Titan will launch Warhammer 40,000:  Dawn of War III, a new four-issue comic miniseries tied to the upcoming video game, in April.  It’s written by Ryan O’Sullivan with art by Daniel Indro.  The “A” cover of the first issue, pictured here, is by Orjan Svendsen.    

The Dawn of War III video game, the third in a series that began in 2004 and continued in 2009, is being produced by Relic Entertainment; an exact release date has not yet been announced.  We note that the Game Director for Relic is Philippe Boulle, who we remember from his days as Marketing Director for White Wolf Publishing back in 2003-2005.

The comics will tell a story in parallel to the video game story, with three factions, Bloodravens Space Marines, the Eldar, and Orks, headed for a planet where a powerful weapon has been found.  Characters from earlier Dawn of War games will appear in the comics, O’Sullivan promised. 

The comic is Titan’s second based on Warhammer 40,000; its initial ongoing series was launched this fall (see “Exclusive Preview: ‘Warhammer 40,000 – Will of Iron’ #1’”), with a lot of support both from Games Workshop and from Titan (see “GW and Titan Marketing Support for ‘Warhammer 40,000’”).