Comix Zone

Comix Zone (1995) is a beat 'em up action game developed and published by Sega. The game is unique for its comic book-style presentation, where the protagonist moves between panels of a comic, interacting with speech bubbles, sound effects, and enemies drawn directly on the page. Players control Sketch Turner, a comic book artist who is pulled into his own creation by the villain Mortus. Inside the comic world, Sketch must fight mutants and survive across multiple stages, using both martial arts combat and limited-use items such as grenades, knives, and healing power-ups. The game is known for its high difficulty, stylish art direction, and innovative comic-panel transitions, which remain distinctive even today. Although it wasn’t a massive commercial hit at release, it later became a cult classic and is remembered as one of the Sega Genesis’s most creative titles.