List of Gears of War media explained

Gears of War is a video game franchise that debuted on November 9, 2006 with Gears of War for the Xbox 360 and was a best-seller. The fictional universe of the series takes place on the fictional planet Sera and focus on a war between humans and creatures known as Locust. The franchise has since spawned several novels, art books, a series of comic books, and a board game by Fantasy Flight Games, with a film currently in pre-production.

Printed

Title	Release date	ISBN	Media type
Destroyed Beauty	November 9, 2006	—	Supplementary book
Released with the Gears of War Limited Collector's Edition package
Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2	November 7, 2008	—	Supplementary book
Released with the Gears of War 2 Limited Edition package
Gears of War	December 2008 – August 2012	—	Comic book series
Written by Joshua Ortega^[1] with art by Liam Sharp^[2] ^[3] ^[4]
Gears of War: Aspho Fields	October 28, 2008		Novelization
Written by Karen Traviss^[5] First novel in an expected series and is considered canon material
Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant	July 28, 2009		Novelization
Written by Karen Traviss^[6] Second novel in an expected series and is considered canon material
Gears of War: Anvil Gate	August 31, 2010		Novelization
Written by Karen Traviss Third novel in an expected series and is considered canon material
Gears of War: Coalition's End	August 2, 2011		Novelization
Written by Karen Traviss Fourth novel in an expected series and is considered canon material
Gears of War: The Slab	May 8, 2012		Novelization
Written by Karen Traviss Fifth novel in an expected series and is considered canon material
Gears of War: Rise of RAAM	January 2018 - April 2018		Comic book series
Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe with art by Max Dunbar
Gears of War: Hivebusters	May 2019 - March 2020		Comic book series
Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe with art by Alan Quah
Gears of War: Ascendance	July 30, 2019		Novelization
Written by Jason M. Hough
Gears of War: Bloodlines	April 21, 2020		Novelization
Written by Jason M. Hough
Gears of War: Ephyra Rising	November 16, 2021		Novelization
Written by Michael A. Stackpole

Other media

Title	Release date	Media type
Gears of War: The Board Game	2011	Board game
Notes: A board game released by Fantasy Flight Games and designed by Corey Konieczka.
Gears of War	TBA	Film
Notes: Rights to the film were purchased by New Line Cinema, with Stuart Beattie writing the script along with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, who will be producing it.^[7]

Soundtracks

Title	Release date	Length	Label	Ref
Gears of War: The Soundtrack	July 31, 2007	69:08	Sumthing Else	^[8]
Gears of War 2: The Soundtrack	November 25, 2008	62:27	Sumthing Else	^[9]

Notes and References

1. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19284 Josh Ortega Talks "Gears of War"
2. Web site: Epic Games and DC Plan Gears of War Comic Book . 2008-04-18 . 2008-04-18 . . Aaron . Linde .
3. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080723-GearsofWarcomic.html Ortega & Sharp on Gears of War Comic
4. http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=372151#Post372151 Sharp's Exclusive Gears of War Comic Nex ws
5. Book: Traviss, Karen . Karen Traviss . Gears of War Aspho Fields (Gears of War) . 2008 . Del Rey . 978-0-345-49943-1 .
6. Book: Traviss, Karen . Karen Traviss . Gears of War Jacinto's Remnant (Gears of War) . 2009 . Del Rey . 978-0-345-49944-8 . registration .
7. News: César . Berardini . Gears of War Novel Update. Movie Script Confirmed . 2008-01-02 . . 2008-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412050815/http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15374/Gears-of-War-Novel-Update-Movie-Script-Confirmed/ . 2008-04-12 .
8. Web site: Music from Gears of War The Soundtrack. Game-OST . April 14, 2009.
9. Web site: Music from Gears of War 2: The Soundtrack. Game-OST . April 14, 2009.