Devil May Cry, Resident Evil scare up DC comics

  • By Polybren, GameSpot
  • Posted Jul 29, 2008 11:06 am PT

Marvel may have snatched up the rights to make comics out of Halo, but rival publisher DC is swallowing up the remaining top-tier gaming properties at breakneck speed. This year has already seen DC Comics commit to series based on Gears of War, Prototype, and Mirror's Edge, and now the publisher...

Marvel may have snatched up the rights to make comics out of Halo, but rival publisher DC is swallowing up the remaining top-tier gaming properties at breakneck speed. This year has already seen DC Comics commit to series based on Gears of War, Prototype, and Mirror's Edge, and now the publisher has added a couple more heavy hitters to the list.

DC Comics and Capcom today announced that they will create two new series based on Devil May Cry and Resident Evil. Like the previously announced game adaptations, the series based on Capcom's gothic action and survival horror franchises will be released under DC Comics' WildStorm banner.

Both franchises have found their way to comics previously. WildStorm has published comics based on Resident Evil in the past, while TokyoPop released a Devil May Cry 3 manga in the US. Specific details on the creative talent attached to the projects and when they will debut are set to be announced next month.

92 Comments

  • Crusader-Z

    Posted Oct 6, 2008 3:11 pm PT

    Nice!!!...I'd love to read the comics...(if it's interesting though)

  • satreed

    Posted Oct 5, 2008 8:59 am PT

    @desperado2503. i dont think the joker is dc's main icon. ur forgetting lex luthor. i think he's even more bad ass than the joker.

  • satreed

    Posted Oct 5, 2008 8:58 am PT

    @desperado2503. i dont think the joker is dc's main icon. ur forgetting lex luthor. i think he's even more bad ass than the joker.

  • killer3450

    Posted Sep 27, 2008 7:23 pm PT

    super awesome

  • desperado2503

    Posted Sep 26, 2008 1:40 pm PT

    Uhm i liked the earlier wildstorm RE comics & the DMW DMC comics... but honestly DC sucks when you compare it to marvel, udon or even dark horse, top cow, image comics. HELL i'll even bring aspen to the table. but if it is Wildstorm crew (although it's the same as DC) some of the people working there are much more creative & they tend to break some molds, unlike the DC regular comics.

    DC always stays with the "SUPERHERO" dress & stuff & the "OMG I'M ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS, SO WAIT.. I CAN'T KILL EVEN THE BAD GUYS" while the other comics excels in variety, not every heroe is so much of a good guy, they have better personality... in fact, the art is way better.

    DC's main icon is not effin superman, batman... green lantern lol NOPE.. IT'S THE JOKER. Take the joker to marvel & DC will go bankrupt.

  • Kiriyama12

    Posted Aug 29, 2008 4:39 pm PT

    that's cool

  • Furan-San

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 10:45 am PT

    Wow, so now DC will take a toll on DMC and RE. Well thats f'ing nice! I hope they don't mess up the characters or styles. IMO, some American styles don't match with some video game characters. Other than that, they chattered my dream to do a RE comic (or any kind of video game comic) so who am I to argue. I shall be waiting for both comics! ...I have to find a local comic store first >.

  • solidum-jurgin

    Posted Aug 7, 2008 6:57 pm PT

    well i love to see RE and devil may cry on comics just make it more com anmd more fun to read coz this will be judged according to what the custumers and fans will do but i love to see it on comics

  • padrenes86

    Posted Aug 3, 2008 1:19 pm PT

    resident evil comic book is gonna be nice!!! i would love to see jim lee's take on the re franchise.

  • pillar81

    Posted Jul 31, 2008 8:45 am PT

    There was a DMC comic from Deamwave comics but the publisher dropped the ball and the last issue was not released. Those dumbasses let themselves go into bankruptcy. It sux that there is no way to coninue that through DC.

  • keyoga

    Posted Jul 31, 2008 2:49 am PT

    DC comics are ok, to be honest im not a huge comic fan. Manga is pretty cool though. i do however thing that Marvel needs to stick with superheros, and leave others to the dark stuff.

  • NWA_31

    Posted Jul 30, 2008 6:13 pm PT

    What's with all these video game comics ?

  • Thisisfufd

    Posted Jul 30, 2008 1:27 pm PT

    IMO DC is better than Marvel, but Marvel got some cool super heroes to. But I am a DC fan more

  • Breal6

    Posted Jul 30, 2008 10:54 am PT

    I think these comics are going to be be sick as long as the right person does it. I waited a long time to see Resident Evil in a comic book and now its finaly here. I can't wait!!!

  • DevilMayCry4008

    Posted Jul 30, 2008 10:41 am PT

    Nice now is DC comics just more than awesome ihope they are in the future making a movie from Devil May Cry

  • SoarinShadow

    Posted Jul 30, 2008 10:27 am PT

    Sweet! Time to take a trip to my local comic store!

  • link631

    Posted Jul 30, 2008 9:56 am PT

    sounds awesome

  • X-7

    Posted Jul 30, 2008 9:41 am PT

    I hope my parents will let me get RE.

  • bibalan

    Posted Jul 30, 2008 4:40 am PT

    wow...

  • thug_angel123

    Posted Jul 30, 2008 3:19 am PT

    the dmc anime barely had a story going and dante was too powerfull there wasn't a single enemy who could go head on to him except the last one...

