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'''Comic Book Guy's Comic Book Adaptations of Books You'll Never Take the Time to Read''' is [[Comic Book Guy]]'s list of comic book versions of classic books of literature with cover art designed to appeal to comic book fans. For each adaptation, CBG provides a mini-review where he explains why he finds them appealing.
  
'''Comic Book Guy's Comic Book Adaptations of Books You'll Never Take the Time to Read''' is [[Comic Book Guy]]'s list of comic book versions of classic books of literature with cover art designed to appeal to comic book fans. For each book, CBG provides a mini-review where he explains why '''he''' finds them appealing.
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== Comic books ==
 
 
== Comic books==
 
 
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{{TBT|[[File:Little Women comic book.png|150px]]}}
 
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{{TB|''[[‎Little Women (comic book)|Little Women]]''}}
 
{{TB|''[[‎Little Women (comic book)|Little Women]]''}}
{{TB|I can just imagine a Team-Up issue with the Little Men (the {{w|Atom (character)|Atom}}, {{w|Doll Man}}, {{w|Ant-Man}}, and the {{w|Micronauts (comics)|Micronauts}})!}}
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{{TB|I can just imagine a Team-Up issue with the Little Men (the {{W2|Atom|character}}, {{W|Doll Man}}, {{W|Ant-Man}}, and the {{W2|Micronauts|comics}})!}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Invincible Man in the Iron Mask.png|150px]]}}
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{{TB|''[[‎The Invincible Man in the Iron Mask]]''}}
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{{TB|I'd buy anything with the words "mask" and "iron" in the title!}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Lord of the Flies.png|150px]]}}
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{{TB|''[[‎Lord of the Flies]]''}}
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{{TB|A natural for the oft-neglected jungle comics genre! Lots of tribal fighting and a boy wearing a severed pig's head! In the minus column, no scantily clad jungle babes!}}
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{{TBT|[[File:A Farewell to Arms Comic book.png|150px]]}}
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{{TB|''{{ap|A Farewell to Arms|comic book}}''}}
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{{TB|Okay, so the protagonist doesn't really lose his arms, but did [[Superman]] ever really murder [[Lois Lane]] in outer space? Did [[Spider-Man]] actually fist bump [[Barack Obama]]? It's called artistic license, people!}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Scarlet Letter comic book.png|150px]]}}
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{{TB|''[[‎The Scarlet Letter (comic book)|The Scarlet Letter]]''}}
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{{TB|Hester Prynne, you have replaced Power Girl in my dreams!}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Grapes of Wrath.png|150px]]}}
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{{TB|''{{ap|The Grapes of Wrath|Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness}}''}}
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{{TB|It's like ''[[The Walking Dead]]'' with the {{W|Great Depression}} standing in for the zombie apocalypse!}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Woods.png|150px]]}}
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{{TB|''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Woods!]]''}}
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{{TB|Simon Legree! Voted 1852's best villain with the worst villain name next to {{W|Trapster|Paste-Pot Pete}}!}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Of Human Bondage.png|150px]]}}
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{{TB|''[[Of Human Bondage]]''}}
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{{TB|You had me at "bondage"!}}
 
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== Appearances ==
*[[‎The Invincible Man in the Iron Mask]]
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*{{bk|Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness}}
*[[‎The Scarlet Letter (comic book)]]
 
*[[A Farewell to Arms (comic book)]]
 
*[[‎Lord of the Flies]]
 
*[[Of Human Bondage]]
 
*[[Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Woods!]]
 
*[[‎The Grapes of Wrath]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:56, February 22, 2024

Comic Book Guy's Comic Book Adaptations of Books You'll Never Take the Time to Read is Comic Book Guy's list of comic book versions of classic books of literature with cover art designed to appeal to comic book fans. For each adaptation, CBG provides a mini-review where he explains why he finds them appealing.

Comic books[edit]

Cover Title Review
Little Women comic book.png Little Women I can just imagine a Team-Up issue with the Little Men (the Atom, Doll Man, Ant-Man, and the Micronauts)!
The Invincible Man in the Iron Mask.png ‎The Invincible Man in the Iron Mask I'd buy anything with the words "mask" and "iron" in the title!
Lord of the Flies.png ‎Lord of the Flies A natural for the oft-neglected jungle comics genre! Lots of tribal fighting and a boy wearing a severed pig's head! In the minus column, no scantily clad jungle babes!
A Farewell to Arms Comic book.png A Farewell to Arms Okay, so the protagonist doesn't really lose his arms, but did Superman ever really murder Lois Lane in outer space? Did Spider-Man actually fist bump Barack Obama? It's called artistic license, people!
The Scarlet Letter comic book.png The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne, you have replaced Power Girl in my dreams!
The Grapes of Wrath.png The Grapes of Wrath It's like The Walking Dead with the Great Depression standing in for the zombie apocalypse!
Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Woods.png Uncle Tom's Cabin in the Woods! Simon Legree! Voted 1852's best villain with the worst villain name next to Paste-Pot Pete!
Of Human Bondage.png Of Human Bondage You had me at "bondage"!

Appearances[edit]