Seems like comic to film adaptations are the theme-du-jour in Tinseltown. And that’s a good thing.

We’re not talking about Archie's Gang type comics. It’s serious, independent and at times deep, graphic novel to film adaptations we will soon see on the big screen.

Slated for release in the next two years:

Warner Bros will produce, along with Leonardo DiCaprio, the live-action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomos’s six-volume graphic novel “Akira.” The movie studio has also recently mentioned plans to role out the “Justice League of America” film by early 2009.

The graphic novel “Black Hole,” based on Charles Burns’ visionary masterpiece is now being crafted into a feature length film by Paramount. David Fincher (“Panic Room,” “Zodiac”) is set to direct.

Columbia Pictures and producer Neal H. Moritz (“I Am Legend”) have recently acquired the rights to Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s flawed superhero comic, “The Boys.”

These adaptations are well worth the trip to the cinema when they premiere. I only hope this is not just a fad, but a set trend we'll see more of in the distant future. There are just too many awesome, one-of-a-kind GNs out there that need to be thwarted to a larger audience!