D3 and Top Cow are getting together to publish a comic book for D3's upcoming game Dark Sector. They are bringing in Bill Sienkiewicz (Electra/TMNT) to do the art for the book and they've brought in David Wohl (Witchblade/The Darkness) to write the story for the book. There's not a lot of much detail beyond that but it's nice to see D3 doing something a little different with the game (hopefully the book won't be censored by the ESRB...)
Comic To Feature The Talents of Fan Favorites Bill Sienkiewicz And David Wohl
LOS ANGELES – July 26, 2007 – D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced that it will partner with Top Cow Productions to produce a companion comic book for Dark Sector, its upcoming third person action video game developed by Digital Extremes. Incorporating the heart-pounding intensity of the game, the Dark Sector comic book will provide backstory to the world of the upcoming video game. The Dark Sector comic book will feature cover and interior art from acclaimed comic book creator and artist Bill Sienkiewicz, famous for his work on Elektra: Assassin and New Mutants, and the story line will be penned by esteemed writer, David Wohl, known for work on Witchblade and The Darkness.
Developed by acclaimed developer Digital Extremes, co-creators behind the award-winning Epic Games’ Unreal franchise, Dark Sector is an all-new and original action-thriller designed exclusively for next-generation consoles. The game thrusts players into the role of Hayden Tenno, an elite black-ops agent sent on a dangerous mission into a decaying Eastern European city that hides a deadly Cold War secret. Attacked by an unknown enemy, he awakens to find part of his body altered by an infection that has granted him inhuman abilities; he must learn to evolve along with his powers, to survive and to become a hero. A dark, gritty experience packed with fast action, incredible superpowers and an engaging story; Dark Sector is anticipated for release in Q1 2008 for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
