Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Comic book films task force

The comic book films task force is a collaboration between WikiProject Film and WikiProject Comics to develop articles about such films due to the ongoing industry trend and the popularity of such topics on Wikipedia. The task force is designed to pursue goals more specific than those of either WikiProject, and the goals are listed below.

Goals

 * To establish style and content sub-guidelines through consensus that comply with Wikipedia's general policies and guidelines as well as the WikiProject Film guidelines
 * To assess the reliability of sources and to assist in finding more reliable alternatives
 * To identify and gather common sources for referencing (e.g., a visual effects website that often covers such films in its articles)
 * To help procure free and/or non-free images for articles (e.g., screenshot to illustrate costume design)
 * To notify other editors of ongoing discussion at an individual article, while being conscious of groupthink
 * To identify incubated articles to prepare for rollout when the time comes
 * To recruit new editors working on such articles into the task force and either WikiProject

Guidelines

 * Ideal approach to crediting source material (e.g., do we credit Batman's creators in every film article?)
 * Presentation of actors and roles in "Cast" section, like when to use or avoid table formatting
 * Proper selection of film's poster image due to such films having many variations
 * Preferred kind of non-free images (esp. with characters' film appearances shown in characters' articles)
 * Appropriate and inappropriate information for an article's "Marketing" section, to ensure a NPOV
 * Placement of developing project information in mainspace and in the Drafts space

Resources
If you find a reliable source that can provide new information about a specific topic, please incorporate the source's information in the article body or otherwise list it on the article's talk page. A "References for use" section can be created at the top of each talk page to list such sources. If the sources are numerous, create a sub-page to list all the references for use by using the Film references for use template. For example, see Talk:Batman Begins/references.

Below is a list of general resources that are especially beneficial to articles about films based on comics. Additional resources can be found in the link above.


 * American Cinematographer (website), for cinematography and other production information
 * Animated World Network (website), for visual effects coverage
 * Box Office Mojo (website), for box office statistics and commentary
 * CGSociety (website), for visual effects coverage
 * Cinefex (website), for visual effects coverage
 * Comic Book Resources (website), for development news
 * ComingSoon.net (website), for set visits and cast & crew interviews
 * Deadline Hollywood (website) for development news and commentary
 * fxguide (website), for visual effects coverage
 * The Hollywood Reporter (website), for development news and box office commentary
 * Heat Vision (website), a Hollywood Reporter blog covering comic book movie news
 * NOTE: Hollywood Reporter links move or disappear after a week or two, so it is more imperative than usual to include in your footnote an archive link at WebCitation.org or similar in order to present link rot.


 * Hero Complex (website), a Los Angeles Times blog covering comic book movie news
 * IGN (website), for development news
 * Make-Up Artist Magazine (website), for make-up information
 * Newsarama (website), for development news
 * Splash Page (website), a MTV blog covering comic book movie news
 * Variety (website), for development news and box office commentary

Note: ComicBookMovie.com (website), LRM Online (formerly Latino Review, website), Heroic Hollywood (website), The Illuminerdi (website), Murphy's Multiverse (website), and MCU Exchange (website) are NOT reliable sources. While these websites may not be used sources, they often link to other sources that are reliable for development news and other production information.

Below are a list of books about films based on comics that can be used in articles. Sources about specific films should be added to individual articles' talk pages.



Tagging and assessment
Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding both parameters to the project banners at the top of its talk page: This will automatically place it into Category:Comic book films task force articles.
 * (or "Film=yes") to WikiProject Comics.
 * (or "Comics=yes") to WikiProject Film.

Upcoming films
Articles about upcoming films:
 * Deadpool & Wolverine, July 26, 2024
 * Joker: Folie à Deux, October 4, 2024
 * Venom: The Last Dance, October 25, 2024
 * Kraven the Hunter, December 13, 2024
 * Captain America: Brave New World, February 14, 2025
 * Thunderbolts*, May 2, 2025
 * Superman, July 11, 2025

Draft articles about upcoming films, which are not ready for inclusion in mainspace per WP:NFF:
 * The Fantastic Four, July 25, 2025
 * Blade, November 7, 2025
 * Avengers 5, May 1, 2026
 * The Batman Part II, October 2, 2026
 * Avengers: Secret Wars, May 7, 2027
 * Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, TBA


 * Note: Please read WP:GNG and WP:NFF for guidelines about the notability of future film articles.

For additional draft articles about upcoming films that have not been given a release date, see:
 * Marvel Cinematic Universe drafts
 * DC Studios drafts
 * Sony's Spider-Man Universe drafts

Articles that need to be expanded or improved
Place tagged articles and articles in need of cleanup down below:

Start-class C-class B-class GA-class List-class
 * Catwoman (film): zero production info, only a dozen sources
 * Dylan Dog: Dead of Night: production, release and reception sections all require expansion
 * Elektra (2005 film): zero production info and only a handful of sources
 * Fantastic Four (2005 film): no production info and few sources
 * Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance: production and reception sections require expansion
 * Jonah Hex (film): needs more production and release info
 * Blade (film): has almost no production info and requires cleanup
 * Blade II: needs reliable sources - only has a dozen
 * Blade: Trinity: needs reliable sources - only has a dozen
 * Ghost Rider (film): tagged with dead links and plot in need of trimming
 * Punisher: War Zone: tagged with dead links, requires cleanup, needs production info
 * Supergirl (film): needs references and production info
 * Superman II: needs references
 * Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut: needs references
 * Superman III: needs references
 * Superman IV: The Quest for Peace: needs references
 * Constantine (film): production section requires expansion
 * The Punisher (2004 film): some unreferenced sections and weak sources
 * Spider-Man 2: tagged with plot in need of trimming
 * Steel (film): needs more production and release info and more reliable sources
 * Hulk (film): tagged with plot needing trim and critical response section in need of improvement
 * Superman Returns: tagged with dead links
 * ‘’List of highest grossing superhero films: peaking the top 50 on the first list and expend the bottom list.