Today Tecmo Koei had quite a bit of news for Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z. Not only have they announced that they will be teaming up with Dark Horse Comics to create a digital comic that will be written by Tim Seeley and Josh Eamons and feature art from Rafael Ortiz. There will be three comics released digitally for free but a brand new full-color print comic is also going to be released near the game’s release in early 2014.
The company also detailed their plans for New York Comic Con which will involve none other than the World Zombie Day. Between the dates of October 10th to the 13th Tecmo Koei will be hosting a large number of events such as scavenger hunts, various food trucks and giveaways where players can also get their hands on early demos of Yaiba Ninja Gaiden Z. The times and details of which can be read in full detail below:
October 10 – 13
3:00pm – 7:00 pm: Yaiba Scavenger Hunt featuring Yaiba cosplayer Dan Sarkar, representative Jessica Nigri and artists Newsha Ghasemi and Amanda Schank.
October 11
11:00am – 12:00pm: Giveaway of signed limited edition YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z lithographs created by famed comic book artist James Stokoe
(Dark Horse Booth 1636)
11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Yaiba food truck
9:00 pm – 2:00 am: Dead NinjaZ After Dark at Concrete Bar NYC
Concrete Bar NYC
320 W 37th St
New York, NY 10018
(212) 967-9121October 12
11:00 am – 2:00 pm: Yaiba Food truck
9:00 pm – 1:00 am: Dead NinjaZ: After Dark at Smithfield NYC
Smithfield NYC
215 W 28th St,
New York, NY 10001
(212) 564-2172October 13
4:00 -6:30 pm: NY Zombie Crawl at Twins Pub
Twins Pub
421 9th Ave # 1
New York, NY 10001
(212) 564-72888:30 pm – 1:00 am: NY Zombie Crawl After party at Culture Club
Culture Club
20 West 39th St
New York, NY 10018
(212) 921-1999
