Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise is an upcoming 2025 dark fantasy action-adventure graphic novel written by Joshua Viola and Angie Hodapp with pencil/inks by Juan Samu, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Jeremiah Lambert, cover art by Dave Rapoza, Matthew Therrien, and Aaron Lovett, and concept art by Daniel Cabuco, Aaron Lovett, and Juan Samu.[1][2][3] The graphic novel is set to be published by Bit Bot Media. A part of the Legacy of Kain franchise, it is a prequel to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver featuring Raziel and Kain.[3][4]
| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise | |
|---|---|
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| Date | May 2025 |
| Publisher | Bit Bot Media |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Joshua Viola Angie Hodapp |
| Artist | Juan Samu (pencils/inks) Zac Atkinson (colors) Jeremiah Lambert (letters) |
| Creators | Bit Bot Media |
A Kickstarter for the graphic novel launched on August 20, 2024.[3][5]
Publication history
editLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise was announced in July 2024.[6][7] Music by Klayton (Celldweller) and Matthew Kiichi Heafy of Trivium will be part of a soundtrack that will accompany the graphic novel.[3][8]
Premise
editLegacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise is set prior to the events of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and tells the origins of Raziel, a character voiced by Michael Bell in the Legacy of Kain video game series.[3][9] The graphic novel will also feature other characters returning to the franchise such as Kain and Moebius, as well as introducing new ones such as Elaleth.[3][10]
References
edit- ^ Salmon, Will (July 10, 2024). "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver graphic novel The Dead Shall Rise is a canonical prequel to the classic action game". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Crystal Dynamics (August 20, 2024). "Kickstarter Live: Soul Reaver Returns with an All-New Graphic Novel". Crystal Dynamics. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Schedeen, Jesse (August 20, 2024). "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - The Dead Shall Rise Reveals Official Trailer". IGN. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Burlingame, Russ (August 6, 2024). "Here's Your First Look at Matthew Therrien's Variant Cover to the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Graphic Novel". IGN. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Salmon, Will (August 20, 2024). "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver's new prequel graphic novel explores Raziel's human life as a vampire hunting Sarafan". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Crystal Dynamics (July 2, 2024). "Crystal Dynamics and Bit Bot Media Team-Up for Official Soul Reaver Graphic Novel". Crystal Dynamics. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Wood, Robert (July 14, 2024). "Legacy of Kain Is Back, With New Kickstarter to Create Official Soul Reaver Prequel". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ Adams, Gregory (August 13, 2024). "CELLDWELLER team up with TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY for 'Soul Reaver' graphic novel soundtrack". Revolver. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Michael Bell (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Schedeen, Jesse (June 30, 2024). "Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Returns In New Prequel Graphic Novel". IGN. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.