  • jaeluxx

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 11:50 pm PT

    I really enjoyed the Devil May Cry manga as well as the anime (I'm on episode 10 out of 12 right now). I agree with what others have said: american comics tend to be horrible by default. Devil May Cry looks and feels much more like anime than it does an american comic. It will be interesting to see what they do with it.

  • GC4ever

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 11:23 pm PT

    hmmmmmm..............
    i don't know what to make of this
    i mean most american comics suck compared to japanese manga
    soooooo.........................
    guess we have to wait and see how it turns out

  • PHOTOTYPE615

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 11:08 pm PT

    Nice ive always thought DC was more ideal when it came to characters

  • Mafia217

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 10:36 pm PT

    nice, DMC

  • EA2Y731

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 9:55 pm PT

    love both makers!! =]

  • LiontamerV

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 9:55 pm PT

    Good pick-up for DC, other than that...eh

  • jus2nyce

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 9:43 pm PT

    DC is not afraid of taking a darker tone to things, this could turn out pretty promising

  • David719

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 9:39 pm PT

    Thats cool. I've always prefered DC over Marvel.

  • karnis

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 9:13 pm PT

    devil may cry comic hell yeah

  • alnors

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 9:10 pm PT

    wooow games to comics

  • Trajectorize

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 9:04 pm PT

    Pity UDON took so long to get their act together (look at the abandoned Darkstalkers and Rival Schools series), cause they had a great partnership going with Capcom and even did the art for Capcom Fighting Evolution.

    Ok I know UDON's just very fancy art and not much more, but it's not like many games have great storylines either. Their style would've been a great fit for Devil May Cry and Resident Evil.

  • Znuck_King_Ling

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 8:17 pm PT

    Eehh, wish Marvel had picked up on Devil May Cry at least, but either way I'm going to get the comics. Sounds awesome.

  • Cross_Bone

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 8:16 pm PT

    I trust DC, they've been putting out a lot of good stuff for the past two years.

  • VenomRitual

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 7:42 pm PT

    thats good news. i like DC over marvel.

  • Yyin9564

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 6:28 pm PT

    yes yes YEESSSSS!.. i think i just creamed myself... my two greatest loves together again... i only wish Image had bought the rights to RE and GOW... they're doing really well with the Dead Space comics... and i'd like to see how well they'd do with a high(er) profile game franchise

  • NeoNavarro

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 5:44 pm PT

    I hope the resident evil comics by DC will be better than the old RE comics that where released years ago...

  • the_dark-knight

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 5:33 pm PT

    Seems fitting to me that DC got the rights to DMC and RE. DC comics was always, IMO, darker.

  • xiaolanyi GameSpot staff member

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 5:29 pm PT

    I do not like DC Comics in particular!

  • lil_luz_10

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 5:24 pm PT

    Sweet...

    sooo um these are based on the videogames and not the average RE 1-2 movies and terrible RE Extinction right?...because that would be BAD!!!

  • killahc

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:58 pm PT

    Now Dante can appear in MK vs DCU lol just kidding

  • Miteme

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:37 pm PT

    As DiabloRaul also said I'm not really into comics but this could be interesting

  • Kravyn81

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:35 pm PT

    Well. If I read comics I imagine I'd be pretty excited right about now. But as it stands I don't, so I'm not.

  • boobush

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:26 pm PT

    A Rsident Evil comic? Might as well check it out.
    PS Don't let the Japanese wannabe kids hear you saying comic. Once a guy brought to Japanese class a Naruto comic, I said, hey that's a nice comic book. The guy wouldn't shut up until he got punched in the mouth and kicked in the ribs. Then I was suspended, then kicked out of that class. And I was the bad guy. Same goes for saying cartoon instead of 'anime' in front of them.

  • digiplaya

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:22 pm PT

    All of this stuff going on doesn't involve the actual heroes of dc comics right? (batman, superman etc.)

    My dad is really into DC/marvel comics.

  • MajorBrian

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:18 pm PT

    Cool a comic based on resident evil...maybe ill check it out

  • SethandJeremy

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:09 pm PT

    Sounds good

  • drkstar0703

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 3:08 pm PT

    Great moves for DC, they really need to adapt some big names outside their own heroes. Marvel has done really well with Halo and Dark Tower so I figured DC would start working on it. Gears of Wars is a huge one indeed. DMC and RE will more than likely do well, depending on the type of style they're going for. DMC has the potential to be ridiculously good if Capcom gives DC some reigns for new characters and stories instead of just seeing a comic version of the game.

    @LegendKiller04

    I'm not saying DC sucks....but Marvel is better and I'm basing this on comics. Which is why Marvel pwns DC every month on sales and market share. DC has some good titles. Batman, Green Lantern, All Star Superman (though it probably comes out three times a year). Sinestro Corps War was brilliant.

    With that however, and we're just talking main universes here. Marvel has too many great comics that can go on their own. Nothing on the market is better than Captain America. IronFist is great (though Matt Faction did leave, so it's a wait and see). Thor has solidified itself as a major player based on reviews and sales. IronMan has good comics. The cosmic comics are coming back as well with Nova and Guardians of Galaxy. I could go on. Marvel is on top of their game now

  • coold_steam

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 2:51 pm PT

    great news DMC will go comic but my opinion they will not sucssed cuz they dont have many characters involved

  • redskinStu

    Posted Jul 29, 2008 2:50 pm PT

    Wow, Mirror's edge, they're really drafting all the mainstream titiles.

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