Offscreen Sequels: ‘Mad Max’ Game, ‘Saved By The Bell’ Digital Comics, ‘Prometheus’ Comic Book
Prometheusis spilling over into comics. Dark Horse Entertainment is “brewing something up that I think the fans ofRidley Scott’s amazing film will really like,” says publisher Mike Richardson.
No official announcement has been made and details are still scarce, butBleeding Coolreports that Dark Horse plans to introducePrometheuscharacters into theirAlienscomic book franchise, which has been around since 1988. Richardson let slip that a writer had already been hired for the new project, but wouldn’t say who. More info is expected to hit at Comic-Con. [THR]
After the jump,Saved By the Bell,Miami Vice, andPunky Brewsterget comic-book-sequelized, and theMad Maxvideo game gains an Aussie accent.
Already attached to write areDavid Gorden,Jonathan London,Joelle Sellner, andGeoffrey Thorne, who’ll work with artistsJason Johnson,Carl Reed, andLorenzo Lizana. The books will hit later this year, and will be available for purchase through the Amazon Kindle Bookstore, Apple iBooks, the Nook Book Store, and Kobo. [Mashable]
Fans' complaints about changes to their beloved properties often fall on deaf ears, but game developer Avalanche Studio is actually listening. Chief Creative OfficerChristofer Sundbergtweeted that Max Rockatansky would speak with an Aussie accent in the upcomingMad Maxvideo game, after an earlier trailer with American accents drew criticism (and inspired aChange.orgpetition).
Attn. fans who want Max to have an Aussie accent in#MadMaxGame: It shall be so. We admire your loyalty. You have been heard.
— Christofer Sundberg 🧨💦⚔️ (@CHSundberg)July 15, 2025
The game will land in stores sometime next year. The next cinematic installment of theMad Maxfranchise,Mad Max: Fury Road, is also expected to hit in 2014. [The Verge]
