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capcom

Bionic Commando, Lost Planet Comic Books Comin'

Capcom has partnered with Devil's Due Publishing—apparently I'm out of the comic book publisher loop—to introduce a series of comic book titles based on properties like Bionic Commando and Lost Planet. The video game publisher already has a line of comics based on the Street Fighter universe published by Udon, who in turn is providing artwork for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.

The press release, via the official Capcom blog, hints that additional and unannounced Capcom books will be revealed at the San Diego Comic Con this July. It does not, however, indicate if we'll get backstory that explains why Bionic Commando has sausage-filled limbs. My own theory is that he was bitten by a radioactive hot dog while on a field trip, giving him the proportionate strength and speed of a frank that plumps when you cook it. That's totally speculative, though.

Press release follows.

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6:40 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Michael McWhertor
1,241 views, 19 comments

comic books

Gears Of War Getting Comic Book Treatment

DC's WildStorm imprint is quickly becoming the go-to comics label for the video game industry. They've already got World of Warcraft and the recently announced Prototype, and now Epic and DC announce that Gears Of War will be getting the ongoing comic book series treatment as well.
"We are thrilled to be working with DC Comics to further bring to life the Gears of War universe. A lot of our developers are huge comic fans, and have loved the personas and chronicles unique to DC Comics since childhood," said Dr. Michael Capps, president of Epic Games. "The Gears of War storyline and characters that millions of gamers have come to cherish will be a perfect fit under the WildStorm imprint."
Debuting in October, the comic book series will begin with a story that bridges the events between the first game and Gears of War 2. This is getting to be just evil. Soon I'll be back to the weekly, overly expensive trips to the comic store I thought I had gotten out of my system 7 years ago. Curse you DC! More »

9:20 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Mike Fahey
1,763 views, 22 comments

Latest by n/a: Wonderful news! If I don't get the story from the game, it'll have to be in the comic. more »

comic books

30 Days Of Night Artist Keen On Game

30 Days Of Night artist Ben Templesmith does damn fine work - fine enough to land him a gig penciling the comic book prequel to EA's Dead Space, as well as doing some design work for the game itself. In a recent interview at Comics 101, Seth "4:10" Robison asked Templesmith how he'd react if EA approached him for a 30 Days Of Night game.

I wouldn't say yes. I'd literally scream it. I'd just ask them to be authentic and make it work while being as respectful to the comic story and visuals. So no sudden space vampires as big as a truck, etc...or any uber-boss like that. EA certainly would have the chops to make a beautiful game version of it. They do gore and blood damn well.
You can almost see the EA exec's eyes light up as he reaches for the phone, only to sigh sadly and go back to playing Minesweeper after reading, "no sudden space vampires as big as a truck". Oh well, it was a thought.

The Crossover Interview #2: DEAD SPACE's Ben Templesmith [Comics 101]

11:20 AM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Mike Fahey
1,291 views, 33 comments

Latest by PlanHex: @Strange Bedfellows: Hells yes. We need a Wormwood or Fell adventure game instead of this. more »

ubisoft

NBC Readying XIII Mini-Series, Forgettable FPS To Remain Forgotten

Ubisoft's cel-shaded first person shooter XIII—based on the Belgian comic book series of the same name—didn't exactly blow back the gaming community's hair. Despite a fairly big marketing thrust from the French publisher and a four platform push on the PC, Gamecube, Xbox and PlayStation 2, it would appear we won't ever see a XIII II. Fans of the series will be thrilled to learn, however, that broadcaster NBC has picked up the property for a mini-series to air this winter.

XIII will feature the electric performances of white hot superstars Val Kilmer and Stephen Dorff, chronicling the adventures of a tattooed amnesiac in the wake of a presidential assassination. Its said to be both "adrenaline-charged" and "gripping", leaving audiences "gasping for more." I'm so excited to potentially asphyxiate while watching!

NBC Reveals Complete 52-Week Programming [Coming Soon]

7:40 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Michael McWhertor
2,269 views, 73 comments

Latest by trooper6: Loved XIII, great game. I want a sequel so badly! I remember being very annoyed at the time that some reviewers were all, "It's not Halo." I kept thinking, "Duh! It wasn't trying to be. Whole different sort of game experience...knock more »

required reading

Dead Space Gets Comic Book Prequel

EA wants to give the story of their upcoming space horror adventure Dead Space a bit more punch, so they've teamed up with Image Comics to create a comic book prequel series for the game. The Dead Space comic book features art by Ben "30 Days Of Night" Templeton and words by comic book writer and novelist Antony Johnston, and tells the story of a doomed deep-space mining colony that - as deep-space mining colonies are want to do - accidentally mines up some evil. They should have gone with skinning. You never skin evil. Ahem. The six issue series kicks off on March 3rd, with a special edition of the 1st issue being made available this weekend at the WonderCon in San Francisco. Hit the jump for a full-size shot of the cover, as well as the ever helpful press release! More »

10:20 AM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Mike Fahey
2,521 views, 24 comments

Latest by KraZe: Well, I've managed to avoid shameless tie-ins so far. I've even done this in spite of being a fan of the Warhammer 40k universe. Now, thanks to my love of Templesmith's art, I finally cave.   By the way, anyone that likes his more »

udon entertainment

Udon To Issue Flood Of Capcom Comics In 2008

With the original Street Fighter now twenty years long in the tooth and Capcom planning to issue Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Udon Entertainment is capitalizing on the license in a big way in 2008. It's planning on issuing no less than three new Street Fighter comic book lines next year, including Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Legends: Chun-Li and Street Fighter III: New Generation. Details on the involved artists, plus teaser artwork shots have been added to the publisher's official blog.

