Marvel entertainment y Riot games has announced a collaboration to carry the stories about League of legends to the chemists and to the graphic novels.
Ashe: Commander will be physically available in May 2019
Ashe: Commander will be the first work to launch and tell a story about the origins of one of the first League of Legends champions. As many players as comic book lovers will discover the world of Runaterra and immerse themselves in the stories of their favorite characters. In addition, it will also be published monthly in digital platforms from 19 December and a graphic novel published by Marvel and Riot follows May 2019.
“Many fans of the Marvel universe and comics share their interest and passion for stories with the video game community,” said CB Cebulski, Marvel’s editor-in-chief. “League of Legends is one of the best known video games in the industry, its unique world and wide fan of deep characters are perfect for the comics. We are excited to partner with Riot and help build the League of Legends universe for players and followers all over the world ”.
“We love comics as a way of telling stories because it allows League of Legends fans to see the world of Runaterra, not just read about it,” said Greg Street, Riot Games’ creative development director. “We have similarities between League of Legends and Marvel’s universe, both of which have a set of characters with interesting and varied backgrounds. Marvel’s success at the time of developing a world through comics and creating great stories is the model we must follow so that it gets us to feel that we can work with them to bring our stories to life. “
League of Legends – Ashe: Commander will debut for Riot Games writer Odin Austin Shafer, and will compete with the impressive Art Promising Newcomer nominee by Russ Manning, Nina Vakueva (HEAVY VINYL).