Devil's Due Announces killer Book

Japan faces nuclear Armageddon and it's up to a cadre of assassins to stop it in Devil's Due Publishing's killer 7 #1 (DEC052951, $2.95), a December Previews Featured Item!

Based on the new action adventure video game from Capcom, the killer 7 comic book adheres closely to the tale set out in the game. Created by Suda 51, the enigmatic video game director who wears a Mexican wrestling mask, the game takes players on a bizarre journey into a surreal alternate world, which has achieved total peace and prosperity. When a terrorist organization threatens this, the United States contracts the killer 7 to find out who is behind the threat and eliminate them. Playing as any of the seven members of the group, gamers face off against smiling zombie terrorists in this ultra-violent, manga-inspired thriller. Now fans of the game can enjoy the continuing adventures of the killer 7 with this 32-page, full-color first issue from writer Arvid Nelson and artist El Dazo.

When a host of nuclear missiles are launched at Japan, a group of assassins known as the killer 7 must step in before Japan is reduced to an irradiated wasteland. The strike is linked to the Yakumo, a worldwide conspiracy responsible for a plague of zombie terrorists known as "Heaven's Smiles." Now the fate of millions of people hang in the balance and it's up to the killer 7 to save the day!

killer 7 #1 is scheduled to arrive in stores on February 22, 2006.

Source: Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.