Max Payne 3 Comic/GTTV Special This Week

The arrival of the top of May means we're officially in the final stretch leading up to the release of Rockstar's, Max Payne 3.

We've told you about Rockstar co-founder/lead writer Dan Houser teaming up with Remedy's Sam Lake for a Max Payne comic book limited series before. Today we have the cover of the first issue! It's coming from Marvel and will be available from digital retailers this Thursday.

Also on Thursday night (or Friday morning, technically) GameTrailers TV on Spike has an all-Max Payne 3 special airing. It's called "GTTV Presents: Max Payne 3" and they've got gsme footage and interviews with lead artist Rob Nelson and Max' actor James McCaffrey planned.

Max Payne fans are going to have a good week.