BioWare and Dark Horse Comics announced yesterday a new comic book series based off the renowned Mass Effect franchise. The comic entitled Mass Effect: Redemption, is designed to be a prequel to Mass Effect 2 starting with Commander Shepard’s disappearance in the depths of the Terminus Systems. The story is written by lead writer of Mass Effect 2, Marc Walters and drawn by Omar Francia (Star Wars Legacy).
“Fans of Mass Effect are going to be pleasantly shocked by the events of this comic,” says Marc Walters. “We worked with Dark Horse to make sure this story was built into the Mass Effect 2 story arc, right from the ground up. Reading the series won’t just add to your experience of the universe, it will change the way you look at Mass Effect 2…and beyond.”
Dark Horse Comics has had many successes adapting other franchises such as Aliens and Star Wars into the comic universe. It looks to be a must read for fans when the first issue in the four part series hit shelves in January 2010.
Mike Roberts is a quiet and hardcore videogame fanatic from Kingston, Ontario, and has been ever since he first laid hands on the NES. He plans to remain a fanatic for as long as he lives. 