Dark Horse Comics has announced plans to create a comic book based on the Diablo series from Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo and Diablo II interactive games have been two of the hottest video games on the market in recent years. In addition to the outstanding graphics and state-of the-art technology these games introduced, part of the reason for the games' unparalleled success is the fantastic world of horror, action, and adventure they are based on. In November, Dark Horse Comics will allows fans of Diablo to venture deeper into this dangerous and enchanted world with the release of an original comic book, Diablo: Tales of Sanctuary.

Enter a world where evil has corrupted the land in Diablo: Tales of Sanctuary, an original comic-book containing three stories featuring characters and creatures from the hit computer game series Diablo! Follow the Barbarian Renit and Necromancer Cairo as they search the fabled "Hand of Naz" in order to overcome a demon horde. Meet a Paladin named Hale as he fights an evil that will cause him to question the very nature of his existence. Witness the Druid Azgar as he fights to defend his village and the demons that lie deep within him! Illustrated by master comics artist Francisco Ruiz "Battlegods" Velasco, Diablo: Tales of Sanctuary is an adventure comic-book unlike any you've ever seen.

Look for Dark Horse Comics and Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo: Tales of Sanctuary, on sale at comic-book shops everywhere in November. This 64-page, full-color adventure is written by Phil Amara (The Nevermen) and Paul Alden, and will retail for $5.95.

Debuting in 1996, the Diablo series from Blizzard Entertainment, including Diablo, Diablo II, and Diablo II: Lord of DestructionTM, has been considered a critical success, dominating PC game charts with sales in excess of 7.5 million copies worldwide according to NPD INTELECT and key retail accounts around the world. Industry pundits have also awarded Diablo II several accolades including the prestigious Computer Game of the Year, Computer Role Playing Game of the Year and Game of the Year for 2001 by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. The original Diablo was honored as the number-one selling computer role-playing game in 1997 as well as named Game of the Year by Computer Gaming World.

Best known for blockbuster hits including the Warcraft series, StarCraft and Diablo series, Blizzard Entertainment® (www.blizzard.com), (a division of Vivendi Universal Interactive, Inc.) is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating many of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard's track record includes four consecutive number-one selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's free Internet gaming service Battle.net reigns as the largest in the world with millions of active users.