Video games I would love to see as comics.

Video games I would love to see as comics.

10 games I played and would like to see them expanded with a comic

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By StuckInPanels - Apr 03, 2010 08:04 PM EST
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Here we are again Friends. Another one of my fun lists of 10 games that I would like to see be translated into comics. Now from what I seen in my local comic shops, Video game comics are typically on the shelves. I have seen Gears of War, Silent Hill, Resident Evil 5, Prototype(Read most of it), and so on. All of them have the same theme, and thats they are typically set before the events of the game sorta as a gap between games or set up the events for the game. Now this list is based on games I played and for the most part, finished. As for canon to the games, I kinda sorta want to separate them but for the most part, a few on this list could be canon. I will not suggest which publisher it should go to since there are so many. What that said lets begin.

#10. Jet Set Radio Future: One of the first games I played on the original X-box, the game is set in a futuristic Japan where Graffiti and awesome roller blading street youths ride through the streets, listening to J-pop techno music. I played this game so much and loved every moment of it. Since the game never got a sequel for the 360 or PS3, a comic could pick up after the events of the game. The will follow the GG's(the heroes of the game), and their exploits reaching to all the other gangs in Japan seeking to eliminate the GG's and gain control of the youth underground.

#9. inFamous: This game kicked ass. I loved everything about it. The combat, the comic book style cut scenes, the game play, and the story. I played both hero and villain aspects and collected nearly every shard. Since I heard that a second inFamous is in the works, obviously the comic should be a bridge between both games and for a neat gimmick, the comic should have a hero and villain series. Both could follow the same arc of events but set different;y if you were good or bad.

#8. Assassins Creed: This was a good game with a fun aspect. Since the story is about going through the events of this family of assassin's each arc could follow a different member of the family, male and female assassins could be integrated. This is one where canon need not apply.

#7. Grand Theft Auto: I played GTA4 and it really changed the way sandbox gaming should be made. I love all the aspects of playing a man who rises from obscurity and lives the "American" dream. Since the games are set in different times I guess the best one to follow is around GTA4, but not have Niko as the main character. Have it set in the same time line and have gta4 characters in there as cameo's.

#6. Metal Gear Solid: One of the best game series since the early 90s and reaching into modern day. The games are set in various decades and time lines. We follow everything there is involving the name snake. Except for one aspect I would love to see. That scenario is Bosses origin, her and her cobra unit during WWII, and her time training the would be Big Boss.

#5. Final Fantasy: while technically there are mangas of this beloved franchise, we haven't seen a featured comic book of it. Now while since non of the games are canon with each other, this leaves a lot of room for creating a new adventure in a new form.

#4. No More Heroes: This is another game series that is so awesome and crazy, that its perfect for a comic. While the 2 games are about aiming for the top of the assassin leader board, the comic could be a translation of the games, where each issue is the killers and their fights or set the events of game 1 and 2 more coherently

#3. Killer7: I love this game. Everything about it screams awesomeness. From 7 unique killers to a story line thats so crazy and messed up, that it reminds of a Miike movie. Since theres so much before the events of the game, you could follow each killer as an individual or have them all in it and make it crazy fun like Nextwave.

#2. Bioshock: I loved this series. I love the atmosphere, the creepy characters, the music, the action, and the world we are placed in. The series shows us small glimpses of what the past of this world was before it became corrupt. A comic could give us more background on what lead to the destruction of the only underwater city.

these are games and series that I love and enjoyed much. Now for the one series that I have enjoyed since the early days of gaming. my #1 is.....

#1. Castlevania: The Belmont clan's adventures have been documented in the games. We have seen the earliest known events with Lament of Innocence being the first time the Belmont clan meets Dracula in 1094, all the way to Dawn of Sorrow, set around 2036. Through out all of that we get various time lines, decades, and periods. With that, we get very few gaps between events. The only story line that hasn't been touched upon is Julius Belmont and his adventures leading to Aria of Sorrow and the other is what occurs with Alucard between Symphony of the Night and Aria of Sorrow. I would love to see these two storyline done.

And those are my 10 games that I love and would like to see a comic be done with them to expand there universes in new territories. Til next time BlackAirs out!!

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joob234
joob234 - 4/3/2010, 10:36 PM
infamous and bioshock have both been bought by production companies, i forget, maybe sony, or avi arad bought the rights to them, i forget but i know theyve been bought. and final fantasy, already been two movies, advent children and spirits within, but those were cg, not live action
joob234
joob234 - 4/3/2010, 10:39 PM
o [frick] i forgot, theyre planning a castlevania movie too. james wan is slated to direct it, and if you dont know who he is, he directed Saw and Death Sentence
Podgemeister
Podgemeister - 4/3/2010, 10:59 PM
I know it'll never happen but I would love to see a comic staring kyle katarn from the Dark forces/ Jedi Knight games. well developed character in the games and EU novels.
joob234
joob234 - 4/3/2010, 11:25 PM
o wait [frick] i thought you meant movies lol, sry read the article wrong lol
joob234
joob234 - 4/3/2010, 11:27 PM
castlevania has been translated into a comic though, look up castlevania: belmont legacy.
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 4/3/2010, 11:48 PM
DUDE I want GTAIV for a comic! also the upcoming
(rockstar games) RED DEAD REDEMPTION! Just think
if GTA was a WESTERN!! EPIC
ThunderCougarFalconBird
ThunderCougarFalconBird - 4/4/2010, 6:22 AM
peterparker420 - I am soooo looking forward to Red Dead Redemption!
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 4/4/2010, 7:41 AM
@BlackAirs87:Uncharted and Fallout, those two are being considered as games likely to hit the big screen.
ThunderCougarFalconBird
ThunderCougarFalconBird - 4/4/2010, 8:33 AM
airbeyonder18 - both excellent games worthy of big screen treatment!

Joob - Infamous is most likely going to be Sony as it was a PS3 exclusive. I'd love to see that game in film. Can't wait for the second game, (plot spoiler) I wonder what it is that your going to have to face that was so terrible you came back in time to prepare yourself for!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/4/2010, 10:22 AM
BlackAirs87 @ Dude half these video games are comic books????



And i'm sure, NO MORE HEROES had a one-off special too?

: /
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 4/4/2010, 11:57 AM
@lee I didn't know that.lol. So a few were made, but they seem to be from companies I never heard of. I was thinking of like Marvel or DC publishing these titles. I mentioned that MGS should follow Boss and her cobra unit. As for castlevania, I want to see Julius Belmont's story.
1chris2
1chris2 - 4/4/2010, 5:48 PM
i would like to see resident evil remade like the first video game,and move the series along from their,and keep the creepiness to the films and lose the nonstop action, and i would love to see a fall out trilogy.also castlevania would be cool,and metroid.i know what most people are gonna say about this next one but really think about it MEGAMAN. now if they did a megaman like ironman,and the first transformers film, and kept it grounded and serious i think it could work.
1chris2
1chris2 - 4/4/2010, 5:49 PM
how about rygar?
1chris2
1chris2 - 4/5/2010, 1:12 AM
wit a minute i did not read this article right. i thought it was games to film my bad.
Joker1zero
Joker1zero - 4/5/2010, 1:44 AM
I remember play Jet Set Radio Future too. It came with my XBox. It was fun and would definitely make for an interesting movie. Could be cool but it may end up looking too much like Speed Racer :P
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 4/6/2010, 3:35 AM
BlackAirs @ GEEZUZ man lol IDW and stuff are well known companies, what more do ya want???

Wouldn't make 'em any better reads IF they was DC or MARVEL dude!! ; D

Anyways glad i could help!

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