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Gears of War Comic Book Series Announced

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Set to be published under DC Comic's WildStorm label.

Epic Games yesterday announced a partnership with DC Comics to publish a comic book series based on its super-popular third-person shooter for the Xbox 360 and PC, Gears of War.

"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."

The comic book series will being with a story arc that "fills in the gaps between the first game and the upcoming sequel," which is scheduled to launch in November. Additional details will be released "at a later date."

Apr 19, 2008

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