ARMS (graphic novel)

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This article is about the graphic novel series by Dark Horse Comics. For other uses, see ARMS (disambiguation).

A page of the first volume of ARMS.

ARMS is a canceled graphic novel series written by Ian Flynn and illustrated by Joe Ng based on the Nintendo Switch game of the same name. The series was to be published by Dark Horse Comics and Nintendo.

The first full volume was revealed at New York Comic Con 2017 with an initial release date of autumn 2018,[1] before being delayed and given a new release date of January 2019.[2] It was delayed for a second time, however, without any given release date. Production on the first volume was confirmed to still be ongoing as late as February 2020,[3][4] but by 11 March 2021 the author had updated their page to state that the novel had been canceled.[5]

Official synopsis

In a story based on Nintendo's exclusive fighting game ARMS, a young fighter trains tirelessly to reach the top in the ARMS League Grand Prix, but first, he must defeat 599 other contenders![6]

Volumes

# Title Issues Release Date ISBN
1 Contenders #1 - A Call to ARMS May 5th, 2018 Unknown

Characters

Trivia

  • Dark Horse Comics distributed a free preview of the first volume at select comic book stores during Free Comic Book Day 2018.
  • In an interview with Nintendo PowerZone,[7] writer Ian Flynn reveals behind-the-scenes information about working with the ARMS IP:
    • His favorite character is Max Brass.
    • Nintendo was fairly loose with restrictions and gave Ian a lot of creative control over the project, accepting his initial proposal without criticism for the character of second-generation Spring Man.
    • The comic would largely focus on Spring Man, but every character would be shown.
    • Ian expresses a strong desire to continue working on the ARMS IP.
    • The comic would reveal new information about Twintelle's backstory that Ian could not elaborate on.

References

  1. "ARMS Graphic Novel Coming Fall 2018" via ComicBuzz, 2017-10-05, retrieved 2020-04-13
  2. "First ARMS graphic novel pushed back to January 2019" via Nintendo Everything, 2018-05-06, retrieved 2020-04-13
  3. "Dark Horse Comics on Twitter: @Meeper12346 We're still working with Nintendo, and will share more info when we can!", 2019-11-22, retrieved 2020-04-13
  4. "ARMS Graphic Novels Still Being Made, But With No Release Date Yet" via Nintendo Life, 2020-02-28, retrieved 2020-04-13
  5. "Unfortunately canceled" via BumbleKing portfolio, 2021-03-08
  6. "FREE COMIC BOOK DAY ISSUE 2018 (ALL AGES): THE LEGEND OF KORRA / ARMS", 2018-05-05, retrieved 2020-04-13
  7. "Nintendo Switch Online+Interview W/ Ian Flynn!", 2018-05-17, retrieved 2020-04-13