Earlier this summer time, IGN broke the information that the lengthy-dormant Legacy of Kain franchise is returning within the kind of a brand new prequel graphic novel. Now that the Kickstarter campaign for that graphic novel is reside, we are able to completely debut the teaser trailer and preview artwork for Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise.
First, take a look at the teaser trailer within the video participant above or embedded beneath for a have a look at the art work for the graphic novel:
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise is a collaboration between Crystal Dynamics and Bit Bot Media. The ebook is written by Joshua Viola (True Believers, It Got here From the Multiplex) and Angie Hodapp (Unioverse, Shadow Atlas), with inside artwork by Juan Samu (Star Wars, Godzilla), letters by Jeremiah Lambert (Masters of the Universe, Transformers), covers by Dave Rapoza (Future, Magic: The Gathering) and Aaron Lovett (Monster Prepare, Inkbound). The ebook options extra artwork by Jonny Bush (Rob Zombie, Ghost) and Ninja Jo (Star Wars, Stranger Issues), with Brent Friedman (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Name of Obligation) offering narrative steerage, and Crystal Dynamics has additionally supplied artistic path primarily based on unreleased parts of Soul Reaver lore.
Try the slideshow gallery beneath to see each cowl artwork and inside for the graphic novel:
The Kickstarter campaign for The Dead Shall Rise features a quantity of completely different pledge tiers, with the ebook obtainable in each digital and print types. Different bonus choices embrace artwork prints, a companion soundtrack album by Celldweller and Trivium’s Matthew Kiichi Heafy, latex masks of each Kain and Raziel, and even a 3-foot duplicate of the Reaver blade.
In different Legacy of Kain information, eagle-eyed SDCC attendees noticed what seems to be branding for Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver I & II Remastered. Nonetheless, the sport has but to be formally introduced. However who is aware of what information would possibly come out of gamescom this week? For extra on gamescom 2024, take a look at our predictions for what we are able to count on from this 12 months’s occasion and what streams are scheduled all through the week.
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