Ben Templesmith and Antony Johnston Return for New Limited Edition
Comic
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jul 22, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Visceral
Games(TM), a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), and Image
Comics today announced the release of an all-new comic based on Dead
Space(TM) Extraction, one of the fall's most anticipated
games for the WiiTM. The Dead Space Extraction
comic reunites renowned illustrator Ben Templesmith and writer Antony
Johnston with the game's cold and terrifying fiction. This one-time
special issue comic follows the successful partnership for last year's Dead
Space comic mini-series.
The comic will be on store shelves in September 2009 for SRP $3. A
limited edition version of the comic featuring exclusive cover art will
be available for the special price of $2 at the EA Comic-con booth
(#5123). Ben Templesmith and Antony Johnston will be at the booth
signing the special issues on Thursday 3-4 PM and Friday - Sunday 1-2
PM. Fans of Dead Space will also be able to purchase other Dead
Space merchandise such an Isaac Clarke Unitology figurine, iPhone
skins, and Dead Space art books. Players will also have the
chance to play the game at the EA booth. The Dead Space Extraction
development team is participating in the "Art of Making a Horror Video
Game" panel on Friday, July 24th at 6 PM in Room 2.
"There is so much more to the Dead Space universe than we could
ever fit into one game and we're excited to be working with Image Comics
again to extend the story in Dead Space Extraction," said Steve
Papoutsis, executive producer of Dead Space Extraction. "Ben
and Antony did such a tremendous job with the original comic, we can't
wait for fans to get their hands on this special issue."
Dead Space Extraction is the prequel to the award-winning Dead
Space action/horror game. The new Wii exclusive game delivers a
carefully crafted first-person experience that sets players on a
disturbing adventure made especially more visceral by the innovative Wii
controller. The Dead Space Extraction comic picks up the
videogame narrative halfway through the game, at a critical juncture in
the storyline. The story in the comic presents an alternate perspective
on the game's storyline. In the comic, a group of colonists fight
through hordes of horrific necromorphs while searching for a cure to
stop a raging noxious infection in space. At the comic's climax, the
colonists encounter the desperate survivors from the videogame, only to
realize that the only thing that can save them is right in front of them.
Ben Templesmith is best known for his work in the American comic
book industry - most notably Fell
with writer Warren
Ellis, published by Image
Comics, and 30
Days of Night with writer Steve
Niles published by IDW
Publishing. Ben has been nominated for multiple Eisner
Awards three years in a row for his comic work. Antony Johnston
author of thirteen graphic novels, including Stormbreaker and Point
Blanc (adapted from Anthony Horowitz' best-selling Alex Rider
novels), The Long Haul, Julius and Three Days in Europe,
also wrote the dialog for Dead Space and Dead Space Extraction.
He writes two ongoing serials, the sci-fi epic Wasteland and the
children's fantasy Texas Strangers. He also writes novels; his
debut Frightening Curves won the 2002 American Independent
Publishing Award for Best Horror. His second novel, Stealing Life,
was published in 2007.
In development at Visceral Studios, Dead Space Extraction ships
September 29th in North America and October 2nd in
Europe exclusively for the Wii. This product has been rated M for Mature
by ESRB and 18+ by PEGI. For more information about Dead Space
Extraction, please visit www.deadspacegame.com
and follow the Dead Space Extraction development team at www.twitter.com/isaacclarke.
About Image Comics
Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by
a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on
to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States.
There are currently four partners in Image Comics (Erik Larsen, Todd
McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently
divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow
Productions, Shadowline and Image Central). Image comics and graphic
novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre and style imaginable,
offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical
fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the
medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM
and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies.
EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
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