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A Blizzard representative has confirmed to IGN that "Overwatch: First Strike is the official title of the upcoming Overwatch

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Overwatch graphic novel cover

Overwatch fans will have plenty of opportunity to enjoy the game's colorful characters and universe on the printed page in the months ahead. Today Dark Horse Comics and Blizzard Entertainment announced a partnership that will result in a new Overwatch graphic novel and an art book.The first fruit of this arrangement is that Dark Horse has begun republishing Blizzard's 8-page digital Overwatch comics through their own digital comics service. We recently learned that Overwatch #8 will focus on the series' newest character , Ana.Next, Dark Horse will publish a 100-page Overwatch graphic novel in April 2017. While neither the title nor the creative team have been revealed yet, the publisher did confirm that this book will tell the story of the original Overwatch strike team.Finally, Dark Horse will follow up that release with The Art of Overwatch, an oversized hardcover featuring previously unseen concept art and illustrations. This book will be released in Summer 2017.Look for more details about these projects to be revealed at Blizzard's "Behind the Scenes of Overwatch's Newest Hero" panel, which will be held at SDCC at 6:30pm on Thursday, July 21 in Room 6A.In other Blizzard/Dark Horse news, Dark Horse just announced the second volume of their popular World of Warcraft Chronicle series

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