FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
World War II inspired story penned by legendary comic icon Garth Ennis advances to retailers
EMERYVILLE, Calif., (August 26, 2016) – Wargaming and Dark Horse Comics
announced today that the highly anticipated first issue of the World of Tanks: Roll Out
comic series will hit comic book stores and digital distribution on
August 31st. The first ever comic book based on the “Wargaming Battle
Universe” brings all of the thrills, tension and armored conflict World
of Tanks players demand. Inspired by Wargaming’s massively multiplayer
online game World of Tanks, the hard-hitting story written by Garth
Ennis (Preacher, War Stories, The Punisher), is a historically based war tale, skillfully illustrated by the renowned Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, War Stories Vol. 2). Each issue is wrapped in the epic cover art of Isaac Hannaford (HALO: Reach, The Punisher) and bursts with the explosive action found in the panels of World of Tanks: Roll Out.
The premier issue of armored combat debuts alongside the first in a
series of in-game Premium Tank bundles based on the iconic, “hero” tanks
of the comic book’s storyline. Now tankers can read the adventures of
the valiant tanks in the comic book and continue the adventure by
playing the ‘hero’ tanks in the Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 4
versions of World of Tanks.
Set during the epic tank battles of 1944, which proved to be pivotal on the outcome of the war, World of Tanks: Roll Out
follows a crew of young British tankers as they push deeper into post
D-Day Normandy toward a battalion of seasoned German armored units.
Flanked and tracked by the Germans at almost every turn, the
inexperienced British tankers traverse a battle scarred France while the
danger around them escalates and the outcome of the war hangs in the
balance.
“As we explored the idea of a World of Tanks
comic book, the first priority was ensuring that we told an authentic
and historically based tale of combat that was in line with Warming’s
commitment to military authenticity,” stated Erik Whiteford, Wargaming’s
Director of Marketing. “Having the leading writer in the war comic
genre, Garth Ennis, and legendary illustrator, Carlos Ezquerra, as the
creative team behind World of Tanks: Roll Out guaranteed the
execution of a story in true Wargaming fashion; gritty and packed with
realistic and pulse-pounding tank combat.”
As a part of the release of World of Tanks: Roll Out
the World of Tanks premium shop for console will be offering limited
time bundles featuring the British tanker’s Cromwell, known as “Snakebite." Pulled directly from the pages of the comic, the signature Tier VI British Cromwell light tank offers tankers the Snakebite
Crew Skill, which improves overall accuracy. Nimble and highly
maneuverable, this tank darts across the map trading armor for speed
while still packing a powerful punch. Three individual Snakebite themed bundles will be available on August 31.
World of Tanks: Roll Out comic issue #1 will be available digitally at Dark Horse Digital
and in comic book stores in North America, Australia, Western and
Eastern Europe on August 31 followed by the release for four more issues
of intense tank combat.
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About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and
one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Founded as a
privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped more than 15
titles. Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series
dedicated to the mid-20th century warfare that will include the armored
World of Tanks, the flight combat World of Warplanes, and the naval
World of Warships. The three intertwined titles will form a common
gaming universe integrated within the portal www.wargaming.net.
As
part of its multiplatform line-up, the company has introduced World of
Tanks on Xbox and World of Tanks Blitz on mobiles, tablets and Windows
10 PCs. Launched in 2014 and 2015, World of Tanks on Xbox introduced
epic tank-on-tank battles to console gamers and offers the first
cross-platform gaming experience between Xbox 360 and Xbox One. In 2016,
Wargaming released World of Tanks for Sony’s PlayStation®4, continuing
its console campaign.
About Dark Horse Comics
For thirty years, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of
how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling
medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant.
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, the company is known for the
progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and
artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric
Powell, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai,
and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo
Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman, and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has
developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X, and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga, and products based on popular properties includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider, Halo, The Witcher, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher
in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading entertainment
publishers.
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