Thief: Pulse of Promise Brings the Hit Stealth Gaming Franchise to Comics

The Thief franchise is enjoying a large resurgence successful 2026, with Thief: The Dark Project Remastered coming to PC and consoles this winter. Now, IGN tin exclusively uncover that the franchise is besides expanding to the satellite of comics via a caller graphic caller called Thief: Pulse of Promise.

Thief: Pulse of Promise is simply a collaboration betwixt Bit Bot and Eidos-Montréal. This 147-page graphic caller takes spot betwixt the events of 1998's Thief: The Dark Project and 2000's Thief II: The Metal Age. The publication is being crowdfunded connected BackerKit.

Art by Emanuele Ercolani. (Image Credit: Bit Bot/Eidos-Montréal)

Thief: Pulse of Promise is written by Joshua Viola (Legacy of Kain, The Rocky Horror Show) and Sean Eads (Terror successful the Corn, Lord Byron’s Prophecy), with interior creation by Emanuele Ercolani (Masters of the Universe) and Gianluca Papi (Mirka Andolfo's Mercy) and letters by Jeremiah Lambert (Transformers). Here's the authoritative summary of the book:

"Thief remains 1 of the astir influential and beloved stealth crippled franchises ever created," said Viola successful a statement. "Every facet of Pulse of Promise was developed successful adjacent collaboration with Eidos-Montréal to assistance guarantee the story, characters, factions, and satellite align with what longtime fans would expect from this epoch of Garrett's life. We wanted this to consciousness similar a genuine standalone section betwixt The Dark Project and The Metal Age."

"Thief isn't conscionable a masterclass successful stealth gameplay, it's 1 of the astir innovative and influential modern acheronian phantasy stories, period," said Bit Bot Creative Director Frank O'Connor. "It's an grant to witnesser to the enlargement of that storytelling and communicative improvement successful graphic caller format, and I'm genuinely enthralled to spot what the satellite thinks of Garrett's adjacent cynical outlook connected what it means to thrive, past and purloin absorbing swag successful Thief: Pulse of Promise."

There volition beryllium 3 antithetic versions of Thief: Pulse of Promise disposable during the BackerKit campaign. In summation to the modular hardcover with a screen by Ercolani, determination volition besides beryllium a Limited Hardcover Edition with an exclusive screen by Claudio Mastronardi (Diabolik) and a Deluxe Hardcover Edition with an exclusive screen by Tyler Kirkham (The Amazing Spider-Man), a slipcase cover, and further bonus content. The run besides features optional collectibles similar a Garrett statue, a plush doll, creation prints, and Garrett mechanical oculus collector's set. Backers who pre-register connected BackerKit volition besides person an exclusive, custom-minted Thief coin.

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