Swim Reads Comics

21/12/2025

Games like Spider-Man, Batman Arkham Asylum, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance, managed to define childhoods. But now? Avengers, Gotham Knights, and Guardians of the Galaxy were all major flops. So what’s the problem with modern comic games? Is it live service elements? Is it the focus on multiplayer and microtransactions? What happened to singleplayer narratives? And what is the true root of superhero vidyagame slop? It seems like neither Marvel or DC can get it right. I’ve been researching this for the better part of four years, and I’ve finally reached a conclusion. You probably won’t like the answer, but to be honest, I don’t like it either.

09/12/2025

Games like Spider-Man, Arkham, and Ultimate Alliance defined childhoods. But now? Avengers, Gotham Knights, and Guardians of the Galaxy were all major flops. So what’s the problem with modern comic games? Is it live service elements? Is it the focus on multiplayer and microtransactions? What happened to singleplayer narratives? And what is the true root of superhero vidyagame slop? What happened to Batman and the Avengers? It seems like neither Marvel or DC can get it right. I’ve been researching this for the better part of four years, and I’ve finally reached a conclusion. You probably won’t like the answer, but to be honest, I don’t like it either.

08/12/2025

Spider-Man, Batman Arkham Asylum, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance, managed to define how people view comics. But now? Avengers, Gotham Knights, and Guardians of the Galaxy were all major flops. So what’s the problem with modern comic games? Is it live service elements? Is it the focus on multiplayer and microtransactions? What happened to singleplayer narratives? And what is the true root of superhero vidyagame slop? It seems like neither Marvel or DC can get it right. I’ve been researching this for the better part of four years, and I’ve finally reached a conclusion. You probably won’t like the answer, but to be honest, I don’t like it either.

07/12/2025

Games like Spider-Man, Arkham, and Ultimate Alliance defined childhoods. But now? Avengers, Gotham Knights, and Guardians of the Galaxy were all major flops. So what’s the problem with modern comic games? Is it live service elements? Is it the focus on multiplayer and microtransactions? What happened to singleplayer narratives? And what is the true root of superhero vidyagame slop? What happened to Batman and the Avengers? It seems like neither Marvel or DC can get it right. I’ve been researching this for the better part of four years, and I’ve finally reached a conclusion. You probably won’t like the answer, but to be honest, I don’t like it either.

06/12/2025

Games like Spider-Man, Arkham, and Ultimate Alliance defined childhoods. But now? Avengers, Gotham Knights, and Guardians of the Galaxy were all major flops. So what’s the problem with modern comic games? Is it live service elements? Is it the focus on multiplayer and microtransactions? What happened to singleplayer narratives? And what is the true root of superhero vidyagame slop? What happened to Batman and the Avengers? It seems like neither Marvel or DC can get it right. I’ve been researching this for the better part of four years, and I’ve finally reached a conclusion. You probably won’t like the answer, but to be honest, I don’t like it either.

05/12/2025

Why is every modern game like this?

04/12/2025

03/12/2025

What do you think are the worst comic games? And why have they been so bad recently?

02/12/2025

What do you think are the worst comic games? And why have they been so bad recently?

01/12/2025

Games have come a long way since Neversoft's Spider-Man 2000, but is that for the best?

30/11/2025

Games are about more than points, they're about getting you hooked on a gameplay loop. Which leads me to an interesting theory

29/11/2025

Marvel Heroes was BELOVED by fans! But then it DISAPPEARED with no explanation! Well, over a decade later, I think I figured out why. Remember Marvel Heroes Omega?