(Automatically translated into English) Among the original titles on Atari 2600, Yar's Revenge is the one that has sold the most on this console. He is also the first to be accompanied by a comic book. The idea comes from the game's author, Howard Scott Warshaw, who at the same time he was designing it had imagined the background story. The Warner Communication Company, which owns both Atari and DC Comics, had no difficulty getting them involved in the project, and in 1981 Yar's Revenge appeared with a comic book. This comic book tells where the Yars come from (a mutation of the earth flies) and the mission that one of them will have to fulfill to save her people. Filling the lack of ambiance on the screen, the idea pleased and this accompanying product was reiterated.

(Automatically translated into English) The cartridges with black background, commonly called Black label, knew three titles accompanied by comic book: Defender, Berzerk and Star Raiders. But this time, it's absolutely not a story that puts the player in the mood for what to expect when he turns on his console: these three comics tell the adventures of Atari Force, a group of space adventurers in the vein of Super Heroes that we typically meet at DC Comics. The characters of these comics will be used in large format (Lug / Strange / Titans style) for the pleasure of Pulp Fictions fans. Be careful, it's dated and it's a bit old-fashioned.

(Automatically translated into English) That same year 1982, Atari launched a new range that pushed the capabilities of the Atari 2600 to deliver more faithful arcade games. To clearly mark this difference, the boxes and the labels of the cartridges are silver, which will later earn them the qualification of Silver label. In this new range, Atari publishes three other games accompanied by comics: Phoenix, Galaxian and Centipede. The scenarios relate the continuation of the adventures of the Atari Force for the first two issues (a total of 5 Atari Force). As for Centipede, it tells the fantastic adventures of an elf named Oliver.

(Automatically translated into English) Nothing can stop Atari from embarking on a series of puzzle-adventure games based on the four elements: Swordquest. The comics push the concept: This time, players read them for clues that will allow them to solve the puzzles of the game (and try to win the 150,000 dollars distributed among the winners of the four games). The first two titles (EarthWorld and FireWorld, 1982) are a success, but the video game cracker is showing off and the third (WaterWorld, 1983) is only available to Club Atari members. This third section has no competition or Pal version. As for the fourth opus (AirWorld), it will never see the light of day.

(Automatically translated into English) Available only with Ntsc cartridges, these ten comics are not common in France and some of them are quite rare in the United States. With SwordQuest today surrounded by a special aura, its comics were recently reissued in one volume and in 2017 Dynamite Entertainment released a new six-volume story series, based on the event that was the contest that Atari had offered to Americans when the SwordQuest games were released.

PDF Comics PDF at Atarimania
10 JPG Comics at AtariAge
Swordquest at Wikipédia
Yars' Revenge at wikipédia