Raiders of The Lost Media - Overwatch: First Strike

Welcome to another post of Raiders of The Lost Media and today I tell you all about a lost comic book based on the popular video game Overwatch. So without any further a do let's get started.

Part One - What is Overwatch: First Strike?

Overwatch: First Strike (previously titled Overwatch: The Omnic Crisis) was to be a graphic novel based on the successful 2016 video game Overwatch. The comic was to written by Micky Neilson, penciled and inked by Ludo Lullabi, and colored by Ryan Odagawa.

Part Two - The Story

First Strike would have explored the early days of Overwatch, the elite international strike team that was assembled to protect humanity. Fans would have learned the origins of characters like Jack Morrison (Soldier 76), Gabriel Reyes (Reaper), Ana Amari, Torbjorn Lindholm, and Reinhardt Wilhelm, years before the events of the game when the Omnic Crisis happened.

Part Three - Planned Releases and Cancellation

The comic was planned to be released on November 2016 for the digital edition then on April 2017 for the physical hardcover edition. However during Blizzcon (Nov 4th - Nov 5th) people though it was odd that the comic was nowhere to be seen. This would lead to speculation that it was cancelled. Then on November 19th, 2016 those speculations were true when lead writer Michael Chu posted a message on BattleNet Forums, in the message he says

   "Hey everyone,

I wanted to let you know that we have decided to cancel the release of the Overwatch: First Strike graphic novel. While we are grateful to the team for the fantastic work they put into it, we've ultimately decided to take the story in a different direction.

The original idea for the graphic novel dates back to the early days of the game's development and came from our desire to tell the story of the founding of Overwatch during the Omnic Crisis. In the years since First Strike's conception, we have done a lot of development on the universe and it's stories. While the core of this story remains, we have changed and expanded upon how we see the events that took place during the first days of Overwatch.

So for now, the early adventures of Gabriel Reyes, Jack Morrison, Ana Amari, Reinhardt Wilhelm, Torbjorn Lindholm (and more!) wait for another day. But we know that this is a story that you are excited about, and it's one we still plan to tell.

I'd like to thank everyone for their enthusiasm, passion, and support you've shown toward the Overwatch universe. We have a number of stories in development that will delve into the world and it's heroes, and we can't wait to share them with you in the coming months.

-Michael"

Part Four - Released Pages

So far the only piece of this comic that still exist are these three pages. It's unknown at the time if they will be used anywhere or if the rest of the pages will be released to the public.

Well that's the end of that. Tune in next time on July 16th when I tell you about the cancelled sequel everyone wanted. That being Star Wars: Battlefront III

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