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Kocrachon
07/22/09

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First they started turning all comic books into cartoons, then movies, then video games..

Then they started turning tv shows into movies, comics, and video games...

Then they started turning movies into tv series, comics, and then video games..

Now we are turning games into movies, cartoons, and comics..

SiN had a anime series made after it..
Deadspace now has a comic and a movie after it..

Street fighter has multiple movies, multiple anime series, and a comic series...

Man, can the media world PLEASE get more original and stop taking something and copying over to 3 other media forms please?
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svenhoek
07/22/09

@Kocrachon: I dont think its like that. Games can only tell one part of a world's story. These allow people to experience more of the world the developers created. I know I wouldn't understand half of what was happening in WoW if I hadn't read the books.

Granted, some are just money-grabs on popular franchises, but I wouldn't punish the many because some of the few were douche-bags.
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Kocrachon
07/22/09

@(Hollow) svenhoek:

I don't mind if they take a video game and create comic book series around it... But when they feel the need to milk the franchise by dragging it across every media platform there is no need for that.

Look at metal gear solid.. while it was really just an interactive movie, it still did a good job of covering everything in a decent manner with out the need to go get another form of media just to understand the story.

Why should I need to get a comic series, or buy a book (halo) to understand the back story?

I just figure if it originates in a game it should stick to the game with a separate spin off in the comics, not actual important story info.
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GoonerVance
07/22/09

@Kocrachon: Well, investors are probably scared to put their money into an IP that is completely new and has not been proven that there is a market for it. So blame the sissies with the money...
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Perfec7
07/22/09

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This is great news. I loved the comic they did for the original Dead Space. It setup a great backstory without revealing too much about the Marker, and what is was doing.

And remember kids, EA already did this with Dead Space before everyone was hopping on the bandwagon this year.
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Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
07/22/09

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*sigh* another one.

The first Dead Space comic was absolute torture on the eyes,the art was just awful.I doubt this is gonna be any better.
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svenhoek
07/22/09

@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: Hey better then the WoW comics. They go through a new artist every issue. And none of them all that great.
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mind in rewind
01/02/09

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I have the game but haven't played it yet.

Should I not read this or watch the animated movie until I've played through the campaign?
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Stephenls
01/02/09

@mind in rewind: Some of the promotional material is all like "Watch the movie, then play the game!" because the game is a prequel, but honestly? Play through the game first. Some things that are presented as big reveals in the game are kinda mentioned casually in the comics and movie.
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Stephenls
01/02/09

@Stephenls: Er. rather, the movie is a prequel. Durf.
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mind in rewind
01/02/09

@Stephenls: Cool. Thanks for the reply.
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EnigmaNemesis
01/02/09

@mind in rewind:

I watched the animated comic first. Then played the game. When I finish it I will watch the animated movie.

The comic helped put somethings into perspective, but doesn't ruin anything about the game, but rather understand more of the mystique of it all.
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mind in rewind
01/03/09

@EnigmaNemesis: Excellent. That's what I was hoping!
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chenry
01/02/09

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I like Ben Templesmith's work.
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exion
01/02/09

@chenry: same here, so it annoys me when I see people saying "it's badly drawn" all the time...

*shakes fist*
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Tyber_Zann
01/02/09

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Um yeah, this is exactly the same as the episodes I downloaded from PSN with narration. I was all excited for something new.

Do not want!
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henhowc
01/02/09

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Might want to update the article so that people know that this is the SAME thing that was released online months back. Just go watch it online at: (all six issues)

[www.gametrailers.com]

No need to read. It has voice-overs. :P
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exion
01/03/09

@henhowc: No need to read!?!?! *refrains from strangling you to death*
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Bluestreak2
01/02/09

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I'm surprised. People seem to be responding to this as if it's new. But the entire comic was already given to us, animated and with voice acting, months ago on XboxLIVE.
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beeporama (brian.j.parker)
01/02/09

@Bluestreak2: ...and, if you're into this sort of thing, you've been able to get the entire collection in hardback binding for a few weeks now. I picked my copy up from Amazon on the cheap: [www.amazon.com]
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exion
01/02/09

@beeporama (brian.j.parker): Thanks for that! *promptly buys it*
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JoeSTATE
01/02/09

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talented artists, but not enough gore in the first issue. I thought the animated movie was pretty good though, always weird when cartoons swear though.
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exion
01/02/09

@JoeSTATE: "shut your fucking face uncle fucker...."

yep... swearing cartoons are weird :P

in any case, if the animated equivalent of the comic is anything to go by the gore picks up later on.
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EmeraldCockroach
01/02/09

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Thats terrible art work...
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d_r_e
01/02/09

@EmeraldCockroach:

Meh, everyone's a critic. Ben Templesmith is a great artist, and I'm willing to bet the only thing you ever drew was some phallic symbols on your school text book.

ZING!
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I_Hate_This_Place
01/02/09

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EA went all out with this game, and I really appreciate it. A DVD to explain the backstory, animated comics, an actual comic, and a great game all go together as one great piece of entertainment. Well done, EA.
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d_r_e
01/02/09

@I_Hate_This_Place:

Indeed!
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Brine
01/02/09

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Not that I'll read it, but I hope the comic is better than the animated movie. All the movie did was show you that everyone died. We already knew that from the game. I want backstory details.
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exion
01/02/09

@Brine: well looking at this it looks to be pretty much the same as the animated comic on Youtube... and there's plenty of back-story there...

here's part 0 to get the ball rolling (it doesn't fir into the timeline of issues 1-6, but you can look them up yourself).

[uk]
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-MasterDex-
01/02/09

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*has

Damn fingers working to fast for each other!
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-MasterDex-
01/02/09

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He's quite the strapping young lad. I love the whole flesh-eating virus thing he ahs going on.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
01/02/09

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That's not pretty at all :(
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