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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.

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00:42:34

Dragon Ball Z Budokai with Doc Issues (Capes on the...

Play Comics ·

2025/10/05

Read transcriptGather around power-level enthusiasts and tournament fighters, because this week on Play Comics we’re charging up our ki and diving headfirst into the legendary slugfest that is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai for PS2 and GameCube. That’s right, we’re looking at the 2002 fighting game that asked the burning question “What if we took the first three arcs of Dragon Ball Z and squeezed them into a button-mashing experience that makes even the most patient Z-Fighter want to go Super Saiyan with

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00:35:15

Disney’s PK Out of the Shadows with Esh Johansen...

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2025/09/28

Read transcriptHoly hybridized heroes and gamma-powered game adaptations, comic crusaders! This week on Play Comics, we’re diving beak-first into the pixelated pandemonium that is Disney’s PK: Out of the Shadows for PS2 and GameCube – because apparently someone thought the best way to honor The New Papernick Adventures (or The Duck Avenger for us North American folks) was to trap Donald Duck’s superheroic alter ego in a 3D action-adventure that makes even the most patient gamers quack under

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01:00:04

Asterix & Obelix Kick Buttix (XXL) with Chas!...

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2025/09/21

Read transcriptHoly Gallic mayhem, comic crusaders! This week on Play Comics, we’re trading our Roman shields for DualShock controllers as we dive headfirst into the digital disaster that is Asterix & Obelix Kick Buttix for PS2 and Xbox – because apparently someone at Étranges Libellules thought the best way to honor René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo’s beloved comic masterpiece was to trap our favorite mustachioed warriors in a 3D brawler with combat mechanics more repetitive than Obelix’s “These

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01:02:12

Ultimate Spider-Man with Derek B Gayle and Doug Fink...

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2025/09/14

Read transcriptWelcome web-slinging warriors and joystick jockeys to another thrilling episode of Play Comics where we untangle the sticky situation of comic-to-game adaptations with the precision of Peter Parker trying to explain away his sudden photography skills! This week we’re diving headfirst into the cel-shaded spectacular that is Ultimate Spider-Man, the 2005 game that took Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley’s comic masterpiece and somehow convinced every gaming platform from here to the

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00:47:43

Spy vs Spy (2005) with Anthony Sytko and Doc Issues...

Play Comics ·

2025/09/07

Read transcriptGet ready for some black-and-white mayhem that’s more chaotic than trying to untangle Christmas lights while wearing oven mitts! This week on Play Comics, we’re diving headfirst into the wonderfully ridiculous world of Spy vs Spy for the original Xbox—the 2005 game that took MAD Magazine’s iconic feuding spies and somehow convinced them to blow each other up in glorious 3D.This delightfully deranged espionage extravaganza comes courtesy of the twisted minds at Vicious Cycle Software,

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00:41:01

Garfield the Search for Pooky with Ryan Estrada

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2025/08/31

Read transcriptWelcome to another gloriously chaotic episode of Play Comics, where today’s adventure features everyone’s favorite lasagna-loving, Monday-hating tabby cat stumbling through the digital wasteland of Garfield: The Search for Pooky on the Game Boy Advance. Because apparently, losing a teddy bear is serious enough business to warrant an entire platforming odyssey filled with death pits, questionable physics, and mice that probably deserve their own organized crime documentary.Joining us

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00:35:42

Yu-Gi-Oh Worldwide Edition – Stairway to the Destined...

Play Comics ·

2025/08/24

Read transcriptWelcome, card-slinging strategy seekers, to another episode of Play Comics where we shuffle through the deck of comic-to-game adaptations with all the precision of a first-turn Exodia draw gone horribly wrong! Today we’re summoning not one, but TWO Yu-Gi-Oh! adventures that took Yugi’s world from the small screen to handheld hysteria and living room chaos.First up, we’re diving into Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition – Stairway to the Destined Duel for the Game Boy Advance, a portable card

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00:45:05

Batman Begins with Wells Thompson (WellsThompson.com)

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2025/08/17

Read transcriptHoly cowl-wearing console catastrophe, comic crusaders! This week on Play Comics we’re grappling-hooking our way into the surprisingly deep shadows of 2005’s Batman Begins video game – because apparently someone at Eurocom looked at Christopher Nolan’s gritty reboot and thought, “You know what this needs? A fear meter and the ability to summon actual bats to terrify thugs into submission!”Released across more platforms than Batman has traumatic childhood memories, this movie tie-in

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00:44:52

The Punisher (2005) with Alex Squires (The StarWell...

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2025/08/10

Read transcriptWelcome comic book crusaders and button-mashing vigilantes to another skull-crushing edition of Play Comics! This week we’re strapping on our tactical vest, loading up our favorite dual-wielded firearms, and diving headfirst into the wonderfully violent world of The Punisher from 2005 – a game that dared to ask the important question: “What if we took Thomas Jane’s already pretty intense Frank Castle and gave him access to every torture device known to humanity?” This PlayStation 2

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01:06:34

Digimon Battle Spirit with Joshua Moore...

