Ten Comic Books Adapted From Your Absolute Favorite Television Shows and Movie Films

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 Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas #1 (2016) by IDW Publishing

Story, Art and Cover by Troy Little. Troy Little’s gonzo adaptation of Hunter Thompson’s Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is now available in an all-new format. Find out why GQ said ‘Little’s cartoonish sensibilities make him the ideal artist to adapt Thompson’s gonzo ur-text… perfectly portraying literature’s most ridiculous road trip.’ This comic book version is presented in black-and-white and at a slightly larger size than the full-color hardcover edition. Each issue also includes pages from Little’s sketchbook and other behind-the-scenes information.
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 Starship Troopers #1 (October 1997) by Dark Horse Comics
Written by Bruce Jones. Art by Mitch Byrd and Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Den Beauvais. The official movie adaptation. Johnny Rico joined the mobile infantry to see the galaxy and defeat the “bugs,” the big, stupid insectoids from another planet. But it looks like the creatures are smarter than he expected, and it looks like the fight will take him straight back to Earth!
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Blade Runner #1 (October 1982) by Marvel Comics

A Marvel Movie Special - “Blade Runner: Part 1 of 2!” Based on the screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peeples. Adapted by Archie Goodwin. Art by Al Williamson, Carlos Garzon, Dan Green And Ralph Reese. The official comics adaptation of the classic science fiction thriller starring Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer. In the not too distant future, makind lives side-by-side with synthetic lifeforms known as replicants. These androids serve the human race in many different helpful capacities. But every now and then, these androids malfunction and threaten human lives. When that happens, Special bounty-hunters known as Blade Runners are called in to deal with the situation. Of all the Blade Runners Rick Deckard was the best. Now he is being forced out of retirement to deal with a gang of especially dangerous replicants. if Dekard survives this last case one thing is for sure, his life will never be the same again.
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 Quantum Leap #13 (September 1993) by Innovation Comics
You’ve seen Sam leap into everything from Bigfoot and Elvis to Santa Claus. Now, he goes out of this world when he leaps into the life of an extraterrestrial in Earth orbit in the late ‘60s. Project: Quantum Leap meets Project: Blue Book…and neither will ever be the same. Written by Christine Hantzopulos-Hunt, with art by Luke Ross. Gold foil stamped cover by C. Winston Taylor.
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 The Shield Spotlight #1 (January 2004) by IDW Publishing
by Jeff Mariotte & Jean Diaz The hit Emmy- and Golden Globe-Award-winning FX TV series, The Shield, comes to comics in all its edgy, fast-paced glory! A drug bust gone sour, a stalled murder investigation, and a major traffic incident spell trouble for the cops of the Farmington District, and that’s just the beginning of a bad week at the Barn! Painted cover by Tommy Lee Edwards.
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 Alien Nation #1 (December 1988) by DC Comics
There are aliens among us. They’ve come to live on Earth. The mailman could be one of them, or the saleswoman in the department store, even your next-door neighbor…or maybe a Los Angeles cop. ALIEN NATION is based on the movie from 20th Century Fox, starring James Caan, Terence Stamp and Mandy Patinkin. When an L.A.P.D. detective sets out to investigate a deadly Los Angeles drug ring, he finds he’s got more than the usual bad guys, murder and mayhem to deal with. You see, his partner is one of the aliens…and it remains to be seen whether this intergalactic pairing will be a help or a hindrance. ALIEN NATION is a Standard Format one-shot special, adapted from the film by writer Martin Pasko and artist Jerry Bingham. Painted cover by Eric Peterson. 
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 Alf #50 (February 1992) by Marvel Comics
Comic book version of the TV sitcom and cartoon that aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990 featuring an Alien Life Form (ALF) living with a family. The countdown concludes for the final issue of ALF with Part 4 of “Th – Th – Th That’s ALF, Folks – ALF Weidersehn” in which a Melmac wedding takes place and then the alien task force closes in on ALF. Or do they? Find out what happens to ALF and the Tanners in this double-size series-ending issue. Then ALF convinces the editors at Marvel Comics to do a biographical data profile page on him for the Marvel universe in “Universal Acceptance.” And in “And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen…One Last Time…Heeeeeeeeeeere’s ALF,” our favorite furry alien shows the past and future with the Tanners in a talk-show style setting. Scripts by Michael Gallagher and art by Dave Manak & Marie Severin. Issue also has a double-page special final issue pinup.
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 The Flintstones Doublevision #1 Sealed w 3D Glasses (September 1994) by Harvey Comics

Movie adaption done in 3-D style, but one version in blue (live action style), another in red (classic cartoon style).Cover Artist: Jorge Pacheco
Writer: Angelo Decesare
Pencillers: Howard Bender, Rusty Haller
Inkers: Alfredo P. Alcala, Frank Hill, Ruth Leon, Jorge Pacheco
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 Space Ghost #4 (April 2005) Comic Books

Written by Joe Kelly Art by Ariel Olivetti Cover by Alex Ross The amazing origin story of the renowned hero continues! Space Ghost must protect Jan and Jayce from Zorak. But who will protect him once Zorak makes a pact with the peacekeepers?
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 Planet of the Apes Spectacular One-Shot (June 2013) by BOOM! Studios
(W) Daryl Gregory (A) Diego Barreto (CA) Paul Azaceta With time quickly running out, Alaya faces execution for her crimes against ape kind, while Sully begins to realize that the enemy of her enemy is not necessarily a friend either… It’s Apes vs. Apes vs. Humans, as Daryl Gregory’s epic continues in the PLANET OF THE APES SPECTACULAR!
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