Mass Effect comic announced, 'Redemption' begins in January
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Jul 21st 2009 at 5:00PM } 
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BioWare announced today that it will work with publisher Dark Horse Comics to release the comic series Mass Effect: Redemption. The first edition is set to explore the galaxy on January 6, 2010.
The story is written by BioWare's Lead Writer Mac Walters, scripted by John Jackson Miller, and drawn by Omar Francia (Star Wars Legacy). The series will be released in four parts and examines the events leading up to Mass Effect 2. Walters and Francia will also be at Comic-Con to sign autographs on Friday between 4-5PM at the Dark Horse booth.
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The Dark Wayne @ Jul 21st 2009 5:04PM
well it cant be worse than Halo Uprising.
Latin_Trident @ Jul 21st 2009 5:08PM
or can it ... ?
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 21st 2009 5:14PM
nope
Larry @ Jul 22nd 2009 9:59AM
Bendis is not writing so it will definitely be better than Halo Uprising.
RedSonRising @ Jul 22nd 2009 7:08PM
i wish i could inject my own character into the comic or the other novel. its weird thinking of commander shepard as a guy, just watching trailers is awkward.
Rein @ Jul 21st 2009 5:06PM
I'm always up for more Mass Effect. I hope they come out with new novels eventually. I guess a comic will have to do for now. :D
Zarim @ Jul 21st 2009 5:06PM
All I saw were the boobs. There might have been some text, I don't remember.
BigD145 @ Jul 21st 2009 6:31PM
Here, look at these boobs. Play this cool MMO.
Mazrael @ Jul 21st 2009 6:37PM
Hoorah for boobs.. gamers need boobs too
ArchiGamer [thephilosophyofgames.wordpress.com] @ Jul 21st 2009 5:17PM
I'm actually starting to get annoyed with this game-based-comics being made.
Chibi Chaingun - blackhivemedia.com @ Jul 21st 2009 5:31PM
Eh, it's cool if you want some extra insight into the story.
cuteSAVAGE @ Jul 21st 2009 5:54PM
If they do add something extra, they are worth it. But when they pretty much copypasta the scenario of the game leaving you with all that wonderful story minus the interactivity, they are waste of time and money. Killer7's comic outing was such a letdown :(
sony boy @ Jul 21st 2009 5:18PM
i'm getting kinda tired of all these games to comic books
Premature ejaculation man @ Jul 21st 2009 9:11PM
I know. I didn't realise that if I liked games, I'm suppose to like books, comics and movies of games.
Jon D @ Jul 21st 2009 10:13PM
+1. Can't afford a movie adaptation? Make it into a book.
KnightOfEscaflowne @ Jul 21st 2009 5:24PM
I'm so tired of this game to comic bullshit. They never last long and they're just attempts to cash in on the popularity of said game.
That being said being a 360 fanboy and die hard Mass Effect fanboy (hope ME 2 stays 360 exclusive) I may just end up buying it since it will reveal some tidbits in between the 1 and 2.
But I definitely don't like the idea nor how they're doing it.
Markez @ Jul 21st 2009 5:27PM
I'd saying it's ruining the comic genre. But that'd be ignorant of me as I have no insight into it anymore, as I haven't read one in 15-16 years or so. I'm pretty sure back then when I did actually read comics that the shelves had ample enough amounts of garbage anyway, so I retract my initial statement. I'm going to posit that there is the same amount of crap now as there was then, just that the form/origins have changed.
KnightOfEscaflowne @ Jul 21st 2009 5:34PM
To me the most annoying thing about it is that comics back in the day (and I'm only 23) ran for a decent amount of time before stopping. My impression is that the classics (Spider Man, X-Men, etc) all ran for YEARS.
