<p>Housemarque is celebrating the three-year anniversary of its hit shooter roguelike <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/product/returnal”>Returnal</a> by teaming up with Dark Horse Comics for a graphic novel, artbook, and a new animated adaptation you can watch right now. This news follows <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2024/04/29/returnal-developer-housemarque-teases-mysterious-announcement-for-tomorrow”>yesterday’s tease</a> from both Housemarque and later Dark Horse Comics about Returnal, sending fans into an understandable frenzy about what the teams had in store for players. </p>
<p>”Another year, another cycle,” a <a href=”https://x.com/Housemarque/status/1785293476034146605″>post</a> on X (formerly Twitter) from Housemarque reads. “The Third time around, extra loot is exposed with Dark Horse flair.” </p>
<p>Here’s what that flair brings to the Returnal universe: </p>
<ul><li><strong><em>Returnal: Fallen Asteria</em> Graphic Novel</strong></li>
<li><strong>Returnal Artbook</strong></li>
<li><strong>Fallen Asteria Animated Adaptation</strong></li>
</ul><p>Now, even with PlayStation dipping its toes into cross-media production with <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/gamer-culture/2022/12/14/god-of-war-series-ordered-at-amazon-prime-video-cory-barlog-will-executive”>Amazon’s God of War series</a> and <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/06/09/netflixs-horizon-tv-show-will-reportedly-be-split-between-game-timeline-and-the-fall-of”>Netflix’s Horizon adaptation</a>, this Returnal adaptation isn’t the same. Instead, it’s an “animated version of the first issue of the upcoming graphic novel, <em>Returnal: Fallen Asteria</em>.” Check it out for yourself below: </p>
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<p>Hosuemarque says the 88-page graphic novel will arrive in paperback on bookstore shelves starting October 22, 2024, and it will hit comic book shops the next day. </p>
<p>It’s unclear if the animated adaptation above is <em>the </em>animated adaptation today’s announcement is referring to or, if it’s just the first part of it, since it only adapts the first issue of the graphic novel. </p>
<p><strong>Here’s a look at the Returnal: Fallen Asteria issues coming this October</strong>: </p>
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<p>There’s no word on when the Returnal artbook will arrive, but presumably it’s this year. </p>
<p>For more about the game, <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/review/returnal/returnal-review-haunting-harmony”>read <em>Game Informer’s </em>Returnal review</a>, and then check out this story about <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/the-game-awards-2022/2022/12/08/update-ps5-hit-returnal-coming-to-pc-next-month-pc-specs-revealed”>the PC specs required to play Returnal</a> on a desktop or laptop. After that, read about <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/03/22/returnals-ascension-update-which-adds-co-op-and-a-new-challenge-tower-is-now-live”>Returnal’s Ascension update</a>, which added co-op gameplay and a new challenge tower to the game. </p>
<p>Returnal hit PlayStation 5 on April 30, 2021. It launched on PC on February 15, 2023. </p>
<p><em>Are you excited about today’s Returnal news? Let us know in the comments below!</em></p>