Spotlight Binnies 2010: Best Comic Book Adaptation By Zak Edwards December 31, 2010 - 15:23 Hello and welcome to the first annual Binnie awards, where our opinionated and talented writers give their selections for the best comic books of 2010, just in time to look forward to the new year.  Just a reminder on the format, we each made a selection and, rather than making an ultimate winner out of these selections, we spread the love and let them all win. Here are our selections for the best adaptations of comic books in the media this year.  As Hollywood and others continue to make multi-million dollar profits off of licensed comic properties, this category becomes a great place for some interesting adaptations of some of our favourite characters and stories. And the winners are: Herve St. Louis: Kick-Ass: The Movie I laughed from the start to finish. I really like how they took over the basic concept of the comic book series and pushed beyond towards the end of the film. I’ll say there were weaknesses in the comic book’s plot, and I like when an adaptation cleans up weak plot points. Something like that happened in last year’s Watchmen film. The conclusion they offered was better. Ditto for Kick-ass. Zak Edwards: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Yes, the emotional core of the film was somewhat lacking and yes, the movie performed quite terribly at the box office; but Edgar Wright's hyper-stylistic adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's ode to the contemporary slacker generation hits all the right spots for me.  The music, composed by such awesome bands as Beck and Broken Social Scene, was amazing, as were the endless pop culture references.  But visually, Scott Pilgrim beats all the others for uniqueness and guts.  It just looked cool, visually referencing the Scott Pilgrim books at any possible moment.  Who can forget the "Pee Meter?" Phil Schweier: Batman: Under the Red Hood Judd Winick’s presentation of his original story dealt with a lot of unanswered questions that made the adaptation tricky, but he presented the answers for those questions without being heavy-handed. Warner Bros. Animation presented the action in dynamic movement, without endless running cycles, moving multiple characters through multiple visual planes. The cast was terrific, bringing all the emotion and drama that turned a great story into an even better film, one deserving of live-action presentation. Andy Frisk: Kick Ass: The Movie Rarely have I enjoyed a movie more than its source work (Fight Club being a rare instance of this as well). Granted the film did clean up some of the more x-rated aspects of the comic book, but the changes worked. This film also introduced the wider world to rising star Chloe Moretz (who would follow up her brilliant performance in Kick Ass with another brilliant performance in Let Me In) and reinvigorated Nick Cage’s likability (if not career). Use the Related Articles section below to access the other categories. © Copyright 2002-2026 by Toon Doctor Inc. - All rights Reserved. All other texts, images, characters and trademarks are copyright their respective owners. Use of material in this document (including reproduction, modification, distribution, electronic transmission or republication) without prior written permission is strictly prohibited.