And now a days we've got a comic book series that runs for a few months...IF we're lucky. To me that doesn't seem like something worth getting invested in. To me if I want to read a comic I damn well expect the story to continue for a decent period. Especially if it's based on a great material/universe like Mass Effect. Just like a good television series can last for multiple years I expect a great comic book series to draw me in and have me want to keep reading for a long time.
waynski1457 @ Jul 21st 2009 5:35PM
And you'd hit the nail right on the head. I wasn't reading comics 15 years ago (too young back then), but I've always heard that the overall landscape of things hasn't changed much since the late 70's/early 80's.
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 21st 2009 8:14PM
are you serious? Captain America just made it's 600th issue, and Thor did it in May. Spider-Man is set to do it in I think October. I dont know what you're talking about, comics still last for years. Cable and Deadpool lasted from Civil War to the start of Secret Invasion, and Deadpool's own series has been going for months since then. Batman is posed to reach 700 by next year and detective comics is close to 2000 issue count!
Blank-Mage @ Jul 21st 2009 9:23PM
And in totally unrelated news, Escaflowne the movie or Escaflowne the series?
Punishment4Gluttons @ Jul 22nd 2009 10:20AM
Why the fuck do you care if ME2 is not a 360 exclusive? In what way does that take away from your experience? Grow the fuck up.
Yes, I'm in a bad mood today.
NewbieZilla @ Jul 21st 2009 5:26PM
Will have to get around to buying these.
Damon @ Jul 21st 2009 5:48PM
Gaming comics are really hit or miss. Seeing as the mass effect team seems pretty deeply entrenched in the creation of this one, i doubt it will be a miss. I might pick it up. Then again, i haven't spent any money on comic books that weren't from japan in a long time...
ballistic3188 @ Jul 21st 2009 6:25PM
mmm sexy liara.
eh probably go to to a borders or barnes and noble and read through it and grab a coffee.
hopefully it will tide me over till the game.
Hopefully it is good cause the book sucked. The guy's writing style was attrocious. no sublety in the text at all. It was always he did some blank because he learned blank from basic training or some such. every moved need to be justified for some reason in this exact format.
Blank-Mage @ Jul 21st 2009 11:46PM
Hmm? Someone call?
Rhamsey @ Jul 21st 2009 6:27PM
Adding this to my on hold list Wednesday. Just to be sure I dont forget.
MechaGamerX @ Jul 21st 2009 6:39PM
Seriously?
...no one's gonna make a Gackt joke?
I am dissapoint.
Blank-Mage @ Jul 21st 2009 9:24PM
"Wat alse cood I du, beesize avange yoo."
cafecito @ Jul 21st 2009 11:37PM
What's a gackt? :S ... sounds like a noise you make when you spit.
Blank-Mage @ Jul 21st 2009 11:45PM
You wouldn't understand. Hell, I don't think anyone can.
Draken Stark @ Jul 21st 2009 7:19PM
I wonder if it'll have a fox special like the game, or at least another blue chick side butt scene. Loved the game a lot, here's hoping it'll cover as much or more than the books.
Jordan @ Jul 21st 2009 7:38PM
God damn Liara is hot.
Jack Tretton @ Jul 21st 2009 9:43PM
Liara is yum.
Shariq Ansari @ Jul 22nd 2009 9:49AM
Count me in. John Jackson Miller does incredible work on Dark Horse's Knights of the Old Republic series. It's one of the few Star Wars comics that really captures the feel of the Original Trilogy: lovable, memorable characters, fantastic action, and more importantly (as it's something missing from most of the Star Wars EU) honest-to-goodness humor.
Plus this isn't like DC's tie-in minis; this is Dark Horse comics, a publisher with a great track record in tie-in comics (Star Wars, Buffy, etc.). With Miller on board and Dark Horse publishing, I'm definitely grabbing this when it hits.
WINterfang @ Jul 22nd 2009 12:00PM
LOL at the joke bellow the picture.
RedSonRising @ Jul 22nd 2009 7:02PM
mmm, liara.. havent seen her since that trip to ilos..