5 Things You Didn't Know Were Based on Comic Books

1. Sandman

📕Comic Book Release Date: January 1989
📺TV Show Release Date: August 2022

Publisher: DC Comics

Sandman by Neil Gaiman - Dream, also known as Morpheus, is one of the 7 Endless. The Endless is made of him and his 6 siblings, Destiny, Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, and Destruction. They are anthropomorphic personifications of these metaphysical entities and have a duty to keep a sense of balance in the world.

Image Credits (in order): Cover Art by Dave McKean & TheMovieDB.com 

2. The Walking Dead

📕Comic Book Release Date: October 2003
📺TV Show Release Date: October 2010

 Publisher: Image Comics

The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard - An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. Separated from his family, he must now sort through all the death and confusion to try and find his wife and son. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living.

Image Credits (in order): Cover Art by Tony Moore & Insider.com (AMC)

3. Sabrina the Teenage Witch

📕Comic Book Release Date: April 1971
📺TV Show Release Date: Original - April 1996  |    New - October 2018

Publisher: Archie Comics

Sabrina the Teenage Witch by George Gladir - Sabrina, a "half-witch" – her mother is an ordinary human, or "mortal" as witches refer to them, while her father is a warlock – lives with her two aunts, Hilda and Zelda Spellman, both witches themselves. Most of Sabrina's adventures consist of Sabrina either trying to use her powers in secret to help others – witches generally are not allowed to tell mortals about their abilities or existence – or dealing with the day-to-day trials of being a teenager. (Wikipedia)

Image Credits (in order): Cover Art by Dan DeCarlo & CineMaterial.com 

4. Men in Black

📕Comic Book Release Date: January 1990
📺TV Show Release Date: July 1997

Publisher: Malibu Comics (Now Owned by Marvel Comics)

Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham - The Men in Black is an international agency which oversees and investigates both good and evil paranormal activity on Earth, including alien life, demons, mutants, zombies, werewolves, vampires, legendary creatures and other paranormal beings. In order to keep their investigations secret, much of the global population are unaware of their activities, and are liable to be neuralyzed to blank their memory of any interaction with the agents or phenomena connected to them. (Wikipedia)

Image Credits (in order): Cover Art by Sandy Carruthers & TheMovieDB.com 

5. V for Vendetta

📕Comic Book Release Date: March 1982
📺TV Show Release Date: March 2006

Publisher: UK - Quality Communications  |  USA - Vertigo (DC Comics)

V for Vendetta - V for Vendetta is about a man, his quest for revenge, and his desire to right the wrongs in his society. The story takes place in England, in 1997. It is a world changed by war, famine, and disease. In response to these changes, the government also changes. It is a fascist dictatorship, which uses extensive means to control the people. As a result, the populace slinks into a mode of enforced contentment, making no effort to take back their freedom. (BookRags)

Image Credits (in order): Cover Art by David Lloyd & CineMaterial.com