A launch trailer has been released for The Wolf Among Us, the new episodic title from Telltale Games, developers of one of the best games of last year, The Walking Dead. Episode 1 of the series, titled “Faith,” will be released tomorrow.
The new game is based on the hit Bill Willingham comic series Fables, which takes all of our beloved fairy tale characters, and dumps them into a very dark and gritty and much, much more adult-aimed world, where they exist among humans. Just like The Walking Dead, the events of the game are set before the first issue of the comics, so you can still play if you’ve not yet read it…and then immediately go out and read it.
Click on over to the other side to check out the launch trailer for the game, and to read a description.
Part of today’s Kindle ebook deal of the day over at Amazon is the Vertigo graphic novel Fables: Vol. 1: Legends in Exile on sale for only $1.99 (that’s 85% off the regular price of $12.99).
Note – this deal is valid only for today, Tuesday, September 3, 2013, until 11:59pm PST.
If you’d like to purchase a physical copy of Bill Willingham’s Fables: Vol. 1, the graphic novel is also available in trade paperback new edition for $10.89.
Telltale Games’ point-and-click take on The Walking Dead was one of the best video games released last year, elevating the developer to another level. Before the much anticipated second season of that game arrives, Telltale has another exciting project on the way, titled The Wolf Among Us.
That may not sound familiar at first, but the game is an adaptation of another excellent comic, Bill Willingham‘s dark take on the world of fairy tales for Vertigo and DC, Fables.
A debut trailer for episode one of the game, titled “Faith,” has been released online, and you can check out how the game looks below.
A new movie is being developed based on Fables, the popular comic book series from Bill Willingham.
The movie is being developed by David Heyman, who was behind the Harry Potter movies, and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films. Nikolaj Arcel is attached to direct from a screenplay written by Jeremy Slater.
Memorial Written by Chris Roberson
Art by Rich Ellis
Colors by Grace Allison
Letters by Neil Uyetake, Robbie Robbins, and Shawn Lee
Edits by Mariah Heuhner
Cover by Michael WM Kaluta
Collection Edits by Justin Eisinger & Alonzo Simon
Design by Neil Uyetake & Robbie Robbins
Introduction by Bill Willingham IDW Publishing
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Cover Price: $24.99
It’s always a safe bet to trust your gut. Way back in February I wrote a lukewarm review of the new Fantasy book from Chris Roberson (Superman, co-publisher of Monkey Brain Comics) Memorial #3. I said, in essence:
What I just read is the middle of a larger story. It was ok, but it’s too early to say if the bigger book will be any good just yet.
I suspected it would deliver, but I’m kind of a coward sometimes. Add to that, for whatever personal reasons Fantasy is not a genre I’m usually drawn to. I have massive respect for your Elf Quests and Conan The Barbarians for their craftsmanship, but for as far back as I can remember it’s never been my bag, y’know?
Students of the Unusual™ comic cover used with permission of 3BoysProductions
The Mercuri Bros.™ comic cover used with permission of Prodigal Son Press