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First bit of Mass Effect 2 comic appears photo

The word on the street is that Mass Effect 2 kicks off on a mysterious note with Commander Shepard gone missing. But there’s no need to worry about the odd plot thread -- there’s a comic book to explain it. As previously announced, Dark Horse Comics and Mac Walters are getting together to make a visual baby that should explain what the galaxy’s protagonist is up to post-missing status. Due out in early January, the first six pages of this comic, dubbed Mass Effect: Redemption, are available right now via Comic Book Resources.

The pages star Dr. Liara T’sonia, a person who apparently has some pressing business to take care of and doesn’t mind whipping out the biotics to get it done. Poor, poor evil aliens.

Reading this makes us really want ME2 in our hands, but that’s not going to happen for a good bit (written gloomily). The follow-up RPG is slated for a 2010 release, meaning we'll be talking about the periphery stuff for at least a few more months.








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hjd uk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 08:57
hjd uk
"Are script-prompts meant to go into speech-bubbles?" (sarcastic, slight-grin).
Ninja Cameraman's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 09:51
Ninja Cameraman
@hjd uk

Uh ever consider that race says speech direction in Mass Effect 1? (shit-eating grin)
Django Reinhardt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 10:23
Django Reinhardt
I loved that species. They lacked the capability for vocal inflection so they had to explain the tone of everything they said.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 10:39
Char Aznable
hjd uk just got shut the hell down (said snarkily, while butting into the discussion).
TheRedScorpion's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 10:50
TheRedScorpion
(frank admission) I am not entirely sure that extra swag will make the game more desirable. (with rising interest) But the universe is indeed interesting.
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 11:03
SnakeDude4Life
(Melancholy) I hope the stroy isn't bullshit like the Doom comic. (Truthful Interest) I hope the rumor that ME2 coming out Jan of 2010 is real.
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 11:31
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
(surprised realization)Liara really seems to be acting more badass than she appeared to be in the first one. (reminiscing) She always seemed like such a good girl in the first one. (Truthful Interest) I hope she is not only a party member again in Mass Effect 2, but she maintains the increased renegade streak in it too.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 14:02
Xzyliac
Bought.

@Palidi
Samez if she's in ME2 at all. I got the feeling that somewhere around the games climax (probably after the hawt human on alien sex) she did seem a bit more confident. It came a bit later than I wanted it to but hey. Anything's better than that raging pussy Kaidan. *diss high five!*
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 14:04
Char Aznable
I was so happy to send Kaidan to his death. No spoiler warning.
kitae's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 14:18
kitae
Elkor are actually fully capable of speech inflection but the inflections are so subtle that other races can not detect them, so they plainly state their inflections to aid in communication.

http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Elcor
kitae's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 14:19
kitae
(amusement and admiration) your collective elcor talk is hillarious btw destructoid community
Br0th3rGr1mm's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 14:21
Br0th3rGr1mm
Hey! The Normandy Elevator design team lead!
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 15:11
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
@Xzyliac:

Well, according to the Wiki, characters will return in ME2 assuming they didn't die in ME1.

"Hudson stated in Game Informer magazine that characters from the previous game will come back, provided that they were not killed. So far Tali'Zorah nar Rayya[18], Liara T'Soni, Jeff "Joker" Moreau, Conrad Verner, Nassana Dantius and Urdnot Wrex have all been confirmed to be making a reappearance."-Mass Effect 2 Wiki

It's just a matter of how big their roles are as I'm pretty sure it's been said that not all of them will not be party members again.

Here's hoping that the Quarian party member in the trailers so far is Tali, and that Liara is also a party member too.
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 20:36
Brian Szabelski
(ecstatic) I am buying this.
texasgoldrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 23:02
texasgoldrush
wow, talking like Elcors on forums should be th enew norm, you can see th efeelings of the poster better.
Holiday's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 23:03
Holiday
Does anyone else think a Mass Effect TV series could be even greater than the new Battlestar Galactica? That is if greedy network executives don't cancel it after 6 episodes to replace it with more junk "reality TV".
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