StarCraft: Scavengers #1-4 Review
Written by medievaldragon on November 1, 2018 . Posted in Blizzard Product Reviews, Blizzard Products News, BlizzPlanet Articles, StarCraft 2 News
I have been an avid reader of all Blizzard properties that come to books and comics. I had a lot of expectations knowing that BlizzCon was in the horizon. In my opinion, Dark Horse Comics didn't deliver a satisfactory story in StarCraft: Scavengers #1-4. I will explain in my review below.
Jody Houser is a known writer in DC Comics and Marvel Comics with Justice League of America: Road to Rebirth, Supergirl, Star Wars: Rogue One Adaptation, Amazing Spiderman: Renew Your Vows (2016-2018), and Spider-Girls under her portfolio… to name a few.
"After years of terrible warfare, a paper-thin ceasefire is all that stands between terrans and their erstwhile alien adversaries, the enigmatic protoss and the savage zerg. But peace can be a prison for those who wish to make their fortune in the Koprulu sector. All it takes is one ship, one daring crew… and everything could change."
BlizzCon 2013 Virtual Goodies
Written by medievaldragon on October 1, 2013 . Posted in Blizzard Products News, BlizzCon, BlizzPlanet Articles, StarCraft 2 News
BlizzCon goodies incoming! Not attending? Snag these in-game bonuses with a Virtual Ticket! Don't forget to buy your tickets here: http://us.battle.net/blizzcon/en/virtual-ticket/#goodies
World of Warcraft Pet: Murkalot
StarCraft II Portrait & Decal: Tearin' Stitches & Stitches' Hook
Diablo III Banner: Mark of Death
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Card: Mystery Minion
For people wondering who Stitches is.. He is from Blizzard All-Stars.. Looks like Blizzard's MOBA will be releasing soon.
StarCraft Books Store
Written by medievaldragon on February 17, 2011 . Posted in BlizzPlanet Articles, StarCraft 2 News
The StarCraft Books Store contains all the novels available for those interested in expanding their lore knowledge.
The StarCraft Archive contains the following novels in a single tome:
In the distant future, a loose confederacy of terran exiles is locked in battle sixty thousand light-years from Earth, caught in the crossfire between two powerful alien races: the enigmatic protoss and the ruthless zerg swarm. Conflicts rage across the Koprulu sector as each of the three species fights for its existence among the stars.
LIBERTY'S CRUSADE: Behind the attacks of the zerg and the protoss lies the story of a lifetime, and investigative reporter Mike Liberty is determined to uncover it. But every new piece of information only deepens the mystery. Thrown into the middle of a war that may determine the fate of humanity in the Koprulu sector, Liberty reports on the escalating conflict and wonders whom he can afford to trust.
SHADOW OF THE XEL'NAGA: Bhekar Ro is a bleak, backwater world on the fringe of the Terran Dominion, and every day is a struggle to survive for the planet's human colonists. Yet when a violent storm unearths an unfathomable alien structure, Bhekar Ro becomes the greatest prize in the Koprulu sector. Zerg, protoss, and terran forces turn the planet into a bloody battlefield in their haste to claim the lost secrets of the most powerful species the universe has ever known.
SPEED OF DARKNESS: All Ardo Melnikov ever dreamed of was living in peace on the verdant colony of Bountiful. That dream was shattered when the zerg attacked the colony and annihilated his loved ones. Now a marine charged with defending the worlds of the Terran Confederacy, he must come to terms with the painful memories of his past…and the unsettling truths that may dominate his future.
UPRISING: She is the Queen of Blades. Her name has become legend throughout the galaxy, and that legend is death for all who dare oppose the swarm. Nevertheless, Sarah Kerrigan was once human, and an extraordinary human at that. Forced to become one of the Terran Confederacy's merciless psionic assassins, she carried out her orders without question until a twist of fate propelled her toward a destiny no one could have foreseen. This is the tale of Kerrigan's shadowy origins — and the war that was fought for her very soul.
