Swordquest Archives

Dynamite february 2018
Plus collections of Kiss/Vampirella, Dresden Files: Dog Men, Sovereigns: The End of the Golden Age and Swordquest: Realworld. VAMPIRELLA: THE DYNAMITE YEARS OMNIBUS VOL 2 Trade Paperback Cover: Paul Renaud | Writer: Brandon Jerwa | Art: Heubert Khan Michael, Patrick Berkenkotter Format: Softcover | Page Count: 496 pages Vampirella, a lethal beauty waging a war against the undead and[...]
Exclusive Extended Previews – Fruit Ninja #1 Leads Dynamite's Big Week
We have exclusive extended previews for Fruit Ninja #1, Green Hornets Meets The Spirit #3, Grumpy Cat/Garfield #2 and Swordquest #3 But also shipping this week are Animal Jams #3, Greatest Adventure #5, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys #6, Pathfinder Vol 1 Dark Waters trade, Pathfinder: Worldscape hardcover, Garth Ennis' Red Team: Double Tap,[...]
Ken Haeser Shares His Process Art For His Swordquest #4 Cover
Swordquest is an interesting comic project from Dynamite entertainment and Atari The game from the 80's was meant to be something special with four versions released, a nationwide contest for players and specially crafted prizes It didn't go so well But the comic is doing good and we recently ran the solicitation for the fourth[...]
Exclusive Extended Previews Of Charmed #4, Red Sonja #6 And Swordquest #1
They start off with Charmed #4 by Erica Schultz and Maria Sanapo, then the sixth issue of the new Red Sonja series by Amy Chu and Carlos Gomez and finally we have a comic based on the classic Atari game Swordquest by Chad Bowers, Chris Sims and Ghostwriter X. Charmed #4 writer: Erica Schultz artist: Maria Sanapo[...]
Exclusive First Look At Dynamite's Music And Games Titles Shipping September 2017
These include the Atari titles Centipede and Swordquest and comics based on the bands GWAR and KISS. CENTIPEDE #3 Cover A: Francesco Francavilla Cover B: Eoin Marron Writer: Max Bemis Art: Eoin Marron Trapped on a planet by yourself with a murderous monster can be a stressful ordeal, but Dale is taking it relatively well Relatively being[...]
Writer's Commentary – Chad Bowers And Chris Sims On Swordquest #0
Dynamite has sent us a new writer's commentary… except this time it's writers plural as Chad Bowers and Chris Sims talk about the new Swordquest #0 based on the classic Atari video game title from the 80's. Cover by Goni Montes, interiors by Scott Kowalchuk. PAGE 1: CHRIS: The player select screen (along with a couple of the[...]
Exclusive Extended Previews For Swordquest #0 And Project Superpowers: Hero Killers #1
This week's exclusive extended previews from Dynamite includes the zero issue of Swordquest based on the classic Atari video game and the Project Superpowers new series Hero Killers from Ryan Browne and Pete Woods. Project Superpowers: Hero Killers #1 writer: Ryan Browne artist: Pete Woods covers: Pete Woods (a), Ryan Browne (b), Goran Sudžuka (c) Welcome to Libertyville[...]
Exclusive First Look At The Atari Related Titles From Dynamite Shipping June 2017
Here we have the covers and solicitations for the Art of Atari poster collection, the new Swordquest #1 and a remastered printing of the original Swordquest: Earthworld mini-comic from over 35 years ago. SWORDQUEST #1 Cover A: Goñi Montes Cover B: George Pérez Cover C: Mel Rubi Cover D: Classic Game Art Writer: Chad Bowers, Chris Sims[...]
Swordquest: A Lesson In Poor Planning Returns As A Comic Book Storyline
As reported earlier today on Bleeding Cool, Dynamite is partnering with Atari to release comics based on their gaming library, starting with one of the biggest gaming events that unfortunately died from the 1983 game crash: Swordquest But a lot of younger gamers who only know Atari from being a '80s game console or the producer[...]
New Atari Comics From Dynamite Starts With Swordquest
Kicking off the first new Atari comic series since the 1980s is Swordquest by Chad Bowers, Chris Sims and Scott Kowalchuk. Swordquest, based on the series of games released in 1982-83, tells the story of Peter Case, a boy on a quest… the quest to win the prizes from Atari's Swordquest challenge! He was counting down the days[...]