PRESS START: Wind Waker and World of Tanks

by Andrea Purcell

It’s dangerous to go alone, so take June’s PRESS START: Video Game Comics and Collectibles Column! This month we explore the art of Final Fantasy, go back to Dunwall in Dishonored #1, go under the hood of the Titanfall Ogre, and more! Level up your comics and collectibles with PRESS START!

Video game-related items are sprinkled through each month’s PREVIEWS catalog, and we go through to pick out the coolest products. With everything from comics and art books to statues and toys, the PREVIEWS catalog is full of everything a gamer needs.

Don't wait to reach a save point. Head to your local comic shop to pre-order all of the cool items in this month’s column and many more!

Dishonored #1

Gamers will have to wait until this fall to play the sequel to Bethesda Studios action-adventure stealth game Dishonored, but comic book fans can continue the story of Corvo and Emily in Dishonored #1 (JUN161787). The latest series in Titan Comics video game adaptations, the comic returns fans to the city of Dunwall twelve years after the events in the first game. Corvo has cleared his name of Empress Jessamine’s murder and is setting out to find an apprentice to continue his legacy when his past catches up to him in an unexpected way. Drawn into another supernatural conspiracy, this magically gifted assassin must stop the forces that move against Dunwall.

Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Princess Zelda Nendoroid

Joining her longtime video game companion, Legend of Zelda fans will finally be able to add Princess Zelda to their collection of Nendoroids. Good Smile Company is bringing The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Princess Zelda Nendoroid (MAR168147) to comic shops to be the perfect display partner for their previously released The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Link Nendoroid (MAY142613). Zelda comes with three expressions to show off her personality, a standard smiling expression, a winking face, and a combat expression. Her additional accessories include her bow and Light Arrow to re-enact the climactic battle with Ganondorf, as well as the Master Sword and Mirror Shield which can be equipped to the Link Nendoroid. 

Yoshitaka Amano Illustrations

Viz Media is highlighting the artwork of one of Japan’s most acclaimed living artists and one of video games most prolific character designers in Yoshitaka Amano Illustrations (JUN161954). Amano’s career spans genres and styles, including work on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer, the design of Gatchaman, and his illustrations for the Vampire Hunter D novel series. His most well-known work, at least in the realm of video games, would be his long time collaboration with Square Enix as the character and logo designer for the first six Final Fantasy games and his illustrations for the series. Yoshitaka Amano Illustrations delves into his body of work as a whole, but is a fascinating peek at an artist that helped to define the look of one of the most popular video game franchises.

Titanfall Ogre Model Figure

Bring the world of Titanfall a little closer to reality with the highly detailed Titanfall Ogre Model Spec Figure (FEB168594) from threeZero. At twenty inches tall, this behemoth will tower over your other figures and with more than one hundred points of articulation you’ll be able to pose this figure exactly the way you want. Featuring real pistons to control the waist and feet, a 40MM Cannon with detachable ammo drum, movable armor plates, and an articulated left side tri-missile launcher, this Ogre figure is as accurate and detailed as it gets. Complete with a fully posable six inch M-COR Battle Rifle Pilot figure that features detailed armor parts and fabric clothing, this Titanfall figure is a must have item for hardcore fans of the game and mech enthusiasts.

World of Tanks #1

Award-winning author Garth Ennis is teaming up with artist Carlos Ezquerra (the co-creator of Judge Dredd) to tell a war story like no other in World of Tanks #1 (JUN160079). Dark Horse Comics is expanding the story behind the unending war that plays as the backdrop to the massively popular online strategy game. Following a rookie British tank crew as they travel through the French countryside while hunted by a hardened German panzer unit, this war story will give a face to the legions of tanks rolling through the vertical battlefields.