by Evil Chris Priestly
I am a huge comic book nerd. I have been collecting comics for the past 27 years and have a basement full of long boxes and shelves full of issues I still need to put in bags with boards.Taking up a lot of space in my collection are comics from Dark Horse. Even if you haven’t heard of Dark Horse, I bet you know some of their titles. Those cool Hellboy movies? Based on a Dark Horse comic. Did you watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer? That is now a Dark Horse comic. If you like Aliens, Star Wars, Conan the Barbarian or a TON of other great comics from some of the most talented artists and writers in the industry today they are a part of Dark Horse.
So, as a comic nerd, I was super excited to learn that BioWare would be making a Mass Effect comic book with the excellent people at Dark Horse. Mac Walters, the Lead Writer for Mass Effect2, has taken on the task of also writing the comic. Along with Mac are Artist Omar Francia, Colorist Michael Atiyeh, Scripter John Jackson Miller and Cover Artist: Daryl Mandryk. Together, they are doing some amazing work that I know people who are fans of Mass Effect, or just fans of a great comic will absolutely love.The story (exclusive to these comics) will have the commander’s companion Dr. Liara T’Soni undertake a deadly mission of extraordinary importance in the Milky Way’s lawless Terminus Systems.
As a special treat, the fine folks at Dark Horse have given us a sneak peak at the first 7 pages of issue 1 of the Mass Effect comic. Check out the amazing art and get your first taste of the story that will be the Dark Horse Mass Effect comic.
The Mass Effect comic from Dark Horse will be available January 6 at comic shops near you. Check with your favorite local store and make sure you pick up your copies of Mass Effect.
Why must you tease us so?
*excited*
There’s a very 80s vibe to this. The illustration. The (occasional painful) dialogue. The overall aesthetic.
Oh man, they got Liara’s character design SPOT ON.
Exciting, thanks for the preview!
Thane looks SO COOL.
I can’t wait for this, I love comic books and I love Mass Effect… perfect match
Daryl Mandryk?? Wow, I remember him from CGTalk competitions (he won the Space Opera theme, back when the competitions were still interesting). He’s an amazing artist, glad to know he’s doing the cover art.
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The artwork in this offering from Dark Horse is about a million times better than their artwork in that other comic they’re making for Bioware;P I can’t wait to get this comic. I’d rather have it all together as a graphic novel, but I’m not gonna pass up the individual issues.
Cant wait for this comic!!!
The art looks really impressive. Loving Liara’ costume too. Maybe i will try a few cheeky suggestions to my girlfriend. lol
I’ve really enjoyed reading your articles. You obviously know what you are talking about! Your site is so easy to navigate too, I’ve bookmarked it in my favourites
I really wish some people would stop drawing women as though they all suffered from lordosis.
That aside, I suppose I’m looking forward to this. Liara was a gem, after all.
Never heard that comic before but likely it something different from another space comic I have ever seen