Comic Book Movies Season

Celebrate the release of the brand new Batman film and the 70th anniversary of Superman with the Comic Book Movies season at the BFI Southbank cinema. From the red and blue spandex of Spiderman to the monsterish nature of Hellboy, there is something for all comic book fans here.

Taking over the BFI for one month, the Comic Book Movies season takes a look at the variety of comic book inspired films from the classic to the obscure, from the bold and brash to the quiet and unassuming. With films and animations from all over the world, there is no better way to relive your childhood comic fetish than with a trip to the BFI to revel in the world of the comic book movie.

Many people think of the archetypal superhero films like Spiderman, Superman and Batman when they think of comic book movies. But alongside the spandex costumed heroes and villains from Marvel and DC, there are also plenty of other comic books or graphic novels that have been transformed by celuloid. Frank Miller's Sin City and 300 both started out as comic books, and along with the suprise success of the cinematic world of 2007, Persepolis, stand out as unconventional films, using animation or animation style techniques to carry the graphic style out of the comic book and into the movie itself.

Despite the advent of CGI, animation is still very much a force to be reckoned with the in the comic book movies world, as the nature of the film means that the characters can look the same, and have exactly the same styling. But CGI has been the key behind recreating live action versions of comic book panels, which were in no way possible when the first Superman films were grossing millions at the box office. Nowadays, films like Wanted starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy would simply not be possible without computer and technological intervention.

The Comic Book Movies season also highlights the big cinematic hits that have been penned by relatively small time writers. Ghost World, American Splendour, Road to Perdition and A History of Violence all started out as the creation of independent writers who had their comic books published outside the mainstream.

Highlighting the huge variety of comic book movies from all over the world, the film season at BFI takes you from the printed page to the silver screen in one single bound.

If you would like to book tickets for any of the Comic Book Movies season at BFI Southbank cinema, click on the link below for more information.

BFI Southbank Official Site

Film reviews from the comic book season

Dark Knight Film Review

Ghost World Film Review

Hellboy Film Review

The Incredible Hulk Film Review

Iron Man Film Review

Persepolis Film Review

Road to Perdition Film Review

Sin City Film Review

Spider Man Film Review

Spiderman 2 Film Review

Spiderman 3 Film Review

Wanted Film Review

Other London events

Late Night Batman Screenings

Batman at IMAX

Film 4 Fright Fest

Smirnoff Black Screenings

London Latin American Film Festival

London Film Festival

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