Before Horizon: Forbidden West arrives on PlayStation 5, Aloy fans can read a new Horizon Zero Dawn comic book adventure set to release this summer.
The comic, titled Horizon Zero Dawn: Liberation, is another joint collaboration between Titan Comics and Horizon developer Guerrilla Games. Cover artwork from artists Peach Momoko, Harvey Tolibao, Ann Maulina and Adrian Wilkins was revealed, along with the synopsis: "Never-before-told adventures of Aloy and her fan-favorite sidekick Erend as they hunt for a killer with links to his past. As their journey progresses, and the pair fend off a series of deadly machines, Erend reveals the sweeping tale of the liberation of Meridian, and how his sister, Ersa, Captain of the Carja Vanguard, was murdered."
The cover art photos show Aloy and Erend fighting, hunting and being stalked across various environments by Sawtooths and Thunderjaws during their search. Elmer Damaso will also provide artwork for Liberation, with Guerrilla Games alumni Ben McCaw and Anne Toole returning as the comic's writers.
In a statement about their work on 2020's Horizon Zero Dawn comic, McCaw commented, "All of us who worked on the story – myself, Anne Toole, Annie Kitain, and Ari Martinez – feel humbled by the praise the series has received. During the writing process, we could only hope that fans would connect with the characters the same way we do, and it’s gratifying to hear that we succeeded."
Horizon Zero Dawn, a 2017 open-world PS4 exclusive, centered on Aloy, an outcast woman raised in a post-post-apocalyptic United States populated by robotic animals and dinosaurs. After being targeted by members of a cult known as the Eclipse, Aloy ventures outside the Nora tribe's borders to visit other tribal communities in this world, learn more about the Eclipse's motives and discover her connection to a woman named Elisabet Sobeck, whose past directly ties into the old world's destruction and rebirth.
The game was met with critical acclaim upon its release, and in addition to the 2020 four-issue comic-tie in, received a DLC expansion in 2017's The Frozen Wilds. Guerrilla Games is currently working on a PS5 follow-up titled Horizon Forbidden West, which will see Aloy continue her mission in the ruins of San Francisco and the West Coast.
Created by Titan and Guerrilla Games, Horizon Zero Dawn: Liberation #1 comes out on July 14, 2021.
Source: Titan Comics