Great news for all of you Dead Space fans out there just dying to read words out of a book.  Today marks the release of the hardbook comic conveniently titled Dead Space and it will be available nationwide in comic book stores.  If you don’t live near a comic book store or despise the funky smell of them it will release near the end of the month at Amazon.com, Borders and Barnes and Noble book stores.

The comic serves as a prequel to the surprisingly solid story of the Dead Space game.  It is a combination of all six Dead Space comics written by Antony Johnson and illustrated by Ben Templesmith.  The book also includes an exclusive bonus art section and a background section dedicated to the major characters of Dead Space.

The Dead Space animated film also serves as a prequel to the game.  I am curious to know if they tell the same exact story or maybe different versions of the same story?