Editing XCOM (section)

=== Literature ===
Two ''X-COM'' novels have been published based on the first game in the series: [[Diane Duane]]'s  ''X-COM: UFO Defense - A Novel'' (1995, {{ISBN|0-7615-0235-1}}) and [[Vladimir Vasilyev (writer)|Vladimir Vasilyev]]'s ''Enemy Unknown'' (1997). The reboot series' novel is titled ''XCOM 2: Resurrection'' by [[Greg Keyes]] and was published in 2015, bridging the plots of ''XCOM'' and its sequel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xcom.com/news/xcom-2-resurrection-bridges-the-gap-between-xcom-enemy-unknown-and-xcom-2 |title=XCOM.com &#124; XCOM 2: Resurrection Bridges the Gap Between XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2 |access-date=2015-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731043927/https://xcom.com/news/xcom-2-resurrection-bridges-the-gap-between-xcom-enemy-unknown-and-xcom-2 |archive-date=2016-07-31 }}</ref> In 2017, a second novel was published with the title ''XCOM 2: Escalation'' by [[Rick Barba]].

MicroProse's manual/documentation writer John Possidente also wrote three short stories, "Decommissioning", "Manley's Deposition", and "Moray in the Wreck", taking place between the events of the first two games in the series. More recently, ''X-COM'' co-designer [[Dave Ellis (game designer)|Dave Ellis]] and artist Jon McCoy released a free online tribute digital comic titled ''Deep Rising'', with music created by ''X-COM'' composer [[John Broomhall]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comic.strategycore.co.uk/|title=Deep Rising comic - a tribute to X-Com|website=comic.strategycore.co.uk|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>