Man, it's been a while since the glory days of Len Wein, Roy Thomas and Marv Wolfman alternating on STAR WARS (the comic that singlehandedly saved Marvel) to say nothing of THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES, arguably the best work of Dave Michelinie's storied career.
But I was just thinking about the recent, enjoyable Moonstone Comics series based on the BUCKAROO BANZAI "docudrama," and the Moorcock/Walt Simonson ELRIC comics, and it occurs to me: what movie would make a great comic?
GOONIES! Man, a comic based on their continuing, Jonny Quest/Hardy Boys adventures would really be terrific, as long as they don't get someone like Chris Sprouse to make them all "Big Foot." Just find the latest incarnation of Joe Kubert or John Buscema, and picture the covers: Chunk and Mouth in the lap of a giant demonic idol with a ruby in their hands. Or they shine their flashlights on the rotting skeleton of a Spanish Conquistador with a sign that says "ISLA DE MUERTE - TRAVELLERS GO BACK."
As for the Moonstone BB comics...I loved BUCKAROO BANZAI. Almost every line in it is quotable, and it is funny and incomprehensible at the same time. It was able to create a unique world. Still, I will admit...I was somewhat disappointed in the comic because it maintains the movie's comedy tone.
Let me explain that:
For years we've been waiting for BUCKAROO BANZAI AGAINST THE WORLD CRIME LEAGUE, which promised to be a much darker, serious, exciting film. It would still be "gonzo" and identifiable as Buckaroo's world (one script I've read had Penny Pretty die by being choked by her own hair; I wonder what the peabrains at "Women in Refrigerators" would make of that!
) but it would feature Buckaroo's nemesis Hanoi Xan. In fact, the creators of BUCKAROO BANZAI cut scenes from EIGHTH DIMENSION because they felt Hanoi Xan's name shouldn't even be
mentioned in a comedy!