Video games are big business and have changed the ways an entire generation consumes media. They’ve become one of the hottest tickets in entertainment, with triple-A games having film quality talent working on them. Even the second best selling consoles are massive hits and the video game industry has become one of the biggest in the world, with dev studios around the globe putting out amazing games.
While video games have no problems creating their own sequels and prequels, there are plenty of franchises that could find success in other forms of media, including comics. Using comics to continue the story of certain games would be great and would go a long way in continuing stories players love in other mediums.
10 Viewtiful Joe Is Based On Comics Anyway And Could Give Fans More Adventures With It Titular Hero
Capcom’s Viewtiful Joe was one of the highlights of the GameCube, a now-forgotten franchise that deserves some kind of continuation. An ambitious side-scrolling beat ’em up, the game borrowed heavily from comic books, using panels and sound effect bubbles to make players feel like they were playing a comic.
While the game got a sequel, it’s long been forgotten. But a great way to bring it back would be to put it in the medium that did so much to inspire it- comic books. The adventures of Joe and his friends would be great to read about and who knows, it might even lead to a sequel.
9 Mega Man Is Ripe With Potential For A Comic
There have been multiple iterations of Capcom’s Mega Man on multiple consoles but at their core, they’re all about Mega Man fighting robots using weapons taken from other fallen robots. That’s a simple concept and it’s one that would work very well in a comic. At this point, it’s sort of weird that there hasn’t been a Mega Man comic.
A Mega Man comic would be an action bonanza and could go further into what it’s like to be a robot killing other robots, the struggles of sentient machines, and more awesome sci-fi concepts the games don’t get too far into.
8 Street Fighter Should Get Another Comic
Street Fighter was one of the biggest fighting games ever and it had its chance as a comic in a run that was canceled because of controversy. However, that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t get another chance. Street Fighter is full of rich characters that didn’t really get fleshed out too much by the games. A Street Fighter game could do that easily.
On top of that, Street Fighter is perfect for a comic revival. Its story is full of action and intrigue and there’s just so much potential in the franchise that a comic could play with.
7 Mortal Kombat Is Going Through Something Of A Renaissance And A Comic Could Cap That Off
Mortal Kombat has always been a way more interesting fighting game than its bloody reputation would lead one to believe. The franchise has surprisingly deep lore and with the new movie that just dropped fresh in fans’ minds, a comic would be a great idea. It wouldn’t even be that much of a stretch for the franchise- they’ve fought DC’s heroes and villains in a game after all.
Mortal Kombat’s story is way better than just about any fighting game out there and a comic could do it justice, fleshing out the events and characters. There’s just so much interesting stuff to explore in the MK universe and it would go great in a comic.
6 Chrono Trigger Never Got The Sequel It Deserved
Chrono Trigger is the great unsung hero of ’90s JRPGs, one of the best of the genre. It technically got a sequel in Chrono Cross but the two games really didn’t have much in common except for mentions of the Magus and his family in Zeal. However, the fans always wanted something that crossed over the actual characters from the game and a comic could give them a chance for that.
The further adventures of Chrono, Lucca, and Marl would give fans something they’ve been wanting for years.
5 Final Fantasy X Was Supposed To Get A Threequel And A Comic Could Be Where Fans Could Get It
Final Fantasy X was one of the rare FF games to get a direct sequel and there were plans for a third one that never really manifested. FF X is also one of the franchise’s most beloved entries, with its amazing characters and world buoying a great story. X-2 ended on a massive up note, with lovers Tidus and Yuna finally reuniting, so seeing what comes next would make a lot of fans happy.
The comic could either use the ideas for X-3 or go in an entirely new direction. Either way would work for fans. These are characters that people love so much and if a comic was announced, they would come out of the woodwork to buy it.
4 Final Fantasy XV Got A Sequel Book, So A Comic Wouldn’t Be Too Much Of A Stretch
Final Fantasy XV doesn’t have the best reputation among FF games. The whole thing felt rushed, like there were parts of the story missing. But the characters were delightful, with main character Noctis being one of the franchise’s best heroes. A lot of the game’s DLC got canceled and was put into a book finishing up the story, Dawn of the Future. However, that doesn’t mean that a comic can’t be done.
A comic could adapt the book’s events or pick up after it ended, throwing new challenges at the heroes in a world that had gone through a lot of very drastic changes in a very short time.
3 The Metal Gear Solid Universe Could Inspire Multiple Comic Series
When Hideo Kojima left Konami, any hopes for a proper Metal Gear Solid sequel disappeared. However, the MGS universe is full of interesting characters and organizations, enough to populate all manner of spin-offs, including comics. With Konami mostly out of the video game business, farming the IP out for a comic seems like a great thing for them to do.
While there’s no chance that Kojima is going to return to the franchise, especially not to work on a comic, an MGS comic could have its choice of talent that could do a great job of following in Kojima’s footsteps and presenting interesting stories in that universe.
2 Metroid Would Make For Great Comics
With Nintendo’s announcement of Metroid: Dread, a 2-d platforming return to form for the series, Metroid fever is at an all-time high. A perfect way to capitalize on that would be a comic. Nintendo has a history of manga adaptations- Legend Of Zelda and Splatoon both have one- so doing a Metroid manga or comic is not out of the realm of possibility.
Samus Aran has always been a very interesting character and a comic following her adventures at any point in her life would be a lot of fun. Seeing Samus bounty hunting her way across the galaxy could let her fans see new sides of her.
1 Death Stranding Created A Beautiful World That Would Make For A Great Comic
Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding was hyped for years and while it definitely wasn’t for everyone, it has legions of diehard fans. The game was an interesting concept that went far beyond the “walking simulator” many thought it was, made all the better by the wild Kojima sci-fi story and the game’s all-star cast. The game ended with main character Sam Porter Bridges walking into the sunset with freed BB Lou, but it feels like there’s still so much story to tell.
How did the Death Stranding affect the rest of the world? What are things like for the other characters, both Bridges employees and the survivors Sam delivered to? There’s a massive world to explore and a comic would be a great place to do it.
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