Contemporary Cartoonization
James Bond
Why toon it? He’s Bond. He’s worldwide. He has gadgets galore and cool cars.
Boost it: It can be as silly as they want, or as adult as they want. No one gets tired of 007 and the imaginative villains, and women, that crop up. (Jay Maidment / AFP/Getty Images)
Mission Impossible
Why toon it? With
Bury it: As cool as it seems, Hunt has the skill, but not the personality, of Bond. (Mark Fellman / Associated Press)