Rick and Morty isn't the only Justin Roiland project to make the jump to comics. Skybound will publish a new limited series based on Squanch Games' comedic action platformer Trover Saves the Universe. Skybound made the announcement during their latest Skybound Xpo digital event. Trover Saves the Universe is a five-issue series, with Tess Stone (Not Drunk Enough) writing and drawing the first issue. Check out a preview of issue #1 in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=trover-saves-the-universe-comic-book-preview&captions=true"] Here's how Skybound describes the new series:

Welcome to the ICJ—Important Cosmic Jobs—where employees are ranked by their boss, and at the end of each month, the worst employee literally gets the ax. It’s…not a great gig. But when ICJ’s top eyehole monster winds up dead, the company’s most inept (and rival) employees, Klover and Bo, are falsely accused of his murder and hunted by the Space Cops! Now they must clear their names and unravel a conspiracy that reaches the very top…that is, if they don’t kill each other first!

“When Skybound mentioned they were interested in doing a Trover Saves the Universe comic with the help of Tess Stone, I knew it was going to be something of high quality," said Roiland in a statement. "Important cosmic jobs is such fertile soil for storytelling, and Tess has successfully expanded it beyond the game's DLC to create a whole new crazy adventure for Trover fans to follow.” "Working on this series has been such a wonderful opportunity in more ways than one. Not only do I get to play around in the wonderful setting of Justin Roiland and Squanch Games' Trover Saves the Universe, I was given the chance to build up and fall in love with characters of my own,” said Stone. “To be able to have this creative flexibility in a world I already adore and admire seems too good to be true, but here we are! I hope that the series through my eyes can properly display my love for the world and everything within, and I'm so excited to share it with everyone!" Look for Trover Saves the Universe #1 to release in comic shops and digital storefronts on August 4, 2021. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/trover-saves-the-universe-oculus-quest-announcement-trailer-upload-vr-showcase"] Trover fans should also keep their eyes peeled for The Art of Trover Saves the Universe, a new behind-the-scenes book being published by Dark Horse. That book is scheduled to hit stores on September 14. Trover Saves the Universe earned an 8.7 from IGN when it hit PC, consoles and Oculus Rift in 2019. Reviewer Tom Marks writes, "Trover Saves the Universe is a short and sweet VR platformer wrapped in one of the most ridiculous video game stories you’ll ever see. Justin Roiland and Squanch Games have done an excellent job of taking the ludicrous, freeform humor of Rick and Morty and molding it around a straightforward but enjoyable 3D brawler – even if it’s lacking the complex and well-crafted plots the best episodes of that show are known for." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Rick and Morty isn't the only Justin Roiland project to make the jump to comics. Skybound will publish a new limited series based on Squanch Games' comedic action platformer Trover Saves the Universe. Skybound made the announcement during their latest Skybound Xpo digital event. Trover Saves the Universe is a five-issue series, with Tess Stone (Not Drunk Enough) writing and drawing the first issue. Check out a preview of issue #1 in the slideshow gallery below: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=trover-saves-the-universe-comic-book-preview&captions=true"] Here's how Skybound describes the new series:

Welcome to the ICJ—Important Cosmic Jobs—where employees are ranked by their boss, and at the end of each month, the worst employee literally gets the ax. It’s…not a great gig. But when ICJ’s top eyehole monster winds up dead, the company’s most inept (and rival) employees, Klover and Bo, are falsely accused of his murder and hunted by the Space Cops! Now they must clear their names and unravel a conspiracy that reaches the very top…that is, if they don’t kill each other first!

