and Dark Angel. And of course the most famous of Luchador to become a comic book character was Wrestling/ElSanto.
339* There was [[https://web.archive.org/web/20091103085623/http://4thletter.net/2009/10/the-undertaker-comic-part-1-no-selling-in-ink-form/ a comic book]] of Wrestling/TheUndertaker during his 90s run in the Wrestling/{{WW|E}}F.
340* The Wrestling/UltimateWarrior adapted ''himself'' into a [[Comicbook/{{Warrior}} comic book]]. It's at least as insane as you'd expect.
341* Wrestling/WorldChampionshipWrestling had a 12 issue ongoing published by Creator/MarvelComics that served as an exaggerated adaptation of numerous storylines occurring at the time on television. Interestingly, the sudden cancellation caused it to end in a rather awkward place, with Wrestling/{{Vader}} utterly destroying Wrestling/{{Sting}} in a one-sided squash match as it began building up Wrestling/RonSimmons to challenge him.[[/folder]]
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343[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
344* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' has been turned into a comic book, ''ComicBook/TheMuppetShowComicBook''. While it doesn't have guest stars (for obvious reasons), it does well on focusing on characters and manages to get a lot of the show's regular sketches in.
345** ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' received a 68-page comic book adaptation in the 32nd issue of ''Marvel Super Special'', which was subsequently reprinted as a three-issue miniseries by the defunct Creator/MarvelComics subsidiary Star Comics.
346* ''Series/SesameStreet'' finally got a comic book adaptation in the second quarter of 2013.
347* ''Series/FraggleRock'' had a comic adaptation from Marvel in the eighties, and a 2010 comic from Archaia Press in the same nonstandard 8x8" format as ''ComicBook/MouseGuard''.
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349
350[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
351* Both ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' and ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' got comic adaptations from Moonstone.
352* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' had a [[Comicbook/{{Exalted}} miniseries]] from UDON, with another comic created as a stretch goal for the 3e Kickstarter.
353* Dynamite have done a number of ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' comics.
354* There have been several ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' comics, dating from the late 80s on.
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356
357[[folder:Theatre]]
358* The Creator/CirqueDuSoleil show ''Theatre/{{KA}}'', one of the few Cirque shows with a solid storyline (one drawing upon {{Wuxia}} at that), received a three-issue miniseries courtesy of no less than Marvel Comics. Notably, as in the show there is no dialogue, only descriptive text.
359* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' received a hardcover graphic novel adaptation in 2021 to mark the Creator/AndrewLloydWebber musical's 35th anniversary. It's extremely faithful to the show and its traditional stage "look", with virtually all the dialogue and lyrics pulled straight from the libretto, though it does make a few tweaks (most obviously, the confrontation in the graveyard has the Phantom attack Raoul with a sword as in the 2004 film adaptation).
360* Most of Creator/WilliamShakespeare's plays, including but not limited to ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'', ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'', and ''Theatre/KingLear''; naturally, the text is usually abridged.
361* ''ComicBook/SnowWhiteZombieApocalypse'' began as a stage play in New York City.
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363
364[[folder:Toys]]
365* Creator/MarvelComics started adapting toy lines with no previous associated fiction into comic books in TheSeventies, and ended up working directly with Creator/{{Hasbro}} on some of their properties in TheEighties.
366** ''ComicBook/{{Micronauts|MarvelComics}}'' began the trend, thanks to Creator/BillMantlo, who had been inspired by the toys he'd purchased for his son, and convinced Creator/JimShooter to get the license to produce a comic. The series helped define the Microverse, an alternate dimension adjacent to the Marvel Universe that is typically accessed through mass displacement via shrinking. While the license has long expired, the concepts (and many of the characters) created for this series remain a part of the greater Marvel Universe.
367** ''ComicBook/RomSpaceKnight'' was another adaptation by Bill Mantlo, this time based on a ''single action figure'' rather than a full toy line. Like ''Micronauts'', [=ROM=] was also a part of the Marvel Universe. While this license has also expired, the only thing they can't use is Rom himself - specifically, his name and Spaceknight body. But, since Rom retired at the end of his series and returned to {{human|aliens}} form, he's made a few unnamed cameos.
368** ''US-1'' was an adaptation of a line of slot-racing eighteen-wheeler trucks. The comic was about a trucker who received cybernetic implants and a tricked-out truck after a horrible accident. Years after the series, the character was brought back as a SpaceTrucker under a slightly different name.
