Pitch Meeting
Pitch Meeting is a monthly column in which we suggest an IP ripe for adaptation, then assign the cast and crew of our dreams.
Explore the full Pitch Meeting archive below
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The Best Batman Comic No One Ever Talks About
‘The Dark Knight Returns.’ Yawn. ‘The Long Halloween.’ Snooze. ‘Batman: Blink’ is what Matt Reeves should read before making the next Batman sequel.
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‘Reckless’ is a Mean Bastard Noir Waiting to Be Franchised
Reckless, the new graphic novel series from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, is aching for cinematic adaptation. We suggest how to get it done.
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‘Kongzilla’ Must Come After ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’
In our latest Pitch Meeting column, we surmise that the only threat worthy of a ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ sequel rests in a comic book oddity from the 1990s.
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‘Dracula Motherf**ker’ Redefines the Monster and Demands Adaptation
The Image Comics graphic novel from Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson returns the Count to his classic monster status.
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The New Comic Book Series ‘Fire Power’ Already Demands Adaptation
We dig into the new comic from Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee to uncover how a simultaneous film and TV adaptation could work.
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‘Lady Killer’ is the Cathartic Comic Adaptation We Sickos Desire
Mixing ‘Leave it to Beaver’ fantasy with cold-blooded ritual, ‘Lady Killer’ is a dementedly dark comic book screaming for adaptation.
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Jack Kirby Demands Cinematic Justice
We imagine an adaptation of the new Tom Scioli graphic novel that rights decades of creative and financial mistreatment.
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More Than a Decade After its Failed Pilot, Let’s Reconsider ‘The Amazing Screw-On Head’
Why can’t studios let Bryan Fuller have nice things? The Mike Mignola comic book should have been Fuller’s masterpiece adaptation.
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Someone Should Jump on a ‘Usagi Yojimbo’ Adaptation
With streamers gobbling up weirdo comic book properties all over the place, Stan Sakai’s glorious Akira Kurosawa love-letter waits patiently.