comics

 **Comics** These are the first movies that came out based on comic books.The selection criteria for this section was the movie had to be the first one of the various comic book superheros.Hopefully, there will be more to come! This is for you if you love comics and are interested in the movies that have featured them! ** Spiderman **  Format: DVD Copyright Date: 2002 Film Production: Columbia Pictures Corp. Rating: PG-13 Suggested Price: $14.94 [|www.bestbuy.com] Summary: Based on the comic __Spider-Man__ written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Steve Ditko. Released in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the web-slinger's first appearance in a comic book, Spider-Man centers on an ordinary student named Peter Parker who, after being bitten by a genetically-altered spider, gains superhuman strength and the spider-like ability to cling to any surface. He vows to use his abilities to fight crime. [|Sony Pictures]  Online Movie Review: The effects are smashing, yet there's a heart behind them. [|Metacritic Review]  URL: [] ** Iron Man **

Format: DVD Copyright Date: 2008 Film Production: Paramount Pictures Rating: PG-13 Suggested Price: $19.99 [|www.bestbuy.com]Summary: Based on the comic __Iron Man__ written by Stan Lee and various illustrators. Suit up for action with Robert Downey Jr. in the ultimate adventure movie you've been waiting for, //Iron Man//! When jet-setting genius-industrialist Tony Stark is captured in enemy territory, he builds a high-tech suit of armor to escape. Now, he's on a mission to save the world as a hero who's built, not born, to be unlike any other. (Located on back of //Iron Man// DVD case) Online Movie Review: The gadgetry is absolutely dazzling, the action is mostly exhilarating, the comedy is scintillating and the whole enormous enterprise, spawned by marvel comics, throbs with dramatic energy because the man inside the shiny red robotic rig is a daring choice for an action hero, and an inspired one. [|Metacritic Review]  URL:[| http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/]
 * Batman **[[image:booksturnedintomovies:Batman.jpg align="left"]]

 Format: DVD Copyright Date: 1989 Film Production: Warner Bros. Pictures Rating: PG-13 Suggested Price: $12.98 [|www.bestbuy.com]Summary: Based on the comic __Batman__ written by Bob Kane and illustrated by Bill Finger. No credible summary can be found. Online Movie Review: The movie fixes you in its gravitational pull. It's an enveloping, walk-in vision... As rich and satisfying a movie as you're likely to see all year. [|Metacritic Review]  URL: [] X-Men **

Format: DVD Copyright Date: 2000 Film Production: Twentieth Century Fox Rating: PG-13 Suggested Price: $14.98 [|www.bestbuy.com] Summary: Based on the comic __X-Men__ written by Stan Lee and various illustrators. Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers attributed to unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the life force out of anyone she touches. But under the tutelage of Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart), these and other outcasts learn to harness their powers for the good of mankind. Now they must protect those who fear them as the nefarious Magneto (Ian McKellen), who believe humans and mutants can never co-exist, unveils his sinister plan for the future! (Located on the back of //X-Men// DVD case) Online Movie Review: Balances brains, brawn and heart in ideal proportions. The actors - some first-rate, all enjoyable - never get overshadowed by the special effects, which dazzle us without gory excess. [|Metacritic Review] URL: [|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120903] <span style="display: block; font-size: 100%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 260%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">