Why We’re Obsessed With Comic Book Video Games: A Theory

A few days ago, I was reading an article by one of our writers, Morgan Hampton, called “Give Us More Open-World Superhero Games, You Cowards!” It’s good. You should give it a read. It goes in-depth on the various reasons why superheroes and open-world video games mesh together so well. And after reading it over, I noticed something. As nerds, we have a thing for comic books and video games coming together. It got me thinking – why are we so obsessed with comic book video games? I have a theory. Trust Me, We’re Obsessed

I think obsessed is the right word. There is a trend I’ve noticed when it comes to superhero games and it’s how much attention they draw. If DC and Warner Bros announced a Flash or Green Lantern game tomorrow, guarantee the internet would lose its collective mind. What if Marvel teamed with Bioware for an X-Men action-RPG? Best believe that shit is all we are talking about for the rest of the week. Don’t even get me started on when WB Montreal finally decides to stop teasing the next Batman game and just announces the damn thing already. In the past, we’ve combed over every inch of any comic-book related video game. How does it play? What do the characters look like? Any Easter eggs, classic costumes, hidden characters or cameos? There is always so much to unpack. That’s usually how it goes with any type of media that is an adaptation of something else. However, with comic books and video games, it has always felt like it’s been taken to the next level. We ove…