
Raam believes that fighting such an easy war will boost morale, and give them additional fighting power against the lambent in the long run. Joined by Skorge (who also happens to be the main bad guy in Gears of War 2 ) Raam is trying to convince the Locust Queen to redirect the onslaught of their war to the surface, since the one against the lambent isn’t working so well. For those that don’t know, or missed my last review, Gears of War: Rise of Raam follows the story of Raam, the main antagonist and leader of the Locust in the first Gears of War game. That said, there is a disclaimer at the bottom of the picture saying that this is simply an “art style exploration” and the image is “not indicative of content.The story continues in issue two of the Rise of Raam series from IDW.

However, Del is notably absent from the picture. This is because Marcus has joined back up with JD and Kait. Judging by the promotional artwork, the comic will take place during or after the events of Gears of War 4. Something that big will be saved for the tentpole entries in the franchise. After all, you don’t see huge reveals like who Rey’s parents are in a Star Wars comic. While there were some major revelations about Kait and other characters at the end of Gears of War 4, it’s likely the key story events will be set aside for the games. It will be interesting to see what this comic will be about.

Something that feels familiar but fresh through new, as-of-yet unexplored regions and stories of the Gears of War universe." With the release of Gears of War 4, fans experienced all the classic callbacks to the brutal, over-the-top action and tone they were used to but there was a new dynamic created with the younger generation of heroes in JD, Kait and Del,” Wiebe said in the announcement post. “That's the same experience I want for the comic readers. "I'm thrilled to be part of this new adaptation with IDW.


Kurtis Wiebe, best known for his Rat Queens comic, will be penning the new Gears comic, which is expected to release this January. So far, the only confirmations have been the author and release window. While there isn’t any story DLC planned for the future, Microsoft has teamed up with IDW Publishing to create a new series of comic books set in the Gears of War 4 world.ĭetails about the comics were scarce in the announcement on the official Gears of War website. Gears of War 4 has been out for almost 10 months now, and unfortunately there hasn’t been any story advancement since the big reveals at the end of the game’s campaign.
