| Tracer: Reflections | |
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Issue number |
#10 |
Author |
Michael Chu |
Artist |
Miki Montlló |
Publisher |
Blizzard Entertainment |
Pages |
12 |
Release date |
December 20, 2016 |
Previous issue |
Junkenstein |
Next issue |
Winston's Journey to the West |
Links |
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Tracer: Reflections is the tenth Overwatch comic. It was collected in Overwatch: Anthology Volume 1.[1]
Description[ | ]
In "Reflections," the holidays have arrived at Overwatch, and everybody is heading home to spend time with the ones closest to them. Meanwhile, a massive snowstorm has turned King's Row into a winter wonderland, catching Tracer in the middle of an important mission, while at Watchpoint: Gibraltar, Winston contemplates the past year and the one to come.[2]
Featured Characters[ | ]
- Emily
- Lena Oxton
- Winston
- Minor characters
- Ana Amari
- Fareeha Amari
- Athena
- Bastion (pictured)
- Olivia Colomar
- Jamison Fawkes
- Amélie Lacroix
- Brigitte Lindholm
- Ingrid Lindholm
- Torbjörn Lindholm
- Jesse McCree
- Jack Morrison
- Gabriel Reyes
- Martina Reyes
- Mako Rutledge
- Lúcio Correia dos Santos (pictured)
- Genji Shimada
- Hanzo Shimada
- Hana Song (pictured)
- Reinhardt Wilhelm
- Sam
- Satya Vaswani (pictured)
- Dr. Harold Winston (pictured)
- Aleksandra Zaryanova (pictured)
- Tekhartha Zenyatta
- Mei-Ling Zhou (pictured)
- Angela Ziegler
Trivia[ | ]
- This is the first Overwatch comic to feature in some way all the heroes that were playable in the game at the time of publication.
- The comic was the first to show any of the playable characters being in a current romantic relationship, notably Tracer with her girlfriend Emily, and Torbjörn with Ingrid.
- The comic was banned in Russia owing to its lesbian kiss, which violated Russian federal law.[3]
- In response to a question about the children being read stories to by Reinhardt, the official Overwatch Twitter account stated that they are Torbjörn's.[4] Michael Chu has since clarified that most of the children are actually Torbjörn's grandchildren.[5]
Development[ | ]
- The comic started out as a simple idea to show how various heroes spent their holidays. The idea to reveal Tracer's relationship/sexuality came later. By extension, it was decided to make Tracer the main character of the comic.[6]
- Miki Montlló was chosen to be the comic's illustrator, as her art style was already similar to that of Overwatch. Montlló wasn't given story specifics up front but was informed that the comic would feature a character revelation. The kiss between Tracer and Emily went through numerous takes; Montlló wanted to convey that the pair were in a warm and loving relationship.[6]
References[ | ]
- ↑ Overwatch: Anthology Volume 1. Amazon, accessed on 2017-05-17
- ↑ 2016-12-20, Overwatch Digital Comic: "Reflections" Battle.net, accessed on 2016-12-20
- ↑ 2017-4-5, Making Tracer more than her sexuality was important for the Overwatch team Polygon.com, accessed on 2017-4-5
- ↑ 2016-12-20, @PlayOverwatch: "They're Torb's" Twitter. Accessed on 2017-11-27.
- ↑ 2017-11-08, Michael Chu: "If you're referring to their appearance in Reflections, the younger ones are his grandchildren." Twitter. Accessed on 2017-11-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Forging Worlds: Stories Behind the Art of Blizzard Entertainment