De Dead Rising serie is in zijn game vorm al heel erg vet, maar nu is bekend geworden dat vanaf oktober de franchise word uitgebreid met een comic serie. Daar van zal er deze week tijdens de Comic Con in San Diego al een preview exemplaar uit komen, aangezien ik daar niet aanwezig ben, zal ik deze maar in .cbr vorm scoren op het internet. Anyway hier is het persbericht en een foto van de cover.

Dead Rising and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, and feature many well known characters from the franchise.

Telling the story of what happened to Frank West following the events of the Willamette incident, Dead Rising: Road To Fortune will be written by IDW Senior Staff Writer and Editor, Tom Waltz (Silent Hill: Past Life, Duke Nukem: Glorious Bastard), with art by Kenneth Loh (Killing Machine). Outside of the games themselves, IDW's Dead Rising: Road To Fortune series will offer the only official story of the Las Vegas outbreak and what happened to Frank West, Chuck Greene, Rebecca Chang, and other popular Dead Rising characters during that time period in the Dead Rising story canon.

"When I learned IDW would be working alongside Capcom to create Dead Rising comic books, I jumped at the opportunity to write them," said Waltz. "I love the property and all the games, and to have the chance to add to Dead Rising's amazing official canon is an absolute thrill for me as both a creator and a fan. We've got big plans for Frank, Chuck, and the rest of the gang, and I can't wait for folks to see what we're up to!"

Dead Rising fans attending San Diego Comic-Con, one of the largest pop culture conventions in the known universe, can get a sneak peak of Dead Rising: Road To Fortune at the IDW booth #2643, and meet Waltz during signings, to be announced shortly. Attendees who visit Capcom's booth will also be able to play the forthcoming Dead Rising 2 Off The Record. Starring Frank West and scheduled for release this fall, Dead Rising 2 Off The Record is a full reimagining of Dead Rising 2 adding a new storyline and content including the crazy attractions of the "Uranus Zone" theme park.

Jason Leigh, Executive Producer at Capcom Vancouver, commented, "The Dead Rising franchise lends itself perfectly to the comic book world and partnering with IDW will allow a whole new audience to experience the thrills and (blood) spills of this iconic series, while existing fans will get to discover what took place after Frank's Willamette scoop."

In addition to regular covers by Loh, readers are encouraged to ask their local retailers about the variant Dead Rising concept art team cover.

Dead Rising: Road To Fortune #1 (of 4, 32 pages, full colour) will be available in comics stores in October 2011.