How fighting games reimagine action comics – and why they should be weirder

A Panel Shaped Screen is a monthly column where Giada Zavarise explores how comics and videogames inspire each other. This month is all about the way fighting games handle the tricky business of adapting action comics.

The marriage between action comics and fighting games is one that transcends mediums: an enthusiastic relationship based on love, mutual respect, and a shared passion for punching people in the face. Some licensed games, like Dragon Ball FighterZ, are played at a professional level in esport tournaments. Others, like My Hero: One’s Justice, are more simple and accessible. Some are team-based, while others are arena brawlers. All are generally good fun.

And yet, sometimes I think parser games would be better suited to adapt this genre to screen.
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