Max, Daryll and yours truly took a break for a few shows but we're back and stronger than ever. You know the rountine-call us "live" with your comments and/or questions at-646-200-0104 as we discuss my recent PS3 (especially the DC vs Mortal Kombat game-the essence of true geek fun) purchase; more Captain Marvel (not the Marvel character-the "Shazam" version) film news; X-Men franchise film news and of course our favorite graphic novel reads from the last few weeks. You can also reach us via email/IM-thecomicshoppe@yahoo. And as always...Be there and Be Square-Excelsior, folks!
PS-And for the obvious elephant in the room question-why haven't we seen a Marvel vs DC video game? Check out this piece from Variety, that begs to pontificate on the matter:
DC vs. Mortal Kombat... where's DC vs. Marvel?? Of all the news, such as it was, coming out of Midway's "gamer day" (when the videogame press gets shown all the stuff that the publisher wants to feed to the media in one fell swoop so that everybody writes big stories at the same time), I was most surprised and excited by "Mortal Kombat vs. DC." Superman, Batman, Scorpion, Subzero, and (we can assume) all the other favorites kicking each others' asses sounds cool, even if there won't be fatalities.
This is, of course, Mortal Kombat's answer to Marvel. vs. Capcom, where Spider-Man and Captain America et al took on the "Street Figher" crew. But as a long-time comic book geek, these games make me more wistful than excited. Sure, seeing Batman try to take down Subzero could be cool. But what I REALLY want to see is Superman vs. the Hulk. Or Batman vs. Spider-Man. And so on and so on.
Fanboys have engaged in innumerable arguments about who which superhero characters would win in a fight. I am pretty sure that nobody has ever had a serious discussion about whether Batman could kick Scorpion's ass. Nobody really cares. Can anyone honestly tell me that a "DC vs. Marvel" fighting game wouldn't be millions of fanboys' wet dream and a guaranteed best seller?
Both comic publishers have various video game deals worked out that might make such a combination difficult, of course. But there have been several DC vs. Marvel comic books, so I've got to believe that with enough time and effort, they could make it happen. And I'm sure any sane videogame publisher would bid millions for the honor of putting out that surefire hit.
So, enjoy this teaser trailer for "DC vs. MK." But if you're like me, you'll watch it and wish for the ultimate super-hero game that needs to happen.
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