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EPISODE · Apr 17, 2016

#11: "Videoman, why?! The Dark Side of Superhero Games"

from Graphic Novelism | The History of Comic Books · host The Experts On Nothing Real

or "I Have No Face But I Must Quip!" In part two of the Videoman Saga, the 8-Bit Experts tackle the less-glamorous side of video game adaptations. How do adaptations with the best of intentions so often end so badly? How close did we come to battling Heath Ledger's Joker on the Xbox? Who decided to put stealth levels in a Hulk game? Why is Aquaman's hair so breathtaking? Where did those bats come from? WHO STOLE SUPERMAN'S FACE?! To find out, well, you'll just have to listen! Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraphicNovelism Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/graphic-novelism/id1005133566 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=68076&refid=stpr Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/ Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) 20xx by Evan King http://evanking.bandcamp.com/album/20xx Face It, Tiger by Married With Sea Monsters https://marriedwithseamonsters.bandcamp.com/ FURTHER READING Interview with the producer of Superman 64 See the rings. Live the rings. The sad tale of the Dark Knight that wasn't Justice League Heroes: Not McDuffie's greatest work, but we forgive him And then there was the time Eric Bana battled The Leader Aquaman's glorious sentient hair in 780p The 100% real, I-swear-we-didn't-exaggerate-this-one-iota Batman Returns for the Saga Genesis And finally, experience the Spider-Man 3 game the only way you should

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