I don't remember your reaction to the first X-Men movie, though I'm sure there was one and that I read it since I've been a fan of yours in part because of your comics thoughts. I felt that Singer did a very good job of condensing and distilling the decades of the comic and all of the retcons, to put out a movie that felt very much like a good X-Men story to me (despite not liking all the characterizations/actor choices). I was originally going to say The Expanse was like that, but then didn't know if that would be a good or bad thing in your mind, so I chickened out. What I mean by that is that for television they distilled down a very richly crafted universe and stayed true to the overall emotion of source material. I think the core characters of the crew are close to their book counterparts, but without some of the nuance (though I think Amos is pretty darn close, and I think Alex works out a little better in the series than the books. Bobbi's story is changed a little (more in season 4), but the character is still Bobbi, and Chrisjen Avasarala feels more prominent and realized in the series, although she was quite present in the books too - I love Shohreh Aghdashloo as an actress and she just so there when she's on screen. Holden is maybe better explained in the books, and Naomi has a lot more back story that comes out in the later books, but I'm holding out that we'll see much of it in later seasons. I guess what I'm taking a lot of words to say is that I don't think you'll be unhappy with how the characters are being portrayed, but that you might enjoy the series more by reading the books. And that I don't think it would matter if read first and then watch, or the other way around. I never could deal with Keanu as John Constantine. I really enjoyed Matt Ryan's portrayal, although what they've done to his and Astra's story in Legends of Tomorrow is just sad. Of course, my favorite John Constantine is from Gaiman's The Books of Magic series, so ... (and I stopped reading Hellblazer/most comics in the early 2000s).
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Date: 2020-06-05 23:26 (UTC)I never could deal with Keanu as John Constantine. I really enjoyed Matt Ryan's portrayal, although what they've done to his and Astra's story in Legends of Tomorrow is just sad. Of course, my favorite John Constantine is from Gaiman's The Books of Magic series, so ... (and I stopped reading Hellblazer/most comics in the early 2000s).