In addition to all that Street Fighter stuff, new comics based on the Onimusha and Devil Kings games are planned. Beyond even that, a pair of Capcom art books from Udon—Onimusha Dawn of Dreams: Official Complete Works and the Darkstalkers Graphic File—will eat away at your savings next year. One Darkstalkers art book, please!

New Street Fighter Comics! Plus - New Manhwa, Manga and Art Books [Udon]

3:20 PM on Tue Dec 11 2007
By Michael McWhertor
5,123 views, 31 comments

Latest by Suzaku: Udon has had some real issues, being a relatively new publisher with some fairly inexperienced artists, and have had a hell of a time meeting deadlines and actually getting stuff out. Which is a real bummer, because they tend to more »

announcement

Virgin Comics And Perspective Team For New IP

Generally you have a comic book that gets so popular a video game is made (Turok), or a game with so many fans that it spills over into the realm of comic books (Halo).Virgin Comics hopes to skip that whole annoying process, teaming with computer animation house Perspective Studios to create a portfolio of new intellectual property aimed at multiple formats. While the new characters and franchises will get their start in graphic novels or short animations, each will be designed with video games, television shows, or feature films in mind. Perspective has a long history of working with other game companies, providing animation for both GTA and Ghost Recon series, and now they're itching to do their own thing.
"Our past experience with many memorable properties has long inspired us to see what we could accomplish with original content," said Steven Lehrhoff, CEO of Perspective Studios. "The Virgin Comics team, with such a unique creative vision, will make the ideal partner for this undertaking."
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11:20 AM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Mike Fahey
656 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: How about a Richard Branson videogame/comic franchise. It could involve him as a smug beardy superhero fighting his evil archnemesis, Rupert Murdoch and the villainous News Corporation. Needs a better title than 'Virgin Man' though. more »

ramayan 3392 a.d.

SOE and Virgin Team For Ramayan MMO

With the MMO market dominated by firmly entrenched fantasy-themed MMO offerings, a fresh new setting is always welcome. Well it doesn't get much fresher than the India-based Ramayan 3392 A.D. comic book universe from Virgin Comics, who today announced along with SOE an agreement to create an MMORPG based on the franchise. Ramayan 3392 A.D. is a futuristic retelling of the Indian epic Ramayan, written by Shamik Dasgupta and based on a story by Deepak Chopra and Shekhar Kapur, featuring humans battling with demons in a post-apocalyptic world.
"Virgin Comics approached us with a portfolio of amazing comic properties based on Indian lore. We particularly love Ramayan 3392 A.D., as we feel Virgin Comics' telling of The Ramayana is particularly gripping, graphically brilliant and lends itself extremely well to an MMO," said Smedley. "This a fantastic time for us to expand our games to include this culturally rich storyline and we are honored to do this with a diversified, creative and experienced company like Virgin Comics."
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9:20 AM on Thu Aug 9 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,480 views, 45 comments

Latest by asTer0id: i wish they had stuck with original Ramayan instead of 3392 crap...the original Ramayana and Mahabharata stories have so much content, you could make a kick ass RPG with those worlds...esp mahabharata...the epic practically has sidequests written into the story...who more »

comic con 07

Meet Ken Penders!

He's the artist for Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic book and he made his only public convention appearance at the San Diego International Comic Con this weekend. Ken was selling Sonic the Hedgehog stuff and ONLY Sonic the Hedgehog stuff, including limited edition art prints, signed Sonic the Hedgehog comic books, Sonic the Hedgehog toys and original Sonic the Hedgehog comic book artwork. Ken was even wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog t-shirt based on his painting for the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon DVD collector's set. More »

5:30 PM on Sun Jul 29 2007
By Michael McWhertor
3,648 views, 41 comments

Latest by Erinaceus: I know that SatAM fans hate the man's guts, but I give him credit for helping to keep the comic alive all these years, and I also like the pic he drew for the boxset cover. Was Penders the only more »

marvel universe online

Comic Book Vet Joins Cryptic

Cryptic takes another step towards realizing the full potential of their upcoming Marvel Universe Online MMO for the PC and 360, signing comic book and game writing vet John Layman as a design writer for the game. Layman has been in the comic book industry for twelve years. A one-time editor for DC Comics' Wildstorm branch, Layman now mainly writes for Marvel Comics, most recently having worked on a solo Gambit miniseries and House of M: Fantastic Four. He also writes Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen comic book for Oni Press, the first issue of which came out just this week. His work in the video game industry includes writing for Metroid: Hunters and the Marvel Trading Card Game. More »

