Holiday Comic Gift Guide For Video Gamers
Are you shopping for gamers this holiday season? If so, there are a lot of great comics based on some of today’s most popular video games. Here’s just a few comic gift ideas that are perfect for gamers:
BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED — Go deeper into the world of ARKHAM CITY with BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED. A weekly, original digital series based on the video games BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM and [[[BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY]]], each 10-page chapter ties directly in to the continuity of the game and follows your favorite characters through the bedlam. And don’t forget that the first ARKHAM digital comic series –BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – is now available as a collected hard cover.
UNCHARTED — The critically acclaimed and best-selling PlayStation 3 video game jumps onto the comic page, featuring an all-new action-packed story written by Joshua Williamson (SUPERMAN/BATMAN) with fantastic covers by the legendary Tony Harris. It’s just in time for the newly released [[[Uncharted #3: Drake’s Deception]]].
[[[DIABLO]]] — From the world and legends of Sanctuary, the setting for the award-winning Diablo video game, comes the tale of a hero’s birth. Jacob has fled from his homeland in the north, hunted by his kinsmen for the crime of murder. Led by the visions of an ancient prophet, pursued by his childhood friend, Jacob finds his destiny in a desert cave at the foot of a mountain carved in two by the sword of an archangel. If you can’t wait for next year’s new Diablo game, the comic series will hold you over.
GEARS OF WAR — There are already 20 issues of this popular comic based on the best-selling video game franchise, with the next issue due out at the end of the month. The series is written by best-selling author Karen Traviss, who also wrote the original GEARS OF WAR game and several novels about the game. You can catch up with the series through GEARS OF WAR collected edition books on sale now. The opening six-issue arc (Book One) bridges the end of the first Gears of War game and the start of the second one, following the brutal adventures of Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad in the battle against the Locust.
[[[END OF NATIONS]]] — This comic is based on the highly anticipated MMORTS game from Trion Worlds. Following a global economic collapse, the repressive Order of Nations has taken control. Resistance fighter Shane Barrett struggles against impossible odds to save his family and maybe the world. Gear up for the game with this great new comic.
