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Box artwork for Comix Zone.
Box artwork for Comix Zone.
Comix Zone
Developer(s)Sega Technical Institute
Publisher(s)Sega
Year released1995
System(s)Sega Genesis, Windows, Game Boy Advance, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android, Mac OS, Linux, Nintendo Switch
Designer(s)Peter Morawiec
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
ModesSingle player
Rating(s)ESRB Kids to AdultsELSPA Ages 3+ESRB EveryonePEGI Ages 12+
LinksComix Zone at PCGamingWikiComix Zone ChannelSearchSearch

Comix Zone (コミックスゾーン Komikkusu Zōn?) is a 1995 arcade-style action game. The game's most remarkable feature is that it is set within the panels of a comic book. Each level consists of two pages and secrets are discovered by shredding the paper and revealing items. The unique dialogue is rendered within talk bubbles with the typical comic font. Sprites and backgrounds possess the bright colors and dynamic drawing style favored by superhero comics.

Comix Zone was widely criticized for being released too late and for being too hard and short, but it was positively received, and praised for its great game-play, graphics, and soundtrack. It became a great success due to its game-play, and is released on many collections and consoles since.

The music was composed by Howard Drossin, a known video game and movie composer. Graphics were done mainly by comic artists.

The game was originally from a concept video animated by Peter Morawiec titled "Joe Pencil Trapped In The Comix Zone". The video was made in 1992, displaying the animation of how the gameplay and the comic book elements would blend in.

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