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RuneScape to make comic book debut this fall

Popular MMORPG RuneScape will make the jump to comic books this fall.

Revealed yesterday, Runescape: Untold Tales Of The God Wars will debut on October 9 via Titan Comics. The four-part miniseries is from Void Trip writer Ryan O’Sullivan, with artists Sid Kotian (Gambit, The Adventures of Apocalypse Al) and Daniel Bayliss (RuneScape FCBD edition).

The first issue will feature additional cover art from Alan Quah, Ivan Shavrin, Sid Kotian, Alex Moore and RuneScape’s lead concept artist Dave Barker. Each physical issue will feature a special game code for 200 Runecoins.

A synopsis for Runescape: Untold Tales Of The God Wars reads:

Since its release in 2001, over 320m RuneScape accounts have been created across PC, Steam and iOS and Android mobile platforms. Set in the medieval fantasy realm of Gielinor, both RuneScape and the retro styled Old School RuneScape take players on an open-ended adventure in a vast ever evolving world brimming with diverse races, guilds and ancient gods, challenging them to take on varied quests and a host of unique monsters.

Expanding on the fan-favorite God Wars dungeon questline, this new comic book series will delve into the Temple of Lost Ancients, set during the catastrophic and iconic God Wars - where four warring armies fight for control of the Godsword, the only weapon capable of killing a deity. Runescape: Untold Tales Of The God Wars focuses on Maro, trapped in the center of the conflict, and who dreams of breaking free of his master’s clutches…

Pre-orders for Europe/U.K. are available right now via Forbidden Planet here. Diamond PREVIEWS will launch pre-orders in August.

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