Dying Is Easy. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1940 comic book, Batman
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Batman
Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940
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Aaron Schoenke, Sean Schoenke, 2021

While investigating the disappearance of three Gotham City Police officers, Batman raids the Mad Hatter’s hideout and rescues a girl forced to dress as Alice. Upon Batman’s arrival at Arkham Asylum, the Joker tells him he is suffering from melanoma due to his chemical accident, and he wants Batman to kill him as a fitting end to his legacy.


The Shape of Water. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus, 2018
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Guillermo del Toro, 2017

Elisa Esposito, who was found abandoned as an infant with wounds on her neck by the side of a river, is mute and communicates through sign language. She lives a very routine life, even masturbating at the same time every day which she times with an egg timer. The facility receives a mysterious creature captured from a South American river by Colonel Richard Strickland, who is in charge of the project, to study it.


Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1993 comic book, Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
Mike Mignola, John Byrne, 1993
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Guillermo del Toro, 2008

During Christmas 1955, a young Hellboy is told a bedtime story by his adoptive father, Trevor Bruttenholm, of an ancient war between human and magical creatures. During the fight Nuada questions why he fights for the humans when they have driven the magical creatures into hiding, of which he too is one. Nuala is taken under the B.P.R.D.


Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Robert Greenberger, 2008
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Guillermo del Toro, 2008

During Christmas 1955, a young Hellboy is told a bedtime story by his adoptive father, Trevor Bruttenholm, of an ancient war between human and magical creatures. During the fight Nuada questions why he fights for the humans when they have driven the magical creatures into hiding, of which he too is one. Nuala is taken under the B.P.R.D.


Hellboy. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1993 comic book, Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
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Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
Mike Mignola, John Byrne, 1993
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Guillermo del Toro, 2004

In 1944, with the help of Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, the Nazis build a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland and intend to free the Ogdru Jahad to aid them in defeating the Allies. An Allied team destroys the portal, guided by a young scientist named Trevor Bruttenholm (colloquially known as Broom).


Hellboy. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Hellboy
Yvonne Navarro, 1997
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Guillermo del Toro, 2004

In 1944, with the help of Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, the Nazis build a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland and intend to free the Ogdru Jahad to aid them in defeating the Allies. An Allied team destroys the portal, guided by a young scientist named Trevor Bruttenholm (colloquially known as Broom).


Crimson Peak. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Crimson Peak
Nancy Holder, 2015
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Guillermo del Toro, 2015

In Buffalo, New York, 1887, American heiress Edith Cushing is the daughter of wealthy businessman Carter Cushing. In 1901, Edith, now a budding author, meets Sir Thomas Sharpe, an English baronet who has come to the United States with his sister, Lucille. Unimpressed with Sharpe’s previous failures to raise capital, Mr. Cushing rejects Thomas’s proposal.


John Dies at the End. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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John Dies at the End
David Wong, 2007
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Don Coscarelli, 2012

David Wong, a slacker, recalls confronting a zombie skinhead whom he beheaded one year prior and wonders whether an axe that had its handle and head replaced over time is still the same axe. Some time ago, David is at a party with his friend John, with acquaintances Fred Chu, Justin White, and Amy Sullivan, who has an amputated hand.


The Ultimate Legacy. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Ultimate Legacy
Jim Stovall, 2016
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Joanne Hock, 2016

Jason Stevens receives an unexpected legacy from his grandfather upon his passing: a crash course in life. This road will lead him to the ultimate spiritual question: ‘What is the connection between riches and happiness?’ and transform him forever.


The Ultimate Legacy. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book, The Gift of a Legacy
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The Gift of a Legacy
Jim Stovall, 2013
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Joanne Hock, 2016

Jason Stevens receives an unexpected legacy from his grandfather upon his passing: a crash course in life. This road will lead him to the ultimate spiritual question: ‘What is the connection between riches and happiness?’ and transform him forever.


Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1987 comic book, The Fantastic Four
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The Fantastic Four
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, 1987
movie vs comic book
Tim Story, 2007

A silver object enters Earth’s atmosphere, radiating cosmic energy that creates massive molecular fluctuations and causes deep craters at locations across the Earth. Sue’s brother Johnny, the Human Torch, pursues the object, discovering that it is a humanoid, a Silver Surfer.


Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Daniel Josephs, 2007
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Tim Story, 2007

A silver object enters Earth’s atmosphere, radiating cosmic energy that creates massive molecular fluctuations and causes deep craters at locations across the Earth. Sue’s brother Johnny, the Human Torch, pursues the object, discovering that it is a humanoid, a Silver Surfer.