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Mega Man: Fully Charged #1 COVER

Written by A.J. Marchisello and Marcus Rinehart, with artist Stefano Simeone.

Out in August 2020 from Boom! Studios

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A New IDW Comic Series Coming This December!

Today, we are proud to announce that we have partnered up with IDW Publishing to expand the Read Only Memories universe with an all-new comic book series, set to begin releasing in monthly installments starting December 2019. IDW, one of the largest comic book publishers in the U.S., has brought to print popular adaptations of licensed properties including Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony, and Star Wars as well as popular indie works such as Locke & Key and Usagi Yojimbo. More than 80 IDW titles have been featured in New York Times best seller lists.

Series Synopsis

Return to the colorful cyberpunk future of Read Only Memories in a brand new story involving sentient AI, love and a web of conspiracy. Taking place in the years between 2064: Read Only Memories and Read Only Memories: Neurodiver, the next upcoming mystery adventure game in the Read Only Memories universe, IDW’s series features Lexi Rivers, formerly a detective and now a private investigator. When a robot arrives at her door seeking a lost lover, she is drawn into a journey to the seemingly peaceful beaches of Santa Cruz.

Each issue of the adventure will feature full-color illustrations by Stefano Simeone, who has also worked with Dark Horse, Boom! Studios and The Walt Disney Company on properties including Star Wars. The story will be woven by the prolific Sina Grace, a veteran who has written for comic series including Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men and Iceman.

“We’re blessed to work with extremely talented creators for our first foray into media outside of video games,” said Cade Peterson, CEO of MidBoss. “The Read Only Memories universe still has a lot of room to explore diversity and inclusion through the richness of the world and the relatable characters that inhabit it. Bringing other creatives on board to help explore everything the setting has to offer is the logical next step.

Hello everyone! 

It’s September 30th and we’ve largely been quiet. A joke about this being the first month of Halloween again would go here, but we’re already a few hours away from month 2 of Halloween, the spookiest month. That aside, some teaser images from IDW’s Read Only Memories comic have spilled out into the public eye thanks to lead illustrator Stefano Simeone (G.I. Joe, Clankillers, Eternal), and recently, Kyle Smart (Doom Patrol, Adventure Time, Over the Garden Wall). Let’s check them out, starting with issue #1’s cover by Stefano Simone!

IDW’s Read Only Memories takes place a few years after the events of 2064. We follow Lexi Rivers, former NSFPD detective turn private eye, now living in Santa Cruz, California, just outside the protective bubble of Neo-SF. Who’s this new ROM on the cover? What weird conspiracies will Lexi uncover in her adventures?

Every issue of Read Only Memories will also have a cover variant, each one done by a different artist! This one is by Kyle Smart! This variant cover is inspired by one of the earlier chase scenes in Blade Runner.

The spotlight is on Lexi, where will this case take her? And that’s all we can show for now as far as covers go. How about inside the comic? Well we can’t show off too much of that right now, but in the mean time, check out some crops provided by Stefano!

We can’t wait for IDW’s comic to reach store shelves so everyone can experience Stefano Simeone’s breezy, dynamic style with the world of Read Only Memories.

This month’s comic catalogue

Got a box at a favorite comic shop? Wanna help possibly support the future of IDW’s Read Only Memories comic? Then head on down there and demand they order it! And hold an issue for you when it comes in!