StarCraft: Heaven's Devils Preview Video
Written by medievaldragon on March 26, 2010 . Posted in Blizzard Product Reviews, Blizzard Products News, BlizzPlanet Articles, StarCraft 2 News
Starcraft: Heaven's Devils by William C. Dietz will be on sale April 6, 2010 — but I got an early copy some time ago to show you a preview. This is the first StarCraft novel published as a Hardcover. The artwork in the front cover shows Jim Raynor on his Marine suit. You can see the visor matches that of the Jim Raynor Noobz given away at last BlizzCon 2009's swag bag.
The book comes with a detachable dustjacket which contains the front cover's artwork. All the latest Warcraft hardcovers from Gallery Books (a division of Simon & Schuster) and even DC Comics' Starcraft Hardcover come with a dustjacket design. The one thing I love about that is that it gives you the option to frame the dustjacket as your own piece of art — pretty good for those who wish to collect them, and hang the frames on the Office or bedroom's wall. Those wondering, the artwork on the dustjacket was drawn by Glenn Rane. The dustjacket was designed by Alan Dingman.
When you open the book, you can see the flaps of the dustjacket wrapped around the Hardcover. On the left flap is a short excerpt of the novel, and on the other side is the photo of William C. Dietz and his bios. The first and last page have the Heaven's Devils insignia
In the StarCraft: Heaven's Devils's interior you can find four full-color artworks by the Starcraft II Art Team. The first artwork shows the Heaven's Devils squad led by Jim Raynor. This is the photo that you will be able to view in-game in the Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty single-player at the Joe Ray's Bar in Mar Sara, after Tychus Findlay enters the Bar. The photo can be found at the interactive bulletin board.
The second image is the Fight for Freedom poster featuring Jim Raynor in his Marine suit, which has the Raynor's Raiders insignia on the right shoulder. We saw both posters at the computer room during our visit to the Blizzard's studios in Irvine.
The third artwork describes a scene within the novel's story where Kydd, Harnack and Jim Raynor flee a local police car aboard Jim Raynor's Vulture hovercraft. The final artwork shows Jim Raynor on his Marine suit and Tychus Findlay back in the old days.
The four artwork samples were illustrated by Wei Wang, Steve Hui, and Luke Mancini from Blizzard Entertainment.
One thing that caught my eye and that truly makes me love this novel is its StarCraft Timeline in the back. It spans 13 pages in length, not only telling you what happened since the 16th Century, but also showing you book references. Every single StarCraft book since 2001 is referenced in the StarCraft Timeline, in case you wish to buy that book from a local or online bookstore.
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Starcraft Hardcover Vol. 1 Preview
DC Comics recently sent me a copy of the Starcraft Hardcover Vol. 1 which compiles issue # 1-7. This product will be available on sale this upcoming April 13, 2010 for those who missed the comic book ongoing series.
Although the ongoing series has been canceled with issue # 7, Wildstorm recently announced they will change format to Graphic Novel. There is no ETA yet when, but we will keep you updated when anything new gets announced.
In the meantime, here you have a video of the unpacking of the Starcraft Hardcover, and what's inside as a sneak peek for those who might be interested in purchasing the trade paperback in hardcover format. The street price is $19.99, but some bookstores online have it priced for $13.49.
Starcraft # 7 Review
Written by medievaldragon on January 28, 2010 . Posted in Blizzard Product Reviews, Blizzard Products News, BlizzPlanet Articles, StarCraft 2 News
As reported a few weeks ago, Wildstorm and DC Comics announced the subscriptions of the Starcraft and World of Warcraft comic books were cancelled. This in response to a new agreement between Wildstorm and Blizzard Entertainment to make a move into the Graphic Novel format.
While you no longer get your monthly fix, this new format allows better storytelling with more pages, less rushed plots with cliffhangers in mind at the end of each issue and a more streamlined story. The other benefit is these graphic novels come out as hardcover.
