{"id":26136,"date":"2013-02-08T06:46:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T11:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=26136"},"modified":"2013-01-25T23:20:18","modified_gmt":"2013-01-26T04:20:18","slug":"history-of-the-comic-book-film-the-non-comic-book-superhero-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/08\/history-of-the-comic-book-film-the-non-comic-book-superhero-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY OF THE COMIC BOOK FILM: The Non-Comic Book Superhero, Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a multi-part series, Comic Book Film Editor William Gatevackes will be tracing the history of comic book movies from the earliest days of the film serials to today\u2019s big blockbusters and beyond. Along with the history lesson, Bill will be covering some of the most prominent comic book films over the years and why they were so special. This time, we\u2019ll talk about superhero films not adapted from any comic book. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

\"1980-hero-at-large-poster1\"<\/a>Not every movie starring a superhero is adapted from a comic book but each has been inspired by or in turn inspired comic books. \u00a0Many of these non-comic book comic book films have sprung up in recent years but they have been appearing in movie theaters for over thirty years. We will dedicate the next few installments to these movies. We\u2019ll try to talk about all of them here, but odds are one or two will slip our notice. Let us know what you think\u00a0we’ve\u00a0missed and maybe we\u2019ll include them in a future installment.<\/p>\n

One of my most fondly remembered superhero movies was 1980\u2019s Hero At Large<\/b>.<\/p>\n