What makes Cosmic Invasion so appealing to someone like me is that it’s an absolute love letter to those old coin-op beat-em-ups from the 80s and 90s. If you ever pumped quarters into Captain America and the Avengers, Spider-Man, Superman, The Punisher, or the X-Men arcade game, you know exactly what this feels like. It’s a side-scrolling brawler in the same vein as Altered Beast and Final Fight, games that basically defined an entire era of arcade culture.
After causing massive damage during a fight, the Street Sharks watch news coverage questioning their heroics. Ripster tells his brothers: “Paradigm took our normal lives, but he can’t take our humanity. We’re still the Bolton brothers. And we’re going to protect this city, whether they understand us yet or not.”
Marc Silvestri, the absolute legend who gave birth to one of comics’ most terrifyingly compelling anti-heroes, is officially returning to The Darkness this December, and the anticipation is already killing us.
Attention all anime fans, cosplayers, and pop culture lovers! Mark your calendars now because Anime St. Pete 2025 is coming back for its fourth amazing year on September 27-28 at the historic Coliseum in St. Petersburg.
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