Hopefully you’re not getting too tired of comic book movies yet, because here comes one that looks to be a little off the beaten path. It’s an adaptation of Jacques Tardi’s comic Les Aventures extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec, about an early twentieth-century woman who turns from writing novels to investigating mystical crimes. Luc Besson is directing the film version, and the first trailer has just been released in advance of its April 14, 2010 French release.

Looks like they’re playing up Adèle Blanc-Sec as an adventurer looking into a supernatural danger, with a lot of Indiana Jones-esque touches. The trailer and description make me think a bit of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which doesn’t sound like a good thing if you’re thinking of the craptastic film, but the original comic series is quite good. I certainly hope that Besson is able to make this into a fun, entertaining romp that we’ll be eagerly awaiting on our shores. In any case, I’m always up for adventure/mystery stories with strong female protagonists.

Thanks to Quiet Earth (and Marina!) for alerting us to this. Trailer after the jump.