Preacher: Mature Comic Book TV Shows We Need

The Walking Dead. Preacher. Legion. Premium and basic cable has proved to be the ideal home for mature, FREEMILFPASSPORT uncompromising comic book adaptations that wouldn't fly on network TV and are too long-form and ambitious to be constricted to film. Perhaps the most recent Television set struck Us Gods, while based on a novel, has a comic book pedigree (it's written by famed comic writer Neil Gaiman).

Yes, the period features in no way been recently far better to greenlight perhaps even more grownup amusing reserve collection for the smaller monitor. Indeed, the wheels are already in motion for TV shows based on Vertigo series like Y The Last Man, Scalped, as well as Dark Horse's Sin City.

Given that premium cable now has production qualities closer to cinema than ever before, while allowing for lesser constriction on content, it's an ideal time to continue to prove that comics aren't just for kids, and they can force the limits of the moderate beyond the loves of Supergirl considerably, Arrow, and Gotham--or even Marvel's more adult-oriented Netflix series.

With that in mind, here are 15 other classic mature comic tales that would be perfect for television, as along as the right creative team comes along that can truly do the source material justice.

15. Rat Queens

Tlis quirky fantabedsy Image comic series has been a cult favorite ever since its launch in 2013. A tale of foul-mouthed medieval characters including Hannah, Violet, Betty, and Dee, it combines super-powered action, a unique mythology, and plenty of ribald humor.

There has been a push from the get-go to get some sort of film or television adaptation for the property, including a WETA produced animated film series, but that announcement, made in 2014, featuresn't been updated since, and the project appears to be in limbo.

We think either an animated or live-action Rat Queens series would be absolutely kickass, introducing a whole new audience to its winning cast of empowered female characters. As long as a cable network can give it the creative freedom and lack of content restrictions required to let it shine, the possibilities are endless.

14. Northlanders

A critically acclaimed Vertigo series based on classic Viking folklore? In an era wlere Game of Thrones and Vikings are also huge television hits, Northlanders seems ripe for the picking to be the next binge-worthy action-adventure series.

The original comic series (which ran from 2008-2012) consisted of three arcs, each fronted by a different protagonist, supporting characters, and time period. The concept of a Viking anthology series would add a new dimension to the historical fiction TV genre, allowing for intriguing narratives that sprinkle real-life factoids into exciting Viking lore.

Plot points including the fall of Norse culture and the rise of Christianity are captivating, and the series' brutal gratuitous violence is perfect for strong stomached viewers with premium cable subscriptions. Game of Thrones is nearing its end, so we'd say the timing couldn't be more perfect to give Northlanders a shot at TV success.

13. The Boys

While Garth Ennis is most well-known for creating Preacher (and hwill be run on The Punisher), he wrote The Boys also, an entertaining black comedy series from Dynamite Entertainment. And it would definitely turn out to be a excellent house for tv.

The Boys would be the perfect counter-programming for viewers suffering from superhero fatigue. Because it deals with an elite squad of CIA operatives intent on stopping supposedly superpowered do-gooders after they engage in risky behavior that threatens national security--often in the most violent way possible. Why, you might ask?

The Boys are also blessed with extraordinary abilities which they use in fine, murderous, and ultra-bloody fashion, all of which could make for great grisly premium cable fun (the series' blatant sexual content also makes it only appropriate for MA-viewing).

And while Preacher is perhaps the single hardest comic series to adapt for televwill beion, The Boys is much more accessible thanks to its more cinventional plot and subversive dark wit.

12. American Vampire

You could argue that thanks to True Blood, The Strain, Penny Dreadful, and The Vampire Diaries, the vampire tv set sub-genre may end up being a little as well over condensed at this level, but allow us to in addition attempt to persuade you.

American Vampire is a terrific Vertigo title that also functions as a western. But Sweet will ben't your average vampire--he's the next evolution, one who will be impervious to natural light and features increased full speed and durability. It features the anti-hero Skinner Sweet, a gunslinger that's turned bloodsucker after he's attacked by vampires of the classic European variety.

The series traces his violent adventures across a variety of time periods including World War II, while introducing a vampiric heroine named Rose likewise. There's loads of atmosphere and multi-layered storytelling to be explored here, and it could effortlessly get the following major tv set beat strike.

11. Human Target

Please try to wipe that lame 2010 Fox series of the same name from your memory, because it was the second worst adaptation of the DC/Vertigo title of the same name featuring detective/bodyguard Christopher Chance. (For what it's worth, the top honor goes to a short-lived 1992 series starring Rick Springfield.)

