Following a successful near-30 years in the gaming industry, game designer and Gears of War creator Cliff "CliffyB" Bleszinski publicly stepped away from the medium to pursue some other creative passions. Making a successful foray into the world of Broadway by producing the Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown, CliffyB then made a surprising pivot into the world of comics with Scrapper. As a lifelong fan of comic books, the opportunity to work on Scrapper would end up offering yet another successful avenue for Bleszinski's creative endeavors, with the title now poised to release in a collected hardcover format this spring after its initial 6-issue run last year on Image Comics.