Deus Ex Universe: The Dawning Darkness

Deus Ex Universe: The Dawning Darkness is a tie-in comic book to the game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. It covers some events that take place before the game. The comic is written by Alex Irvine and illustrated by John Aggs – the same team behind another tie-in comic, Deus Ex Universe: Children's Crusade.

The Dawning Darkness is available in the digital format as part of the Day One Edition and Collector's Edition of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

Plot
As a direct prequel to Mankind Divided, The Dawning Darkness details the actions of Arun Singh while working undercover for the Jinn. Singh's superiors in the Jinn show him an abandoned hotel in Dubai, which will be the site of a shipment of stolen military-grade weapons and augments. They order him to meet with a man the arms dealer Sheppard had sent to negotiate the sale. In events that are mentioned on a Jinn pocket secretary found during the first mission of Mankind Divided, the comic shows Singh violently murdering the three men Sheppard sent, because he previously agreed to only send one. Once Sheppard had finished setting up the deal with him via cellphone, he contacts Task Force 29 to intercept the buy. Although their team in Oman was much closer, Joseph Manderley insisted that Jim Miller send his team instead. Jim informs Jensen and the rest of his team of their last-minute assignment, and they prepare to leave for Dubai.