Hah! Comic book movies are hardly a fad.
Batman, 1966, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2012.
Superman, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1987, 2006, 2013.
Karate Kid, 1984, 1986, 1989.
Howard the Duck, 1986.
The Punisher, 1989.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1990, 2014.
Captain America, 1990, 2011, 2014.
Richie Rich, 1991.
Casper, 1995.
Steel, 1997
Blade, 1998, 2002, 2004.
X-men, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014.
Josie and the Pussycats, 2001.
Spider-man, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2014.
Hulk, 2003, 2008.
Daredevil, 2003.
Elektra, 2005.
Iron Man, 2008, 2010, 2013.
Kick Ass, 2010, 2013.
Green Lantern, 2011.
Thor, 2011, 2013.
The Avengers, 2012
Wolverine, 2013.
Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014.
That's all I can think of right now.
Fantastic Four, 2005, 2007.
Other than Batman and Superman efforts, they’re all pretty recent, at least to me.
My son informed me this morning that the book that has been filmed most is “Dracula,” followed by “Tarzan.”