Most Accurate Portrayal of a Comic Book Character in Film and TV

[ComicJunkie21]

This should be a fun one to discuss. What portrayals of comic book characters are the most accurate in film and tv?

For film:

The most accurate portrayal comes in a tie between Christopher Reeves Superman and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.

Patrick Stewart as professor x comes in second.

For TV:
Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor in Smallville.

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This should be a fun one to discuss. What portrayals of comic book characters are the most accurate in film and tv?

For film:

The most accurate portrayal comes in a tie between Christopher Reeves Superman and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.

Patrick Stewart as professor x comes in second.

For TV:
Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor in Smallville.

Hugh Jackman is 6'2" and Wolverine is only supposed to be about 5'3" in the comics. Hugh did a great job but he was hardly a comics accurate version of Wolverine. Someone who would make a comics accurate looking Wolverine, if he bulked up a bit, is Daniel Radcliffe as he is only 5'5".

[ComicJunkie21]

Hugh Jackman is 6'2" and Wolverine is only supposed to be about 5'3" in the comics. Hugh did a great job but he was hardly a comics accurate version of Wolverine. Someone who would make a comics accurate looking Wolverine, if he bulked up a bit, is Daniel Radcliffe as he is only 5'5".

Haha why did I not know wolverine was that short in the comics. What run does it state his height?

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Haha why did I not know wolverine was that short in the comics. What run does it state his height?

I couldn't even begin to tell you off the top of my head a specific comic that labels his height but 5'3" is the standard used by all wikia's and databases including this one: https://characterprofile.fandom.com/wiki/Wolverine

Beyond just the art where he is normally shown as being much shorter than his teammates there is also fact that Sabretooth usually refers to him as runt and other nicknames meant to make fun of his height.

[Slowpokeking]

I couldn't even begin to tell you off the top of my head a specific comic that labels his height but 5'3" is the standard used by all wikia's and databases including this one: https://characterprofile.fandom.com/wiki/Wolverine

Beyond just the art where he is normally shown as being much shorter than his teammates there is also fact that Sabretooth usually refers to him as runt and other nicknames meant to make fun of his height.

It' a necessary change, if you really make him that short it's gonna look really weird in live action.

[The Cool Thatguy]

It' a necessary change, if you really make him that short it's gonna look really weird in live action.

Is anyone short in live action?

I'm serious, everyone who isn't the Rock or some special thug always seems to be about the same height (excluding those with dwarfism, obviously)

[Marvelgirl]

I couldn't even begin to tell you off the top of my head a specific comic that labels his height but 5'3" is the standard used by all wikia's and databases including this one: https://characterprofile.fandom.com/wiki/Wolverine

Beyond just the art where he is normally shown as being much shorter than his teammates there is also fact that Sabretooth usually refers to him as runt and other nicknames meant to make fun of his height.

Hugh Jackman did not have the body build. He had the face and the attitude. Getting two thirds of the accuracy right is passable.

[Jim Kelly]

Found mostly in northern Canada, the wolverine is incredibly strong and vicious for its size. That's why visually, Wolverine should look short yet powerful--it goes with the animal from which he gets his name. I think that when you have smaller people on screen performing violent actions it's actually more impressive than big burly types doing the same action.

Bruce Lee was only 5'7" and he looked it on screen. I don't think there was ever an effort to cheat and make him appear as tall as Jim Kelly.

[Revolutionary_Jack]

-- Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl in Robert Altman's POPEYE. Everyone came out and realized that she instantly looked like that comic character.

-- J. K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson. That opening introductory scene in Spider-Man 1 at the end of the first act is a classic and it's basically the panels coming to life.

-- Ra's Al Ghul and Talia in Batman The Animated Series is very much Neal Adams' and Denny O'Neill's character from the original stories they appeared in.

-- Darkseid and the New Gods in Superman TAS is Jack Kirby's vision come to life.

