Arms gets Graphic Novel

>Nintendo's Switch fighting game Arms is getting a graphic novel series next year, Dark Horse announced this morning.

>Dark Horse says it will publish the first of the Arms graphic novels in fall 2018. No details yet on how the graphic novel will approach the storytelling set in the game, which has players controlling fighters with a bizarre assortment of arms.

>While today's news doesn't mention who will write or illustrate the comic, the included cover image was illustrated by Joe Ng, whose other works include art for a variety of Capcom-themed comics, Overwatch, Red Sonja and more.

>This is the latest installment in Dark Horse and Nintendo’s partnership which includes The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts, The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening, and The Art of Splatoon.

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Pls be good

>Arms gets a graphic novel
>Rwby gets a Manga
Wtf does this mean. Will I at least get some good pics for my girl Minmin

That art looks promising as hell. I'm hyped as fuck.
Sup Forums story times are fucking great.

ANIME WHEN

>American comics

> posting tumblr shit means American comics
As long as it's not marvel it's fine

>cherrypicking for the whole medium
>cherrypicking by using a cancelled book
Nigga

When have these ever been good? Look at Street Fighters comic run. Its fucking awful

One day

DC's Mortal Kombat X comic was good and had a better story than the actual game (Komic Kotal is leagues better than Game Loyal)
I also enjoyed their Uncharted, Resistance, and Infamous comics

HAHAHAHAHAHA! that's a funny joke.

now where's the real news about ARMS?

That's really neat. We can actually get the story instead of deciphering the Twitter tweets. Hopefully it won't be an original story.

>using marvel as an example
>trying to shit on fucking Dark horse

>marvel

There is your problem

The art looks great at least. If I can get a fun tournament and some slice of life in there it should be great.

I'm curious to see what direction they'll be taking it in. It's kinda weird how there's been so much official stuff hinting at some sort of a lore but right now every part of it ends with "the reason for this happening is unknown". I wonder if they may be planning story dlc or something.

And even then Dark Horse is a publisher for creator owned stuff.
If someone does add stupid PC shit it's entirely on the writer for choosing how the story they themselves own goes.
Nintendo has strict policies with their characters so I imagine they'll be breathing down the writer and artist's throats

This is what I would like too.

Exactly.

DH and Image are pretty much great in that regard as they're essentially publishers for creator-owned comics and in DH's case, importing comics (fuck yeah Blacksad).

Mainstream comics suck right now except maybe for DC.

>tfw still no news for Blacksad 6 and 7

Fuck I'm hype

You mean a comic

>potential Nintendo guided story involving the deepest lore from the twitter post.
This could be really fucking awsome

I think they used graphic novel to differentiate it from an ongoing

I get your point, but are you really gonna just play "mainstream/not mainstream" when Image and Dark Horse are the largest publishers after DC and Marvel?

Graphic novels tend to focus more on line art and are generally not colored. But yeah

>could potentially expand on the game's lore and bring in some more characterization for the fighters
Fuck yeah

>being hyped for American garbage

WHY IS THIS STUFF NOT IN THE GAME!

>Joe Ng
>great
Just generic Korea animu wannabe from Udon. They should get the real Nintendo artists.

It's okay to just say you don't like it
You don't need to try and convince me

I love the way toasters look in line art.

Fuck you

Are you crazy? Most graphic novels are colored.

Really? I'm outta touch

>implying ARMS will be relevant when this releases
Hell it's not even relevant now and it hasn't been 6 months since it's been out.

Mignola Metroid when?

Why the hell did you think graphic novels weren't colored in the first place?

>No threads on Sup Forums means people don't ply the game.
Who cares anyway it's a fun thing I'm surprised Nintendo allowed.

I read a few. But now I'm remembering stuff like BONES is also a graphing novel and now feel stupid.

Nintendo isn't even providing prize money for the game come Evo Japan. They clearly do not give a shit about it's playerbase and neither will the players.

They never did that shit though. Not with smash either.

oh shit

in a sense that no one knows those names

Go play melee hungry box

Every other game is getting prize money except Nintendo. And they have never even once provide pot bonuses for western tournaments as well. Fuck Nintendo.

