Though I kind of wish there was purely out of curiosity.
It would be weird as hell.
The first comics were probably the coolest in the sense of how they were available.
Series co-creator John Tobias wrote and drew the prologue adaptations for the first two games.
What made it so interesting was that these one-shots werent available at the comic shop.
Thats pretty awesome for the first game.
Liu Kang asks permission from the Shaolin elders to take part in the tournament.
Johnny Cages agent begs him to reconsider.
All they explain is that theyre likely from rival ninja clans.
To get the real answers, you have to complete the game as Scorpion.
In the comic, theyre a bit more forward.
Shang Tsung personally invites him to take part in the tournament because Shang Tsung is really stupid.
According to Cages narration, Liu Kang defeated Goro and moved on to fighting Shang Tsung in the finals.
Goro was super pissed upon waking up and fought those three in the meantime.
Cage is later discovered by the Special Forces, who grill him over Sonyas disappearance.
Jax refuses to believe Cage because Sonya and Kano would never work together.
Once again, the prelude comic actually spoils the game when it comes to Scorpion and Sub-Zero.
Their endings reveal that this is that Sub-Zeros younger brother.
Here, theyre once again pretty on-the-sleeve about it.
Suit-wearing Sub-Zero is my favorite thing.
What catches my attention here is how he talks up modern technology.
He even arrived on the scene in a sci-fi hovercraft.
Also, the game introduced Smoke, Jade, and Noob Saibot as hidden characters with zero storyline.
They wouldnt be defined as characters and given any story for several more years.
Later on, Scorpion comes to Sub-Zeros aid and outright tells the story of his own in-game ending.
Raiden breaks things up and hears Shang Tsungs proposition for an Outworld tournament.
The offer is accepted because if they dont, the plot just sits there.
The good guys stand together and pose while Raiden yells for them to prepare themselves.
Apparently bullets dont work on Outworld folk.
I wish Tobias did more with theMortal Kombatcomic concept.
WithMortal Kombat IIbeing the toast of the arcades, a guide calledThe Mortal Kombat Super Bookwas released.
It is, essentially, the most 90s thing ever.
That kid is in over his head and all, but hes surprisingly jacked.
Thats pretty impressive, momentarily having the two fighting game juggernauts under your roof.
They even had aVirtua Fighterone-shot down the line too!
The Malibu series was originally previewed within the pages ofBruce Lee #5.
Thats right, there was a short-lived Bruce Lee comic for whatever reason.
Kind of waters down Liu Kangs status when you put him in there with the guy hes based on.
The MalibuMortal Kombatcomics were mostly written by Charles Marshall and drawn by Patrick Rolo.
Instead, it was nothing but a confusing chain of miniseries and one-shots that intertwined.
Throughout, we got miniseries for Goro, the Special Forces, and a Raiden/Kano team-up.
One-shots dealt with Baraka, Kung Lao, and the history of Kitana and Mileena.
Sub-Zero kills a six-armed not-Goro with one kick and Kano kills a disposable Special Forces guy.
Scorpion also has a spiked ball at the end of his projectile rope instead of a spear.
Its kind of weird.
All in all, their designs arent that bad.
You have Sonyas friend Lance, who has a metal arm with electric powers.
Sub-Zero is accompanied by fellow blue ninja Hydro, who has water-based abilities.
There are two twin brothers from Liu Kangs Shaolin temple named Sing and Sang.
A pushover villain is introduced named Henge who is, naturally, made of stone.
for instance), there are some high points.
The writing is good, at least.
The comic ends with a quick look at the younger Sub-Zero in hisMortal Kombat 3duds and…cancelled.
The thing that bugged me about that comic the most?
Shao Kahn wore his badass skull maskonce.
The rest of the time he just had his gross, craggy face showing.
Nobody wants to see that!
It came out as a bonus for those who bought the home version of the game.
The home version brought back Goro with no in-game explanation, so the comic actually covered it instead.
Sub-Zero ties it into his dead brothers adventures in the fresh-at-the-time side-scrollerMortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero.
Passing overMortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, the next comic would beMortal Kombat: Deception.
It had several preview pages of Walter McDaniel art with some shown in pencils and a couple partially colored.
Like I said, rushed out the door.
The narrative is a lot like in theDeceptioncomic.
Some end up in opposite worlds.
Some are overwhelmed by a force that makes them want to attack anyone and everyone in the vicinity.
Some are drained of their power.
Others are given enhanced power.
I mean, come on!
Regardless, the coolest thing to come out of that game was the box cover for the special edition.
It gave usMortal Kombatcharacters as drawn by Alex Ross, which is just too strange to exist.
In March of 2015,Mortal Kombatfinally returned to comics withMortal Kombat X, released by DC.
It made plenty of sense to do so.
With the comic being a success, theres already talks of it getting a follow-up down the line.
