Loki. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1962 comic book
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Loki
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, 1962
TV series vs comic book
Michael Waldron, 2021-

After stealing the Tesseract during the events of Avengers: Endgame, an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority (TVA), a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant”, or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.


Wonder. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Wonder
R.J. Palacio, 2012
movie vs book
Stephen Chbosky, 2017

August Pullman is a 10-year-old boy living in a brownstone in Brooklyn with his mother Isabel, father Nate, older sister Via, and dog Daisy. Auggie has been home-schooled, but as he approaches fifth grade, his parents decide to enroll him in Beecher Prep, a private school. When school starts, Auggie is ostracized, but soon forms a close friendship with Jack.


Fantastic Mr. Fox. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1970 book
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
Roald Dahl, 1970
movie vs book
Wes Anderson, 2009

While raiding Berk’s Squab Farm, Mr. Fox triggers a fox trap caging himself along with his wife Felicity. Mr. Fox, now a newspaper columnist, moves the family into a better home inside a tree, ignoring the warnings of his lawyer, about how dangerous the area is for foxes due to its proximity to facilities run by three feared farmers: Boggis (a chicken farmer), Bunce (a duck and goose farmer) and Bean (a turkey and apple farmer).


Cars. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Cars: The Junior Novelization
Lisa Papademetriou, 2006
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, 2006

In a world populated by anthropomorphic talking vehicles, the final race of the Piston Cup season ends in a three-way tie for first place between retiring veteran Strip The King Weathers, frequent runner-up Chick Hicks, and brash rookie sensation Lightning McQueen; McQueen finishes repaving the road, reinvigorating the town’s residents, and decides to spend an extra day in Radiator Springs with his new friends, but his time there is cut short when Mack and the media descend on the town.


Marley & Me. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Marley and Me
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Marley and Me
John Grogan, 2005
movie vs book
David Frankel, 2008

Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan escape the brutal Michigan winters and relocate to South Florida, each landing reporter jobs at competing newspapers. When John senses Jenny is contemplating motherhood, his friend and co-worker suggests adopting a dog to test the couple’s readiness to raise a family. The couple will learn important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.


Armageddon. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Armageddon
Cathy Dubowski, 1998
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Michael Bay, 1998

A massive meteor shower destroys the orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis, before entering the atmosphere and bombarding New York City. NASA scientists plan to drill a deep shaft into the asteroid and plant a nuclear weapon which, when detonated, will split the asteroid into two halves that will fly safely past Earth.


Inherent Vice. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Inherent Vice
Thomas Pynchon, 2009
movie vs book
Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014

In 1970, Shasta Fay Hepworth visits the beach house of her ex-boyfriend, Larry Doc Sportello, a private investigator and hippie in Gordita Beach, Los Angeles County. She tells him about her new lover, Michael Z. Mickey Wolfmann, a wealthy real estate developer, and asks him to help prevent Mickey’s wife and her lover from abducting Mickey and committing him to an insane asylum.


Cars 3. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Cars 3
Suzanne Francis, 2017
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Brian Fee, 2017

Lightning McQueen and the other veteran racers of the Piston Cup racing series suddenly find themselves struggling to win against next-generation rookies like Jackson Storm, who utilize advanced technology and modern training methods. After receiving some encouragement from his girlfriend Sally, McQueen decides to return to racing and calls his sponsors from Rust-eze, Rusty and Dusty.


The Big Year. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Big Year
Mark Obmascik, 2003
movie vs book
David Frankel, 2011

The film follows three seasoned birders who each set out to achieve a Big Year. They are Brad Harri, a 36-year-old computer programmer based in Baltimore; Stu Preissler, founder and CEO of a New York company bearing his name; and a roofing contractor named Kenny Bostick, who holds the current Big Year record of 732 birds.


Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1993 book, The Night at the Museum
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The Night at the Museum
Milan Trenc, 1993
movie vs book
Shawn Levy, 2014

The Natural History Museum in New York’s exhibits begin acting strangely, and Larry Daley, who is now in charge of night operations, must determine the reason why. The Tablet, which at night magically brings Teddy Roosevelt, Jedediah, and the other exhibits to life, has begun to deteriorate, he discovers. To find out how to stop the magic of the Tablet from vanishing, Larry must journey to London’s British Museum with his son and other museum pals.


Cars 2. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Cars 2: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2011
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Lasseter, Bradford Lewis, 2011

British spy Finn McMissile infiltrates an oil rig owned by a group of lemon cars to rescue a fellow spy. After finding out the agent he came to rescue is dead, he flees and fakes his death. However, Italian formula race car, Francesco Bernoulli, challenges McQueen to race in the newly created World Grand Prix, led by its creator Sir Miles Axlerod, who intends to promote his new environmentally friendly fuel, Allinol.


The Cable Guy. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Cable Guy
Harriet Grey, 1996
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Ben Stiller, 1996

Architect Steven Kovacs moves into an apartment after a failed marriage proposal to his girlfriend Robin Harris. Following a passionate knight battle between Chip and Steven at Medieval Times, Steven finds that Chip has secretly installed an expensive home theater system in his living room as a gift in return for Steven’s friendship.