-- Venom in The Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon by Greg Weisman is the closest to the original conception by David Michelinie and Tom DeFalco.

-- Green Goblin in The Spectacular Spider-Man is the most accurate to the original Lee-Ditko version than anything that came after.

-- Vincent D'Onofrio really captured the Kingpin from Miller's and Bendis' runs in the Netflix TV show.

-- Jon Bernthal absolutely is Frank Castle.

-- Chris Evans is Captain America. I can totally imagine him as the Cap of Born Again, of Roger Stern, of JMS' Doomed Affairs And Civil War tie-ins. He absolutely is "loyal to nothing, general...but the dream".

-- Jackie Earle Haley is Rorschach.

-- Donald Duck in the 2017 Ducktales cartoons is the closest we have come to Carl Barks' version of the character.

[ComicJunkie21]

-- Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl in Robert Altman's POPEYE. Everyone came out and realized that she instantly looked like that comic character.

-- J. K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson. That opening introductory scene in Spider-Man 1 at the end of the first act is a classic and it's basically the panels coming to life.

-- Ra's Al Ghul and Talia in Batman The Animated Series is very much Neal Adams' and Denny O'Neill's character from the original stories they appeared in.

-- Darkseid and the New Gods in Superman TAS is Jack Kirby's vision come to life.

-- Venom in The Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon by Greg Weisman is the closest to the original conception by David Michelinie and Tom DeFalco.

-- Green Goblin in The Spectacular Spider-Man is the most accurate to the original Lee-Ditko version than anything that came after.

-- Vincent D'Onofrio really captured the Kingpin from Miller's and Bendis' runs in the Netflix TV show.

-- Jon Bernthal absolutely is Frank Castle.

-- Chris Evans is Captain America. I can totally imagine him as the Cap of Born Again, of Roger Stern, of JMS' Doomed Affairs And Civil War tie-ins. He absolutely is "loyal to nothing, general...but the dream".

-- Jackie Earle Haley is Rorschach.

-- Donald Duck in the 2017 Ducktales cartoons is the closest we have come to Carl Barks' version of the character.

Kingpin in Daredevil was the best reinvention of the character I have seen! Truly don't think anyone else can play him.

I thought Green Goblin in Spiderman the animated series was a better representation.

[Revolutionary_Jack]

I thought Green Goblin in Spiderman the animated series was a better representation.

This is about accurate...not "Better" (which is subjective).

In terms of the Green Goblin as envisioned by Steve Ditko...Weisman's Spectacular is accurate.

[ComicJunkie21]

This is about accurate...not "Better" (which is subjective).

In terms of the Green Goblin as envisioned by Steve Ditko...Weisman's Spectacular is accurate.

I meant accurate. I thought Green Goblin in Spiderman the animated series was a closer portrayal to the comic. But I will say what characters portrayals TAS missed on Spectacular nailed. Kind of sucked that I think both series couldn't have complete portrayals of the characters because of some of the censorship.

[Godzilla2099]

Christopher Reeve wins this one hands down in my books

Some great performances out there, but his portrayal of Superman was just uncanny. It was like Superman really existed and Christopher Reeve was an alter ego

[Marvelgirl]

J. K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson (The perfect casting. Straight out of the comic books down to physical appearance)

Chris Evans as Captain America

Willam Dafoe as Green Goblin

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine

Michael Keaton as Batman

Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier

Christopher Reeves as Superman

Ian Mckellen as Magneto

Tobey Maguire as Spiderman

Mark Hamill as Joker

[ComicJunkie21]

I'm kind of curious on what some think about the MCU portrayals. While I think we can all agree that Chris Evan's nailed Captain America in terms of accuracy, I don't think of many others as being accurate outside of maybe Deadpool.

Although MCU portrayals are different in that after the films came out there was a shift in the comic book portrayal to fit the film portrayal. So maybe more are comic book accurate than what I'm thinking.