Guardians Of Order
First Post
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Guelph, Ontario
18 March 2003
Contact: Mark C. MacKinnon, President
THE AUTHORITY AND STORMWATCH ROLE-PLAYING GAMES BY GUARDIANS OF ORDER
Guardians Of Order, Inc. announced today that it will publish a role-playing game line based on the two critically acclaimed comic book series The Authority and StormWatch. The Authority core rulebook will debut in spring 2004, with supplements following throughout the year. The Authority and StormWatch are published by WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics.
"The Authority is undoubtedly one of the best new super hero comics published in recent years," said Guardians Of Order President, Mark C. MacKinnon, "building on the dynamic and gripping universe created in StormWatch. We are thrilled by the opportunity to bring Jack Hawksmoor, the Midnighter, Apollo, Jenny Sparks, the Engineer, Swift, the Doctor, and the entire Authority/StormWatch universe to the gaming table using our popular Tri-Stat System mechanics. Rife with hidden agendas, godlike powers, and nearly unstoppable opponents, this comic universe provides the perfect playground for super hero RPG enthusiasts."
"As a long time fan and gamer, I'm personally thrilled and anxiously looking forward to an Authority/StormWatch RPG game," said Jim Lee, Editorial Director -- WildStorm. "Given these books' hard hitting, edgy approach to characters and plotlines, I'm sure this RPG will be unlike any other and open the door for gamers to direct and experience their own all-new, over the top adventures."
StormWatch is the United Nations Special Crisis Intervention Team, comprised of superhuman beings from around the globe, under the control of Henry Bendix, the Weatherman. From its beginning as a frustrated police force, StormWatch changes over the years into a proactive arm of global stability. StormWatch Prime deals with superhuman threats in hotwar situations; StormWatch Red is charged with deterrent display and retaliation; and StormWatch Black handles covert insertion in this time of urban, low intensity warfare. Their foes range from terrorists, to aliens, to superpowered revolutionaries -- the outcome is only the fate of the world.
The Authority rose from the ashes of StormWatch, yet was something brand new. The Authority introduces "widescreen" superheroics to comics, where supervillains do not hold back; they fly across the world in droves, devastating cities beneath them … until the Authority can act, changing things for the better. The Authority is a group of immensely powerful heroes, with bold vision, and a no-holds-barred attitude. They are masked adventurers with an agenda, and no reason to maintain the status quo. The threats they face literally run off the charts, threatening nations, civilizations, and even humanity itself.
Founded in 1997, Guardians Of Order, Inc. is a Canadian publishing company specializing in Japanese anime and superheroic role-playing games, and licensed resource and reference books. In addition to their Origins Award-nominated Big Eyes, Small Mouth RPG, they publish licensed anime fan guides and RPGs for Trigun, Hellsing, and Fushigi Yugi, as well as the upcoming Slayers and Revolutionary Girl Utena. They also produce the critically acclaimed superhero RPG, Silver Age Sentinels. In late 2003, they will debut an RPG line based on George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Guardians Of Order is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. For more information, contact Guardians Of Order at info@guardiansorder.com, or visit the company's website at http://www.guardiansorder.com.
DC Comics, a division of Warner Bros. an AOL Time Warner Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC super heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics' Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.
StormWatch and The Authority are ™ & © 2003 WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.
Guelph, Ontario
18 March 2003
Contact: Mark C. MacKinnon, President
THE AUTHORITY AND STORMWATCH ROLE-PLAYING GAMES BY GUARDIANS OF ORDER
Guardians Of Order, Inc. announced today that it will publish a role-playing game line based on the two critically acclaimed comic book series The Authority and StormWatch. The Authority core rulebook will debut in spring 2004, with supplements following throughout the year. The Authority and StormWatch are published by WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics.
"The Authority is undoubtedly one of the best new super hero comics published in recent years," said Guardians Of Order President, Mark C. MacKinnon, "building on the dynamic and gripping universe created in StormWatch. We are thrilled by the opportunity to bring Jack Hawksmoor, the Midnighter, Apollo, Jenny Sparks, the Engineer, Swift, the Doctor, and the entire Authority/StormWatch universe to the gaming table using our popular Tri-Stat System mechanics. Rife with hidden agendas, godlike powers, and nearly unstoppable opponents, this comic universe provides the perfect playground for super hero RPG enthusiasts."
"As a long time fan and gamer, I'm personally thrilled and anxiously looking forward to an Authority/StormWatch RPG game," said Jim Lee, Editorial Director -- WildStorm. "Given these books' hard hitting, edgy approach to characters and plotlines, I'm sure this RPG will be unlike any other and open the door for gamers to direct and experience their own all-new, over the top adventures."
StormWatch is the United Nations Special Crisis Intervention Team, comprised of superhuman beings from around the globe, under the control of Henry Bendix, the Weatherman. From its beginning as a frustrated police force, StormWatch changes over the years into a proactive arm of global stability. StormWatch Prime deals with superhuman threats in hotwar situations; StormWatch Red is charged with deterrent display and retaliation; and StormWatch Black handles covert insertion in this time of urban, low intensity warfare. Their foes range from terrorists, to aliens, to superpowered revolutionaries -- the outcome is only the fate of the world.
The Authority rose from the ashes of StormWatch, yet was something brand new. The Authority introduces "widescreen" superheroics to comics, where supervillains do not hold back; they fly across the world in droves, devastating cities beneath them … until the Authority can act, changing things for the better. The Authority is a group of immensely powerful heroes, with bold vision, and a no-holds-barred attitude. They are masked adventurers with an agenda, and no reason to maintain the status quo. The threats they face literally run off the charts, threatening nations, civilizations, and even humanity itself.
Founded in 1997, Guardians Of Order, Inc. is a Canadian publishing company specializing in Japanese anime and superheroic role-playing games, and licensed resource and reference books. In addition to their Origins Award-nominated Big Eyes, Small Mouth RPG, they publish licensed anime fan guides and RPGs for Trigun, Hellsing, and Fushigi Yugi, as well as the upcoming Slayers and Revolutionary Girl Utena. They also produce the critically acclaimed superhero RPG, Silver Age Sentinels. In late 2003, they will debut an RPG line based on George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Guardians Of Order is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. For more information, contact Guardians Of Order at info@guardiansorder.com, or visit the company's website at http://www.guardiansorder.com.
DC Comics, a division of Warner Bros. an AOL Time Warner Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC super heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics' Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.
StormWatch and The Authority are ™ & © 2003 WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.