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2025/08/04

Digital monsters, handheld mayhem, and nostalgic button-mashing collide! Prepare to jack into the Digital World as Play Comics takes a pixelated punch at Digimon Battle Spirit on the Game Boy Advance. This portable fighting game promised to capture all the Agumon-punching, Gabumon-grappling action of the beloved anime and manga series, but did it deliver a champion-level experience or just leave us saying “that’s not very digivolving of you”? Joining us for this pocket-sized digital duel is Joshua

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00:45:04

Fantastic Four with Anthony Sytko (Capes on the Couch)

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2025/07/27

Read transcriptFlame on, podcast listeners! This week we’re stretching our way back to 2005 to tackle the Fantastic Four game that somehow managed to land on more consoles than Reed Richards has had scientific breakthroughs. Based on the first Fox movie that made us all question whether Hollywood truly understood what “fantastic” meant, this multi-platform adventure promised to let us clobber our way through levels faster than Ben Grimm goes through doorframes.Joining us for this cosmic-powered

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00:39:27

Spider-Man (2002) with Chris Ferrell (All Things Good...

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2025/07/20

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00:32:14

Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter with Stik Braxton (Together...

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2025/07/13

Read transcriptGreetings, fellow arcade archaeologists and button-mashing historians! This week on Play Comics, we’re diving headfirst into the delightfully bizarre world of Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter for the Sega Genesis – that wonderfully weird 1993 hybrid that somehow convinced an entire development team that what the world really needed was a game where you could punch mutant biobeasts in the face AND grow to kaiju size for boss battles. Based on Go Nagai’s MazinSaga manga (which itself was a

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00:46:12

Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen with Connor

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2025/07/06

Read transcriptWelcome back, intrepid trainers and portable pixel pioneers! This week on Play Comics, we’re diving headfirst into the magical world where handheld gaming meets manga madness with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen for the Game Boy Advance – those delightful remakes that proved sometimes going back to where it all began is exactly what the Pokédex ordered. Released in 2004, these Kanto classics didn’t just give us shiny new graphics and wireless trading capabilities; they spawned an entire

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00:28:10

Heavy Metal Geomatrix with Billy

Play Comics ·

2025/06/29

Welcome back, comic crusaders and digital daredevils! This week on Play Comics, we’re diving into the gloriously chaotic world of Heavy Metal: Geomatrix for the Sega Dreamcast—a game that asks, “What if Heavy Metal magazine became a button-mashing arena brawler with enough explosions to make Michael Bay jealous?” Released by Capcom in 2001 and featuring the wild art of Simon Bisley, this four-player deathmatch extravaganza throws you into a 23rd-century future where VR-addicted humanity battles it

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00:53:53

Teen Titans (2006) with Eilish Pickett

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2025/06/22

Read transcriptHold onto your utility belts and prepare for maximum overdrive, because this week on Play Comics we’re crash-landing straight into the chaotic world of Teen Titans for PS2, Xbox, and GameCube – a game that somehow managed to capture the essence of being a superhero teenager while simultaneously making you question whether saving the world is worth the carpel tunnel. Released in 2006, this beat-’em-up bonanza promised players the chance to live out their fantasies of being part of the

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01:19:04

Naruto Ninja Council with Luke Herr (D'OhMance Dawn)

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2025/06/16

Read transcriptBelieve it or not, ninja enthusiasts, this week on Play Comics we’re kunai-diving into the pixelated shinobi wasteland that is Naruto: Ninja Council for the Game Boy Advance – because apparently someone at Tomy thought the best way to honor everyone’s favorite orange-clad ramen addict was to trap him in a handheld prison with combat mechanics more frustrating than trying to explain the Chunin Exams to your grandmother. Released in 2003, this side-scrolling “adventure” promised to let

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00:37:18

Superman Countdown to Apokolips with Adam Maresh

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2025/06/08

Holy Kryptonian catastrophe, comic crusaders! This week on Play Comics, we’re diving headfirst into the digital dumpster fire that is Superman: Countdown to Apokolips for the Game Boy Advance – because apparently someone thought the best way to honor Superman: The Animated Series was to trap the Man of Steel in a tiny screen prison with graphics that make MS Paint look like the Sistine Chapel.Released in 2003 by the brave souls at Mistic Software (after poor Crawfish Interactive literally died

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00:50:19

The Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction with Matt...

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2025/06/01

Read transcriptHULK SMASH… your expectations! This week on Play Comics, we’re going green with rage as we dive into 2005’s The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction – the game that asked the important question: “What if we gave players the power to literally punch a helicopter out of the sky and then use a bus as a baseball bat?” Developed by Radical Entertainment for the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, this comic book adaptation threw subtlety out the window faster than Banner throws a tantrum. Forget

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00:32:38

Buck Rogers Countdown to Doomsday with Vasco Pickett

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2025/05/25

Strap on your jetpack and set your phasers to “mildly confused,” because this week on Play Comics we’re rocketing straight into the neon-lit chaos of Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday! That’s right—dust off your Sega Genesis and prepare for a wild ride through a universe where the future looks suspiciously like a 1990s living room.Joining us for this cosmic caper is none other than Vasco Pickett, a local legend whose wisdom is as deep as the Martian canyons and whose internet presence is, well…

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