Subscribers of the Starcraft comic book received this week their last shipment with issue # 7.
It ended with the death of one of the War Pigs, and a few twists in the story.
The interaction between character's dialogues looked good-good as you can always expect from Simon Furman (TRANSFORMERS). The artwork by MIke S. Miller was among the best I have seen in the short-lived series. The coloring by Carrie Strachan makes Mike's artwork justice. Lot of pastel colors and interesting hues.
A few months ago, I asked Chris Metzen during our single-player hands-on interview if the War Pigs would appear in Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. While they aren't planned for the first episode, he didn't rule them out of upcoming episodes.
It was a tricky question, mind you, scratching into spoiler. My theory was that while the War Pigs were hired by the Terran Dominion to kill Jim Raynor, somehow we would see what happened with General Duke. In the throes of Zerg threatening their lives against a wall, the War Pigs would join Jim Raynor if he came to the rescue.
It's been six months since the interview with Chris Metzen. While my prediction was not accurate, the result was the same.
The War Pigs end up smooch-smooch with the man they were hired to kill. The part I got wrong was that Raynor didn't rescue them from the Zerg. Basically they were all in a predicament, and out of survival instinct they worked together.
That, and it turned out that the leader of the War Pigs — Cole Hickson — was formerly a friend of Jim Raynor before he was resocialized. They had saved each other at different times during the Guild Wars, years ago. The twist was he was resocialized with an experimental procedure, and he was implanted a memory that would be triggered upon meeting Jim Raynor: Kill Jim Raynor.
Cole pullled a gun on Jim Raynor, point blank, and fought his programming eventually losing consciousness.
That's how issue # 6 ended. Issue # 7 kicks off with a flashback where we learn more about the War Pig member Romy Pyrius.
The short story takes us back to year 2483 in New Gettysburg, Tarsonis. Romy Pyrus, the War Pig medic, was formerly a pharmaceutical entrepeneur who sold controlled drugs in the streets of Tarsonis. By night, he was a mercenary taking jobs from the Confederates to assassinate V.I.P. people that stepped on their nerves.
During one of those mercenary gigs, Pyrus compromised the mission with a side drug gig. His whole team was captured and used as guinea pigs. Pyrus sold his team for his freedom, and continued his drug dealings.
It's pretty nice to see some continuity between the Starcraft: Ghost pocket book, the Starcraft: Ghost Academy manga and the Starcraft comic book even with these smaller details. The drugs mentioned are Hab, Turk, Snoke and Bog.
In the present, 2502 at Urona Sigma, Jim Raynor and the War Pigs face oblivion watching into the horizon how the Protoss Carriers incinerate the world like they did with Mar Sara. It's armageddon time for all of them with no way out. Jim Raynor extends his arms and simply awaits the end of the world as wave after wave of giant lasers incinerate the surface around them.
While the dialogue between the War Pigs and Jim Raynor is full of sarcasm and fun moments, I can't but feel a bit disappointed. There was no Protoss coming down to rescue Jim Raynor. No telepathic contact. No beaming up aboard a Protoss Carrier. No. That's not how Jim Raynor saved his arse from this one.
The only reason he survives is because Commander Lars Trakken had a score to settle with Cole Hickson, and no Protoss incineration would strip him from the pleasure of telling in Cole's face all he endured after he stole his life years ago; and to pull the trigger on him. So, to make a story short Trakken bought Raynor and the War Pigs the ticket out of Urona Sigma before becoming War Pigs umm B.B.Q. (pun intended). A too convenient mechanic plot, but oh well.
At the end, Raynor and the War Pigs part ways. Looks like the upcoming Starcraft Graphic Novel will focus on some dispensing indiscriminate justice on the man that hired them to do the deed: Tamsen Cauley. Will the War Pigs survive? Will they join Jim Raynor and his Raynor's Raiders? We might have to wait for the Graphic Novel to find out.
