IO Interactive, part of Square Enix Europe, has confirmed a partnership with DC Comics to produce a comic book series based on Kane & Lynch. The comic explores some of Kane & Lynch�s criminal past and will be produced by DC�s WildStorm imprint with the first issue launching this August.
Niels J�rgensen, general manager of IO Interactive:
�We could not be happier about this partnership and expansion into comics. Who better to work with than DC Comics? We hope the comic book world is ready for the violent mayhem of Kane & Lynch.�
Hank Kanalz of DC Comics:
�Kane & Lynch are two of the most interesting videogame characters I have ever seen. I think this new series will show the diversity of our line of books, as our creators capture the essence of these two criminals.�
The Kane & Lynch comic book series is penned by Ian Edginton. Edginton has been in the comic scene for over two decades and worked with DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Heavy Metal, Top Cow and others. He�s best known for his work on properties such as Aliens, Predator and Terminator through to Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who and Torchwood. Chris Mitten, who also works on the series WASTELAND, is the artist for Kane & Lynch and New York Times best selling artist Ben Templesmith, whose notable works include 30 Days of Night and Fell, is the cover artist.
