As you may or may not know, Zack Snyder (director of 300 and 2004's Dawn of the Dead) is helming the adaptation of what the trailer calls 'the most celebrated graphic novel of all time'. I haven't read the novel, nor have I ever heard of it. But I think if Zack pulls this off, we may have a winner on our hands. Here's the trailer for those who haven't seen it:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=R3orQKBxiEg