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Star Wars: The Old Republic web comic to be collected in paperback

by John Callaham Nov 10th 2009 @ 4:00PM

Several months ago, BioWare and LucasArts teamed up with Dark Horse Comics to present a continuing online comic book series based on the upcoming MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. A few pages of the comic at a time have been released on the game's official web site ever since.

But sometimes you want to read a comic where a PC, even a laptop, should not go. So Dark Horse plans to collect the first 27 online "issues" of the series into one 96 page softcover collection. The series, written by Rob Chestney and drawn by Alex Sanchez, serves as a prequel to the events in the MMO and will be released to comic book stores on April 28.

Gallery: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Filed under: MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic

Check out new preview of Mass Effect comic's first issue

by John Callaham Oct 13th 2009 @ 5:00PM

Last summer Dark Horse Comics announced plans to release Mass Effect: Redemption, a four-issue comic based on BioWare's sci-fi RPG series. Now the Comic Book Resources web site has secured the first six pages of the first issue for everyone to check out.

Co-written by BioWare's own Mac Walters, the first issue of the monthly four issue mini-series ships to stores in January 2010 As we reported on earlier this month, BioWare's other big RPG game, Dragon Age: Origins, will also be getting a comic book series in January via IDW Publishing. The regular monthly comic is scheduled to be written by Orson Scott Card.

Gallery: Mass Effect 2

Filed under: RPG, Mass Effect Series

Dark Horse to publish Mass Effect comic book in 2010

by John Callaham Jul 21st 2009 @ 9:00PM

The comic book announcements this week keep on coming thanks to the San Diego Comic Con. Today Electronic Arts announced that Dark Horse Comics will release a four issue mini-series titles Mass Effect: Redemption that ties into the upcoming sci-fi RPG sequel Mass Effect 2.

The comic's storyline is written by Mac Walters, BioWare's lead scriptwriter for Mass Effect 2. The script will be written by comic book veteran John Jackson Miller and drawn by Omar Francia. According to EA, the comic's storyline deals with events after " . . . Commander Shepard disappears and is left without the support of the crew on the Normandy in the lawless Terminus Systems. Shepard must fight for survival, and will be assisted by close companion, Dr. Liara T'Soni, to come home alive. "

The first issue of the comic book will be released by Dark Horse on January 2010. Walters and Francia will be signing an exclusive Mass Effect card at Dark Horse's booth during Comic-Con on July 24 from 4-5 pm.

Gallery: Mass Effect 2

Filed under: Culture, RPG, Mass Effect Series

Star Wars: The Old Republic online comic launches

by John Callaham Feb 27th 2009 @ 11:00AM

As previously announced earlier this month at the New York Comic Con, BioWare has now launched an online comic book that will serve as a prequel to their upcoming MMO title Star Wars: The Old Republic. The comic book can be found on the game's official web site and is being created with the help of long time Star Wars comic book publisher Dark Horse Comics.

The presentation is very well handled, using a Flash interface and high-res pages. The story itself is written by BioWare team member Rob Chestney and drawn by comics veteran Alex Sanchez. There will be three pages released twice a month on the site and the series itself is designed to be read as a full six issue mini-series (presumably each issue has about 21 or 24 pages).

Gallery: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Filed under: Culture, MMO

Dark Horse to publish Star Wars: The Old Republic online comic book

by John Callaham Feb 7th 2009 @ 6:00PM

Dark Horse Comics has been the publisher for the Star Wars line of comic books for many years and have released a number of comics based on various Star Wars video and PC games. Today Dark Horse and BioWare jointly announced plans to release an online-only comic book based on Star Wars: The Old Republic, the upcoming MMO game that BioWare is developing for LucasArts and EA.

The online comic will launch later this month with new "issues" appearing every other Friday on the game's official web site. The series will be written by BioWare's own Rob Chestney and feature art by Alex Sanchez. It will serve as a prequel to the events that will occur in the game. You can check out a early pencil page from the comic right here.

Gallery: Star Wars: The Old Republic

Filed under: Culture, MMO