Will the War Pigs show up as mercenaries in Starcraft II: Hear of the Swarm or Legacy of the Void? That can probably be a safe bet considering Metzen's interview.
Starcraft: Ghost Academy Vol. 1 Review
Written by medievaldragon on January 4, 2010 . Posted in Blizzard Product Reviews, Blizzard Products News, BlizzPlanet Articles, StarCraft 2 News, Starcraft News, Starcraft: Ghost News
I acquired a copy of Starcraft: Ghost Academy from Barnes & Noble to review this product. For a soft cover, I really like the texture and feeling of the material. Volume One contains 192 pages full of action and it's divided into a prologue and five chapters.
The manga starts out strangely from the point of view of yourself as the one receiving a letter from Emperor Arcturus Mengsk. In this letter you are required to volunteerly submit your son/daughter to the Psi-Ops Division of the Terran Dominion (Ghost Program) and how proud you should be for making this step for the defense of the Dominion from alien threats.
The prologue is a follow up to the events of the Starcraft: Frontline manga concerning Colin Phash and Corbin Phash. Corbin has started to feed the media with accussations against the Ghost Program, requesting people to rise against the taking of their children for underground experimentation.
Kevin Bick (Director of the Ghost Program) appears on the UNN to respond the accussations and displays video of what happened at Maltair IV, blaming ex-Dominion Senator Corbin Phash for refusing to volunteerly bring his son to the Ghost Program for proper training of his abilities. If he had done as requested, the events of Maltair IV wouldn't have happened in the first place – said the director.
We do know from Starcraft: Frontline that it was the Dominion command who authorized the wrangler Randall to use lobotomized zerg units as psi-hounds to track down the telepath boy: Colin Phash. Thus, the Dominion is simply covering up their lies with false info to the UNN, making it look like the boy is a threat to himself and everyone around him without proper training — blaming the kid for attracting zerg to planet Maltair IV.
CHAPTER ONE: It's all over now, Team Blue
We learn that the entire UED squadron was not decimated by Kerrigan's zerg in Starcraft: Brood War. In this volume, we see the Team Blue led by Gabriel Tosh and composed of Nova, Kath, and Lio. They are here on a mission to inflitrate a planet-hopper ship overtaken by UED Pirates — you heard it, UED Pirates. Their goal is to rescue a senator and three aides on board.
Nova doesn't look like a team player who likes to follow orders. She takes off ahead of the team and doesn't even listen to Gabriel Tosh's instructions. Her cockiness puts her in harm's way jeopardizing the mission once she figures out the UED pirates are wearing psi-screens.
I found difficult sometimes to differenciate one marine from another, as they lack any serial number, marks or logos. For example, I found it helpful in Starcraft: Frontline Vol. 4: Fear the Reaper to identify who was who among the Reaper squad. Not much of an issue, really, due to the nature of this specific mission.
Things in this first chapter are not what you think, but we get to see how the Ghost trainees get to learn, hone and improve their skills the hard way. I could see a bit of a Star Trek influence here, and it's no surprise with the large track record of Star Trek novels written by Keith R.A. DeCandido.
There's a curious shadow in the complex's hallways that resembles a child, and Nova did see the shadow, but dismissed it as something she thought she saw. Considering Nova is PI 10 and the child Colin Phash is PI 7.5, it makes you wonder how the kid got to fool Nova. In the Starcraft: Frontline series you learn that Senator Corbin Phash taught his son how to project his thoughts with false leads (repeating something in his mind to be picked up by telepaths, while doing something else), and the kid has a special gift described as "Quiet Voice" — which sorta cloaks his presence from the Zerg with the power of his mind, even when he is at plain sight. And another ability described as Astral Projection or relocation of his mind. (Paul Benjamin & Dave Shramek read X-Men, alright). Colin probably used this ability to evesdrop on Nova, while remaining out of sight from her own telepathic abilities.