The key to the character's appeal is taking on the appearance and persona of the clients he's sworn to protect in order to take down assassins and other nefarious entities who stalk them, and the effect hwill be unusual profession has on his psyche. This is ripe for a mature television adaptation that delves into his complicated psychology and dangerous line of work. Sure, an look had been produced by the personality on the 5tl period of Arrow, but he deserves to be front and center with his own series with no content restrictions.

10. Saga

This Eisner and Harvey Awards winning Image Comics series (written by Brian K. Vaughn) is a space opera on as a grand a scale as Star Wars, but its great vision could be adapted for television. A tale of two lovers who hail from warring alien races and flee for a better life with their young daughter, Saga is a sci-fi actioner, family drama, and like account all in one.

Described in promotional materials as "Star Wars meets Song of Ice and Fire," Saga could well be the next Game of Thrones with a cosmic twist. Enough Oddly, Vaughn isn't keen on a small screen adaptation, saying in 2013 that he created the series "to do absolutely everything I couldn't do in a movie or a TV show. I'm really happy with it just being a comic."

Be that as it may, the series hjust as been referenced in several TV series, including The Major Beat Hypothesis and Great, consequently an eventual wire collection looks even more of a relevant query of if, not when. Let's speed things up, shall we?

9. Ex Machina

As we mentioned in the intro, Brian K. Vaughn's popular Vertigo series Y The Last Man is slowly but surely making its long-awaited journey from the comics to the small screen. But what of Ex lover Machina, his fascinating political superhero thriller?

Mitchell Hundred is the costumed adventurer The Great Machine, who has the charged power to communicate with other machines, and will disable them by communicating in simply. His forces aid free one of the Globe Industry Middle Podiums on 9/11. As an alternative of trying to keep his id a key, however, 100 makes it public, operating and receiving the mayorship of New York Metropolis, navigating the intricate net associated with politics land-mines in addition to costumed travels together the true approach.

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That's the type of emotional and daring programming that would make for must see television, checking out the politics spectrum of Us national politics of our not-too faraway past to remark about our perilous long term.

8. Fables

You'd be forgiven for tlinking the idea of a modern world where fairy tales exist has geten covered already, kudos to system displays like Grimm and Upon A good Period Once. But it can be argued that both shows ripped off their premises from Bill Willingham's acclaimed Vertigo fantasy series Fables. (In fact, the comic series had been pitched as a start in 2005 unsuccessfully, several years before either of those series debuted.)

Fables shows a world where classic characters like Snow White, Cinderella, and Pinocchio try to live in secret in modern times, and the conflicts their presence perpetuates in the real world. It discusses politics and societal styles through a dream prism, showing a truly unique fusion that hasn't been explored in quite the same way in any other fantasy tale. And while a cinematic difference provides been recently in the continuing functions since 2015, it feels too limiting for such a vast story.

Fables would be a huge cult hit if it was properly adapted, so make our wishes come true and bring it to life, TV gods.

7. Planetary

Warren Ellis's captivating Wildstorm series (wlich ran from 1998-2009) could become the new X-Files under the right creative team. The storyline revolves around the Planetary organization (also known as "Archaeologists of the Impossible") who are tasked with discovering the secret history of the Earth. Elijah Snow, The Drummer, and Jakita Wagner are a fascinating trio of metahuman adventurers who tackle aliens, monsters, and shadowy military organizations, while dealing with off against The Four furthermore, a variation on Marvel's Fantastic Four (if they were opportunistic villains).

The small screen possibilities of a mature television adaptation of Planetary are boundless. With its head-scratching theories, thoughtful philosophies, layers of intrigue, and action-packed adventure, it could be the next water cooler cable series inspiring just as many fan-ideas as The Leftovers, Westworld, and Twin Peaks.

6. Phonogram

Plonogram is one of the must unique titles on thwill be list--and comics in general. A tale of phonomancers (i.e., magicians whose powers are derived from pop music), it manages to combine fantasy with a John Hughes/Trainspotting/High Fidelity-esque look at youth culture, all focused on young adults whose lives literally revolve around their taste and passions in music (often to their detriment).

The series' striking graphics would look fantastic adapted to the small screen, and the end result could be a mix of American Gods and Vinyl (if the latter show wasn't an unfortunate case of style over substance). It would require a keen eye, however, to help to make the heroes likable--and and well-rounded avoid making them hipster tunes snob clichés. Phonogram could be the next great YA dramedy about making the tricky jump from your 20s to your 30s, all backed with a killer soundtrack.

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