It’s interesting to see how each team approaches the game differently. Above you see the current multi-parter take with a semi-serious tone. Various writers and artists came together, each with their own explanation as to how things work in the Dig Dug universe. There is no set continuity and no one art team. He and his cousins have their own personalities and it’s interesting watching them work.īased on the classic game, ShiftyLook did something different with his series. ![]() Still, the Prince is a friend to everybody and uses his Katamari to help solve problems. (And yes, the King does make appearances.) The comic follow the Prince helping people, which is considering how many have been rolled into a huge ball, launched into space, and set on fire. I’ve never played the game, but the comic adventures of the Prince Of All Cosmos and his cousins are a lot of fun. Katamari Alex Culang and Raynato Castro (both writing and art) I also recommend the short-episode anime. While not as wacky as Bravoman it’s still a fun superhero action show that has as much Japanese flavor as a bunch of non-Japanese people can put into it. The comic gives a good cast for Momiko, from her rival who is a huge fan of the original Momo and uses her old enemy’s armor and identity (but is one of the good guys, promise) and Momiko’s possible boyfriend, Natsuhiko. Sadly, we never got to learn if we can in fact play this. The original game was never released stateside but thanks to this comic I suggested the game to the late JewWario for You Can Play This out of curiosity for the game. ![]() Again, it’s based on this comic which follows the adventures of Momiko, daughter of the original Wonder Momo, who is forced to take up her mother’s mantle to protect the world from evil. You’ve probably seen this on YouTube as well, or Crunchyroll. Wonder Momo Erik Ko & Jim Zub (writers) and Omar Dogan (artist) This is my favorite strip and I’m going to miss it most of all. Some of you may also remember Moylan for his Transformers turned nostalgia gag strip Li’l Formers or his work with Udon Studios, who is releasing print versions of the comic. If you’ve seen the show on YouTube or posted here to the Spotlight, this comic was the basis for that cartoon. Bomb, a man who could give speech lessons to Mojo Jojo. ![]() In this version, we follow the wacky adventures of salaryman turned superhero Bravoman, his questionable mentor, Alpha, the ninja assassin Waya Hime, who wants to both kill and marry “stretchy cuteness”, the mirror opposite Anti-Bravoman, and Bravo’s arch nemesis, Dr. ![]() Like most of the games on this list, I had never heard of Bravoman prior to this comic. So I thought I’d go over some of my favorite comics from the site as a memorial to the lost and soon to be.īravoman Matt Moylan (writer) and Dax “D-Gee” Gordine (artist) Word came this week that this will soon end as ShiftyLook will be closing down by the end of Spring. For the uninformed, this is a website created by Namco Bandai to show off some of their properties by creating webcomics of the more unknown or forgotten games in their library. I’ve mentioned ShiftyLook when talking about the Bravoman cartoon. Bravoman (left) fighting against Black Bravo (right) in the arcade version.
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