Movies Based on Comics

With the help of a description and the year of relase, can you name these comic book-based films?
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A mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar
2003
American Splendor
This 3D movie features a young journalist, his little white dog and a drunken sea captain
2011
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
A small village in Gaul holds out against Roman invaders with the help of a magic potion that makes them invincible
1999
Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar
Christian Bale plays a millionaire playboy who fights crime under a secret identity
2005
Batman Begins
Wesley Snipes is a "daywalker" who hunts vampires, being half-vampire himself
1998
Blade
A murdered man comes back to life to avenge his and his fiancee's death
1994
The Crow
A movie about a comic strip detective, featuring Madonna in a supporting role
1990
Dick Tracy
A movie based on a comic book speculating upon the identity of Jack the Ripper
2001
From Hell
A sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer goes looking for his missing boss and encounters a psychotic killer
2001
Ichi the Killer
A wealthy industrialist builds a technologically advanced suit of armor and uses it to fight against evil
2008
Iron Man
This film featuring Sylvester Stallone as a law enforcer in dystopian future was considered a flop
1995
Judge Dredd
Young female assassin named Yuki goes after a gang of criminals who destroyed her family
1973
Lady Snowblood
These four brothers are the worst outlaws in the Wild West!
2004
Les Dalton
Dark, stylish film set in a miserable place called Basin City
2005
Sin City
A student gains superpowers and becomes a web-slinging crime fighter
2002
Spider-Man
A green quartet trained in martial arts fights against a ninja clan in New York
1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
In the 2030's, a masked vigilante fights the totalitarian government of the United Kingdom
2006
V for Vendetta
A film set in an alternate history 1985 featuring a group of mostly retired superheroes
2009
Watchmen
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4 Comments
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Level 41
May 15, 2012
Nice quiz!
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Level 56
May 15, 2012
Thank you!
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Level 79
Jun 26, 2014
Cool quiz. I could tell from the first clue about American Splendor that this wasn't going to be like most comic books-based quizzes on the site. Very nice mix of books and genres here.
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Level 56
Jun 26, 2014
Thank you. Looking back, I really regret I forgot Flash Gordon from this quiz :)