
Mac Walters and Omar Francia will be autographing a Comic-con exclusive Mass Effect signing card at the Dark Horse booth (#2615) on July 24th at 4:00pm – 5:00pm at Comic-Con International 2009 in San Diego, CA. This first four-part series explores the exotic and dangerous future Milky Way of Mass Effect, revealing previously unseen locations, aliens, and enemies of this rich science fiction landscape. The comic is scripted by John Jackson Miller (Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, The Invincible Iron Man) and drawn by Omar Francia (Star Wars Legacy). He brings unique insight to the Mass Effect comic and nuance of the world within. Walters is the script writer behind Mass Effect 2. The Mass Effect: Redemption story is written by Lead Writer Mac Walters at BioWare. Mass Effect: Redemption is scheduled to launch in January 6, 2010. What unfolds next will expose readers to new locations, aliens and extended storyline in the Mass Effect universe. In Mass Effect: Redemption, the story takes readers through the treacherous events leading up to Mass Effect 2 which opens with galactic hero Commander Shepard having mysteriously gone missing and left to fight for survival. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Dark Horse Comics today announced a new comic book series based on Mass Effect™, the blockbuster sci-fi action videogame that IGN.com rated the #1 Xbox 360 ™ game of all time. – J– BioWare ™, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. Sci-Fi Comic Prequel Bridges Heroic conclusion of Mass Effect and Mysterious Beginning of Mass Effect 2 The press release is below, and we'll be sure to keep an eye on this as more news is released. Mass Effect is beginning to grow a fairly large fan-base, and with a fan base comes an eager lust for consumerism. It is going to start off as a short series, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to see the comic take off. It appears that the comic series, Mass Effect: Redemption,will fill the gap.īioWare's Lead Writer, Mac Walters, will pen the story, while Omar Francia will be handling the art. In early trailers for the game, it was hinted that Shepard had died, but there has been no explanation as of yet why people thought that the Specter had fallen. The four-part story will launch on January 6th, 2010, and takes place between Mass Effect 1 and 2, following the mysterious disappearance of Commander Shepard. EA has teamed up with Dark Horse comics to start a comic series based on BioWare's Mass Effect. Two days before the show floor opens and Comic-Con news is already pouring out.
