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Mass Effect, Volume 2

Mass Effect, Volume 2

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  • Create Date：2021-10-31 09:52:05
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Summary

Mass Effect 2 and 3 Lead Writer Mac Walters takes the helm once again in the vibrant， engaging world of BioWare's blockbuster science fiction epic！ The series that revolutionized video game comics is back with canonical stories featuring the series most beloved characters and connecting narrative dots within the Mass Effect trilogy。

Featuring behind the scenes annotations by the creators， this deluxe oversized hardcover collects all of the Mass Effect: Foundation series， Mass Effect Free Comic Book Day 2013， Mass Effect: Blasto - Eternity is Forever and a beautiful gallery section of covers， exclusive sketches， process drawings， and more， making this essential for any Mass Effect fan！

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Reviews

Karin （desAlien） ，

If you’re a Mass Effect fan I highly recommend reading this！

King Haddock ，

The plot of Mass Effect: Foundation leads directly into the ME 3 Citadel DLC storyline， although I feel the graphic novel plotline makes more sense after completing the DLC。 I would recommend playing Citadel before reading Foundation。 Given as the graphic novel also includes the background stories for Kasumi Goto and Zaeed Massani， readers will get more out of Foundation if they have added those two individuals to their party in ME 2， as well。By and large， Foundation does not cover much new terr The plot of Mass Effect: Foundation leads directly into the ME 3 Citadel DLC storyline， although I feel the graphic novel plotline makes more sense after completing the DLC。 I would recommend playing Citadel before reading Foundation。 Given as the graphic novel also includes the background stories for Kasumi Goto and Zaeed Massani， readers will get more out of Foundation if they have added those two individuals to their party in ME 2， as well。By and large， Foundation does not cover much new territory。 The majority of material from Foundation relies heavily on the backstories the characters themselves relay to Commander Shepard。 We already know that Kaidan defended Rahna from their turian trainer Vyrnnus at "Brain Camp" - he told Shepard this story in ME 1。 We already know the story of how Thane met and lost his wife - he told Shepard this story in ME 2。 We already know that Mordin Solus worked with the STG to develop and test the modified genophage on Tuchanka -he told Shepard this story in ME 2。 Even the overarching storyline of Foundation， focusing on Rasa/Maya Brooks does not delve TOO incredibly deeply into material we don't learn in the Citadel DLC。 Some issues are more original and exploratory than others。 Thane Krios' story is told with a first person narrative。。。 the same exact words he tells Shepard in the second game。 Aside from a little added dialogue and the visuals， we get nothing new。 That one is probably the least original of the Foundation stories。 Other issues in Foundation do more to expand upon the characters and bring something new to the Mass Effect world， though。 It is fun to see Urdnot Wrex working on his job to try to take out Fist， for instance。 And the stuff on Rasa does give us a lot more insight on her before we meet her on the Citadel。 Rasa is the main character of Foundation， so we get the most time and detail spent with her。The concept of Foundation is an interesting one。 I like the overarching idea。 I like that it's written by Mac Walters， one of the main writers in the ME games。 That said， I feel as though I would have been more invested with Foundation with longer stories dedicated to each character。 As it was， we could only get quick story "blurbs" for all the characters outside of Miranda， Rasa， and Kai Leng。Despite Foundation safely nestling itself in a lot of already-covered material， it is a satisfactory supplement to the Mass Effect universe。 I wouldn't say that it is extremely emotional or comical or gripping or groundbreaking， but I do say it's nice to read and spend more time with the characters at different stages of their lives。 It is enjoyable to see the characters' pasts in action - of Jacob and Miranda on a quest together， or Mordin on dangerous missions with the STG， or Ashley Williams leading soldiers on Eden Prime。 It can bring a little more realness， a little more clarity， to these individuals' lives。 Through Foundation， we get to spend a little more time with them。 Through Foundation， we get to see their stories visualized there in front of us。 That's the merit of Foundation - seeing these characters' lives play out concretely on the page before us。So would I recommend it？ Yes。 It's not an enthusiastic yes， but it's not a hesitant yes， either。 I would say it's at least worth a one time read。 I don't know that I would recommend people to charge out and purchase it （though I am very happy I own a copy！）。 But getting to see the characters' lives play out before they meet Shepard has an appeal to it that gives Foundation its worth。 。。。more

Cameron ，

It was interesting seeing critical moments in the lives of members of the Mass Effect crew， but I really didn't find that the stories had much depth or emotional appeal。 They were nice jaunts into familiar characters， but nothing I feel like I would press into the hands of my friends or other fans and suggest they read。 It was interesting seeing critical moments in the lives of members of the Mass Effect crew， but I really didn't find that the stories had much depth or emotional appeal。 They were nice jaunts into familiar characters， but nothing I feel like I would press into the hands of my friends or other fans and suggest they read。 。。。more

