Daniel Corey’s ‘Moriarty: Endgame’ Goes VR At Wondercon!

Briefly: The idea of virtual reality comic books has never even crossed my mind, but it sounds like an incredible idea.

Wondercon attendees will be among the lucky first to experience “one of the first —if not THE first—Virtual Reality comic book experiences” with Moriarty: Endgame.

The Image Comics book, written by Daniel Corey with cover and art by Anthony Diecidue and letters by Dave Lanphear, was first released digitally in February 2015, and “imagined a possible future that saw the Professor battling Sherlock Holmes across a tech-laden, post- apocalyptic landscape.”

It’s an absolutely insane idea, and one that I’m beyond excited to experience myself. I’ve been a big fan of nearly every VR experience that I’ve been able to take part in thus far, and the opportunity to add another level of depth an immersion to one of my favourite forms of media (comic books, duh), is beyond exciting.

The Moriarty: Endgame VR experience has been built by Sydney-based Transmedia Entertainment, who will also be showing off their new Drop In VR technology at the convention. Transmedia Managing Director Joseph Narai notes that “We are thrilled to be working with Daniel to create this demonstration of what Drop In VR can do for storytelling in general, and comic books in particular. This first demo is just a simple example of what we can do with the Drop In VR Platform, and we are looking forward to exploring the possibilities of this new storytelling medium.”

You can take a look at some Moriarty: Endgame screenshots below, and if you’re headed to Wondercon, you can check it out for yourself at DangerKatt Small Press SP-016.