From Batman to Bah Humbug Man

The works of William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens have been adapted more often than those of any other writers in history, with Romeo and Juliet and A Christmas Carol the favourites for reinterpretation. The Bard's romantic tragedy is believed to be the most filmed play, while Dickens's festive novella has been reworked for theatre, cinema, television, radio and even opera. But this month, both classic stories will appear in a medium that has, for most of its existence, been considered too lowbrow for such fare: comic books.