The comic will be produced by DC's Wildstorm label and penned by Ian Edginton. So far it's not been revealed if this will be a prequel, an adaptation of Dog Days, or a completely original story, but "violent mayhem" has been promised. Since that's the best kind of mayhem, things are looking promising.
COPENHAGEN (May 13, 2010) — IO Interactive, part of Square Enix Europe, is pleased to confirm a partnership with DC Comics to produce a comic book series based on Kane & Lynch™. Not for the fainthearted, the brutal storyline explores some of Kane & Lynch’s criminal past. The comic will be produced by DC’s WildStorm imprint with the first issue launching this August.
“We could not be happier about this partnership and expansion into comics. Who better to work with than DC Comics?” said Niels Jørgensen, general manager of IO Interactive. “We hope the comic book world is ready for the violent mayhem of Kane & Lynch.”
“Kane & Lynch are two of the most interesting videogame characters I have ever seen,” said Hank Kanalz of DC Comics. “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. Both artists are known for their raw, sinister illustration style that fully embodies the Kane & Lynch feel.
Kane & Lynch began as a videogame, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, following two hardened criminals in a dark and gritty tale of killing and revenge. It became one of the most successful original IP’s launched in 2007 and has gone on to sell well over a million units across the globe. The story continues this summer with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days available for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC, the game will be released on the Eidos games label and will be published by Square Enix Ltd.
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10:00 AM on 05.13.2010 | 
Please say sarcasm... please. I understand they are interesting in a videogame perspective because we are always plagued with protagonists, but the concept has been done to death in movies, tv, and literature.
Maybe it's a bridge between the 2 games. Would be cool to see what Kane & Lynch did right after the end of the first game.
I never said that.
My point still stands.
Though the comic does look nice, I love that art style.
Kane and Lynch are an extremely unique duo. especially for video games, and I haven't ever played a game where these two character archetypes were utilized, let alone explored in unison.
If you want to point me to another game where two psychotic anti-heroes - one killer turned family man, one mentally unstable criminal whose been promised power and status - begrudgingly team up to meet their own personal goals, both on opposite ends of the morality spectrum, then please direct me to it.
http://www.destructoid.com/revisited-kane-lynch-the-best-game-that-ever-sucked-157594.phtml
In the medium of videogames, there are no protagonists quite like Kane and Lynch. That's why they are ONE of the most fascinating game characters in history.
actually no, that doesn't really surprise me :)
I guess video games are different as we project ourselves as the character we control. Not so much in books, so it's more prevalent.
I mean Kane loved his daughter , and put his life on the line for her...Lynch kinda did the same and stood by Kane (kinda his ''friend''by that point) and lynch shows loyalty. plus with his history of mental problems, it's not exactly lynch's fault how he is, and we never actually confirm he killed his wife.
so yes, both dudes are bad, but no redeeming qualities whatsoever?
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