It looks like the Alternative Appearance Pack won’t be the only think the Mass Effect franchise is getting as BioWare has just announced that a comic book series based on the franchise will be released. Dark Horse Comics will be in charge of this monthly comic and has said that it will follow the happenings in Mass Effect 2.

There’s no word exactly when this comic will be made available but we’ll let you know.

via joystiq

BioWare and Dark Horse Comics are teaming up to bring a Mass Effect comic book. Titled Mass Effect: Redemption, the story will take place after the events of the first game and lead up to the sequel. The comic “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.” Marc Walters will be writing the comic.

“Fans of Mass Effect are going to be pleasantly shocked by the events in these comics,” said Walters. “We worked very closely with Dark Horse to make sure this story was built in to the Mass Effect 2 arc, right from the ground up. Reading the series won’t just add to your experience of the universe, it will change the way you look at Mass Effect 2… and beyond.”

Mass Effect: Redemption will be out in stores on January 6th, 2010.

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