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Mass Effect comic arrives Jan. 6

By Matthew Peters, GameSpotPosted Jul 22, 2009 1:22 am GMT

BioWare senior writer Mac Walters working with Dark Horse Comics on sequential art edition of sci-fi RPG; story fills in gap between original and upcoming sequel.

BioWare's Mass Effect has been widely praised for its reaching story, garnering praise enough for ex-Marvel Comics CEO Avi Arad to option the rights to adapt the game into a film last year. As it would turn out, Mass Effect will also be receiving the comics treatment proper. BioWare parent, Electronic Arts, today announced today the game will be elaborated with a new comic series, with the first issue hitting newsstands on January 6.

Messing with an asari can have unforeseen consequences.

In collaboration with Dark Horse Comics, BioWare will create the comic Mass Effect: Redemption, which will bridge the storyline from the end of Mass Effect to the beginning of the upcoming sequel, Mass Effect 2. The first installment of the four-part comic series promises to introduce unseen locations, enemies, and aliens.

The story will be written by BioWare's lead writer Mac Walters, the scriptwriter behind the second game. Mass Effect: Redemption will be scripted by John Jackson Miller, the writer behind the Knights of the Old Republic comic series, and will be drawn by Omar Francia, who has worked on several issues of Star Wars: Legacy. Dark Horse Comics is the publisher for Star Wars both series. Walters and Francia will be at Comic-Con International 2009 in San Diego on July 24 to sign Mass Effect cards.

Dark Horse Comics has adapted previous series into comics, such as Aliens, Star Wars, and Serenity. Mass Effect 2 is expected to arrive during EA's current fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2010. For more information on the upcoming game, refer to GameSpot's past coverage and the E3 stage demo video below.

56 Comments

  • Echo_742

    Posted Nov 5, 2009 10:36 pm GMT

    Absolutely getting this on PC

  • forhekset

    Posted Oct 18, 2009 11:14 pm GMT

    It's gunna be confusing with a comic hitting just before the second game, and the way you can carry over past game changing desicions from the first game over to the second, and how/if that will effect the second games roster at all.

    Gunna be hard to figure out what's actually going on.

  • datniccah187

    Posted Oct 16, 2009 10:59 am GMT

    Jan 26 hurry up and get here, can't wait to get my hands on the comic as well.

  • mbashour

    Posted Jul 26, 2009 9:41 pm GMT

    not sure if i want to use a previous profile for me2 or not...hm...but looks sweet. glad its coming to pc right along with 360 instead of a port

  • sun_rider95

    Posted Jul 26, 2009 2:41 pm GMT

    man it is a long way to 2010....can't wait for it ...I think I will play the first one again and again until I will have the second one

  • GodMin

    Posted Jul 25, 2009 7:41 am GMT

    Was watching the video and then I noticed I started to hit my WASD keys and moving my mouse

    cant wait for this game

  • geedotherodian

    Posted Jul 24, 2009 6:59 pm GMT

    I'm gonna get the books soon but idk about comics

  • apolloooo

    Posted Jul 24, 2009 2:30 am GMT

    the first was amazing and so the second, i want to know how the story continued! it's damn amazing

  • -Saigo-

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 4:29 pm GMT

    Comics or not, this is going to be a sick game!

  • c_mcafee

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 9:52 am GMT

    I would buy anything with the Mass Effect label on it.

  • WizengamotX

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 7:25 am GMT

    ... I am down with any graphic adventures.

  • Valen_Ca

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 7:12 am GMT

    Sweet! So instead of bridging it in game where it should be done, they are going to force me to buy a comic!

  • Humorguy_basic

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 5:52 am GMT

    Only 4 issues - don't get excited! Just marketing.

  • shkar

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 5:28 am GMT

    this might actually make me interested in comics once again.......I like everything Mass Effect

  • Alcheaus

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 4:39 am GMT

    this is effin sweet! the books were great. now we get a comic too *squee* @_@ ima dork..wow but i'm still stoked

  • lord_destro

    Posted Jul 23, 2009 2:52 am GMT

    love it

  • abosh1

    Posted Jul 22, 2009 10:51 pm GMT

    i really cant wait for this game!!!

  • Phaselinear

    Posted Jul 22, 2009 10:23 pm GMT

    Finished advancing ALL my characters (soldier, tech, sentinel...etc.) to level 60. Now let's see if I can REALLY advance them beyond in ME2. Dec can't happen fast enough!

  • SrTVBR

    Posted Jul 22, 2009 8:30 pm GMT

    I cant wait for this game! Its everything!

  • valuum

    Posted Jul 22, 2009 2:00 pm GMT

    If theres any franchise that could transition well from games to movies, it would be Mass Effect. I have no doubt that it would happen eventually. Though, if Boll has even the slightest connection to it, I might have to pass.

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