Episode 288: Comics and Video Games Collide: Mortal Kombat and More!
About this episode
This episode explores the intersection of video games and comic books, focusing on Mortal Kombat and the challenges of adaptation.
On this episode of the Casual Comics Cast we explore the decades-long intersection of video games and comic books. With Mortal Kombat 2 hitting theaters, we look back at the revolutionary impact of the original 1992 arcade game—from its controversial "photorealistic" gore to its legendary '90s industrial soundtrack. Plus, why is it so difficult to turn a hit video game like Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat into a long-running comic series? We discuss the challenges in adapting video games to comic and then provide our list of the best video game adaptations of comic book properties - and how games like Telltale's Walking Dead and Critical Role’s Dispatch are blurring the lines between playing a game and reading a comic. All this, and more on this episode of the Casual Comics Cast!
People in this episode
Host: Joe Benkis
Topics covered
- video games
- comic books
- adaptation challenges
- Mortal Kombat
- Street Fighter
- best adaptations
Keywords
- Mortal Kombat
- video game adaptations
- comic book properties
- Street Fighter
- Telltale's Walking Dead
- Critical Role
- arcade games
- 90s soundtrack
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter
Books & works: Telltale's Walking Dead, Critical Role’s Dispatch
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