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Overwatch Digital Comics
Overwatch #15: Searching
Aleksandra Zaryanova is in over her head when Katya Volskaya sends her to eliminate the elusive hacker known as Sombra. At her wit’s end, Zarya reluctantly teams up with an omnic hacker. Butting heads all the way, they hone in on their target. Through strife, Zarya begins to realize that she will have to reassess her worldview about omnics being uniformly evil.
12 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 18, 2017
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Andrew R. Robinson
16 booksAndrew R. Robinson is a writer at Blizzard Entertainment. He co-authored the comic book StarCraft: Soldiers, and has also written for the Overwatch and Warcraft franchises.
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September 28, 2017
Okay, LYNX IS THE CUTEST THING EVER.
Otoh I'm sort of disappointed that Sombra isn't Alejandra, oh well.
Otoh I'm sort of disappointed that Sombra isn't Alejandra, oh well.
October 24, 2017
It was an interesting concept. Nicely drawn women who actually talk to each other. Nice.
March 12, 2018
Well drawn, vibrant, and surprisingly dense with character development.
We get just enough background on Zarya to empathize with both her sense of duty, and the deeply painful reason behind the prejudice she carries for the Omnics. She's forced to work alongside the Omnic, Lynx, which allows for a degree of banter and evolving chemistry that flows naturally.
We get just enough background on Zarya to empathize with both her sense of duty, and the deeply painful reason behind the prejudice she carries for the Omnics. She's forced to work alongside the Omnic, Lynx, which allows for a degree of banter and evolving chemistry that flows naturally.
February 19, 2023
5 stars
Interesting read of Overwatch universe. Got to explore more locations, characters, and different art style. I had fun reading.
I'm giving this comic book 5 stars.
Interesting read of Overwatch universe. Got to explore more locations, characters, and different art style. I had fun reading.
I'm giving this comic book 5 stars.
May 14, 2021
Great book about zarya and her search to find sombra. At the end, it turns out she found sombras real name, which hadnt been known by anybody up to this point.
May 6, 2018
Got this yesterday for free comic book day. There were two comic stories in here. Overwatch and sneak peak of The Quantum League
Overwatch: I’ve never played the game and before getting the free comic, didn’t know they had a comic series. I didn’t really care for the story, it seemed very predictable, and I probably won’t buy any future Overwatch comics. The artwork was really nice though. I gave this 2 stars.
The Quantum League: Really captivating. The suspense kept me on my toes. I haven’t read anything about this series before but when I have time I plan on catching up. The artwork wasn’t as good as overwatch, TQL was very cartoony. Gave this 4.5 stars.
For a free comic I was impressed.
Overwatch: I’ve never played the game and before getting the free comic, didn’t know they had a comic series. I didn’t really care for the story, it seemed very predictable, and I probably won’t buy any future Overwatch comics. The artwork was really nice though. I gave this 2 stars.
The Quantum League: Really captivating. The suspense kept me on my toes. I haven’t read anything about this series before but when I have time I plan on catching up. The artwork wasn’t as good as overwatch, TQL was very cartoony. Gave this 4.5 stars.
For a free comic I was impressed.
May 12, 2018
Free Comic Book Day, the first Saturday in May annually, featured a free Overwatch issue, "Zarya: Searching." It is Issue #15 in the series. This will probably be included in the second anthology, but it was cool to get it for free. This is my other favorite of all the Overwatch comics I have read so far. This one features one of Zarya's missions forcing her to work closely with an Omnic, which she can't stand. It is interesting seeing her hatred of them and how she must come to terms with working with an Omnic to succeed in her mission. She eventually finds who she is looking for, but the information she previously knew conflicts with what this person says. Who is telling the truth?
June 17, 2023
Zarya and robot bro go around the world to find sombra, the hacker who’s been hacking volskaya industries so zarya has to stop her. I really liked this one because zarya was really cool, I liked her relationship with the robot and the sombra vs zarya fight at the end was pretty good
October 3, 2017
She didn't tell me you were observant. [pp. 4]I LOVE IT.
October 6, 2017
Finally, a Zarya comic! This was pretty nice.
October 8, 2017
These are great little short stories from the world of Overwatch. I love getting little glimpses into the lives of some of my favorite characters.
December 14, 2017
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December 11, 2017
Ladies got awesome hair.
Awesome hair and, I feel, one of the more interesting stories. So yeah, another good one, keep up the good work.
Awesome hair and, I feel, one of the more interesting stories. So yeah, another good one, keep up the good work.
December 14, 2017
#DigitalDecember2017
February 26, 2020
That I would think this was crazy to find Sombras real name from Zarya but it was amazing and crazy to find the clues of what they find and trying to know Sombras name.
May 9, 2018
Very good. Gave me more insight.
May 28, 2018
Great graphics, but the story was just okay.
June 3, 2018
Read for Overwatch but I've not gotten into Black Hammer... yet. Anyways. It's a short story but not sure what to make of it. I love omnics. Zarya, y so hateful.
June 22, 2019
This comic is yet another comic snagged at a Free Comic Book Day. In this edition we have an Overwatch tale and a Black Hammer tale.
