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Friday, September 04, 2009

Web comic for Dragon Age Origins video game announced by BioWare and Penny Arcade

dragon age comic page with knights standing over girls blood staned bodyBioWare has joined forces with Gabe & Tycho, the creative artists of the popular Penny Arcade web comic (www.penny-arcade.com) to create a new 8-part web comic based on BioWare’s upcoming epic, dark fantasy Dragon Age: Origins.

The Dragon Age: Origins web comic features an all-new Penny Arcade treatment of a dangerous encounter between a party of mage-hunting Templar knights, the reviled “Witch of the Wilds” Flemeth and her deadly, magic-wielding daughter Morrigan. Featuring its own original storyline, this new Penny Arcade comic will give readers a dark introduction to the brutal world of Dragon Age: Origins.

Fans can view the first page of the series today at www.dragonage.com with a new page being revealed every week. Fans will also see an exclusive Q&A with Penny Arcade on the site as they share some of their impressions and favorite moments of Dragon Age: Origins.

To see and play the game that inspired the new Penny Arcade comic, players can get a special advance look at Dragon Age: Origins at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo:

Where: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Seattle, WA 98101-2350
Dragon Age: Origins Booth No 622

When: Friday, September 4th – Sunday, September 6th

Dragon Age: Origins is coming to PC and Xbox 360 in North America on November 3 and later in November for PlayStation 3. For more information and to see the new Penny Arcade Dragon Age: Origins web comic, visit www.dragonage.com (age gate).