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Marvel Multiverse Table Top Role-Playing Game - Summer 2023

  A new Marvel TTRPG is heading our way for Summer 2023. I have some really fond memories of the Marvel Superheroes Roleplaying game put out by TSR in the 1980's. It was right along side Dungeons & Dragons as one of my introductory games to ttrpgs. This new game looks to be based purely on a six-sided dice system. The playtest rulebook for the game is available now for anyone who wants to run an early version of the game through its paces before the finalized version comes out next year. I'll admit I'm curious enough make that purchase myself. Here is the official press release from Marvel:  MARVEL LAUNCHING CORE RULEBOOK FOR NEW TABLETOP ROLE-PLAYING GAME IN SUMMER 2023   ‘MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME: CORE RULEBOOK’ AVAILABLE JUNE 2023   FOLLOWED BY ‘MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME: THE CATACLYSM OF KANG’ AVAILABLE JULY 2023     Use the D616 game system to embody your favorite Super Heroes and Super Villains!     New York, NY— August 22, 2022 –  New adventu
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First Look at Batman: Year One Animated


Above are two screen shots from the upcoming DC Animated DVD Batman: Year One. This will be an adaption of the classic origin tale of Batman by Frank Miller with artwork by David Mazzuchelli. The story was originally published in issues #404 thru #407 of the monthly Batman comic title. I remember my brother and I trying to scrape this story series together month to month at the Stars & Stripes newsstand while we lived in Germany as kids in the mid 80's. Our newsstand kept comics well stocked but it was nowhere near a reliable or well stocked as a dedicated comic book store.

This storyline really opened my eyes to the flexibility and sophistication of the comic book medium. Up until then I had been reading Marvel's Star Wars and Transformers comics along with Amazing Spider Man and I think the Justice League had just restarted. Regardless Year One was a different reading experience for the 13 year old me. Reading Frank Millers story as it tracked the gritty first year of Bruce Wayne's career as a vigilante and the parallel first year of Detective Jim Gordon on the Gotham PD was such an interesting story. It was further driven home by amazing artwork by Mazzuchelli.

Looking at these screenshots, my mind immediately rejects this as year one because the art style and color palette don't reflect the distinct style of the source material. After getting over my knee-jerk reaction, the artwork for both characters and background looks acceptable. The pacing of the story and how much they retain of the original source material will really dictate how well this adaptation sinks or swims.

At the end of the day, I think If they stay true to the source this is a can't lose situation. I mean this is truly one of the best Batman stories ever. How can you go wrong? Don't answer that... I don't wanna know.

(images via screenrant.com)

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