Returnal: Fallen Asteria

A graphic novel inspired by the BAFTA Award winning video game, Returnal!

After Helios crashes onto a hostile alien world, Selene Vassos, a lone ASTRA scout, must fight for her life against the horrific hostiles that live beyond every shadow.

A graphic novel inspired by the BAFTA Award winning video game, Returnal!

After Helios crashes onto a hostile alien world, Selene Vassos, a lone ASTRA scout, must fight for her life against the horrific hostiles that live beyond every shadow.

Following a trail of distorted memories, Selene just needs to hold on long enough to track down the White Shadow signal. Mystery shrouds the world of Atropos, and she begins to wonder- will she find answers at the end of her journey, or is this nightmare inescapable?

Based on the Returnal original game idea from Harry Krueger and Harri Tikkanen and created by the Housemarque brand team, with Igor Lomov, Khalil Osaimi, Mikael Haveri, and Gregory Louden from the narrative team of the game Returnal, and featuring the stunning art of Igor Lomov and Aaron J rvinen, this adaptation brings their BAFTA Award-winning sci-fi action thriller to the world of graphic novels.

Author Biography

Gregory Louden, Creative Director, Housemarque is an Australian storyteller whose goal is to tell great stories with great teams. Previous projects include Returnal, STONE, Control, Quantum Break, Gravity, Prometheus, World War Z, and many more.

Mikael Haveri, Brand Director at Housemarque, has a background in business and marketing. Previous projects include The Name of the Game documentary, and the third Humble Bundle.

Igor Lomov is an artist and a graphic designer originally from Medvezhyegorsk, Russia. Igor graduated from a pedagogical university with a degree in art education. He has been an avid creator of all kinds of digital art for the past 20 years. He also has experience in writing short stories, fairy tales, poems, songs, and developing board games. He has been sharing his creative works on social media under the nickname Blik_47. Igor currently resides in Helsinki, Finland, and works at Housemarque developing the studio’s brand, creating comics based on the studio’s game universes, and contributing to the game development process.

Khalil Osaimi is an award winning cinematic and media designer at Housemarque. With a passion for storytelling and a background in filmmaking, he strives to innovate and create unique and exciting stories.