Sierra Entertainment (a division of Vivendi) and DC Comics have got together to produce a comics series based on PROTOTYPE, the games publisher's upcoming open world action title.
The comic is slated to see the light of day in August under DC's WildStorm imprint, which features less traditional mainstream titles and licensed properties.
No creative team has been announced, but SPOnG came across the cover image to the right by Darick Robertson (The Boys, Transmetropolitan), suggesting he will provide cover and possibly interior art.
The fact that such a venerable publisher is publishing a comic based on a property like PROTOTYPE highlights the increasing value placed by the industry on games IP. DC already puts out a World of Warcraft comic, but that comes with a built-in fan base of over 10 million subscribers. PROTOTYPE, while it sounds promising, doesn't exactly come with that kind of pedigree.
PROTOTYPE, if you haven't come across it thus far, is described by Sierra as follows - “PROTOTYPE puts gamers in control of Alex Mercer – a genetically mutated shape-shifter with no memory of his past, hell-bent on solving the mystery of his existence – as he tears through a densely populated New York City moving with Parkour-style fluidity and consuming anybody that gets in his way…assuming their physical identity, memories and abilities. Fueled by a three-way war between Alex, the military’s elite Blackwatch division and a viral outbreak known as the Infected, players will venture deep into a dark conspiracy, 40 years in the making.”
Anyway, let's get to the corporo-quotes, shall we?
“PROTOTYPE is all about shape-shifting action, and we’re using that key element to redefine the open-world game space”, uttered Al Simone, Sr. VP of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. “Another key feature setting PROTOTYPE apart from other open-world games is its incredibly deep, conspiracy-based back-story, and by joining forces with the largest comic book publisher in the world – DC Comics – we can bring this new anti-hero and his tale to an even wider audience of comics fans and gamers alike.”
“We’re blown away with what Sierra and developer Radical Entertainment have shown us of PROTOTYPE, and know with absolute certainty that this will make for a terrific comic book”, said Hank Kanalz, VP & General Manager, WildStorm. “PROTOTYPE’s back-story, visuals and gameplay are stunning, and we have every intention of bringing those core pillars to our book because this is a great opportunity to expand on the world they’ve created, and build something new and interesting for comic book fans.”
The comic is slated to see the light of day in August under DC's WildStorm imprint, which features less traditional mainstream titles and licensed properties.
No creative team has been announced, but SPOnG came across the cover image to the right by Darick Robertson (The Boys, Transmetropolitan), suggesting he will provide cover and possibly interior art.
The fact that such a venerable publisher is publishing a comic based on a property like PROTOTYPE highlights the increasing value placed by the industry on games IP. DC already puts out a World of Warcraft comic, but that comes with a built-in fan base of over 10 million subscribers. PROTOTYPE, while it sounds promising, doesn't exactly come with that kind of pedigree.
PROTOTYPE, if you haven't come across it thus far, is described by Sierra as follows - “PROTOTYPE puts gamers in control of Alex Mercer – a genetically mutated shape-shifter with no memory of his past, hell-bent on solving the mystery of his existence – as he tears through a densely populated New York City moving with Parkour-style fluidity and consuming anybody that gets in his way…assuming their physical identity, memories and abilities. Fueled by a three-way war between Alex, the military’s elite Blackwatch division and a viral outbreak known as the Infected, players will venture deep into a dark conspiracy, 40 years in the making.”
Anyway, let's get to the corporo-quotes, shall we?
“PROTOTYPE is all about shape-shifting action, and we’re using that key element to redefine the open-world game space”, uttered Al Simone, Sr. VP of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. “Another key feature setting PROTOTYPE apart from other open-world games is its incredibly deep, conspiracy-based back-story, and by joining forces with the largest comic book publisher in the world – DC Comics – we can bring this new anti-hero and his tale to an even wider audience of comics fans and gamers alike.”
“We’re blown away with what Sierra and developer Radical Entertainment have shown us of PROTOTYPE, and know with absolute certainty that this will make for a terrific comic book”, said Hank Kanalz, VP & General Manager, WildStorm. “PROTOTYPE’s back-story, visuals and gameplay are stunning, and we have every intention of bringing those core pillars to our book because this is a great opportunity to expand on the world they’ve created, and build something new and interesting for comic book fans.”
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