CHAPTER TWO: Taking Care of Business
This chapter introduces Director Kevin Bick and Superintendent Angelini Sarco who talk about the insertion of Aal Cistler into team blue. We get to see Preceptor Soohoo teaching Terran history through the eye of the Terran Dominion, or like a yawning Kath Toom describes: propaganda. The story of how the Confederates fell in Tarsonis with the Zerg and how Kerrigan joined the Zerg was taught wrong. Therefore, the ghost trainees are instructed with the same lies the Dominion feeds the media and the people.
As the story progresses, you kinda start feeling back at college with all the drama, name-calling and angry students stepping on your patience. The interactions between students feel natural. Conflicts arise, while others try to keep things under control — like Gabriel Tosh, leader of Team Blue.
We get to see Lio Travski in action hacking into computers to bypass the Ghost Program's security sensors in order to buy and consume Hab.
CHAPTER THREE: Seven times fall down, eight times get up
In this chapter, we see another training scenario in the shape of a maze full of booby traps, and robots. Each member of Team Blue is tested to the limit, and their mistakes and pros are measured by percent. The next class is with Sergeant Hartley who trains them in the way of martial arts. All students must wear a psi-screen and must rely on their instincts and physical prowess.
I was pleased to see Keith DeCandido bring up some scenes from the Starcraft: Ghost Nova novel such as Nova's experience at the Gutter serving Fagin as a slave for six months.
The martial art trainer is a butcher and the training of ghosts in this class look like the harshest boot camp you have ever experienced. A bonus martial match between Gabriel Tosh and Aal takes place. Later, the team vents on Nova for not been a team player.
Nova finds a young telepath girl at some kind of library. Nova reads into her mind to learn her story, and it turns out this girl is the one Wrangler Randall captured in Starcraft: Frontline while searching for Colin Phash. It's really nice to see continuity treats throughout the manga.
At the mess hall, there's an informative and amusing interaction between Aal, Kath and Gabriel Tosh which help you flesh out their background, and their personality. There's another training test to assemble a C-10 rifle within a minute and a half or less. It seems Nova listened to what Gabriel Tosh told her about her lack of a team work, and we see her caring more about her teammates, by teaching them.
CHAPTER FOUR: All I have to do is dream
This chapter shows how much Nova has accomplished earning the companionship of her teammates. Here we also get another flashback from Starcraft: Ghost Nova. The scene where Nova and Morgan Calabas are aboard the yacht en route to the Tyrador IX resort and the moment she finds her parents dead, Her experience at the Gutter for six months as a slave of Fagin, and her rescue by Wrangler Malcolm Kelerchian.
If you read this novel (pocket book), it will be nice for you to see a brief summary and these characters as images. Gabriel Tosh and Nova get closer as friends at the end of this chapter.
CHAPTER FIVE: Redemption
There are some twists at the end, and the entire story has brief hints of Colin Phash been able to eavesdrop his way around the Ghost Program undetected, unless the Ghost Program is using him as their way to eavesdrop on the trainees? I guess we will confirm or discard that in the upcoming volume 2.
While some readers new to Starcraft will feel a bit lost on what's going on, they don't necessarily need to have read Starcraft: Ghost Nova, as this manga briefly summarizes some of the most important scenes that shaped Nova's life.
For a intro, volume one did a good job at showing us how the ghosts are trained, while at the same time exploring each character's personality and past. Some characters are more caring and friendly than others. The exceptions of course are Aal, and Lio. Aal because he only cares about himself, and Lio because of his addiction to Hab and his continuous efforts to prevent his friends and the preceptors from discovering his addiction.
If you are a lore nerd like myself, collecting all Starcraft novels and manga — you will no doubt appreciate all the continuity nods and mentions.
Did you read Starcraft: Ghost Nova? Then you will love reading Starcraft: Ghost Academy as it's written by the same author: Keith R.A. DeCandido — who participated in the shaping of the main character and its world. Awesome job, Keith! Fernando Heinz Furukawa is the artist of this manga. The artwork is very enjoyable and consistent. Rich facial expressions really help to transmit each character's emotions throughout the plot. I am not into manga, but I truly dig Furukawa's style.
