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Mass Effect Volume 1: Redemption |  | Authors: Mac Walters, John Jackson Miller, Omar Francia, Michael Atiyeh, Daryl Mandryk
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 8771
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1595824812
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781595824813
ASIN: 1595824812
Publication Date: June 2, 2010
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MASS EFFECT: REDEMPTION #4 (of 4) Mac Walters (W), John Jackson Miller (W), Omar Francia (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Daryl Mandryk (Cover) On sale Apr 7 FC, 32 pages $3.50 Miniseries Liara T'Soni's search for Commander Shepard's abductors comes to an end, but what other shocking discoveries will she make when she finds them? The comics debut of modern sci-fi's greatest epic holds surprises right up to the very end! With far-reaching repercussions for the Mass Effect saga, this tale of friendship and loyalty in the darkest corners of the galaxy closes with an issue sure to thrill fans new and old! Don't miss the sci-fi comics event of the year!
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 An Excellent Comic June 13, 2010
Gergely Kovacs (Texas, USA)
2 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is an excellent comic book.
Though Liara's character may not be perfectly in pair with that of the game, the book depicts the Mass Effect universe quite well. And while the comic's story cannot be compared to the complexity of the video game, I did enjoy it tremendously (even during my second reading). It is an engaging, action packed tale to the last page, with interesting characters and settings.
I very much liked the art style as well; it was very detailed and pleasingly colorful (similarly to the original game). Not quite a Dead Space-like masterpiece, but much better than other video game adaptations.
To sum it up: both artistically and content-wise, Redemption is among the better video game comics. Its only negative aspect is the paper cover (I like hard cover comic books much better, even if they cost more). I am looking forward to the next installment of the canon.
Update: Since I wrote this review, it has been pointed out to me that Mass Effect: Redemption does indeed have a limited, hardcover edition (which of course I managed to acquire). Having said that, I withdraw my previous objection about the binding. Nevertheless, I would have still liked to see all versions of the book to come out with the better quality cover. Maybe the next one...
Great filler July 29, 2010
Terrance Shaw (Virginia Beach, VA USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
* * * POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOLLOW * * *
The comic does an excellent job as a filler to bring you up to speed on the events between the end of the original Mass Effect game and the beginning of Mass Effect 2, but it does it in such a way that's more or less unbelievable due to the fact that Liara's character in the original Mass Effect is one of a naive innocence, concern, and loving tenderness. Somehow, though, by the time we catch up to her in Redemption, she's a hardcore hardass that can throw her weight around like one of the big boys, with a distinct level of indifference for the safety of others, so long as she can be reuinited with Shepard.
To be honest, though, I guess she does more closely resemble the Liara that you run into in ME2 here in Redemption, so... it's not too far-fetched.
Just far-fetched enough to irk me.
 Not Really Mass Effect July 17, 2010
fascinationjx (Albuquerque, NM United States)
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
Playing Mass Effect created an obsession for me. From the music, asthetics, characters, and story it had me hooked from the beginning.
I was really looking forward to this graphic novel. I just want more of the Mass Effect universe. However, after finishing the full series in the graphic novel form, I was very underwhelmed.
The art looks goofy and cartoonish. I don't mind some artistic variation for a comic, but it feels so disconnected from the Mass Effect world.
The biggest issue I had was with the characterizations and dialogue. Since when did Liara become and "shoot first, ask questions later" type? There are cheesy one liners, and each action sequence seems to consist of spying on someone, then jumping them.
Those are antithetical traits to what Mass Effect is all about. The level of mature dialogue and paced action are what felt like a truly mature game experience. This ended up more like Jr High fanfiction. Very disappointing.
I have to disagree... June 22, 2010
Matthew G. Collins (Cupertino, CA)
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
I was severely disappointed with this series. The art and writing are both lacking. It felt like the scripter had not played the original Mass Effect as the characterization is nothing like the game. Liara is a competent, determined, yet quiet character in the game. Here she's an 80's action hero making quips as she bashes heads in - she's really nothing like that in game (This was noted by most reviews I've read around the net as well). I love the idea of her trying to rescue Shepard's body, but the execution is quite poor.
I also get leery when every threat against her has a rape undercurrent (ie, she's threatened with rape within a page of the series opening) - very lazy writing in my opinion. The story is very short and can be summed up in a few sentences. If you've played ME2, there's really no reason to read this as it doesn't tell you anything new or interesting.
Quite disappointing.
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