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Are Video Games the New Comic Books?

Are Video Games the New Comic Books?

FromThe Bulwark Goes to Hollywood


Are Video Games the New Comic Books?

FromThe Bulwark Goes to Hollywood

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Apr 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week I’m joined by Gene Park, video game reporter at the Washington Post, to talk about the oncoming video game boom and how our current moment feels reminiscent of 2008, when the comic book boom kicked off for real. Yes, there had been comic book successes before that, your Batmans and your Spider-Mans. But 2008 saw the release of The Dark Knight (which smashed opening weekend records) and Iron Man (which inaugurated the single most successful franchise of all time, the Marvel Cinematic Universe), recalibrating how Hollywood thought of superhero cinema. Between The Last of Us’s popularity with critics and audiences alike and projections that The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be one of the highest-grossing movies of the year, it feels like we’re hitting a similar inflection point with video game adaptations.

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Released:
Apr 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Sonny Bunch hosts The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood, a new podcast featuring interviews with folks who have their finger on the pulse of the entertainment industry during this dynamic—and difficult—time.