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Thoughts: I am not disappointed with this volume. I've played the games multiple times, so when someone pointed out there are COMICS that fill in backstory, I did research and found this. Why I picked it up: I'm a Mass Effect lover. Included among the several stories are how the Illusive Man became who he is, how Liara retrieved Shepard's body after the prologue to 'Mass Effect 2,' what exactly happened on Omega that made Aria leave for the Citadel (between ME 2 and 3), and several one shot side stories. The volume is rounded out with a quick collection of three short Mass Effect stories which are so forgettable I can barely remember what they were about and I read them less than 24 hours ago.Īs usual, fans of the Mass Effect series will likely get a kick out of this, but more critical comic readers will probably pick up on the flaws of the different series.īlurb: Mass Effect Library Edition Volume 1 combines several stand alone graphic novels and comic issues considered cannon in the Mass Effect game universe. There are four different artists on this one, and they make or break the issues, with Tali's looking weird with gangly legged characters, whilst Garrus' is gritty and almost real. The final mini-series focuses on four separate characters and how Commander Shepherd affected their lives, from newcomer James Vega to old hands Garrus and Tali. This one's got great art too, but the story meanders around too much for a four issue mini, which drags it down. We then switch focus to Omega during Mass Effect 3 in a prelude to the Omega DLC for that game. This story is again solid, and enlightening as well. However, my worries were unfounded as the second mini-series, which shows us the secret origin of the Illusive Man, has a different style from the artist and it fits much better with the tone of the series.

The story here is solid, but the art is a little too cartoony for the serious subject matter, and did make me worry about the rest of the book since the same artist draws 3/4 mini-series. We open with a series that focuses on Liara attempting to find Shepherd's body at the beginning of Mass Effect 2.

Not quite as much fun as the Dragon Age Library Edition, mainly because everything is a little more disjointed in this volume.Ĭollecting 4 separate mini-series which focus on different eras of the Mass Effect timeline, this book has some stand-out moments, whilst others fall a bit flat.

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