Dead Space Animated Feature and Graphic Novel Unveiled

Electronic Arts and Visceral Games have announced two new brand extensions in the Dead Space franchise, an animated feature entitled Dead Space Aftermath and a graphic novel called Dead Space Salvage. Both of these products will be available in the Winter of this year as part of the pre-launch campaign for Dead Space 2.

“It is tremendously inspiring to see Dead Space continually expand to more media. It has always been our goal to experience the universe through multiple lenses and our vision is being realized. The Dead Space world is living, breathing, and terrifying. We couldn’t be more excited about these new offerings,” said Steve Papoutsis, executive producer of the Dead Space franchise.

Dead Space Aftermath tells the tale of a crew sent by the Government to be exposed to Marker shard in another attempt to produce a viable “Marker blueprint” carrier. Aftermath is being developed by Starz/Film Roman is set to arrive before Dead Space 2 sometime in January 2011. Film Roman is the studio between the Dead Space Downfall animated prequel that came before the original game.

Dead Space Salvage centers on a group of rogue miners called the Magpies who discover the abandoned USG Ishimura. While thinking themselves lucky at first, they soon discover what happened on the Ishimura, as the Necromorphs come back to life and begin slaughtering members of the crew. Furthermore, the Government makes it appearance and tries to violently claim back the ship. The graphic novel is being created by Christopher Shy and will be launched in December 2010.

The biggest launch in the Dead Space series is Dead Space 2 who continues Isaac Clarke's terrifying story as he battles his own dementia and the Necromorphs on a space station called The Sprawl. The game will be released on the 28th of January 2011 on the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the PC.