Like video games? Like comics? You’ll probably like the news that Digital Extremes and Top Cow have teamed up for a new comic series.
Based on source material from the cooperative online action game Warframe, the new series will be written by Top Cow President/COO and Writer, Matt Hawkins (Think Tank, The Tithe, Aphrodite IX) and Top Cow Editor Ryan Cady. This five-issue series will expand the Warframe universe with intriguing new characters and original locations, offering an imaginative character-driven tone for both Warframe players and comic book fans alike.
“I was immediately attracted to Warframe because of its storyline,” said Top Cow President/COO and Writer Matt Hawkins. “For a writer, it’s a very fertile place to create something fresh, from the mysterious Tenno origins to the faction battles to the Grineer Queens and more. It’s a fantastic universe where I have lost many late night hours playing the game.”
“Matt and his team at Top Cow understand how to handle original story material with a sense of purpose, subtlety and urgency,” said Sheldon Carter, studio head, Digital Extremes. “Their full embrace and understanding of the Warframe universe won us over and we couldn’t be prouder of this first issue.”
The narrative hinges on the lone Warframe, Excalibur, who is determined to protect a blinded young girl, the last survivor of a recently destroyed village on Earth. Seasoned Tenno may even find hints to future game updates in the series not yet revealed in the Warframe universe.
If you’re attending TennoCon 2017 on July 8th, then you’ll be able to grab the first issue for free. Don’t miss it. Otherwise the Warframe comic will release to retail in October 2017.
If you haven’t yet downloaded Warframe and wish to get it for free on PC, Xbox One or PS4, make sure you hit up your local digital store – the Xbox Games Store in our case.
