NamcoBandai to have webcomic of it's Xevious shmup franchise

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Was browsing on this anime site and came across some shmuppy worthy news. NamcoBandai plans to have a webcomic of it's classic Xevious shmup franchise in a celebration of it's 30th anniversary. I recall watching some very skilled Xevious players do their magic at a local arcade back in 1984. This was the Atari Inc. upright cab version of Xevious, of course. Quite impressive watching a master Xevious player dodge the bullets, small fry and with perfect precision, launch of a well placed bomb shot to bring down the huge Andor Genesis mothership once & for all.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-r ... d-webcomic

It's supposed to take place in South America as the background setting. Sounds intriguing indeed.

Wasn't there supposed to be a Xevious CG movie released as well some time back?

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Gespenst]

That reminds me of this
http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... m%2F5iuu3i

(sorry, have to use Google Translate, otherwise the video won't show up)

[ChainsawGuitarSP]

What a hilariously lazy concept.

[Estebang]

This is probably just something to renew the copyright. What's the last reference to Xevious they made...Star Fox Assault?

[Hibachi]

This is probably just something to renew the copyright. What's the last reference to Xevious they made...Star Fox Assault?

I haven't seen but I'm pretty sure 3DS Ridge Racer as references? Unless you're referring to actual shooting.

I always found this game pretty boring and the PS1 Xevious was terrible so don't understand personally why Namco milk it.

[renardqueenston]

they're doing the same thing with SkyKid as well; the illustrations for the SkyKid comic are rather nice, and have really cool updates to the (admittedly kinda dorky, but charming) character design. i can't really tell if this is a kind of hamfisted attempt to actually do something new with the franchises or, as Estebang mentioned, a way to renew the copyright.

i wouldn't call it lazy, though, as the art i've seen for the comics has been rather nice, so they're at least hiring talented folks to illustrate 'em.

[professor ganson]

Long live Xevious!

[DoYouWantKarate]

The guy who writes and draws The Adventures of Dr. McNinja is now illustrating a Galaga webcomic on the same site. He broke into "real" comics last year with a Daredevil series (for those who require such credentials).

[Edmond Dantes]

Now if only they'd translate that Xevious novel that the creator wrote...

[Temia Eszteri]

The Xevious comic (thankfully being wrapped up) always struck me as mediocre quality. Poorly-paced, unable to stick with any of its concepts for too long, the characters feel flat, the art feels like a generic churned-out double-aught superhero comic book style, etc.

Being a fan of Hastings and North though, I have high hopes for the Galaga comic. It's already off to a much greater start.

[EmperorIng]

And galaga's bugs are much more compelling than xevious' floating tile armada.

[Ed Oscuro]

The Adventures of Dr. McNinja

Last time I looked at that was probably before I joined here...some storyline about dinosaurs.

Edit: Almost right - 2006. Art hasn't improved very much.