Overall, a good read, as expected from the writing-calibre of Keith R.A. DeCandido. The Starcraft: Ghost Academy will only span up to three volumes, but after reading this first issue, I really wish Blizzard and Tokyopop published them as an ongoing series every three-or-four months without a defined end.
The Starcraft comic book by Wildstorm is heading to the Graphic Novel format, so I would welcome an ongoing manga series based on Nova and the Ghost Academy with the same author and artist.
Check out the preview scans and the recent teaser trailer. You can order Starcraft: Ghost Academy Vol. 1 here. The story continues in the second part, Starcraft: Ghost Academy Vol. 2 which hits bookstores on August 3, 2010.
You will see some slang used often throughout the manga:
Teek: Telekinetic
Teep: Telepath
PI: Psi-Index (a PI 10 is a powerful telepath/telekinetic)
Chaneed: short for "What do you need?"
E.B. James – UNN Reporter
Director Kevin Bick: He is in charge of the Terran Dominion's Ghost Program. Director Bick talked to the UNN to deny all accussations from ex-senator Corbin Phash and to convince the populace that Phash's notion of the Ghost Program's experiments on children is outdated info as that's how the Confederates's Ghost Program worked like, not the Terran Dominion's. That's of course a lie.
Preceptor Soohoo: History instructor at the Ghost Program
Superintendent Angelini Sarco – He monitors each of the Ghost trainees through Sparky — the computer that probes each area of the building as a surveillance system.
Jenni – assistant serving Director Kevin Bick
Dr. Gauthier – the Ghost Program doctor overlooking Colin Phash's brainwashing process and he's running experiments on Colin.
Colin Phash – ex-Dominion Senator Corbin Phash's son. Colin is a telepath Psi-Index 7.5 with the innovative and unique ability to create a Quiet Voice mental cloaking field around himself to stay out of plain sight, and can cast an astral projection of himself.
Aldeo Cistler – He is the Terran Dominion's Finance Minister and a valued member of the Emperor's Inner Circle. He sent his son Aal Cistler to the Ghost Program to make a man out of him because throughout all his young years he has been an embarrassment to his family.
Kam – Hab supplier inside the Ghost Program. He provides the illegal narcotic to Lio Travski at blind spots where Lio can fool Sparky's probe detection.
Aunt Yuku – Uncle Desi's wife and aunt to Lio Travski.
Uncle Desi – Uncle to Lio Travski. Desi is a computer tech at the Kal-Bryant Mining Conglomerate in Pridewater.
Sergeant Hartley: Rude trainer who teaches martial arts to all ghost trainees and forces them to do fifty push ups on one fist.
Preceptor Appelbaum – Overlooks Delta's training.
Delta Emblock – a very young telepath girl at the Ghost Program. She was born in New Sydney. Her mother died of a lung infection acquired at the factory she worked at. Delta had to work at age seven after her mom died and never learned to read. Wrangler Randall captured her and dispatched her to the Ghost Academy.
Preceptor Lagdamen – a trainer at the Ghost Program who oversees the training of Team Blue.
Preceptor Ryke – he teaches PI 7 and higher index telepaths how to supress thoughts. A P10 can't control to read memories on people with strong thoughts or memory imprints.
Dr. Neall – She attended Lio's health at the infirmary when he had a overdose of Turk, and found out traces of Hab in his bloodstream.
Team Blue
Gabriel Tosh – He grew up in the streets of Haji. He is been in the Ghost Program for at least two years and the leader of Team Blue. Gabriel Tosh plays an important role in the Starcraft II single player campaign. He is who gives you the mission titled MINING YOUR OWN BUSINESS at Redstone III [alias the lava planet].
