Contemporary Cartoonization

James Bond Why toon it? He's Bond. He's worldwide. He has gadgets galore and cool cars. Boost it: It can be as silly as they want, or as adult as they want. No one gets tired of 007 and the imaginative villains, and women, that crop up.

James Bond

Why toon it? He’s Bond. He’s worldwide. He has gadgets galore and cool cars.

Boost it: It can be as silly as they want, or as adult as they want. No one gets tired of 007 and the imaginative villains, and women, that crop up.  (Jay Maidment / AFP/Getty Images)

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Mission Impossible

Mission Impossible

Why toon it? With Tom Cruise reviving the franchise, you realize that, like James Bond, Ethan Hunt probably has lots of other stories to tell.

Bury it: As cool as it seems, Hunt has the skill, but not the personality, of Bond.   (Mark Fellman / Associated Press)