This week the Pals have video games on the brain(Nothing new for Pete.)! They dig deep into the annals of comic book video game adaptations to learn that the Spider-Man Cartoon Maker is the best video game of all time. Plus: A surprise visit from Grant Morrison!

Random Question of the Week: What comic book creator/character have we been influenced by the most?

News:

The Flash film is getting a page one rewrite:

http://www.superherohype.com/…/389585-the-flash-script-to-g…

David Ayer wished he would've made the Joker the main villain in Suicide Squad. Just like the rest of us.

http://www.ign.com/…/suicide-squad-director-david-ayer-wish…

Claudio Sanchez is returning to comics!

http://www.cbr.com/exclusive-claudio-sanchezs-amory-wars-…/…

Eddie Brock is returning to the Venom suit!

http://www.ign.com/…/original-venom-eddie-brock-returns-in-…

Donald's first move in office is to cut funding to the arts.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/cutting-the-nea-is-first…/…

James Cameron and Tim Miller are getting back into the Terminator franchise!

http://www.superherohype.com/…/389259-james-cameron-and-tim…

The New York Times has dropped Comics and Graphic Novels from its Best Seller lists.

http://www.ign.com/…/new-york-times-drops-comics-from-bests…

New Avengers game is announced from Square Enix!

http://www.superherohype.com/…/389611-new-avengers-video-ga…

Injustice 2- The Injustice-ing!

http://www.ign.com/…/dcs-injustice-2-prequel-comic-gets-a-r…

Main Topic of the Show: Comic Book Video Games! Which are our favorite games, and which comic book character reigns supreme in the video game world?

Plugs:

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