I won’t bore anyone with extended commentary. Suffice it to say, that as a Mass Effect fan, I am excited to read this. I copied this directly from a post on the BioWare ME forum, link will be below.
BioWare and Dark Horse Comics are very pleased to announce a Mass Effect comic series published by Dark Horse, Mass Effect Redemption. Mass Effect: Redemption is scheduled to launch in January 6, 2010.
BioWare and Dark Horse Comics today announced a.In Mass Effect: Redemption, the story takes readers through the treacherous events leading up to Mass Effect 2 which opens with galactic hero Commander Shepard having mysteriously gone missing and left to fight for survival. What unfolds next will expose readers to new locations, aliens and extended storyline in the Mass Effect universe.
The Mass Effect: Redemption story is written by Lead Writer Mac Walters at BioWare. Walters is the script writer behind Mass Effect 2. He brings unique insight to the Mass Effect comic and nuance of the world within. The comic is scripted by John Jackson Miller (Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, The Invincible Iron Man) and drawn by Omar Francia (Star Wars Legacy). This first four-part series explores the exotic and dangerous future Milky Way of Mass Effect, revealing previously unseen locations, aliens, and enemies of this rich science fiction landscape.
So contact your local comic shop today and add Mass Effect: redemption to your files, so you don’t miss out.
http://meforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=686654&forum=144
Edit to add a link to the Dark Horse Press Release which has more story info.
http://www.darkhorse.com/Press-Releases/1748/Mass-Effect-Explodes-Into-Comics-7-21-09