BijouBob8mm wrote:
...something like that is always going to be the subjective opinion of each individual.  (And, as we've seen here, it's not always a shared opinion.) 
There is a difference between what is a 'personal opinion' and a 'cultural phenomenon.' The Three Musketeers are not widely recognized as comic book heroes, but Tarzan is. This is not opinion, this is fact.

If you allude to something that is already ingrained in a culture you cannot say that is merely personal opinion and ignore the cultural context.

Scat already got in trouble with me because in his definition of the 'Adventure' genre he includes something as distinct and cultural well defined as the 'Crime' drama genre. They are two different things.

Here he is alluding to 'Comics,' then saying that comics should be discounted as comics if not originating specifically in comics. That is a subjective opinion, I am calling him out and saying that to be able to discuss a subject in a significant manner we need to use the language that is commonly shared, not subjective definitions.

If you write a book on the history of comics and don't mention Tarzan comics, your book would be incomplete. If you don't mention Three Musketeers comics no one will miss them (you should however mention Classics illustrated.).
If you are writing a book on Tarzan movies and don't mention Tarzan comics, no one will miss them.

This is a basic recognition of the cultural importance of a particular subject that has been both filmed and adapted to comics.

"There is a lot of money tied up in this film and people expect to hear a boom when something blows up, so I'll give them a boom."

George Lucas as quoted by Harlan Ellison's WATCHING
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