Changes: Mass Effect: Redemption

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Mass Effect: Redemption #1 cover from the Collectors' Edition of Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect: Redemption is a four-issue comic series that explores some of the key events leading up to Mass Effect 2. Its narrative "picks up just as Commander Shepard disappears and is left without the support of the crew on the SSV Normandy in the lawless Terminus Systems. Shepard must fight for survival, and will be assisted by close companion, Dr. Liara T'Soni, to come home alive."^[1] Liara's adventure is an extended storyline with major ramifications for the Mass Effect universe, and exposes readers to some of the new aliens, locations, and factions introduced in Mass Effect 2.

The series is written by BioWare lead writer Mac Walters, scripted by John Jackson Miller, and drawn by Omar Francia, with contributions from cover designer Daryl Mandryk, colorist Michael Atiyeh and letterer Michael Heisler. First announced on July 21, 2009, seven pages of issue #1 were later previewed online in October 2009.^[2] The official print release (published by Dark Horse Comics) followed on January 6, 2010.

The Mass Effect 2 Limited Collectors' Edition also comes bundled with a complete issue #1, while all editions of the Prima Official Game Guide include a five-page teaser. The Collectors' Edition issue has an alternate cover also made by Daryl Mandryk, while the standard image of Liara in a combat stance is found on the back cover. On June 9, 2010, Dark Horse released a trade paperback that collects all four issues and a "special behind-the-scenes section with sketches and more" in one 96 page volume.^[3]

The story of Liara's involvement with the Shadow Broker continues in Lair of the Shadow Broker, a piece of downloadable content for Mass Effect 2 in which Liara teams up with Commander Shepard to confront the Shadow Broker and even the score. Mac Walters has stated that the comics comprise part of a larger vision for the franchise: "The idea is that we're both expanding on characters that we didn't really explore in Mass Effect 1 and also looking at opportunities to expand on them even further in the DLC."^[4]

The short comic Mass Effect: Incursion features events that link to the Redemption storyline.

Issues


Mass Effect: Redemption 1		Mass Effect: Redemption 2		Mass Effect: Redemption 3		Mass Effect: Redemption 4

Trivia

According to John Jackson Miller, Redemption does not assume any specific Shepard to be canonical: "Particular care was taken in the handling of Commander Shepard's character; as with the KOTOR comics and Revan, the story accommodates the reader's past decisions as a player."^[5]
In an apparent oversight, turian blood in the comics is colored red rather than blue.

References

[1] ttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090721006248/en/EA-Dark-Horse-Comics-Blast-Mass-Effect

[2] ttp://comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=3588&disp=table

[3] ttp://www.darkhorse.com/Books/16-424/Mass-Effect-Volume-1-Redemption-TPB

[4] ttp://comics.ign.com/articles/100/1005868p1.html

[5] ttp://www.farawaypress.com/comics/masseffectredemption/masseffectredemption1.html

