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While live-action adaptations of comics are nothing new, animation can capture the art styles of specific artists and series like no other medium. Both perfect formats to embrace over-the-top stories, characters, and worlds, and cartoons and comics are a match made in heaven, and these comics would make great animated television shows, for audiences young and old.

10 Saga (Image Comics)

By Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, And Fonografiks

This list would be incomplete if Saga were not included. Saga is often regarded as one of most romantic comic books. It's a fantastical space opera about star-crossed lovers during an intergalactic war. Saga is unlike any other comic or show, which is why if it were adapted, it would be game-changing, especially as a cartoon. There is no Saga without Fiona Staples' art. Plus, the universe of Saga, as well as the characters populating it, are out of this world, and animation is the best way to bring it to life.

9 Eight Billion Genies (Image Comics)

By Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein, And Crank

Comics are truly a medium where anything and everything is possible, and Eight Billion Genies is proof of this. Once the human population hits eight billion, everyone gets a genie that can grant them one wish, thus leading to a chaotic apocalypse that is a whirlwind of whimsy, wonder, wish-fulfillment, and, eventually, regret. Following a massive ensemble over an even more massive span of time, Eight Billion Genies is an incredible feat of storytelling. It also has the perfect structure for a show at only eight issues, which would make for a phenomenal season of animated TV.

8 Do A Powerbomb! (Image Comics)

By Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer, And Rus Wooton

The sky is the limit when it comes to animation and comics, and that's especially true for Eisner-winning writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson. He's a comic creator who goes big, tells stories that embrace the radical and weird, and still manages to break hearts. That's the case for many of his titles, especially Do A Powerbomb! In it, an aspiring wrestler wants to follow in her mother's footsteps, and she finally gets the chance to when a necromancer invites her to his tournament to resurrect her mother, but she will have to team up with the man who killed her mom.

7 Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World (BOOM! Studios)

By Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila Del Duca, Nick Dragotta, AndWorld Design, Lee Loughridge, Tamra Bonvillian, And Rico Renzi

Once Upon On a Time at the End of the World is the apocalypse of apocalypses. Whatever can be imagined at the end of the world -- toxic wastelands, survivalist cults, biker gangs, whimsical inventions, ect. -- is in this BOOM! Studios' three-volume series. Getting a chance to see this three-act, decades-spanning, epic romance brought to life via animation would be a delight, because nothing is off limits with this comic. Plus, each act has a different artist spearheading it, so it would be an even bigger visual delight to see such a diverse range of art styles brought to a show.

6 Crowded (Image Comics)

By Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, Ted Brandt, Tríona Farrell And Cardinal Rae

For a more mature and comedic comic, one similar in tone to Max's Harley Quinn, look no further than Crowded. In the not-so-distant future, it's legal to crowdfund to kill someone, and Charlie has the biggest bounty on her head. While Charlie is a hot mess and not the best person, she is not million-dollar-bounty bad, so she teams up with the lowest-rated bodyguard to survive the length of her campaign while also figuring out who is behind it. Crowded is one of the funniest comics of the past decade, with an art style begging to be animated.

5 Know Your Station (BOOM! Studios)

By Sarah Gailey, Liana Kangas, Rebecca Nalty, And Cardinal Rae

There are so many police procedural and murder-mystery series on air and streaming today, so an animated series would certainly stand out in the sea of detective stories. To make such a show even more distinct, adapting Know Your Station is the way to go. This is not just a captivating murder-mystery in space. It is also a biting class commentary that explores themes seen in movies like Mickey 17 and Blade Runner. If not an animated series, Know Your Station would be the perfect comic to bring to the big screen by a director like Bing Joon Ho.

4 Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (IDW Publishing)

By Patrick Horvath And Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Since television and streaming have so manybest indie comics of 2024, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees. In a small town populated by animals, Samantha, an adorable brown bear, is a serial killer, but a new killer in town puts her deadly hobby and perfect life at risk. This is a cat and mouse game that will appeal to fans of Death Note and Hannibal. Plus, with a cast full of cute critters, the only proper way to adapt would be in an animated series.

3 Feral (Image Comics)

By Tony Fleecs, Tone Rodriguez, Trish Fostner, And Brad Simpson

On the more horror side of things, there is another comic series that plays with the contrast of graphic, horrifying situations and adorable animals. That is, of course, Feral, which is practically Night of the Living Dead but with cats. In Feral, a group of house cats get caught outside during a rabies outbreak. Feral redefines the zombie genre, and like Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, it would be a crime not to animate this series, as the Disney-like characters contrasted against the violent, bloody outbreak is a massive selling point, along with its engaging story.

2 Bitter Root (Image Comics)

By Chuck Brown, David D. Walker, Sanford Greene, Rico Renzi, And Clayton Cowles

For those who love Regina King-directed film adaptation of Bitter Root.

1 Dawnrunner (Dark Horse Comics)

By Ram V., Evan Cagle, Aditya Bidikar, Dave Stewart, sco Segala, And Gloria Marinelli

One of the best mecha anime if it were animated.