Menu

«Previous post | Next post»

Press release:
SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 18, 2019 – Narrative adventure 2064: Read Only Memories, which has been downloaded by more than 1 million gamers, expands to print today as issue #1 of the “Read Only Memories” (ROM) comic becomes available online and in brick and mortar stores.

The four part series comes from a joint venture between game developer MidBoss and IDW Publishing, whose licensed adaptations include Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers, Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Star Wars.

The latest addition to the ROM universe promotes intersectional themes of diversity, social issues and technology ahead of the upcoming cyberpunk adventure, ROM: NEURODIVER.

Following the events of 2064, Lexi Rivers quit the Neo-San Francisco police department and has settled into an action-packed life as a private investigator. The effects of AI sentience have rippled across the globe and through the beach town of Santa Cruz.

When a robot hires Lexi to look for their missing human lover, a simple job turns deadly as she mixes with the mega-rich who live on high and the gangs of sentient and angry AI running amok below.

The futuristic mystery combines the talents of writer Sina Grace, whose work includes Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men and Iceman as well as Boom! Studios’ Go Go Power Rangers, and Stefano Simeone’s colorful art style previously seen in AfterShock Comics’ Shoplifters Will Be Liquidated and works in franchises including Disney’s Star Wars and more from Dark Horse and Boom! Studios.

“Lexi is brought to life by the masterful talents of Sina and Stefano,” said Cade Peterson, CEO of MidBoss.

“With IDW’s help, we’ve created a new way for fans to go deeper into the world they love while also creating an introduction to the ROM setting for newcomers and furthering our mission statement of creating more media with diverse representation.”

Read Only Memories Issue #1 is available for purchase at local comic stores and digital copies can be found online at Comixology. The second of the four-issue series will be available in January 2020.

For more information and updates follow the MidBoss Twitter and the studio’s blog, as well as the IDW Publishing Twitter and official Read Only Memories comic website.

About MidBoss
Based out of San Francisco (although not the Neo kind), MidBoss aims to make the world better, safer and more inclusive for marginalized people, especially those across the gender and sexuality spectrum, by creating cool experiences through games and other forms of media which diversify representation, as well as becoming a platform for queer content around the world.

To learn more about MidBoss visit the studio’s official website, Twitter, and blog.

About IDW
IDW Publishing stands proudly at the forefront of printed visual entertainment, cultivating a formidable library of world-renowned licensed brands and creator-owned original IP. Its diverse array of comic books, graphic novels, and art books deliver reading enjoyment to fans of all ages. Its award-winning imprints The Library of American Comics, Yoe!

Books, and Artist Editions preserve the valuable cultural history of the sequential art medium, while titles under the critically acclaimed Top Shelf and Black Crown banners celebrate fiercely independent voices. IDW Publishing is a division of IDW Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: IDWM), a fully integrated media company with robust offerings in publishing, tabletop gaming, multimedia entertainment, and art exhibition via the San Diego Comic Art Gallery.

Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround