| Franchise |
Literature |
Comic books |
Animated
films |
Live action
films |
Animated
TV series |
Live action
TV series |
Video games |
Other media
|
| A Song of Ice and Fire |
A Game of Thrones (1996)
A Clash of Kings (1998)
A Storm of Swords (2000)
A Feast for Crows (2005)
A Dance with Dragons (2011)
The Winds of Winter
A Dream of Spring |
A Game of Thrones |
no |
no |
no |
Game of Thrones (2011-) |
several |
board games, role-playing games
|
| Alice in Wonderland |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
Through the Looking-Glass (1871)
The Nursery "Alice" (1890)
numerous adaptations |
several |
several, most famously the 1951 Disney adaptation |
several |
several |
several |
several |
various other uses in music, theme park attractions, etc.
|
| Assassin's Creed |
6 novels
|
yes |
animated shorts |
Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009) (short) |
no |
no |
Assassin's Creed (2007)
numerous sequels and spin-offs |
-
|
| Babylon 5 |
various |
various |
no |
no |
no |
Babylon 5 (102 episodes, 1994–1998) |
yes |
-
|
| Back to the Future |
no |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
-
|
| Battlestar Galactica |
various |
various series beginning in 1979 |
no |
no |
no |
Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979)
Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009) |
See List of Battlestar Galactica video games, beginning in 2003 |
-
|
| Buffyverse |
numerous |
numerous |
no |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) |
no |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
Angel (1999-2004) |
various |
-
|
| Conan the Barbarian |
Original Robert E. Howard Conan stories (published from 1932 to 1936); various later publications |
yes |
no |
Conan the Barbarian (1982), and several sequels/remakes |
Conan the Adventurer (1992-1993)
Conan and the Young Warriors (1994) |
Conan The Adventurer (1997-1998) |
several, beginning with Conan: Hall of Volta (1984) |
-
|
| Count Dracula |
Dracula (1897) |
yes |
yes |
numerous films |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Role-playing games; character and settings have been adopted into many other media/franchises
|
| Despicable Me |
children's novels |
no |
|
no |
no |
no |
|
short films
|
DC Comics
(includes Superman, Batman, and many others) |
yes |
DC Comics |
yes |
See List of films based on DC Comics |
yes |
yes |
yes |
-
|
| Doctor Who |
Eighth Doctor Adventures (1991-1997)
Past Doctor Adventures (1997-2005)
New Series Adventures (2005-)
various others |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
Doctor Who (26 seasons from 1963–1989); one TV film (1996); new series (2005–present) |
several |
-
|
| Dungeons & Dragons |
yes |
yes |
no |
Dungeons & Dragons (2000) |
yes |
no |
yes |
Role-playing game
|
| Frankenstein's monster |
Frankenstein (1818) |
yes |
yes |
numerous films |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Role-playing games; character and settings have been adopted into many other media/franchises
|
| G.I. Joe |
no |
G.I. Joe (comics) |
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
G.I. Joe (TV series) (various productions from 1985-2011) |
no |
List of G.I. Joe video games |
-
|
| Godzilla |
no |
yes |
no |
Godzilla (1954)
numerous others |
yes |
no |
yes |
-
|
| Gundam |
Dozens |
Dozens |
Over 6 depending on criteria |
G-Saviour (2000) |
16 series |
no |
Dozens |
Hundreds of model kits, traditional merchandise and exotic specials including a car.
|
| Halo |
12 novels |
yes |
Halo Legends (2010) |
no |
no |
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012)
upcoming series planned |
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
numerous sequels and spin-offs |
Music, board game, action figures other media
|
| Hannibal Lecter |
Red Dragon (1981)
The Silence of the Lambs (1988)
Hannibal (1999)
Hannibal Rising (2006) |
no |
no |
Manhunter (1986)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Hannibal (2001)
Red Dragon (2002)
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
no |
Hannibal (2013-) |
no |
-
|
| Harry Potter |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) |
no |
no |
Harry Potter (film series) (eight films released between 2001 and 2011) |
no |
no |
yes |
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme parks
|
| Highlander |
various |
various |
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (2007) |
Highlander (1986)
Highlander II: The Quickening
Highlander III: The Final Dimension
Highlander: Endgame
Highlander: The Source (2007) |
Highlander: The Animated Series |
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Raven |
Highlander (1986)
Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods (1995) |
Highlander: The Card Game
|
| Indiana Jones |
yes |
yes |
no |
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
no |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
numerous |
-
|
| James Bond |
14 novels by Ian Fleming
over 30 other novels and published stories by other authors |
no |
no |
over 20 films |
no |
no |
numerous |
-
|
| Looney Tunes |
no |
yes |
Short films, beginning in 1930 |
Space Jam (1996)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) |
numerous |
no |
numerous |
Music albums, theme park rides.
|
| Mario Bros. |
Nintendo Gamebooks |
Comics (1, 2)
Manga (1) |
Super Mario Brothers: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986) |
Super Mario Bros. (1993) |
several |
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! |
Mario Bros. (1983); numerous follow-ups |
Music theme
|
Marvel Comics
(includes Spider-Man, The Hulk, Iron Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and many others) |
yes |
Marvel Comics, beginning in 1961 |
yes |
See List of films based on Marvel Comics |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark (Broadway musical)
|
| Mass Effect |
Mass Effect: Revelation (2007)
Mass Effect: Ascension (2008)
Mass Effect: Retribution (2010)
Mass Effect: Deception (2012) |
yes |
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (2012) |
no |
no |
no |
Mass Effect (2007)
numerous sequels and spin-offs |
board games, action figures
|
| The Matrix |
yes |
yes |
yes |
The Matrix (1997), and two sequels |
no |
no |
yes |
-
|
| Middle-earth |
The Hobbit (1937)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
The Two Towers (1954)
The Return of the King (1954)
other literature |
yes |
The Hobbit (1977)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Return of the King (1980) |
The Lord of the Rings film series (2001−2003)
The Hobbit film series (2012−2014) |
no |
no |
Middle-earth in video games |
various other media
|
| Mortal Kombat |
yes |
no |
no |
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) |
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996) |
Mortal Kombat: Konquest (1998)
Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011) |
Mortal Kombat (1992), and numerous sequels |
-
|
| The Muppets |
no |
yes |
no |
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Muppets from Space (1999)
The Muppets (2011) |
Muppet Babies (1984-1991) |
The Muppet Show |
yes |
-
|
| Pirates of the Caribbean |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow (12 books)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court (5 books)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom |
yes |
no |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015) |
no |
no |
yes |
Disney theme park ride, beginning in 1967
|
| Pokémon |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
Pokémon, various series beginning in 1996 |
-
|
| Popeye the Sailor |
no |
yes |
yes |
Popeye (1980) |
numerous |
no |
yes |
-
|
| Rambo |
yes |
yes |
no |
First Blood (1982)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo III (1988)
Rambo (2008) |
Rambo: The Force of Freedom (1986) |
no |
numerous |
-
|
| Resident Evil |
yes |
yes |
Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)
Resident Evil: Damnation (2012) |
Resident Evil film series |
no |
no |
Resident Evil (1996)
numerous sequels and spin-offs |
various merchandise
|
| Sherlock Holmes |
four novels and 56 short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, beginning in 1887 |
yes |
no |
numerous |
no |
numerous |
no |
-
|
| The Smurfs |
yes |
yes |
Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs (1965)
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976) |
The Smurfs (2011)
The Smurfs 2 (2013) |
The Smurfs (1981–89) |
no |
yes |
yes
|
| Star Trek |
yes |
yes |
no |
Twelve feature films (beginning in 1979) |
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–74) |
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–69)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–05) |
yes |
-
|
| Star Wars |
List of Star Wars books |
List of Star Wars comic books |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1997)
five additional live action films, more planned |
numerous |
planned |
List of Star Wars video games |
-
|
| Street Fighter |
no |
Street Fighter (1993; 2003-2005)
numerous manga |
yes |
Street Fighter (1994)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) |
yes |
no |
Street Fighter (1997)
numerous sequels |
Card game.
|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
no |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984-2009)
various others |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
-
|
| Transformers |
List of Transformers books |
Transformers (comics) |
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) |
Transformers (2007)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) |
The Transformers (1982-1987); various other series |
no |
List of Transformers video games |
-
|
| The X-Files |
no |
yes |
no |
The X-Files (1998)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) |
no |
The X-Files (1993-2002) |
yes |
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|