Rage comic books, based upon id Software’s upcoming first-person shooter, will be released starting on June 22, 2011 in a new three-issue series.
Dark Horse Comics announced the original miniseries and they are being written by Arvid Nelsion, the acclaimed creator of Rex Mundi, and penciled by Andrea Mutti (DMZ). The cover art is being created by Glenn Fabry, best known for his work on Hellblazer and Preacher.
The comic series is set prior to the events in the game, and thus are an extension of the RAGE universe. They will provide readers and fans with numerous insights into the game’s storyline. They have been developed with the direct participation of RAGE’s creative director, Tim Willits in order to present fans with a new twist on the post-apocalyptic near future as one woman discovers that the survival of humankind doesn’t necessarily mean the survival of humanity.
In Rage, the Earth has been devastated by a collision with an asteroid, with a tiny fraction of the population surviving in life-sustaining Arks buried deep below its surface. Those who survive emerge to find a wasteland controlled by a global military dictatorship called the Authority. But a rescued scientist learns that the Authority has lied to her and the other survivors about how this new world came to be.
The Rage videogame release date is on September 16th, 2011 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Here is the awesome “Unearthed” Rage trailer.
RAGE is the latest game from id Software, the acclaimed designers of the Wolfenstein, DOOM, and QUAKE series and is their first original title since Quake 1 in 1996!
RAGE features intense first-person shooter action, breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore and jaw-dropping graphics powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech 5 engine technology. Set in the not-too-distant future, you emerge to discover humanity working to rebuild itself against forces such as bandit gangs, mutants, and more.
Eagerly awaited by the gaming community, RAGE is already being touted as one of the industry’s most innovative first-person shooters, winning numerous awards at E3 2010, including ‘Best Overall Game of Show’ from IGN and three ‘Best of E3’ Game Critics Awards including ‘Best Console Game’.