Popular Last Week: The Cyber Games

From the games on the field to the realms of consoles, a little friendly competition never hurt anyone, right? Today's Popular Last Week features titles taking games seriously! Can you keep up with these professionals?

Metroid: OTHER FEMME, 18 pages - Published by The Force Media, (cc/ @omorales81)

This story delves into the psychology and trauma that haunts intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran. Discover on a new take on Samus' origin story that draws from all of the lore from METROID, and adds some new ideas. This is a fan fiction based on Nintendo Co. Ltd's titular franchise.

Story and Art by The Force Media

Earthbound part 1, 152 pages - Published by Narwhal Comics, (cc/ @pdb212)

Explore the universe of Earthbound from Narwhal. "Imagine if John Hughes, Jim Henson, and Stephen Spielberg got together and made a super fun sci-fi, high-school rom-com with mind control laser guns and animatronic puppets. That's this. Go read it." - Fao Crenshaw

Story and Art by Narwhal Comics

The Stellar Remnant Tour - Elite Dangerous Odyssey, 43 pages - Published by Yellow Cat Comics, (cc/ @YellowCatComics)

The Stellar Remnant Tour - with a practical guide to keep your Fleet Carrier in the black… - that’s a long title - is the 14th eBook created with assets from Elite: Dangerous Odyssey. This volume looks at the stellar remnant bodies present in two regions of the galaxy: Elysian Shore and the Formidine Rift. Using them as key waypoints for the journey, the expedition took the fleet carrier The Yellow Star through some of the most interesting places waiting for explorers to visit them.

Story and Art by Yellow Cat Comics

Stories from the Red Code, 22 pages - Published by Monolith of Minds, (cc/ @GunBe)

Stories from the Red Code is a collection of short stories, following the self-destructive union of Valor and Alibii in Resolutiion. The AI Nothing has just gained consciousness, and is trying to find the answers to live, in the last days of a digital world.

Story and Art by Monolith of Minds

Accell, 567 pages - Published by Oni Press, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)

Daniel Dos Santos is a young man living at the speed of life, with his job, girlfriend, and video games. After gaining powers from exposure to an extraterrestrial object, Dos Santos becomes the rapid-action superhero called Accell, the first of a new public kind of crime fighter and bad guy smasher. Unfortunately, there are consequences to moving faster than sound. Every time Accell uses his super speed powers, the results of super speed activity on his body come back in the form of massive muscle-tearing and bone-shattering internal damage . . . and that’s the least of his worries. The father of Accell’s girlfriend wants him dead and is sending one mercenary after another to kill the young speedster. In the aftermath of a battle, Accell tries to test the limits of his power and f...

Story and Art by Damion Scott, Joe Casey, Ramon Bachs, Sigmund Torre

Cyber Quest, 39 pages - Published by Three Y's Men Media, (cc/ @ThreeYsMenMedia)

Tony is always running -- from responsibility, from the bullies at school, and from his own potential. Despite his uncle's attempts to teach him to stand up for himself, Tony retreats into the safety of the old video games that he loves. But when he discovers a new VR game called "Cyber Quest" he finds himself thrust into a dangerous, futuristic world where humanity is on the brink of destruction. Now, Tony must choose–continue running, or finally stand and fight. Get ready for an epic sci-fi adventure based on the music and lyrics of Michigan band Wesley and the Crushers!

Story and Art by Three Y's Men Media

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