The extravaganza that has become Comic-Con has, as pointed out by Derek Johnson in his article Will The Real Wolverine Please Stand Up?, moved significantly away from a focus on comic books or graphic novels and now includes a larger array of exhibits about films and television shows (Johnson 64). This works in our favour when creating our film adaption of The Agents of Atlas. The fact that Agents is not a well known graphic novel, at least not on the same level of Batman or Spider-man for example, does not necessarily mean that an Agents adaptation will not be as successful. If graphic novels have become “merely the source material for a feature film” (Johnson 64), then, as has been seen with Watchmen, a widespread interest, or re-interest, in the Agents of Atlas graphic novel may come with an interest in Marvel’s newest comic book adaptation.

        Based on the case study of Wolverine in Johnson’s article, a reissuing or relaunching of the origins of the members of The Agents of Atlas team could be sparked by our filmic adaptation, with a focus on whichever character the public finds the most appealing or interesting. Wolverine and Spider-man have become character brands and very profitable ones at that (Johnson 77). In considering the afterlife of The Agents of Atlas movie, sequels and/or prequels should not be left unconsidered, perhaps with a focus on the origins of a team member as the stories have already been provided in the graphic novel as well as in the included original pulp comics. 

A rethinking of character origin stories means new products.

Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine character was well-liked and therefore received his own origin film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, with another Wolverine film in the making. This is based on Marvel’s belief that it is “essential to transition its comic book characters into film, television, and other media” (Johnson 68). An Agents of Atlas Origins film is still only a narrow view of how this adaptation can become a franchise. Origin specific prequels could bring Agents of Atlas Origins comic books. Since the origins of these characters dates back to as early as the 1940s, a revamping of their individual origin stories could be the beginning of a Wolverine- or Spider-man-like character brand. This would still depend on which character is best liked by the public because, as has been said before, the audience is an obvious key perspective in film and franchise.

As audience views of Wolverine change, Wolverine changes.

Johnson, Derek. “Will The Real Wolverine Please Stand Up?; Marvel’s Mutations From Monthlies To Movies”. Johnson. Will the real Wolverine please stand up.pdf. Web. 1 March. 2011.

Parker, Jeff. Agents of Atlas. New York: Marvel, 2009. Print.