Mass Effect: Redemption Announced
Can't wait for the release of Mass Effect 2? Yeah, me neither. Well, BioWare's got you covered. They're teaming up with Dark Horse Comics to produce a four-part comic book series titled Mass Effect: Redemption that will open with Commander Shepard having gone missing and explore new locations, aliens and storylines that will all lead into Mass Effect 2.
The storyline is being drafted by BioWare Lead Writer Mac Walters, who is also scripting the game. The actual comic will be scripted by John Jackson Miller (Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, The Invincible Iron Man) and drawn by Omar Francia (Star Wars Legacy).
"Fans of Mass Effect are going to be pleasantly shocked by the events in these comics," says Mac Walters. "We worked very closely with Dark Horse to make sure this story was built in to the Mass Effect 2 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."
"Those familiar with Mass Effect are aware that it offers one of the deepest and most compelling universes in the history of space adventure," says Dark Horse President and Publisher Mike Richardson. "We have a long history of successfully adapting properties such as Aliens, Star Wars, and Serenity into comics, and we feel that Mass Effect has tremendous potential with regard to graphic storytelling."
I actually enjoyed the Mass Effect novel that I read, and the universe is full of so much detail that there are plenty of fascinating stories to tell, so I'm probably going to check this series out. Especially since it's supposed to fill in the gap between the two games!
Wootini
Posted to Video Games on 21 July 2009
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That such good news. I actually just started playing the game after having it for so long and the timing couldn't be better. Sweet space!!!!
What are the odds of Shepard being a woman in the comic?