Its no hot take to say that so much of todays cinema landscape is governed by adapting other things, and most of those other things, if theyre not novels, turn out to be comics. The biggest comic book movies follow the biggest comic book publishers biggest superheroes on whatever cosmic adventures they go on every year, but these arent the only comic-based movies that film studios make.It might seem like the only comic-based entertainment focuses on superheroes these days, but thats only a part (albeit a large part) of what studios have adapted. For every Captain America sequel theres a Scott Pilgrim vs. the World or a V for Vendetta to show that the twin worlds of comic publishing and moviemaking focus on more than just capes and shields and laser eyes. Often, these adaptations are based on source material thats already famous and beloved long before their movie versions come out. Sometimes, the movies become so well-known that we forget where the ideas originally came from.Here, weve gathered a few cinema classics, some more beloved than others, but all based on characters and ideas that first manifested visually as comic strips or graphic novels. Whether its because the material was more obscure at the time or because the movies are so iconic now, the fact that theyre adaptations of a very different format has been forgotten, except by the most die-hard fans. Believe it or not, these are comic book movies, too.10 Great Movies You Never Knew Were Based on ComicsTime to read up on the source material for these beloved movies.Gallery Credit: Emma StefanskyREAD MORE: Movies You Didnt Realize Were SequelsGet our free mobile app15 Movies You Didnt Realize Were SequelsMany people have no idea these movies are actually (or technically) sequels.