Best Based On Comic TV Shows

2000 • Rating 8.6 • animation, comedy, drama

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Family

Plot: Rags To Riches, Friendship, Sports, Based On Comic, Tournament, Based On Manga, Championship, Combat Sports, Comradeship, Shounen

Time: Year 2000, 2000S, 2000-10-03

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Wataru Takagi, Keiji Fujiwara, Jurota Kosugi, Hidenobu Kiuchi

2021 • Rating 8.6 • animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy

Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father's tutelage.

Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Anti Hero, Superhero, Based On Comic, Alien, Gore, Super Power, Adult Animation, Teen Superhero, Powerful, Mark Grayson Is A Normal Teenager Except For The Fact That His Father Is The Most Powerful Superhero On The Planet

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-03-25

Place: Canada, United States Of America, English

Cast: Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, J.K. Simmons

1992 • Rating 8.6 • action & adventure, animation, drama

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Detective, Asylum, Race Against Time, Cartoon, Deformation, Superhero, Based On Comic, Organized Crime, Robin, Super Power

Time: Year 1992, 1990S, 1992-09-05

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Kevin Conroy

2019 • Rating 8.4 • sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure

A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Style:

Audience: Adult

Plot: Corruption, Superhero, Based On Comic, Gore, Evil Corporation, Super Power, Superhero Team, Malicious, Joyous, Violence

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-07-25

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso

1994 • Rating 8.3 • animation, action & adventure

Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Family

Plot: Superhero, Based On Comic, Radioactivity, Bitten By A Neogenetic Spider, Peter Parker Develops Spider-Like Superpowers, He Uses These To Fight Crime While Trying To Balance It With The Struggles Of His Personal Life

Time: Year 1994, 1990S, 1994-11-19

Place: United States Of America, Japan, English

Cast: Christopher Daniel Barnes, Sara Ballantine, Jennifer Hale, Gary Imhoff, Ed Asner, Rodney Saulsberry

1999 • Rating 8.2 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Family

Plot: Father Murder, Future, Dystopia, Superhero, Based On Comic, Cyberpunk, Super Power, Teen Superhero, Teenager, Dc Animated Universe (Dcau)

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, Future, 1999-01-10

Place: United States Of America, English, Future City

Cast: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Cree Summer

2001 • Rating 8.2 • sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, drama

The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Kansas, Usa, Superhero, Based On Comic, Alien, Super Power, Origin Story, The Origins Of The World, S Greatest Hero, From Krypton Refugee Kal-El, S Arrival On Earth Through His Tumultuous Teen Years To Clark Kent

Time: Year 2001, 2000S, 2001-10-16

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, Justin Hartley

2023 • Rating 8.1 • action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Ocean, Sea, Ship, Friendship, Based On Comic, Pirate, Fighting, Super Power, With His Straw Hat And Ragtag Crew, Young Pirate Monkey D

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-08-31

Place: United States Of America, South Africa, English

Cast: Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Gibson, Taz Skylar, Charithra Chandran

2025 • Rating 8.0 • drama, action & adventure, crime

Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.

Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Mayor, Sequel, Superhero, Based On Comic, Lawyer, Blind, Blunt, Marvel Cinematic Universe (Mcu), Attorney, Appreciative

Time: Year 2025, 2020S, 2025-03-04

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Wilson Bethel, Deborah Ann Woll, Margarita Levieva, Matthew Lillard

1997 • Rating 8.0 • action & adventure, mystery, animation

After a long hiatus -- The Caped Crusader is back and cooler then ever, in the animated action-packed series -- The New Batman-Superman Adventures. Picking up years after Batman: The Animated Series, the series highlights Batman and his crimefighting cadre of Nightwing, Robin and Batgirl, as they join forces to battle Gotham City's classic super-villains.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery, Animation, Kids

Style: Cerebral, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Family

Plot: Detective, Vigilante, Deformation, Superhero, Based On Comic, Robin, Super Power, Ward, Double Identity, Dc Animated Universe (Dcau)

Time: Year 1997, 1990S, 1997-09-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Kevin Conroy

1967 • Rating 7.7 • kids, animation, action & adventure

The bite of a radioactive spider transforms a teen into a superhero.

Genre: Kids, Animation, Action & Adventure

Style:

Audience: Family

Plot: New York City, Superhero, Based On Comic, Super Power, Super Villain, Children Cartoon, Animation, The Bite Of A Radioactive Spider Transforms A Teen Into A Superhero

Time: Year 1967, 1960S, 1967-09-09

Place: United States Of America, English, New York

Cast: Bernard Cowan, Paul Soles, Paul Kligman, Peg Dixon, Billie Mae Richards, Corinne Conley

2012 • Rating 7.7 • kids, action & adventure, animation

While being trained by S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man battles evil with a new team of teen colleagues.

Genre: Kids, Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Style:

Audience: Family

Plot: New York City, Superhero, Based On Comic, While Being Trained By S, Spider-Man Battles Evil With A New Team Of Teen Colleagues

Time: Year 2012, 2010S, 2012-04-01

Place: United States Of America, United Kingdom, English, New York

Cast: Drake Bell, Misty Lee, J.K. Simmons, Chi McBride, Ogie Banks

1996 • Rating 7.7 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily Planet Superman works with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids

Style: Mind Bending, Psychological, Surreal

Audience: Family

Plot: Secret Identity, American Dream, Hope, Superhero, Based On Comic, Alien, Justice, Super Power, Super Villain, Dc Animated Universe (Dcau)

Time: Year 1996, 1990S, 1996-09-06

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tim Daly, Dana Delany

2006 • Rating 7.5 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing battle some of their greatest foes, including Doctor Doom, Ronan the Accuser, the Multiple Man, and Mole Man.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids

Style:

Audience: Family

Plot: Superhero, Based On Comic, Big City, Family, Apartment Building, Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, And The Thing Battle Some Of Their Greatest Foes, Including Doctor Doom

Time: Year 2006, 2000S, 2006-09-02

Place: France, United States Of America, English

Cast: Hiro Kanagawa, Lara Gilchrist, Christopher Jacot, Brian Dobson