BEST OF

Here then are my rankings of the best comic and graphic novel related films in order of quality.

It was once again a fairly good year for film, even though fine cable miniseries continued to steal some of the thunder and critical cache from cinema.

The the top 30 (in my opinion) films adapted from comics and graphic novels.

I’ve decided to repost this because I have changed almost half the article. Most of the changes were in the honorable mention section. My top ten list finalized in late December or early January.

While TV has probably never been better, some critics (such as one New York Times writer and director Steve Soderberg) may have prematurely pronounced the death of cinema.

Zombies are shambling around everywhere in the cultural landscape. The Walking Dead is the bestselling and most highly regarded Indy comic series in a long time. Also, the TV series that was partially adapted from it is nearly as good (it actually takes the characters in some worthwhile alternate directions.)

Overall it’s been a magnificent year for film

Overall most of the best films of the year were mostly overlooked indies and international films that played at art film venues.

This is the only recent year in which I believe my whole top 10 deserves 4 stars.

I’ve been doing these top 10 lists for over a decade, and 2009 was a particularly outstanding year for cinema; it brought the decade to an aesthetically pleasing close.

2008 was a mediocre year for cinema, but it did have a greater than average number of fine political dramas.

It was a stupendous year for film, and there were literally dozens of superb candidates for the top 10.