Play Comics

Play Comics is a show that looks at video games based on comic properties and how faithful those games stay to the source material.

Play Comics is a member of the GonnaGeek Podcast Network but is not owned by GonnaGeek.

Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety

Imagine a world where Venom is cool enough to get his own comic, but when they make the game they go and name it after a Spider-Man run instead. That just sounds horrible doesn’t it?

You don’t have to, because Tyler Kirby from Better than Static retur…

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Batman Forever with Alex Whiteley (Thors-kin)

In the 1990s Batman was everything. A comic movie franchise, cartoons, you name it. And then things started to fall off the rails. Tim Burton gets pushed out the door and we get this. But will the game be worth it despite the movie? Or will we get yet …

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Spider-Man the Animated Series with Matt Gardner (Floating Hands Studios)

Spider-Man makes another appearance and this time time it’s based on the 1994 animated series. So with such an iconic part of my childhood as the basis, this game has to be good? Right?

Listen in as Matt Gardner from Floating Hands Studios and writer …

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Acts of Friendship with Mikey and Devin (The Young Ones and Exiled/Multiversal Q)

BONUS EPISODE TIME! Take a listen as Mikey from The Young Ones and Devin from Exiled and Multiversal Q come on the show to talk about what comic properties should have a game (but don’t) and what makes some games and other general talk of what makes a …

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Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems with Scott Thrower (Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children)

The Avengers make their return here, this time taking on Thanos in a very loose retelling of the Infinity War story. You know, nowhere near the time the movie was released in theaters or on DVD or anything.

Listen in as Scott Thrower from Fairy Tales …

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Death and Return of Superman with Michael Bailey (Fortress of Baileytude Podcast Network)

So we’ve seen Superman games before, and we know how I feel about them. But maybe, just maybe, we’ve found one that actually does Superman justice.

Listen in as Michael Bailey from The Fortress of Baileytude Podcast Network (including From Crisis to C…

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The Incredible Hulk with Phil Primeau (Semi-Intellectual Musings)

We finally get to one of my favorite characters, The Hulk. He’s the strongest around, except when he’s not. And you better hope that you don’t have to spend much time as Bruce while playing because, well, then he’s not Hulk.

Listen in as Phil Primeau …

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Batman Returns with Roger Reichardt (Gamerheads)

Batman returns with this game based on the 1992 movie Batman Returns. There’s wacky origins, crazy life restoring animals, and we haven’t even started talking about Batman himself yet.

Listen in as Roger Reichardt from Gamerheads comes to take a look…

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X-Men (Genesis) with Miles Stokes (Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men)

What happens when you have a wonderful Marvel franchise that’s had a string of crappy games? Eventually you have to get something good, right? Well GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! WE FINALLY GOT IT!

Listen in as Miles Stokes from Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men c…

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The Tick with Joe Raspolich and Carlos Rivera (Life, Death, and Taxonomy)

What’s silly, blue, and might secretly know what’s going on but probably not? A lot of things, but the answer we’re looking for is The Tick. Listen in as Joe and Carlos from Life, Death, and Taxonomy come to talk about The Tick and all the insanity tha…

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