the bi-monthly edition of the Japanese magazine CoroCoro Comic. It is drawn by Shinbo Nomura, and has finished in the February 2008 edition of the magazine. Film adaptation A theatrical Ratchet & Clank animated feature film adaptation was announced in April 2013, with a planned release in 2015 but was delayed to 2016. It eventually released on April 29, 2016. The film was developed by the Blockade Entertainment Studios and Rainmaker Entertainment, the same production company that produced the world's first half-hour, entirely computer animated television series ReBoot, and is distributed by Focus Features and Gramercy Pictures, along with partnerships from Sony Interactive Entertainment (formerly Sony Computer Entertainment) and Insomniac Games. The film is presented in 3D CGI, and works with the in-game models during the pre-visualization stage to help block out the film. Insomniac's writer, T.J. Fixman, wrote the script, and principal voice actors James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, Jim Ward and Armin Shimerman reprised their roles as Ratchet, Clank, Qwark and Nefarious respectively for the film. Other members of the cast included Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Bella Thorne, Rosario Dawson and Sylvester Stallone. The film is a retelling of the events of the original game detailing how Ratchet and Clank first met, as well as their fight against Chairman Drek. Short film A short film entitled Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie, was exclusively released on Crave TV in Canada. The film was produced by Mainframe Studios, who produced the 2016 film when they were known as Rainmaker Entertainment. This is also marks the final time Jim Ward voiced Captain Qwark before his retirement. Merchandise Official strategy guide books, published by Prima Games or Brady Games, have been released for almost all installments in the series. A comic book series consisting of 6 issues was written by T.J. Fixman with art by Adam Archer and was released by Wildstorm from September 2010 to February 2011, with the full series compiled into one book in July 2011. Other merchandise includes action figures, statues, plush toys, and clothing available through various vendors, conventions, promotions or employee-only events. Other video games Since its inception, Easter eggs, extra content and references to the Ratchet & Clank series have been present in various other Sony Computer Entertainment-licensed properties, such as Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, LittleBigPlanet, and Resistance. The title characters have been playable in Sony's PlayStation Home, PlayStation Move Heroes, and PlayStation