Zarya: Searching
Zarya: Searching was the Overwatch tale. I have to admit, I don’t know much about this world outside of the bits and pieces my husband has told me about the game.
The quick story was interesting. It was fun while reading, but I’m not sure I’d pick up a full volume.
I did really enjoy the artwork and the colors though! And the characters that we met were neat.
3/5
The Quantum Age
The Quantum Age was the Black Hammer tale.
This was another quick preview that just seemed like a bunch of name dropping all at once, but because it was all so quick, I forgot the characters immediately.
I do think that this one did a decent job introducing a new storyline, but it just wasn’t for me.
1/5
Zarya: Searching
Zarya: Searching was the Overwatch tale. I have to admit, I don’t know much about this world outside of the bits and pieces my husband has told me about the game.
The quick story was interesting. It was fun while reading, but I’m not sure I’d pick up a full volume.
I did really enjoy the artwork and the colors though! And the characters that we met were neat.
3/5
The Quantum Age
The Quantum Age was the Black Hammer tale.
This was another quick preview that just seemed like a bunch of name dropping all at once, but because it was all so quick, I forgot the characters immediately.
I do think that this one did a decent job introducing a new storyline, but it just wasn’t for me.
1/5
February 15, 2018
Aleksandra is tasked by Katya to find Sombra. She travels all around the world coming up empty until she finds a Omnic that has tracked her to a certain town.
Aleksandra and the Omnic arrive in the town and begin literally knocking on doors every single day asking if they have seen Sombra.
This is the latest Overwatch comic, however it again follows a common thread of not having a complete story. Although this one is a bit more complete than most. The writing and artistry is up to par with all the other comics in the series.
It unfortunately has DRM as with all the others, so -1.
Aleksandra and the Omnic arrive in the town and begin literally knocking on doors every single day asking if they have seen Sombra.
This is the latest Overwatch comic, however it again follows a common thread of not having a complete story. Although this one is a bit more complete than most. The writing and artistry is up to par with all the other comics in the series.
It unfortunately has DRM as with all the others, so -1.
March 4, 2021
Continuacion de la cinematica de Reaper Widowmaker y Sombra trabajando en equipo
¿Recuerdan que Sombra parecía que iba a traicionarlos? Bueno, realmente era parte del plan.
¿Recuerdan que Sombra era una hacker requete-experta que nadie sabía quien es?
Bueno, va Zarya que es una fisico culturista / militar Rusa, la agarra del cogote a Sombra y la llama por su nombre por unas pocas consultas que hizo en Mexico
Bue...
También aparece un Omnico que habían teorias de que iba a ser un personaje jugable (Nunca lo fue)
¿Recuerdan que Sombra parecía que iba a traicionarlos? Bueno, realmente era parte del plan.
¿Recuerdan que Sombra era una hacker requete-experta que nadie sabía quien es?
Bueno, va Zarya que es una fisico culturista / militar Rusa, la agarra del cogote a Sombra y la llama por su nombre por unas pocas consultas que hizo en Mexico
Bue...
También aparece un Omnico que habían teorias de que iba a ser un personaje jugable (Nunca lo fue)
November 16, 2021
I forget Zarya exists in the world of Overwatch and that she has ties to Sombra. Mildly interesting story and character introduction but if you are looking for resolutions don’t expect to find any here, this is Blizzard after all.
October 3, 2022
Crossposted from Amazon:
This one is actually pretty close to what's been going on with Torbjorn in terms of the use of tech for battle and how Omnics fit into all of that. Would be curious to know more about Zarya but you can't have everything all at once now, can you?
This one is actually pretty close to what's been going on with Torbjorn in terms of the use of tech for battle and how Omnics fit into all of that. Would be curious to know more about Zarya but you can't have everything all at once now, can you?
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August 27, 2023
Zarya: Searching
We’re in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Katya gives Zarya a task—find the person who has just attacked them.
The search takes Zarya all over. The Lijiang Tower in China; Hanamura, Japan; Numbani in Africa; and London, England.
She’s running out of options in her quest to find Sombra.
Lynx Seventeen isn’t what Zarya was expecting. But they must work together.
Surprising bonds formed. Shocking decisions made…
We’re in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Katya gives Zarya a task—find the person who has just attacked them.
The search takes Zarya all over. The Lijiang Tower in China; Hanamura, Japan; Numbani in Africa; and London, England.
She’s running out of options in her quest to find Sombra.
Lynx Seventeen isn’t what Zarya was expecting. But they must work together.
Surprising bonds formed. Shocking decisions made…
September 29, 2017
good one
January 1, 2019
I haven't played the game so I'm missing context but the Overwatch story was pretty good.
The Black Hammer comic was pretty ridiculous.
The Black Hammer comic was pretty ridiculous.
January 19, 2023
Past books have been, for the most part, great. Kind of a bummer that this one is just a long trying to find Sombra game, with a tiny attempt on development at the very end.
November 12, 2023
It was ok. Great artwork but the story was lacking and was over before it even begun.
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