Many comic book movies blend story elements from a few different storylines involving the characters, with varying results. Straight/100% faithful adaptations of storylines are fairly uncommon, especially with superhero comic books.
The following have their own pages:
Other English Language Comics
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
- The Ninja Turtles movies of The '90s (especially the first one) were primarily adapted from the original 1984 Mirage comics (the first movie mostly adapted the Raphael one-shot special and the first issue) but also included elements of the 1980s animated show (logo, Lighter and Softer approach, color-coding of the turtles and April O'Neil being a reporter and rescued by the Turtles from street punks).
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), April is a reporter like in the 1987 cartoon. She also knew the turtles and Splinter before they mutated, like in the IDW comics. The Shredder is also far more imposing, like his Super Shredder form in Turtles II, and wears an armored suit like in the 2003 cartoon.
- Judge Dredd: Elements from a bunch of different arcs are mashed together, including The Return of Rico (Dredd's corrupt twin brother Rico returns from a prison colony to get revenge), The Day the Law Died (an insane and tyrannical senior Judge seizes power), The Cursed Earth (Dredd traverses the bombed out territory outside the city), The Judge Child Quest (Dredd encounters the Angel family), and Oz (Dredd thwarts a plot to conquer the city with an army of clones), greatly condensing their stories.
Franco-Belgian Comics
- Tintin:
- Prisoners of the Sun (1969 animated film) combines Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls and Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun under the latter's title, although it should be noted both albums belong to the same story arc.
- The Adventures of Tintin (CGI animated film) combines the plots of The Crab with the Golden Claws, The Secret of the Unicorn, and a bit of Red Rackham's Treasure into one unique plot.
- Asterix:
- Asterix Versus Caesar combines the plots of Asterix the Legionary (Asterix and Obelix signing up for the Roman army to rescue Tragicomix, with the addition of Panacea having to be rescued as well) and Asterix the Gladiator (Asterix and Obelix traveling to Rome and becoming gladiators, again to rescue someone, in this case Tragicomix and Panacea).
- Asterix and the Big Fight is mostly an adaptation of Asterix and the Soothsayer, but it mixes in Getafix's amnesia from the album the movie's English language title was named after.
- Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (live action) combines plots from several comics, including Obelix getting a crush on Panacea as he did in Asterix the Legionary, the phony soothsayer from Asterix and the Soothsayer, the Druid conference from Asterix and the Goths, Getafix's abduction by the Romans to make the magic potion for them from Asterix the Gaul and the characters fighting in Gladiator Games like in Asterix the Gladiator. There is also a number of smaller references from other comics, including a conversation between Brutus and Caesar that is taken from Asterix and Cleopatra and the Big Bad, Lucius Detritus is partially based on Tullius Detritus, the main antagonist of Asterix and the Roman Agent (Tortuous Convolvulus in the English translation of the comic).
- Asterix and the Vikings adapts Asterix and the Normans, but adds an extra arc in which Asterix and Obelix visit the viking village, which comes from Asterix and the Great Crossing.
- Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia adapts Asterix in Britain, with elements of Asterix and the Normans thrown in.
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets combines story elements from two Valérian albums, Empire of a Thousand Planets and Ambassador of the Shadows.