“When Skybound mentioned they were interested in doing a Trover Saves the Universe comic with the help of Tess Stone, I knew it was going to be something of high quality," said Roiland in a statement. "Important cosmic jobs is such fertile soil for storytelling, and Tess has successfully expanded it beyond the game's DLC to create a whole new crazy adventure for Trover fans to follow.” "Working on this series has been such a wonderful opportunity in more ways than one. Not only do I get to play around in the wonderful setting of Justin Roiland and Squanch Games' Trover Saves the Universe, I was given the chance to build up and fall in love with characters of my own,” said Stone. “To be able to have this creative flexibility in a world I already adore and admire seems too good to be true, but here we are! I hope that the series through my eyes can properly display my love for the world and everything within, and I'm so excited to share it with everyone!" Look for Trover Saves the Universe #1 to release in comic shops and digital storefronts on August 4, 2021. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/trover-saves-the-universe-oculus-quest-announcement-trailer-upload-vr-showcase"] Trover fans should also keep their eyes peeled for The Art of Trover Saves the Universe, a new behind-the-scenes book being published by Dark Horse. That book is scheduled to hit stores on September 14. Trover Saves the Universe earned an 8.7 from IGN when it hit PC, consoles and Oculus Rift in 2019. Reviewer Tom Marks writes, "Trover Saves the Universe is a short and sweet VR platformer wrapped in one of the most ridiculous video game stories you’ll ever see. Justin Roiland and Squanch Games have done an excellent job of taking the ludicrous, freeform humor of Rick and Morty and molding it around a straightforward but enjoyable 3D brawler – even if it’s lacking the complex and well-crafted plots the best episodes of that show are known for." [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Kang the Conqueror is easily among the most confusing characters in the Marvel Universe. That comes with the territory for a villain who's spent many lifetimes manipulating the Avengers and Fantastic Four. Now Marvel is looking to make sense of Kang's impossibly long and convoluted history by making him the subject of his own solo comic. The new series, dubbed Kang the Conqueror, will offer new insight into Kang's origin story and seek to reconcile the many incarnations of the character, from Nathaniel Richards to Rama-Tut to the Scarlet Centurion. The series will reveal how Kang is trapped in a cosmic cycle of creation and destruction, focusing on a younger version of Kang sent on an urgent time-travelling mission by his older self. Is Kang destined to become an immortal tyrant, or can he rewrite history and change his destiny? [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=kang-the-conqueror-1-preview-art&captions=true"] Kang the Conqueror is written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (Joyride, Green Arrow) and drawn by Carlos Magno (Avengers: Mech Strike), with colors by Espen Grundetjern and letters by the Joe Caramagna. "Time may mean nothing to Kang, but Kang means everything to us. This is the book we've been wanting to write for years,” Lanzing said in Marvel's press release. “It's a total dream come true for Collin and I to be making our Marvel debut - we're best friends who first met through a mutual love of Young Avengers, Runaways, and Ultimate Spider-Man. But to make our first mark with a character as storied as Kang the Conqueror, on a very personal pitch we never in a million years thought would be greenlit, is a genuine honor. Carlos Magno is delivering jaw-dropping work that recalls the exacting detail and operatic emotion of Kang's co-creator Jack Kirby. We're genuinely stunned by every new page. Add the brilliant colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by the Marvel master Joe Caramanga, and the insightful leadership of our editor Alanna Smith, and you've got a team worthy of one of Marvel's greatest unsung characters." "Kang has been a nefarious force in the Marvel Universe nearly as long as it's existed, but the true crime here is that he's never had a solo series. The fact that we're the ones who get to bring Kang's complete story to life for the first time is an incredible honor,” Kelly added. “KANG THE CONQUEROR isn't just an origin story; this is a life story. When young and jaded Nathaniel Richards discovers the ancient lair of his Latvarian ancestor Victor Von Doom, his life is changed forever by a man he should never have met - KANG HIMSELF! From the last days of the Cretaceous to the war-torn world of Jack Kirby's year 4,000 - from ancient Egypt to the stars themselves - KANG THE CONQUEROR is a story that unpacks the told - and untold - moments of Kang's life through a human lens. Powered by his love of the enigmatic Ravonna Renslayer, and fueled by the hatred of who he will become, this is a cross-time epic for everyone who has ever rejected who they were supposed to be." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/04/what-to-expect-from-marvel-in-2021"] Kang the Conqueror #1 will release in comic shops and digital storefronts on August 18. August also marks the start of The Trial of Magneto, a new murder mystery series focused on the Master of Magnetism. This new series comes as rumors build of Kang making his MCU debut. Last year Deadline reported Jonathan Majors has been cast as Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Many fans are speculating Majors' Kang may also make a surprise appearance in the upcoming Loki series on Disney+, given that show's emphasis on time travel. For more on Kang's complicated history, check out IGN's Kang the Conqueror Explained feature. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Kang the Conqueror is easily among the most confusing characters in the Marvel Universe. That comes with the territory for a villain who's spent many lifetimes manipulating the Avengers and Fantastic Four. Now Marvel is looking to make sense of Kang's impossibly long and convoluted history by making him the subject of his own solo comic. The new series, dubbed Kang the Conqueror, will offer new insight into Kang's origin story and seek to reconcile the many incarnations of the character, from Nathaniel Richards to Rama-Tut to the Scarlet Centurion. The series will reveal how Kang is trapped in a cosmic cycle of creation and destruction, focusing on a younger version of Kang sent on an urgent time-travelling mission by his older self. Is Kang destined to become an immortal tyrant, or can he rewrite history and change his destiny? [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=kang-the-conqueror-1-preview-art&captions=true"] Kang the Conqueror is written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (Joyride, Green Arrow) and drawn by Carlos Magno (Avengers: Mech Strike), with colors by Espen Grundetjern and letters by the Joe Caramagna. "Time may mean nothing to Kang, but Kang means everything to us. This is the book we've been wanting to write for years,” Lanzing said in Marvel's press release. “It's a total dream come true for Collin and I to be making our Marvel debut - we're best friends who first met through a mutual love of Young Avengers, Runaways, and Ultimate Spider-Man. But to make our first mark with a character as storied as Kang the Conqueror, on a very personal pitch we never in a million years thought would be greenlit, is a genuine honor. Carlos Magno is delivering jaw-dropping work that recalls the exacting detail and operatic emotion of Kang's co-creator Jack Kirby. We're genuinely stunned by every new page. Add the brilliant colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by the Marvel master Joe Caramanga, and the insightful leadership of our editor Alanna Smith, and you've got a team worthy of one of Marvel's greatest unsung characters." "Kang has been a nefarious force in the Marvel Universe nearly as long as it's existed, but the true crime here is that he's never had a solo series. The fact that we're the ones who get to bring Kang's complete story to life for the first time is an incredible honor,” Kelly added. “KANG THE CONQUEROR isn't just an origin story; this is a life story. When young and jaded Nathaniel Richards discovers the ancient lair of his Latvarian ancestor Victor Von Doom, his life is changed forever by a man he should never have met - KANG HIMSELF! From the last days of the Cretaceous to the war-torn world of Jack Kirby's year 4,000 - from ancient Egypt to the stars themselves - KANG THE CONQUEROR is a story that unpacks the told - and untold - moments of Kang's life through a human lens. Powered by his love of the enigmatic Ravonna Renslayer, and fueled by the hatred of who he will become, this is a cross-time epic for everyone who has ever rejected who they were supposed to be." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/04/what-to-expect-from-marvel-in-2021"] Kang the Conqueror #1 will release in comic shops and digital storefronts on August 18. August also marks the start of The Trial of Magneto, a new murder mystery series focused on the Master of Magnetism. This new series comes as rumors build of Kang making his MCU debut. Last year Deadline reported Jonathan Majors has been cast as Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Many fans are speculating Majors' Kang may also make a surprise appearance in the upcoming Loki series on Disney+, given that show's emphasis on time travel. For more on Kang's complicated history, check out IGN's Kang the Conqueror Explained feature. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

With Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins creeping closer to release, Paramount Pictures has released a new batch of images giving us a closer look at the heroes and villains of this prequel movie. Check out the slideshow gallery below for a better look at Henry Golding's ninja hero, along with Samara Weaving as Scarlett, Andrew Koji as Storm Shadow and Ursula Corbero as The Baroness, and even a brand new poster for the new G.I. Joe adventure: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=snake-eyes-new-movie-poster-and-first-look-images&captions=true"] Prior to this, our best glimpse of the Snake Eyes cast came thanks to Hasbro's G.I. Joe action figures. While we already knew the Snake Eyes movie will break with tradition by showing the titular hero unmasked, these new images suggest we'll be seeing quite a bit of Henry Golding's face in the prequel. Snake Eyes: G.I. Origins is slated to hit theaters on July 23, 2021. The film was previously scheduled for an October 2020 release, but was among several Paramount releases pushed back into 2021 due to the pandemic. Paramount recently announced several upcoming films will see a reduced 45-day theatrical window before debuting on the Paramount+ streaming service, including Mission: Impossible 7 and A Quiet Place: Part II. It's unknown whether Snake Eyes will also follow that release schedule. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/snake-eyes-henry-golding-on-why-its-important-to-show-him-without-his-mask"] While you wait for Snakes Eyes' return to the big screen, you can now play as the iconic ninja in Fortnite. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

With Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins creeping closer to release, Paramount Pictures has released a new batch of images giving us a closer look at the heroes and villains of this prequel movie. Check out the slideshow gallery below for a better look at Henry Golding's ninja hero, along with Samara Weaving as Scarlett, Andrew Koji as Storm Shadow and Ursula Corbero as The Baroness, and even a brand new poster for the new G.I. Joe adventure: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=snake-eyes-new-movie-poster-and-first-look-images&captions=true"] Prior to this, our best glimpse of the Snake Eyes cast came thanks to Hasbro's G.I. Joe action figures. While we already knew the Snake Eyes movie will break with tradition by showing the titular hero unmasked, these new images suggest we'll be seeing quite a bit of Henry Golding's face in the prequel. Snake Eyes: G.I. Origins is slated to hit theaters on July 23, 2021. The film was previously scheduled for an October 2020 release, but was among several Paramount releases pushed back into 2021 due to the pandemic. Paramount recently announced several upcoming films will see a reduced 45-day theatrical window before debuting on the Paramount+ streaming service, including Mission: Impossible 7 and A Quiet Place: Part II. It's unknown whether Snake Eyes will also follow that release schedule. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/snake-eyes-henry-golding-on-why-its-important-to-show-him-without-his-mask"] While you wait for Snakes Eyes' return to the big screen, you can now play as the iconic ninja in Fortnite. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Walmart has confirmed that it has not suspended the sale of Pokemon cards in its stores amidst rising demand.

Walmart has confirmed that it has not suspended the sale of Pokemon cards in its stores amidst rising demand.

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing topics like Resident Evil Village, New Pokemon Snap, video game sequels, roguelikes, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. The music in this episode is from Double Dragon 1 and 2. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher   Find previous episodes here!

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, IGN's weekly video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are discussing topics like Resident Evil Village, New Pokemon Snap, video game sequels, roguelikes, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions. The music in this episode is from Double Dragon 1 and 2. Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service. Listen on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Stitcher   Find previous episodes here!