Lio Travski – He can hack into machines using telepathy. Lio can create blind spots where Sparky — the preceptor's sensor probe can not spy on him or detect that he is sending email to his family. Biometric sensors and cameras can't pick him up, and he can easily infiltrate and hack into Sparky's mainframe. He is addicted to Hab — an illegal narcotic.
Kath Toom – She gets bored in history class, yawns often. The pessimistic and complaint girl of team blue. She is the daughter of one of the executive vice-presidents of the Kal-Bryant Mining Conglomerates on Pridewater.
Aal Cistler – Age 25. He is a PI 4.5 — which catalogs him as not a telepath. An opportunistic playboy. An Intelligent and superb martial artist. He got black belts in three different disciplines. He is the son of Aldeo Cistler (the Terran Dominion's financial minister). His father used his influences to place Aal into the Ghost Program even not being a telepath merely to make a man out of him. Aal has lived a playboy life, surrounded by luxury, lazyiness and bedding many women.
Nova Terra: November Anabelle Terra was the daughter of an industrial robotic manufacturing executive. One of the Old Families of Tarsonis. Her abilities manifested in full at the sight of her parents' assassination. She lashed out at her would-be executioners and the telekinetic outburst destroyed the top of her family skycrapper and its anti-nuke dome, along with three hundred civilians. After six months in the Gutter, she was rescued by Wrangler Malcolm Kelerchian and brought into the Ghost Academy to hone her PI 10 abilities.
Team Red
Dylanna – She was the highest rank (68%) in the planet-hopper scenario simulation until Nova broke the record with a 70%. Nova's team died in the simulation, while Dylanna's lived. Yet Nova was rewarded with a higher score. This makes Dylanna angry at Nova, and a nemesis.
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Locations Mentioned
Lio Travski mentions two locations while emailing his uncle Desi. Desi lives at Pridewater. Both formerly lived in Nidhogg.
Nidhogg – Unknown location where drug addicts consumed Hab [illegal narcotic]. Smoky air and plagued by bugs.
Canis – One of Ursa's moons. The Hab dealer gets supplies from here to distribute off-world.
The Gutter – a criminal activity and drug traffic zone in Tarsonis where Nova spent six months as slave of its kingpin Fagin.
Review: Starcraft: Frontline Vol. 4 – Fear the Reaper
Written by medievaldragon on January 1, 2010 . Posted in Blizzard Product Reviews, Blizzard Products News, BlizzPlanet Articles, StarCraft 2 News
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Blizzplanet Live Chat with Tokyopop: Starcraft: Frontline Vol. 4
Written by medievaldragon on September 7, 2009 . Posted in Blizzard Products News, BlizzPlanet Articles, Interviews, StarCraft 2 News
Blizzplanet and Starcraftwire.net will have a live chat open to all our fans and visitors to talk and interact with the Tokyopop writers involved in Starcraft: Frontline Volume 4.
As you can see in our Starcraft II Single Player Press-Hands-On Coverage, I interviewed Chris Metzen. He elaborated on the tie-in between the novels, the Starcraft: Frontline manga series and the single player. All the stories of the manga were already part of the single player lore rather than the other way around. In short, it is highly recommended to get your hands on these manga stories to get acquainted with the single player plots.
You will have the opportunity to interact with six writers and the editor Hope Donovan. It is not confirmed yet, but we might have the grace to have Chris Metzen along (I will have a definite answer in a few days, so stay tuned). Chris Metzen is one of the writers in Starcraft: Frontline Vol. 4 with the story titled: Homecoming—which tells the story of Jim Raynor's return to Mar Sara prior to the events of the Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty single player.
Watch Starcraft: Frontline Vol. 3 Sneak Preview here and Vol. 4 here.
Order the Starcraft: Frontline series here.
We will talk with the following writers:
David Shramek
Josh Elder
Chris Metzen (?)
Grace Randolph
Ren Zatopek
Hope Donovan
Date: September 9th
Time: 1pm PDT (California) ——
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Starcraft: Frontline Vol. 4 Live Chat
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