It's been done with Halo recently now we hear that Gears of War has been snapped by DC to bring out a comic series. The comic will be released through DC's Wildstorm label and will be closely tied to the franchise. Can you call something a franchise when only one game has been released and another announced??
Epic Games president Dr Michael Capps, had the following to say about the news, "We are thrilled to be working with DC Comics to further bring to life the Gears
of War universe. A lot of our developers are huge comic fans, and have loved the personas and
chronicles unique to DC Comics since childhood. The Gears of War storyline and
characters that millions of gamers have come to cherish will be a perfect fit
under the WildStorm imprint."
Sounding great so far, more pearls of wisdom from Hank Kanalz, vice president and GM of WildStorm, "Epic sets the bar very high, in graphics, story, and gameplay — and expect no
less from our series, starting with our lead-in arc that fills in the gaps
between the first game and the upcoming sequel."
The sequel will be forthcoming this November.