369** Hasbro approached Marvel to help create a backstory for their reimagining of the ''Franchise/GIJoe'' franchise. Creator/LarryHama had, at that time, made a pitch to Marvel for a series called ''Fury Force'', which would've pit a counter-terrorist team led by the son of ComicBook/NickFury against Hydra, and he was able to rework that concept into ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''. Notably, it was the first comic book to receive a television commercial, which would later spawn [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero a cartoon series]].
370*** Later license-holders include Creator/DarkHorseComics (the short-lived ''G.I. Joe Extreme'' series), Creator/ImageComics imprint Devil's Due, Creator/IDWPublishing, and currently [[Creator/RobertKirkman Skybound Entertainment]] (via Image Comics).
371** ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
372*** Hasbro came back to Marvel to pull together the various transforming toys they'd licensed from Japan (mostly from Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change lines) into one coherent storyline. The [[ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel comic]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers cartoon]] were developed simultaneously, with the latter changing a few details from the former and creating its own continuity (much as had happened with ''G.I. Joe''). In spite of being a completely different continuity from the cartoon, one issue of the comic was an adaptation of the cartoon episode "The Big Broadcast of 2006", which was regarded as non-canon by both the US and UK versions of the comic.
373*** The ''Transformers'' comic license has gone through several companies since, as well as various manga adaptations in Japan (though those are usually closely tied to their related anime series). Dreamwave revived the ''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]'' franchise and provided its own adaptation of the Anime/UnicronTrilogy, at least until the company went bankrupt. IDW Publishing held the license from 2005 to 2022, creating two G1-based universes, as well as tie-ins to the [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries live-action film series]], ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Animated]]'', and the [[Franchise/TransformersAlignedUniverse Aligned Universe]]. Parallel to that, Fun Publications, who ran the official fan club from 2005 to 2016, produced comics based on the Collector's Club and [[FanConvention BotCon]] exclusive toys, alongside stories based on ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'', and ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Animated]]''. Skybound Entertainment picked up the license in 2023, and immediately established a SharedUniverse between their ''Transformers'' and ''G.I. Joe'' comics.
374** Some of Hasbro's other 80s properties were also given comics by Marvel under their younger-reader Star Comics imprint (and usually tied in more directly with an AnimatedAdaptation if there was one): ''WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Visionaries}}'', and ''Air Raiders''.
375* Throughout the full span of its run, Toys/{{BIONICLE}} was accompanied by a comic series published by Creator/DCComics. It was initially virtually the sole storytelling source for the series, and arguably remained the primary one throughout its run. Its successor line, ''Toys/HeroFactory'', also has one; however, its distribution is limited to LEGO's magazine and the internet, instead of being a standalone comic book. Other Franchise/{{LEGO}} lines have received smaller, lower-key comic adaptations on occasion as well, such as ''Toys/LEGOExoForce''.
376* The ''ComicBook/{{Madballs}}'' had their own comic book adaptation published from 1986 to 1988 and had them depicted as ordinary rubber balls mutated into grotesque but friendly beings who frequently thwarted the plans of MadScientist [[BigBad Dr. Frankenbeans]] and his assistant [[TheIgor Snivelitch]].
377* The ''Toys/MonsterInMyPocket'' line of figurines had a comic book adaptation by Harvey Comics that lasted four issues and was written by Creator/DwayneMcDuffie. The comic's premise established that there was a team of good monsters led by Vampire and a team of evil monsters led by Warlock, with both factions ending up shrunk to pocket size by a magic spell gone awry, leading to the good monsters allying with a human teenager named Jack Miles to try and prevent Warlock and his band of evil monsters from causing any trouble.
378* ''Toys/MrPotatoHead'' was adapted into [[ComicStrip/MrPotatoHead a short-lived daily comic strip]] in the early 2000's by Jim Davis of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' fame.
379* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' has had numerous comics over the years, including a [[ComicBook/MyLittlePony UK comic]] based on G1 and another comic based on G3.
380* The ''Toys/{{Tamagotchi}}'' digital pets got a manga in the 90's called ''Manga/MangaDeHakkenTamagotchi''. The comic is a 4-panel {{yonkoma}} manga showing the lives of the Tamagotchis on Earth.
381* ''Toys/TeddyScares'' had a series of graphic novels published by Ape Entertainment.
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383
384[[folder:Video Games]]
385* 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.
386* A manga adaptation for ''VideoGame/{{AkaSeka}}'' was released in April 2018.
387* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' has adaptations ranging from the Roman Empire to the Russian Revolution.
388* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' had a manga adaptation.
389* Devil's Due is publishing a ''VideoGame/{{killer7}}'' comic, presumably to [[MindScrewdriver explain what the game is about.]]
390* ''VideoGame/IndianaJonesAndTheFateOfAtlantis'' was adapted into a four part comic book series by Dark Horse Comics.
391* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
392** 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
393** 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.
394** 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]].
395** After Archie's licence with Sega ended, Sonic got another fresh continuity in comic form with ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW''.
396* ''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.
397* ''[[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.
398* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' has had a number of comic book adaptations:
399** 2002 saw a Korean manhwa adaptation of ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica Code Veronica]]'' which is slavishly accurate to the game.
400** 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.
401** The 2009 series begins with zombies in space and a main character named... Holiday Sugarman.
402* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
403** 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]]'', ''[[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast2005 A Link to the Past]]'', ''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.
404** There have been other ''Zelda'' manga adaptations as well, including ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast1992'' by Creator/ShotaroIshinomori that was featured in ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' and ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' by Yuu Mishouzaki.
405** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'': There are at least three adaptations: ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaI'', another manga work, and the Creator/ValiantComics series, authorized by Nintendo and based on this and ''VideoGame/{{Zelda II|TheAdventureOfLink}}''.
406* 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''.
407* 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.
408* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
409** ''Comicbook/SuperMarioAdventures'', which was loosely based on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' and ran in ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' for a few issues.
410** ''Manga/SuperMarioBrosMangaMania'' is a gag manga that has been running since the 1980s. It was [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] until the 2010s.
411* ''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.
412* ''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.
413* ''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.
414** Although that definitely can't be said of the ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'' adaptation...
415** However, the series finally got [[ComicBook/MegaManArchieComics an adaptation]] by Creator/ArchieComics, the same company that adapted the ''Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}'' series.
416** There have also been several {{Manga}} adaptations of the games. ''Manga/MegaManMegamix'' is one of the more notable ones.
417** There was also a Brazilian comic known as ''ComicBook/NovasAventurasDeMegaman''. This one was trying to go for a DarkerAndEdgier, HotterAndSexier vibe, but perhaps it tried a little ''too'' hard.
418* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' has a manga adaptation, and the story started a few times later in the game.
419* 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.
420* 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.
421* ''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.
422* There are several ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' comic and manga adaptations, the most recent being [[ComicBook/StreetFighter the one by Udon]].
423** [[ComicBook/StreetFighterMalibuComics Here comes an]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20200607012950/http://www.4thletter.net/2006/09/malibus-street-fighter-comic-here-comes-an-old-challenger/ old challenger!]]
424* ''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.
425* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(comics) Komiks]].
426* ''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.
427* ''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.
428* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'' has spawned a number of manga adaptations, some original, some not.
429* ''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.
430* ''[=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.
431* Beginning in 2003, Creator/CrossGen Publishing produced a comic-book miniseries adapting the ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'' game, with elements from the animated series included.
432* ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' has short 4-koma manga for some of the games.
433* ''VideoGame/NeverendingNightmares'' got one in the form of a Type 1 manga.
434* 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.
435* ''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.
436* 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.
437* ''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.
438* ''Franchise/YokaiWatch'' has several manga, including ''Manga/YokaiWatch'' and ''Manga/YokaiWatchWakuWakuNyanderfulDays''. It also had a short American comic by IDW.
439* ''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.
440* 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.
441* ''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.
442* ''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.
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444
445[[folder:Visual Novels]]
446* ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'':
447** ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' was a sound novel series made into a manga, Platform/PlayStation2 remakes, an anime, and eventually several other remakes.
448** ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' also has a manga, anime, and a Playstation 3 remake.
449[[/folder]]
450
451[[folder:Web Original]]
452* ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors'' had a comic book tie-in by Boom Studios, the main series lasting 36 issues and an annual. There was also a special focused on Impossibear, one on the Paralyzed Horse and a ''Tales from the Holo-John'' one-shot.
453* ''WebVideo/TheGuild'' has a comic book.
454* ''WebVideo/LeVisiteurDuFutur'', which is an {{Interquel}} between Seasons 1 and 2.
455* ''Series/{{Noob}}'' has one with [[ComicBook/{{Noob}} its own page]].
456* ''Roleplay/PokemonDigimonMonWars'', {{Fan Webcomic|s}} based on a {{Play By Post|Games}} site.
457* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
458** ''RWBY'' has three different manga adaptations: A 2015 manga called ''Manga/{{RWBY|2015}}'', a 2017 series of side-stories called ''Manga/RWBYOfficialMangaAnthology'', and a second manga adaptation called ''Manga/RWBYTheOfficialManga''.
459** ''ComicBook/{{RWBY|2019}}'' is a DC published comic that tells side-stories based off of the show.
460* ''WebVideo/UnwantedHouseguest'': A three-issue comic book series released through Bandcamp, albeit an AlternateContinuity.
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