DC Comics, the company behind Superman and Batman, is set to publish a Gears of War series.

It has been revealed that the series will fall under DC's WildStorm imprint (which deals with edgier super-hero content and licensed properties) and will launch in October – a month before Gears 2 is set for release.

The only other details about the series comes from the comments of Hank Kanalz, VP and general manager of WildStorm. “Big guns and monsters — what a perfect comic book for WildStorm! We have an opportunity to work closely with Epic to add to the canon of the Gears of War mythos, so you can imagine how excited we all are. Epic sets the bar very high, in graphics, story, and gameplay — and expect no less from our series, starting with our lead-in arc that fills in the gaps between the first game and the upcoming sequel.”

So, we know that the series will start in the gap between the games and that we can expect more than one story arc. Whether that means the series will be ongoing, several mini-series or one larger limited series remains to be seen.

“We are thrilled to be working with DC Comics to further bring to life the Gears of War universe. A lot of our developers are huge comic fans, and have loved the personas and chronicles unique to DC Comics since childhood”, uttered Dr. Michael Capps, president of Epic Games. “The Gears of War storyline and characters that millions of gamers have come to cherish will be a perfect fit under the WildStorm imprint.”

We're told in the announcement, “More details about the series, including the creative team, will be released at a later date.”

DC also just announced that it will release a series based on Sierra's PROTOTYPE. It also currently publishes a World of Warcraft comic.