Hey everyone,
We often get requests for some more material to dive into the Endless Universe outside of the games. Something to keep immersing oneself into the lives of heroes and villains, as a hero holding a standard or a fly on the wall... So we listened and thought real hard about vignettes that could capture the spirit of each civilization in Endless Space 2. Comics seemed a great material to convey an atmosphere, and we hope you like these. In this fifth installment in our series, set far from the traveled roads, a band of gentlemen of fortune bite more than they can chew.
Jeremy, our favorite hired gun when it comes to narrative firepower, had a few comments on the creation of the comic:
The Cravers were an interesting one to tackle. As one of our most established—and yet still fairly impenetrable—factions, we faced some curious challenges in how to portray them in comic form. What goes on inside the mind of the hive? What stories could we really tell to capture the sheer overwhelming presence of the swarm, a force that consumes worlds?
After several trips back to the literal drawing board, we decided to go smaller rather than bigger, sketching out a little vignette about everyone's favorite bug-like faction through the eyes of innocence. In The Raid, our viewpoint characters aren't battle-hardened commanders or steely marines: they're outcasts, just eking out a dubious existence on the fringes of society. When the Cravers come, though, they don't care if you're a well-armed battalion... or just a kid with a gun.
Ever have a massive fleet attacked by pirates and wonder what happened in their lives that led them up to this stupendously foolish moment? Maybe after this comic you'll have a bit more sympathy for the little guy.
The Cravers comic opens our second series. We hope you liked it! If you have any questions or comments, you can shoot them in this thread at Arkel, who leads the project. And if you want to learn more about our comics, you can rewatch our comics livestream on Youtube!
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