Washington, April 14 -- Filmmaker Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' space opera is getting a comic book prequel series based on the origin story of one of its characters.

'Rebel Moon: Nemesis, ' from Titan Comics, will delve into the story of the Netflix film's cyborg sword master, Nemesis, played on-screen by Doona Bae, reported Variety.

The comic series, from award-winning writer Gail Simone and artist Federico Bertoni, will take place before Nemesis became a sword-wielding, partly mechanical assassin.

It is described as an "action-packed and badass story in the style of a revenge western, in which an innocent woman finds herself in the path of Imperium soldiers who slaughter her family," as per the outlet.

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