Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones may have been delayed yet again, but there is one way to get a taste of this long-awaited pirate-themed video game. Skull and Bones: Savage Storm is a spinoff from Dark Horse Comics, and IGN has an exclusive preview of the first issue.
Check out the slideshow gallery below to see several pages from Skull and Bones: Savage Storm #1:
Savage Storm is co-written by John Jackson Miller and James Mishler, with art by Christian Rosado, colors by Roshan Kurichiyanil and cover art by Pius Bak. Here’s Dark Horse’s official description for the first issue:
A merchant vessel on the high seas is besieged by a vicious crew of pirates, but the fighting is interrupted by a devastating typhoon. When the storm crashes in, it leaves predator and prey stranded on an island somewhere in the Indian Ocean. Discover the mysteries and danger that will betide them all. A gritty story set in the merciless world of Ubisoft’s upcoming pirate game.
Skull and Bones: Savage Storm #1 will be released on Wednesday, March 1. You can preorder the digital version on Amazon now. Dark Horse is also releasing a hardcover art book called The Art of Skull and Bones.
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