12 Trivia Tidbits for Thursday, April 25, 2024

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30 Comic Book Movies With Homages to Their Source Comics

By:: Cracked Writers; Brian C. Miller

August 16, 2023

30 Comic Book Movies With Homages to Their Source Comics

Some of the most popular movies in the world right now are based on comic books. For the kids stumbling upon this, comic books are cheap magazines with illustrations and text bubbles that, when read in a sequence, create a story, usually about superheroes punching their problems into space or whatever. Once considered to be entertainment only for children, they’ve now become the basis for basically anything you see at your local movie theater.

It’s not surprising then that many of these movies feature references directly to the source material. Sometimes it’s subtle, like a simple nod to a piece of artwork; other times full storylines are adapted for the screen. Along those lines, when will Howard the Duck get another shot at the big screen? I guess we’ll just have to be satisfied with him appearing, if only for a moment, in James Gunn’s first Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

30 Deadpool 2

In Deadpool 2, Deadpool's angst about committing suicide is from the comics. Не gets pissed off all the time in the comics at the fact that he's suicidal but can't actually kill himself (due to his healing factor). CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

29 Justice League

The black suit Superman wears in Justice League wasn't chosen accidentally. In the comics, he wears it after he gets back to life-so, in the movie, it's what he wears after he comes back too. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

28 Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Cap socks Hitler in his fascist face on the cover of his first comic, 1941's Captain America #1. The scene is faithfully recreated in the film as part of Cap's propaganda routine to promote war bonds. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

27 Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Legendary Marvel artist Steve Ditko really came into his own when he designed some acid-trippy environments for Doctor Strange. The Dark Dimension in the film is an homage to Ditko's technicolor mindfreak. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

26 Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming THAT'S IT COUNTS! IT' CAN' LAST KEEP --MO LIT CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE In The Amazing Spider-Man #33, Spidey almost throws in the towel, before rallying to save Aunt May from Doc Oc. In the film, Parker has to tap into a deep reserve of strength, this time without his suit, to defeat the Vulture. Eagle-eyed fans may notice he's also being crushed by rubble. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

25 Gotham

The Iceberg Lounge wasn't just something made up for the TV show Gotham. It showed up in a 1995 comic, and it marked the point where the Penguin turned from a slapsticky, harmless bad guy to a dangerous supervillain. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

24 Loki

Loki has a joke about one of the more ridiculous Marvel comic contraptions. THANOS THANOS In Episode 5, there's a helicopter with a THANOS sign - that's a reference to Thanos flying around NYC in his Thanos-copter in a 1979 comic. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

23 WandaVision

A winery name in Wanda Vision actually has a big hint about the source material. MARVEL - HOUSE OF ASTONISHING X-MEN 7 OF OF e MENDIS POWER TOWNSEND M LINE I I . I a y D'ARMATA a 1953 GAMAY SAINT M MÉPRIS 1 AMBLARD& Cit But KOREA The winery Maison du Mepris, or House of Contempt, is probably a reference to House of M, a 2005 story that the show heavily drew on. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

22 Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Sly Stallone's character in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is an old comics name. Stakar first showed up in Marvel comics in the mid-70s - but they changed him massively for the movie (in the comics, he was born in 2002). CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

21 Black Widow

The North Institute from Black Widow has a storied past in the comics. NORTH INSTITUTE KING NORTH INSTITUTE FIRE But it's a different one than the movie version's - in the comics, it's an agency that attempts to assassinate Red Room defectors. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

20 Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War MO VB MONIVEN CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE The final battle between Cap and Iron Man directly mirrors the cover of Civil War #7, the 2006 comic event that the film is pretty faithfully based on. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

19 Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 MILLER LUCAS RAPMUND IRCE IAN THE BEST ULFENSE GRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Artist Adi Granov coined the quintessential Superhero Landing on the cover of Invincible Iron Man #76. It first appeared in the MCU when Tony Stark swoops into the Stark Expo. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

18 Captain America: The Winter Solider

Captain America: The Winter Soldier PERHAPS WHEN WE AS YOU TWO SO KNOW EACH OTHER CLEVERLY SURMISED, BETTER. YOU TOO I AM THE MASTER! SHALL ANSWER-- THE MASTER OF ALL TO THIS! I CREATE! CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Arnum Zola was a Nazi biochemist who became one of the Red Skull's pet scientists. In his 1977 appearance in Captain America #208, he pulls a digital Krang, and uploads his consciousness into a jacked robot body. In the film, he's just an a*hole trapped inside a sh*tty computer. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

