From Panels to Frames: ‘Mapping the Literature on Comic-to-Film Adaptations’

Abstract

In recent years, the growing number of film adaptations based on comic art has highlighted the evolving relationship between these two art forms. This article provides a comprehensive exploration of how comics are adapted into films. While delving into the analysis of the visual and narrative aesthetic of the adaptation from comics to film. The researchers examined the impact of visual styles on storytelling and audience perception using three databases: Scopus, Web of Science, and JSTOR. The paper started with the collection of 141 articles, and after the screening, it was left with 30 studies. After analyzing the corpus, the researchers were left with three main themes: Audience perception, cultural messages, and narrative transformation.