Video Game Month: (Lots Of) Quarters Required!
May 29, 2015
Video games have been around since the ’70s, when the Atari 2600 took the world by storm with never–before-seen graphics and gameplay. At the time, comics weren’t the big deal they are today, so Video Games weren’t initially seen as the “threat” to Comics that they would later be considered.
So it wasn’t unusual to see ads on the backs of comics for many of the Atari, Intellivision, Coleco, and other game brands, or on interior ads inside the comics. As the world of Video Games ebbed and flowed (as did the comics), the comics/video games relationship went from friend to foe to friend in a matter of years, bringing us to today, where many of the top video game properties have become comic books that expand and enhance their game worlds beyond the scope of the gaming platform and onto the printed page.
It’s hard now to imagine a comics industry without a connection to video games. With that in mind, we pay tribute to this melding of print and pixels with our Video Game Month! Below you’ll find just a sampling of great video game-themed and related titles, that bring the world of video games to comics shops each month.
Young Readers
Mega Man Vol. 10: Legends of the Blue Bomber TP (JUN150960/$12.99/Archie Comics)
Sonic Universe Vol. 10: Scrambled TP (JUN150970/$12.99/Archie Comics)
Skylanders: The Kaos Trap HC (AUG140408/$9.99/IDW Publishing)
Pokemon Adventures Vol. 1 Box Set (MAY121348/$49.99/Viz Media)
Art Books
Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Vol. 1 HC (JUL140139/$29.99/Dark Horse)
Art of Bioshock Infinite HC (OCT120060/$39.99/Dark Horse)
Ashley Wood: The Art of Metal Gear Solid SC (DEC084116/$19.99/IDW Publishing)
MM25: Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works SC (JUN131309/$59.99/UDON Ent.)
History/Reference
Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia HC (SEP120055/$34.99/Dark Horse)
Plugged In: Comics Professionals in the Video Game Industry SC (DEC121255/$16.95/TwoMorrows Publ.)
History of Sonic the Hedgehog SC (SEP131340/$34.99/UDON Ent.)
Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia HC (DEC141695/$34.99/UDON Ent.)
App-Based Games
Plants Vs Zombies: Timepocalypse HC (SEP140058/$9.99/Dark Horse)
Angry Birds Comics Vol. 1: Welcome to the Flock HC (AUG140428/$9.99/IDW Publishing)
Costume Quest: Invasion of the Candy Snatchers HC (JUN141332/$24.99/Oni Press)
Classics
Sonic/Mega Man: Worlds Collide Vol. 1 TP (AUG131001/$11.99/Archie Comics)
Bravoman Vol. 1 HC (SEP131342/$19.99/UDON Ent.)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past GN (MAR151495/$19.99/VIZ Media)
Modern Era
Hawken: Genesis HC (DEC138261/$19.95/BOOM! Studios)
Tomb Raider Vol. 1: Season of the Witch TP (JUL140076/$19.99/Dark Horse)
Mortal Kombat X Vol. 1 TP [MR] (JAN150383/$14.99/DC Comics)
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Echoes TP (AUG141381/$16.99/Dynamite Ent.)
Borderlands Vol. 1: Origins TP (MAR130424/$17.99/IDW Publ.)
Assassin’s Creed: Brahman GN (DEC131302/$19.99/UBI Workshop)
Resident Evil: Marhawa Desire Vol. 1 GN [MR] (SEP141769/$12.99/VIZ)