I think it's also because they are easy to film. I always wondered why they didn't do it before. Comic books come with a ready-made story-board. And of the written mediums are the closest to a visual film medium. It's mainly action pictures with dialogue. Once you have the ability to do the special effects aka F/X, no problem.
Also, as you state, built-in fan base. So really easy to market.
Actually as an aside, a few years back, someone I met at a friend's party, who'd been to various fan conventions/etc, told me that publishers were looking for online fanfic writers specializing in paranormal fantasy, science-fiction and/or romance with huge fanbases to publish their work. Because, again, built-in fanbase, and easy to market. Most of the work - ie. getting the name of the author or book out there - has already been done for them. (Which of course explains the current trend of fic to publish, iron off the serial numbers. And to a degree they've been right, 80% of those have been insane successes.)
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Date: 2016-03-06 02:18 pm (UTC)Also, as you state, built-in fan base. So really easy to market.
Actually as an aside, a few years back, someone I met at a friend's party, who'd been to various fan conventions/etc, told me that publishers were looking for online fanfic writers specializing in paranormal fantasy, science-fiction and/or romance with huge fanbases to publish their work. Because, again, built-in fanbase, and easy to market. Most of the work - ie. getting the name of the author or book out there - has already been done for them. (Which of course explains the current trend of fic to publish, iron off the serial numbers. And to a degree they've been right, 80% of those have been insane successes.)