Should "Mortal Kombat" get another comic book series>

[piloting]

IMO even though the "Mortal Kombat" games are infamous for their insane violence levels (the recent 9th one I've heard is banned in Australia) the movies,live action show,animated movie prequel,the cartoon and even the Legacy web show are'nt that violent and still manage to be okay.The only thing that is notably violent in the franchise other than the games was the part in the "Mortal Kombat:Rebirth" short film/pitch when a photo of Johnny Cage's decapitated body is shown.I'm not sure about the comic books though.I know that Malibu made them in like the late 90's before they merged with Marvel but I'm guessing that they were'nt that violent and gory though.I think that now though would be a good time to make another "Mortal Kombat" comic series esp. considering the recent reboot which has a plot that gives it more substance.A comic book seriesthat's true to the series could nicely give the franchise much more depth in it's stories while providing stylishly illustrated fights and tons of that notorious blood and gore.If they were to make another comic book series from it I could easily see it under Marvel's MAX, DC's Vertigo imprint (which is more likely seeing as how Ed Boon works for Warner bros) or Dark Horse which has had some notable indepandant "mature" series in the past like AVP.Any comments to this?.

[shaxper]

I'm of the belief that a good writer can make any property work. That being said, I'm not convinced the licensing fees involved in such a project would be worthwhile. I don't think many people will pick up a comic because it features Mortal Kombat characters anymore. We live in an age obsessed with retro licensing (especially in comics), and I don't think the MK characters left enough of a resonance on most people to compete with Star Wars, Thundercats, and Transformers.

[Ivan Isaacs]

Since Warner Bros. owns die MK franchise I'm quite surprised that they haven't launched a new comic book series through DC Comics (who publishes comic books to a whole lot of videogames) yet.
I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[Parch]

Yeah, DC has been doing a lot of minis for videogames. Wildstorm did a bunch too when they were around. These are usually done the same time as the game release so it doesn't look there's any new comic plans for the latest Mortal Kombat game.

[derkje1971]

I'm of the belief that a good writer can make any property work. That being said, I'm not convinced the licensing fees involved in such a project would be worthwhile. I don't think many people will pick up a comic because it features Mortal Kombat characters anymore. We live in an age obsessed with retro licensing (especially in comics), and I don't think the MK characters left enough of a resonance on most people to compete with Star Wars, Thundercats, and Transformers.

Totally agree. The few MK comics I read were rubbish anyway. Prefer the older ones Like Masters of the Universe.

[DubipR]

Just curious...why is this in the Classic Comics area?
Is the Mortal Comic considered a classic?

[derkje1971]

They wish. Neither the game nor the comic.:biggrin:

[dan bailey]

Just curious...why is this in the Classic Comics area?
Is the Mortal Comic considered a classic?

From the "Guide to the Classic Comics Forum" (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=669) --

For our purposes, the terms "classic" and "comics" can be interpreted rather broadly. Classic is defined as anything more than two years old, although in practice, most of the discussion here centers around comics which are older than that.

To me, that's far too broad an umbrella -- technically, for instance, it makes Image's Chew #1 a "classic comic," since it dates to June 2009 -- & if I had my druthers, we'd lean more in the direction of "two decades old." But, again, that's just me.