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It's a game! It's a book!: 'Metal Gear Solid': A new art form.

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI)

| June 19, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Detroit Free Press. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Heather Newman

Jun. 19--It's more than a comic book, less than a video game. Konami's new "Metal Gear Solid Digital Graphic Novel" might just be a new art form. The new PlayStation Portable title went on sale last week, and it's already turning some heads. The story is a retelling of the Shadow Moses incident, which was covered in the "Metal Gear Solid" video games. The digital graphic novel, adapted from a graphic novel by IDW, turned out so well that there will be a sequel, the designer told the Free Press in an interview. The art style of the novel is bleak, futuristic, part anime, pure "Metal Gear." Some of the black-and-white drawings are spare …

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