11:20 AM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,776 views, 18 comments

Latest by vonfaustus: A veteran of the comic book industry? Ok. I read and buy comic books pretty regularly and I don't even know who this guy is. more »

terrible tales of war

Brothers in Arms Comic Book

The World War II shooter series with the most character in the genre is getting even more. Gearbox Software have entered into an agreement with Dynamite Entertainment to create a comic book series based off of the upcoming Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway game. The game series has followed the true story of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division through three games now, and the comic book will delve deeper into the story, borrowing from both the new game and the previous two titles. More »

12:32 PM on Thu Jun 14 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,170 views, 5 comments

Latest by n/a: @Thingyman: Well, when most of your jokes are penis jokes it's hard to be taken seriously. more »

final fantasy vii

Final Fantasy's Tifa In Porn Manga Mondo

Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII looks, err, different. She looks somewhat depressed. I would be too if I were on the cover of Kuusou Jikken -Vol. 7- ("Imagination Experiment -Vol. 7-). "Hentai doujin" comic books like this often feature famous characters from video games or animation doing shameful, embarrassing things! They're printed in small numbers so that they can hopefully slip under the radar, but are carried in popular bookstores in places like Akihabara and Den-Den Town. This particular doujin comic group, or circle, has done other naughty mangas with the likes of Mai from King of Fighters. So! If you are curious, there are some NSFW-ish Tifa pics at the link below. Just know: There's a reason why Tifa looks glum. Brian Ashcraft More »

5:00 AM on Fri Apr 13 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
192,297 views, 80 comments

Latest by boombye: Come on Brian, you actually live in Japan, I'm sure this isn't your first trip to the manga shop. more »

area 51

Grant Morrison Visits Area 51

The film adaptation of Midway's Area 51 just got far more talent working on it than it deserves, as Paramount Pictures hires comic book revolutionary Grant Morrison to pen the screenplay for the video game film. More »

11:20 AM on Wed Apr 4 2007
By Mike Fahey
861 views, 20 comments

halo 3

Bendis to Write Ongoing Halo Comic

Would have mentioned this much earlier, but I was in the throes of the flu over the past weekend and couldn't be sure if the tip we recieved was real or a fever dream. At the New York Comic Con this weekend, Marvel Comics Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesadilla Quesada announced an ongoing Halo comic book series to be penned by my second favorite comics writer of all time (first will always be Peter David), Brian Michael Bendis. Bendis's credits include Ultimate Spiderman, Daredevil, the Avengers, and even the massive House of M crossover which served to trim the fat on the bloated mutant population in the Marvel universe. The series will be drawn by Alex Maleev, who is completely amazing. More »

11:20 AM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,159 views, 16 comments

Latest by tk.: I'll agree that the current X-Factor under Peter David is pretty awesome. I always thought that good ol' Multiple Man was way underused. more »

zelda

Zelda Comic and Cartoon Blow Out Bonanza!

Like Zelda? Comics your thing? Cartoons? We got you covered. Web site Urban Retro Lifestyle has a 196 page PDF of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic book as well as the Fox Kids cartoon with a brown-haired Link uttering the unforgettable "Excuuuuuuuuuse me, princess" line. Classic! Brian Ashcraft More »

11:24 AM on Wed Oct 4 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
2,566 views, 13 comments

curt schilling

Ball Player Making Video Games

A comic book dude. A sci-fi writer. And a baseball pitcher. All three have joined forces to create "industry-changing games." Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, author R.A. Salvatore and Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling have formed Green Monster Games, named after the huge left field wall at Fenway Park. Schilling is a diehard MMORPG player and has appeared at EverQuest conventions. Details are scant, but McFarlane will be the company's lead artist, Salvatore will be creative director and Schilling will be Schilling. Brian Ashcraft More »

1:20 AM on Wed Sep 6 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
617 views, 2 comments

Latest by Valrik: Great. MMO's about impossibly flexible heroes who stab people in the eye. Remember when McFarlane created "Spawn: Armageddon" ? Poor character design + Cliche'd Fantasy Novels + Baseball = I shudder to think what they'll produce. more »

mario

Retro Mario Ad Found in the Street

Kotaku reader Jim was coming home from work (read: wandering the streets) when he happened upon a comic on the side of the road. Jim, being the brave soul he is, of course picked it up and begin leafing through. He writes: More »

10:23 PM on Tue Jul 18 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
280 views, 23 comments

mmo

MMO Tutorial For Folks Adverse to Big Words

In-game tutorials are out. Comic books are the wave of the future. Forget a phonebook-sized manual, the team behind sci-fi MMO Saga of Ryzom offer players a 28-page comic book tutorial for the PC game The Ruins of Silan. The book was created with Planetwide's Comic Book Creator, which is apparently in development for Sony Online Entertainment subscribers. According to the MMO's site, More »

2:22 PM on Thu Jul 6 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
259 views, 3 comments

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