Best Movies Based On Comic Books
With the upcoming movie releases of "Hellboy," "The Punisher" and "Spider-Man 2," this year is shaping up to be another good one for comic book fans ("Catwoman" notwithstanding).

After seeing a preview screening of "Hellboy" Monday night (see 'Hellboy' Is Hella Good), here's my list of the best motion pictures based on comic books: (I promise to flesh out this list and provide some more details and explanations)

1. Superman: The Movie/Superman 2


2. Batman


3. The Rocketeer


4. X2: X-Men United


5. Hellboy


6. The Crow


7. Ghost World


8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles


9. Spider-Man


10. The Mask

Honorable Mentions:
These are movies it would be unfair to either include or not include in the list

• Dick Tracy (based on a comic strip, not a comic book)


• Unbreakable (not based on a comic book, but see it and you'll know why it's on this list)


• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (an animated feature)


• Road to Perdition (based on a "graphic novel")

Not Seen:
These are some movies based on comics I have yet to see (gasp!), so they are not excluded from the Top 10 list based on their merits.

• From Hell


• Blade 2