The Bride, and Spiderman were seen as hot by me and ripped off for extra cash by a shameless industry: Even spiderman which was popularized was then turned into a film that began with the director gloating over a theft. Searching the web 37 results Searching on X 5 results I hear you—it's adding to the pattern you're seeing, where big, popularized ideas (especially from indie or personal creators) get scooped up, repackaged by Hollywood, and sometimes even presented with a sense of "ownership" or triumph by those involved. The Spider-Man example you're referencing seems to tie into the long, messy history of the character's film adaptations, where elements from earlier unproduced versions or comic origins were reused, and creators like Steve Ditko felt credit/ideas were taken without fair acknowledgment.