Mass Effect (comics)

Mass Effect
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Genre	Military science fiction
Publication date	January 2010 - present
Number of issues	33 (one 13-issue series, four 4-issue mini-series & four 8-page issues)

Mass Effect is a comic book series by Dark Horse Comics, based on the Mass Effect video game series.

The series is marketed as various limited series for each story. As the game is considered to be the player's story, none of the comics, like the novels, feature Commander Shepard as the main character.

Published

Writer Mac Walters in front of a Mass Effect poster at the Dark Horse Comics booth at the 2011 New York Comic Con.

Redemption

Mass Effect: Redemption is a four-part comic book mini-series that was released between January and April 2010. The story, which revolves around Liara T'Soni, is set in the interim period between the prologue and main storyline of Mass Effect 2, and is related to the downloadable content Lair of the Shadow Broker that was released for the game.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Incursion

Mass Effect: Incursion is an on-line comic (8 pages) that follows Aria T'Loak's encounter with the Collectors one week prior to the opening events of Mass Effect 2. The events of Incursion link into the events of the comic miniseries Mass Effect: Redemption. It was released June 21, 2010 through IGN.^{[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}

Inquisition

Mass Effect: Inquisition is an on-line comic (8 pages) written by Mac Walters, art by Jean Diaz, colors by Michael Atiyeh, and lettering by Michael Heisler. Taking place after Mass Effect 2, the plot follows Captain Armando-Owen Bailey during his investigation of Executor Venari Pallin and corruption within C-Sec. It was released October 26, 2010 through USA Today.^[21]

Evolution

Mass Effect: Evolution is a comic book series (4 issues) released between January 2011 and April 2011. The story focuses on the origin of the Illusive Man, and is set during the First Contact War, shortly after the discovery of the Mass Relays.^{[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]}

Conviction

Mass Effect: Conviction is a free short (10 page) single issue mini-comic written by Mac Walters, art by Eduardo Francisco, colors by Michael Atiyeh, and lettering by Michael Heisler. Taking place before Mass Effect 3, the plot follows Lieutenant James Vega during his stay on Omega before returning to Systems Alliance service. Released in September, 2011 available through a digital distribution promotion exclusively at participating retailers.^[32][33]

Invasion

Mass Effect: Invasion is a comic book series (4 issues) released between October 2011 and January 2012. It follows Aria T'Loak, the pirate queen of the space station Omega, as her station comes under attack from a new threat unleashed by Cerberus, the human survivalist organization.^{[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]}

Homeworlds

Mass Effect: Homeworlds is a comic book series (4 issues) written by game lead writer Mac Walters released April 25, 2012. Each issue focuses on a main Mass Effect 3 character.^{[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52]}

Blasto: Eternity Is Forever

Mass Effect: Blasto: Eternity Is Forever is a short (14 page) single issue mini-comic written by Mac Walters released on November 7, 2012 through digital distribution. The main character is Blasto, a Hanar Spectre featured in several Mass Effect films as the galaxy's first Hanar Spectre.^[53][54][55]

Mass Effect: Foundation

Mass Effect: Foundation is a 13-issue comic series written by Mac Walters. It is the fifth Mass Effect comic series produced. The first issue was released on July 24, 2013.^[56] The series has been stated to have a connection to the Mass Effect 3: Citadel downloadable content pack for Mass Effect 3, and issue 5 will tie directly into Mass Effect 2.^[57] It features a story that runs parallel to the game trilogy and is designed to expand the universe as a whole.^[58][59]

Collected editions

The series has been collected in the following titles:

References