REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(
BUSINESS WIRE)--BioWare™, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (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. 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
. What unfolds next will expose readers to new locations, aliens and extended storyline in the
Mass Effect universe.
Mass Effect: Redemption is scheduled to launch in January 6, 2010.
The
Mass Effect: Redemption story is written by Lead Writer Mac Walters at BioWare. Walters is the script writer behind
Mass Effect 2. He brings unique insight to the
Mass Effect comic and nuance of the world within. 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). 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.
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.
“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.”