I still play Arms ever since it's release. Lobbies still get filled and searching for ranked matches take less than ten seconds. I'd rather play this over Splatoon because I don't have to blame somebody else when I lose.

Idk shit about comics. Is this gonna become an actual series or is it just a one shot?

Cool thanks for telling me this in a thread about a graphic novel adaptation.

>will publish the first of the ARMS graphic novels in fall 2018
>first
>novels
You tell me

One shot, for now. I'm betting this coming so late next year means they'll wait for all the characters to be out so they can have more material for future chapters.

It might be a few graphic novels but not a monthly ongoing

>2 comics coming
>still no figures
WHY

It does not say one shot at all.

It says graphic novel"s"

wait for the Amiibos

is anyone familiar with this dude's work? it seems that they're aiming for a less cartoonish art style than the original art

I'm waiting for that spring man smash amibo

He generally covers a lot of fighting game comics

The comic will probably keep the "realistic" tone the OP has. Dark Horse does a lot of serious and edgy shit like Punisher and Hellboy

yeah i googled his name and i'm liking those street fighter pieces

He seems to do action more of the time but I hope the manage to capture the lighthearted feel still.
Nintendo is working closely with them so who knows

Yeah Nintendo working with them is the real wild card on how this comic will work

Hmm not bad. Don't know how it will translate to arms characters though

> I'd rather play this over Splatoon because I don't have to blame somebody else when I lose.

I can understand this mentality because I play a lot of fighting games.

There's a certain reassurance to losing a fighting game because the fault is literally only yours to own up to. Can't bitch out a team of one.

That's because that's what the creators wanted in those titles
This is different, Nintendo is strict with their characters
Also
>Hellboy
>edgy

>heh.. i'm from HELL... i kill demons.. my best friend is a fish...

Sounds edgy

that's more to do with the artist and owner than the publisher

>Punisher
>Dark Horse

Wtf you told me ARMS flopped Sup Forums

>main
>favorite arms
>favorite stages
>rank
>best matchup
>worst matchup
>least favorite arms to fight

Let's not turn this into that kinda thread

More Kid Cobra nerfs when. There's no reason for him to have fuckhuge ARMS.

fucking sweet

all of the day bro

>Barq and Byte
>Nade
>Beach stage
>3
>Springman
>Ribbon Girl
>The parasole ones that Twintelle uses? Fuck those

I wish I could give direct commands to Barq, at least to tell him to get under me

That's also from a cancelled book
That's from two years ago

this a billion times

I hope they do their research on the existing lore and implement it on the comic. Like people are skeptical of Twintelle's powers because she's the only instance of ARMS ability manifesting in the hair, so they send people to investigate her and they just disappear.

Lola pop
Ribbon stadium
17
Spring man
Mummy
Funchuck but I also use them

You responded, it'll happen anyway.

I refuse

I can't grasp Lola for the life of me and I get fucked by them online a lot.

What the fuck will the plot even be?

Literally nobody will even remember this game by 2018

Hajime no ippo but with ARMS

Any quick retracting medium arm can beat parasols.

Okay bud

Cuz arms 2 will be out. :^)

What I weird turn of events

>more characters every few months
>A monthly Corocoro manga
>god knows what else

ARMS is here to stay, baybee

Whats his problem?

I play ribbon girl but ribbon stadium should not be in ranked. It has either saved my life or fucked me over on many occasions.

He opened a sweets shop next to Lola Pop and she takes all his business.

Salty that clown candy is better than hid shit cookies

...

Okay now that one's relevant
You're still posting Marvel though and the big two doesn't equal the whole medium
And if you actually think readers like it, it has abysmal sales and Sup Forums even sent a letter to it comparing it to The Room
They actually published the letter and didn't recognize it as a stealth insult

>all marvel
Good thing this is dark horse

DC is retarded in a different way (enjoy your batmanium and the rise of Harley quinn as a heroic figure). I don't follow irelevant indie shit.

Wait what? Quinn is a good guy now?

She's kinda finally cut ties with joker so while still crazy. Her sense or morality is getting better she's an Anita hero right now. But is mostly on the suicide squad

What is Dark horse known for, exactly?