17 Black Panther

Black Panther ...BY THE OVE SON! POUND & ET OUT OF A DEATH HE WAY! THE CRACKED.COM PANTHER'S RAGE CON THE COMIC THE MOVIE The scene where the Black Panther windsurfs an armored rhino mirrors a moment in Jungle Action #9, in which T'Challa saves a little kid from a charging rhino. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

16 Into the Spider-Verse

The Green Goblin from Into the Spider-Verse is based on the Ultimate comics. In that comic book series, the Green Goblin is a literal gigantic green goblin rather than a regular human (Norman Osborn) in supervillain get-up. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

15 The Flash

Rainbow Raider's lair in The Flash has an homage to his comic-book origins. In the comics, Roy Bivolo is a color-blind painter-and, on the show, his supervillain lair is stacked full of really, really bad paintings. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

14 Watchmen

In the Watchmen TV show, a book on the sheriff's desk is a big Easter egg. UNDER THE HOOD He's reading Under the Hood-that's Nite Owl's autobiography, bits of which show up at the end of the original comic book's chapters. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

13 Avengers: Endgame

A vault number in Avengers: Endgame is a small comic-book homage. The van that has the entrance to the Quantum Realm is in vault 616, and Marvel's default universe in the comics is Earth-616. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

12 Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming Miles!! Dude! CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Peter Parker's chubby roommate, Ned Leeds, ruins his Legos when he finds out he's living with Spider-Man. The comic plays out basically the same, only it's Miles Morales revealing his powers to his bud Ganke Lee. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

11 Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3 CAUSE Card - pky س F ER and HAPPER... NGG! ANC MARY - KNOW - MORE YOU NOW France WORLD - TO LOVE MAN.... BARY - - GOOGON CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE The symbiote hates church bells, in any medium. In the film, it turns Peter into a jazzhole before finally dripping onto Eddie Brock in the bell tower. In 1985's Web of Spider-Man #1, the pealing bells cause it to peel off of Peter before it even gets a chance to play jazz piano. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

10 Spider-Man

Spider-Man SPUT SPUT CRUCIFIED. NOT ONA CROSS OF CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Sam Raimi faithfully recreated the Green Goblin inadvertently killing himself by summoning his trademark knifey surfboard in an attempt to impale Spider-Man. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

9 Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Spidey joins the battle royale by gooping webs into Thano's eyes in both the movie and the comic. But in 1991's Infinity Gauntlet #4, he's swiftly murdered by a Thanos lackey before he can contribute much else to the fight. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

8 Jessica Jones

Jessica Jones has a shout-out to one of the character's old identities. In a flashback, Trish designs a costume for Jessica and suggests the name Jewel-in the comics, Jessica wore that costume and called herself Jewel. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

7 Man of Steel

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6 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

The Wayne graveyard in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice has an Easter egg. One of the names is Solomon-that's Bruce's great-great-great-grandpa in the comics (who was part of a story influenced by Tim Burton's Batman). CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

5 Wonder Woman 1984

In Wonder Woman 1984, the way Diana uses her tiara is a nod to her old comics. She takes out security cameras with her tiara, and using it that way is one of her powers in the '40s comics (the tiara was even telepathic at one point). CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

4 Thor

Thor CRACKED COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Loki only had to wait until the 4th MCU movie to egregiously manspread on the throne. Meanwhile, it took him 42 years in the comic universe to finally get the opportunity to do the same in the 2004 miniseries Loki. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

3 Black Panther

Black Panther YOUR DESC WITH YOU NOTH EVE CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE In both the comic and the movie, Killmonger hucks T'Challa over Warrior falls. But in 1973's Jungle Action #6, he has his trained leopard, Preyy, do his dirty work first. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

2 Civil War

Captain America: Civil War H WHEN ANT- MAN AND HAWKEYE JOIN FORCES... SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET IT! CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Ant-Man launches off of Arrow Guy's arrow to disable the Taskmaster's weapon in The Avengers #223. They do pretty much the same thing in the film, only this time, they infiltrate Iron Man's suit. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

1 Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok CRACKED.COM THE COMIC THE MOVIE Planet Hulk features our big angry boy being forced to fight in gladatorial games while pursuing his hobby of defeating the planet's evil emperor. The film's Gladiator Hulk is similar, but he's more of a b-plot to Thor's whole Ragnarok thing. — Source: 15 Iconic MCU Scenes Lifted Directly From The Comics

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