Laura Birks ，

I read the first volume in this collection of Mass Effect comics about this time last year and unfortunately it's taken me up till now to get around to reading the second volume。As much as I did enjoy the first book I felt that in some of the stories （Liara's in particular） the artwork was too cartoon-y for the subject matter being portrayed and when being compared with some of the other stories it looked a little like the odd one out。 No such problems here。This second volume focusses on a chara I read the first volume in this collection of Mass Effect comics about this time last year and unfortunately it's taken me up till now to get around to reading the second volume。As much as I did enjoy the first book I felt that in some of the stories （Liara's in particular） the artwork was too cartoon-y for the subject matter being portrayed and when being compared with some of the other stories it looked a little like the odd one out。 No such problems here。This second volume focusses on a character called Rasa and is intended to be one cohesive story， setting up the events of the Citadel DLC， with other well known characters popping in from time to time for their own stories。 This left the whole volume at times feeling a little disjointed。Individually these Foundation stories nicely set up how the characters come to be where they are in the start of Mass Effect 2， and a wide plethora of characters are represented。 （Thane， Jack， Kasumi， Miranda and Jacob to name a few） We also get back-stories for some other characters （Zaeed， Joker and Kaiden for example） and a fun little comic featuring Blasto。Once again the artwork is amazing， the use of colours （especially in the environmental panels） really makes the locations come alive。 Also， the commentary from the writers and artists at the bottom of the page provides a fascinating glimpse into why characters were portrayed in certain ways and why a particular colour scheme or panel layout was chosen。If you're a fan of the games then this is a must read。 。。。more

Carol ，

It's Mass Effect， therefore I like it。 :） Also， the cover and some of the chapters were illustrated by an artist acquaintance of mine， Tony Parker。 He does awesome work。This volume focuses on backstory for many of the ME universe characters， from Rasa （if you've never played the ME3 Citadel DLC， you're missing out） to Miranda and James and Thane and Garrus （to name a handful）， we get a look at pivotal points in each companion's life， including any intersection with Commander Shepard， though Shep It's Mass Effect， therefore I like it。 :） Also， the cover and some of the chapters were illustrated by an artist acquaintance of mine， Tony Parker。 He does awesome work。This volume focuses on backstory for many of the ME universe characters， from Rasa （if you've never played the ME3 Citadel DLC， you're missing out） to Miranda and James and Thane and Garrus （to name a handful）， we get a look at pivotal points in each companion's life， including any intersection with Commander Shepard， though Shepard is never specifically shown as male or female。 It's kind of cool that way。 :）Totally worth it if you're an ME fan， and a must have if you've got Volume 1。 。。。more

Chris Lemmerman ，

The first volume of these massive Library Editions was great， varied stuff， so you'd think this second volume would follow suite， and in some respects it does。 However， for a series that's meant to tell one cohesive story， it doesn't quite hit the mark。The idea behind the Foundation story was to tell the hidden origins of Maya Brooks， the villain from Mass Effect 3's Citadel DLC， and whilst she pops up a lot near the beginning， and near the end， she's mostly relegated to being in the background The first volume of these massive Library Editions was great， varied stuff， so you'd think this second volume would follow suite， and in some respects it does。 However， for a series that's meant to tell one cohesive story， it doesn't quite hit the mark。The idea behind the Foundation story was to tell the hidden origins of Maya Brooks， the villain from Mass Effect 3's Citadel DLC， and whilst she pops up a lot near the beginning， and near the end， she's mostly relegated to being in the background for the middle 10 or so issues。 Everything else becomes spotlight issues on Shepherd's companions， from Miranda and Jacob to Thane and Mordin， and almost everyone in between （notable exceptions being Tali and Liara）。 These vary in quality， but some fill in the gaps that are left from the rest of the Mass Effect series， such as Mordin's work on the genophage， or Thane's life pre-assassin。The artwork is mostly by Tony Parker， who does excellent work， with Omar Francia who pencilled quite a lot of volume 1 also popping up。 Matthew Clark does 2 issues which are probably the best of the bunch， and Garry Brown also does an issue， but his is easily the weakest， very lacking in detail and looking unfinished。 His work on Catwoman at the moment is a far cry from this， thankfully。Also included are two short stories， one about movie star Blasto which is hilarious， and an 8 page short about Joker which is Joker all over。Mass Effect still has a massive （pun intended） amount of backstory and sidestories worth plumbing for further comic books， so I hope we see some more someday soon， but for now， this is a step down from the first collection， but still worth grabbing if you're a fan of the series。 。。。more

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