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* Luke Pearson is the showrunner of ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'' which is based on [[ComicBook/{{Hilda}} his own graphic novels]].
* Michael Rex, author of ''Literature/FangboneThirdGradeBarbarian'', also helped out a lot with developing the ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}'' AnimatedAdaptation, even doing some of the show's concept art. He also received executive producer credit, overseeing the series' development and scriptwriting. [[http://mikerexbooks.blogspot.com/search/label/Fangbone His own blog]] even talks quite a bit about his work on the cartoon.

* Creator/AkiraToriyama, the creator of ''Franchise/DragonBall'', was very deeply involved in the production of ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' and wrote all later movies starting with ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF''. This was due to the disastrous DisownedAdaptation that was ''Film/DragonballEvolution'', where the makers of that film never listened to him despite his offering advice.

* As of 2012, comedian Creator/JerryLewis has brought his original version of ''Film/{{The Nutty Professor|1963}}'' to Broadway; as well, as managing a CGI-animated sequel/remake to the original, produced exclusively for DVD.

** Creator/DouglasAdams is a famous aversion: he insisted that if his serials were to be novelized, he'd do it himself, and then never got around to it in his lifetime. Two of his stories were eventually novelized by James Goss (along with an unmade film proposal by Adams, ''Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen'') and the third was novelized by Gareth Roberts, four decades after Adams left ''Who'' and almost two decades after he died.

* Shea Fontana wrote every graphic novel tie-in for the 2015 ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' continuity (though the final chapter of the last graphic novel tie-in, ''Spaced Out'', which served as a sneak peek for [[WesternAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls2019 the next continuity]], was instead written by Sholly Fisch).

* Creator/CliveBarker had written and directed several films based on his stories, such as ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}'' (based on his novella ''Literature/TheHellboundHeart''), ''Film/LordOfIllusions'' (based on his short story "The Last Illusion"), and ''Film/{{Nightbreed}}'' (based on his novel ''Cabal'').
* Creator/WilliamGoldman had experience writing for film, and so rewrote ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'' himself, removing many of the (admittedly unfilmable) metatextual elements of his own accord and shifting the focus towards the fairy-tale parody angle, retaining the editor's notes about the story being read to him as a child as a different FramingDevice. He also adapted ''Film/MarathonMan'' and ''Film/{{Magic}}'' from his own novels.

* Creator/CliveBarker was exclusively a horror writer before becoming a film director. He has based several of his films on his earlier stories, such as ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' (based on his novella ''Literature/TheHellboundHeart'') and ''Film/LordOfIllusions'' (based on his short story "The Last Illusion"). He also directed ''Film/{{Nightbreed}}'' based on his book ''Cabal''.

* Creator/BryanLeeOMalley will be co-writing on ''Anime/ScottPilgrimTakesOff'', the anime adaptation of [[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim his comic book of the same name.]]

* Bryan Lee O'Malley was heavily involved in both the [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld film adaptation]] and [[VideoGame/ScottPilgrim video game adaptation]] of his ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' comic books.

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* Bob Gale, one of the two writers of ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', wrote the screenplay of its [[Theatre/BackToTheFutureTheMusical musical adaptation]]. Creator/RobertZemeckis, who also helped in its production as co-writer and director, also produced the musical as well.

* Creator/BobGale, one of the two writers of ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', wrote the screenplay of its [[Theatre/BackToTheFutureTheMusical musical adaptation]]. Robert Zemeckis, who also helped in its production as co-writer and director, also produced the musical as well.

* George A. Romero wrote and directed ''[[Film/DawnOfTheDead1978 Dawn Of The Dead]]'' and ''Film/{{Martin}}'' then novelized both with Susan Sparrow.

* Creator/ReneGoscinny and Creator/AlbertUderzo, the creators of ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'', directed both ''WesternAnimation/AsterixAndCleopatra'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix''. They also cowrote the script for the latter.
** Goscinny also wrote and directed two films inspired by the ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' comic books he wrote, ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeDaisyTown'' and ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeBalladOfTheDaltons''. He [[DiedDuringProduction died when the latter was nearing completion]].

* William Peter Blatty produced and wrote ''Film/TheExorcist'', which was based on [[Literature/TheExorcist his novel of the same name]]. More directly, he directed ''Film/TheExorcistIII'', based on his novel sequel ''Legion'', at least in part out of his disdain for ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic''.
** Blatty also wrote, directed, and produced ''Film/TheNinthConfiguration'' based on his book of the same name.

* Creator/MakotoShinkai wrote novelizations to the movies he directed: ''Anime/FiveCentimetersPerSecond'', ''Anime/TheGardenOfWords'', ''Anime/YourName'' and ''Anime/WeatheringWithYou''.
** He wrote mangas based on all of the above except ''Weathering With You''. He also adapted ''Anime/VoicesOfADistantStar'', ''Anime/ChildrenWhoChaseLostVoices'' and ''Anime/ThePlacePromisedInOurEarlyDays''.
* Rob Grant and Doug Naylor wrote the ''Series/RedDwarf'' [=TV=] series based on the ''Dave Hollins: Space Cadet'' sketches on their ''Radio/SonOfCliche'' radio show.
** They then wrote the ''Literature/RedDwarf'' tie-in novels.
* The ''Series/MooneBoy'' novels were written by the [=TV=] series' writers, Nick Vincent Murphy and Creator/ChrisODowd.
** O'Dowd was said to be writing and producing an American remake.

* Creator/EiichiroOda was involved with several ''Franchise/OnePiece'' film adaptations:
** ''Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld'' as the writer.
** ''Anime/OnePieceFilmZ'' and ''Series/OnePiece2023'' as an Executive Producer.
** ''Anime/OnePieceFilmGold'' and ''Anime/OnePieceFilmRed'' as a Producer.

* Creator/FrankMiller was a co-director on ''Film/SinCity'', as Creator/RobertRodriguez felt that being such a direct adaptation of the original comics (the visual compositions usually being directly lifted from the panels) meant that most of his directorial work had already been done for him by the creator.