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-[[File:Liararedemption2.png|280px|right|Comic depiction of Liara]][[Mass Effect: Redemption]] is a four-issue comic series that explores some of the key [[Timeline|events]] leading up to [[Mass Effect 2]]. Its narrative "picks up just as [[Commander Shepard]] disappears and is left without the support of the crew on the [[SSV Normandy]] in the lawless [[Terminus Systems]]. Shepard must fight for survival, and will be assisted by close companion, [[Dr. Liara T'Soni]], to come home alive." Liara's adventure is an extended storyline with major ramifications for the [[Mass Effect]] universe, and exposes readers to some of the new aliens, locations, and factions introduced in [[Mass Effect 2]].
+[[File:Mass Effect Redemption Issue 1 alternate cover.png|right|250px|Mass Effect: Redemption #1 cover from the Collectors' Edition of Mass Effect 2]][[Mass Effect: Redemption]] is a four-issue comic series that explores some of the key [[Timeline|events]] leading up to [[Mass Effect 2]]. Its narrative "picks up just as [[Commander Shepard]] disappears and is left without the support of the crew on the [[SSV Normandy]] in the lawless [[Terminus Systems]]. Shepard must fight for survival, and will be assisted by close companion, [[Dr. Liara T'Soni]], to come home alive."<ref>https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090721006248/en/EA-Dark-Horse-Comics-Blast-Mass-Effect</ref> Liara's adventure is an extended storyline with major ramifications for the [[Mass Effect]] universe, and exposes readers to some of the new aliens, locations, and factions introduced in Mass Effect 2.
-The series is written by BioWare lead writer [[imdb:nm1906038|Mac Walters]], scripted by [[starwars:John Jackson Miller|John Jackson Miller]], and drawn by [http://omarfrancia-comics.blogspot.com Omar Francia], with contributions from cover designer [http://www.mandrykart.com/ Daryl Mandryk], colorist [[starwars:Michael Atiyeh|Michael Atiyeh]] and letterer [[starwars:Michael Heisler|Michael Heisler]]. First announced on July 21, 2009, seven pages of issue #1 were later previewed online in October 2009.<ref>http://comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=3588&disp=table</ref> The official print release (published by [[wikipedia:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]]) followed on January 6, 2010. Notably, the [[Mass Effect 2 Limited Collectors' Edition]] also comes bundled with a complete issue #1, while all editions of the [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mass+effect+2+prima+official+game+guide Prima Official Game Guide] include a five page teaser. On June 9, 2010, Dark Horse released a [[wikipedia:Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] that collects all four issues and a "special behind-the-scenes section with sketches and more" in one 96 page volume.<ref>http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/16-424/Mass-Effect-Volume-1-Redemption-TPB</ref>
+The series is written by BioWare lead writer [[imdb:nm1906038|Mac Walters]], scripted by [[starwars:John Jackson Miller|John Jackson Miller]], and drawn by [http://omarfrancia-comics.blogspot.com Omar Francia], with contributions from cover designer [http://www.mandrykart.com/ Daryl Mandryk], colorist [[starwars:Michael Atiyeh|Michael Atiyeh]] and letterer [[starwars:Michael Heisler|Michael Heisler]]. First announced on July 21, 2009, seven pages of issue #1 were later previewed online in October 2009.<ref>http://comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=3588&disp=table</ref> The official print release (published by [[wikipedia:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]]) followed on January 6, 2010.
+The [[Mass Effect 2 Limited Collectors' Edition]] also comes bundled with a complete issue #1, while all editions of the [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mass+effect+2+prima+official+game+guide Prima Official Game Guide] include a five-page teaser. The Collectors' Edition issue has an alternate cover also made by Daryl Mandryk, while the standard image of Liara in a combat stance is found on the back cover. On June 9, 2010, Dark Horse released a [[wikipedia:Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] that collects all four issues and a "special behind-the-scenes section with sketches and more" in one 96 page volume.<ref>http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/16-424/Mass-Effect-Volume-1-Redemption-TPB</ref>
 The story of Liara's involvement with the [[Shadow Broker]] continues in [[Lair of the Shadow Broker]], a piece of [[downloadable content]] for Mass Effect 2 in which Liara teams up with Commander Shepard to confront the Shadow Broker and even the score. Mac Walters has stated that the comics comprise part of a larger vision for the franchise: "The idea is that we're both expanding on characters that we didn't really explore in Mass Effect 1 and also looking at opportunities to expand on them even further in the DLC."<ref>http://comics.ign.com/articles/100/1005868p1.html</ref>
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 ==Trivia==
-*The version of issue #1 included with the Collectors' Edition features a special cover. Created by Daryl Mandryk and seen [[:File:Mass Effect 2 Collectors Edition Contents.jpg|here]], it depicts Feron and Liara running from gunfire. The standard image of Liara in a combat stance is found on this edition's back cover.
 *According to John Jackson Miller, Redemption does not assume any specific Shepard to be canonical: "Particular care was taken in the handling of Commander Shepard's character; as with the [[starwars:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (comics)|KOTOR]] comics and [[starwars:Revan|Revan]], the story accommodates the reader's past decisions as a player."<ref>http://www.farawaypress.com/comics/masseffectredemption/masseffectredemption1.html</ref>
+*In an apparent oversight, turian blood in the comics is colored red rather than [[Turian#Biology|blue]].
-*Observing Shepard's body in issue #4, Tazzik states that it's "hard to tell if it's even a man or a woman, blown to hell like that"—a playful reference to Shepard's gender being player-determined.
-* In an apparent oversight, turian blood in the comics is colored red rather than [[Turian#Biology|blue]].
 ==References==

Mass Effect Series
Games	Mass Effect (CE, ♫) • Mass Effect 2 (CE, ♫) • Mass Effect 3 (CE, ♫, Multiplayer) • Trilogy • Mass Effect Legendary Edition Mass Effect: Andromeda (DE, ♫, Multiplayer)
Mobile Games and Apps	Mass Effect Galaxy • Mass Effect: Infiltrator • Mass Effect 3: Datapad • Mass Effect: Andromeda APEX HQ
Downloadable Content	Mass Effect • Mass Effect 2 • Mass Effect 3
Books	Revelation • Ascension • Retribution • Deception • Nexus Uprising • Initiation • Annihilation
Comics	Redemption • Evolution • Invasion • Homeworlds • Foundation • Incursion • Inquisition Conviction • Blasto: Eternity is Forever • He Who Laughs Best • Library Edition • Discovery
Films	Paragon Lost (♫) • Mass Effect