Video Gaming News - October 2002
Bellevue, WA (October 21, 2002) - Kemco and comic book giant DC
Comics announced together that they will create a limited edition, two-part
comic book that will serve as a prequel to the storyline of Kemco’s upcoming
action/adventure title, Batman: Dark Tomorrow. The first of two collectible
comic books will be included as a pack-in within top-tier platform-specific
enthusiast publications, distributing over 1.4 million comic books nationwide.
The comic pack-in for each of the publications will have a cover created
exclusively for that magazine. The second, digest-size comic book will be
included in the retail game package and limited to the first production run of
the game, and will feature a custom cover for each of the three platforms.
Batman: Dark Tomorrow is the first modern Batman video game to date based not on
the movie or animation series, but on the original DC Comics comic book.
“We are incredibly excited to be working on a project of this magnitude with DC
Comics” said Glenn Halseth, vice president of sales and marketing of Kemco.
“Creating this custom, limited-edition collectible comic book assures core
gamers and Batman fans alike that we are developing and publishing a game that
will represent Batman as intended by his original creators.”
From Kemco:
DC Comics assembled an all-star creative team to design the custom two-part
comic book, including Batman and Batman: Dark Tomorrow writer Scott Peterson,
industry veteran Rick Burchett, known for his work on Batman, Superman, Wonder
Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and the Justice League of America, Colorist
David Baron, Group Editor of Creative Services Martin Pasko, and Associate
Producer Multimedia Publishing Michael Siglain.
In Dark Tomorrow Batman must use all of his skills, both mental and physical, as
well as a variety of gadgets, to defeat some of his most infamous adversaries,
including Poison Ivy, Killer Croc and many others. In addition, he must
infiltrate Arkham Asylum and rescue Police Commissioner James Gordon. During
this time, Batman has to piece together clues to discover the mastermind behind
these seemingly unrelated events and stop an evil plan that threatens the fate
of the entire world!
David McKillips, vice president of advertising for DC Comics stated: “It was
important for DC Comics to bring together a superlative creative team to work on
these original comics, a team that would parallel the strength of our strategic
partnership with Kemco.”
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