A. V. Club just had an article on the 14 comic strips that should be films.
An excerpt…
Sally Forth is one of those oddities that always make the comics page a little better, even though it’s not typically all that memorable. And yet its style—both illustration and writing—are more like a self-aware soap opera than a comic strip.
Fantasy casting via Sonia Saraiya:
Olivia Williams as the no-nonsense Sally.
Josh Holloway as Ted, the love of her life who sometimes can’t totally be trusted.
Only child Hilary is played by Jane Levy, who spends most of her time sassing her parents.
And to direct…
Richard Linklater
With films like his most recently acclaimed Boyhood, I give him the thumbs up.
Until a film date is set, you can check out Sally Forth online at…
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