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A New 'Overwatch' Online Comic Drops Featuring Zarya

Back at San Diego Comic-Con, news of a new Overwatch comic featuring Zarya was teased with the hint that it would put the Russian fighter in a tough position between her hatred for Omnics and her duty to her country. Now that story has finally come to light as Issue #15 of the free online comic based on the video game has been released. We won't get into spoiler territory as comics are meant to be read, but this is probably one of the better tales to come out of the series since they launched it last year in conjunction with the game. If you haven't read these issues, I highly recommend it as they give more backstory to Overwatch's characters than you would get just playing. You can read the latest issue here, with a brief description below.

Aleksandra Zaryanova is on a critical mission to eliminate Russia's greatest threat, an elusive hacker known as Sombra. The pursuit takes Zarya around the globe, but all her contacts share the same intel: they don't know anything. With her trail cold and her leads exhausted, she reluctantly agrees to the only option she has left—a partnership with an omnic. Butting heads all the way, the two reluctant allies hone in on their target, unaware of the secret they will soon uncover…

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