Portal 2 comic to bridge gaps, explain cake

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'Lab Rat' story will tie into Valve's sequel

Portal 2's 100-or-so-year leap from the original has opened up a lot of questions; namely, "What the crap happened?" and, "Seriously guys, what the crap happened?!" Meeting fans halfway, Valve is releasing a comic book entitled Lab Rat, which will bridge the gap between the two games through the story of a “much-rumored yet never seen character” - presumably the fellow whose wall scribblings Chell encountered in Portal.

Oeming didn't give much away about the book's plot, only that it will dig into Aperture Science's history pre-Portal 2 and contain some long awaited answers, hinting, "We hid the truth about cake pretty deep in the story. If anyone finds it, be sure to go out and have some fun, it means you have too much time on your hands!"

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You can check out a few pages from the upcoming comic at IGN, or you twiddle your thumbs and wait a couple more weeks for Portal 2's release on April 21st.

[Source: IGN]

April 7, 2011

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