WandaVision. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1964 comic book, Scarlet Witch
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Scarlet Witch
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, 1964
TV series vs comic book
Jac Schaeffer, 2021

After the events of Avengers: Endgame, Wanda Maximoff and Vision are living the idyllic suburban life in the town of Westview, trying to conceal their powers. As they begin to enter new decades and encounter television tropes, the couple suspects that things are not as they seem.


WandaVision. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1968 comic book, The Vision
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The Vision
Roy Thomas, John Buscema, 1968
TV series vs comic book
Jac Schaeffer, 2021

After the events of Avengers: Endgame, Wanda Maximoff and Vision are living the idyllic suburban life in the town of Westview, trying to conceal their powers. As they begin to enter new decades and encounter television tropes, the couple suspects that things are not as they seem.


If Beale Street Could Talk. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin, 1974
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Barry Jenkins, 2018

Clementine Tish Rivers and Alonzo Fonny Hunt have been friends their whole lives, and begin a romantic relationship when they are older. A white policeman nearby, Officer Bell, witnesses the incident and attempts to arrest Fonny, but reluctantly lets him go when the white woman who runs the grocery store vouches for them and chastises Bell for his racism.


Candyman. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1985 book, The Forbidden
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The Forbidden
Clive Barker, 1985
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Nia DaCosta, 2021

For as long as the residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by the word-of-mouth ghost story about the supernatural killer Daniel Robitaille, aka the Candyman, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. A decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, a visual artist and his girlfriend move into a luxurious loft condo in Cabrini.


Dear White People. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Dear White People
Justin Simien, 2014
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Justin Simien, 2014

Four black students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an “African-American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in ‘post-racial’ America while weaving a story about forging one’s unique path in the world.


Chi-Raq. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the -411 book, Lysistrata
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Lysistrata
Aristophanes, -411
movie vs book
Spike Lee, 2015

In Chicago’s Southside, as the events are narrated by Dolemedes, a war rages between two rival gangs: the Spartans, led by rapper/gang leader Demetrius Dupree, nicknamed Chi-Raq and the Trojans, led by gang lord Cyclops. Demetrius’s lover, Lysistrata, grows disillusioned after several outbursts of violence near her, including a shootout at Demetrius’s concert.