He’s a fun contrast to Liara’s overly serious self, bluffing his way into dangerous situations at least twice. Key to Liara’s quest is her drell contact, Feron, a con man whose allegiance is as chameleonic as his appearance. Miller and Walters do a great job of immediately establishing how dangerous the place is, with an ominous narration, and an action-packed demonstration of Liara’s powers, although it is odd that a group of mercs would be shocked at an asari having biotic abilities. Atiyeh’s coloring does a spot on job of recreating the virtual version of Omega, with characters bathed in red and orange lights, and a background fuzz resembling the film grain effect of the games. Omega’s a sleazy, grungy station, a shadowy reflection of the Galactic Citadel, where no one can be trusted, something Liara soon learns. Thankfully, this is still early on in the series, when she was an innocent archaeologist, instead of a chilly information broker, and this naivety is a core part of the comic, which sees her head to Omega, the de facto capital of the Terminus Systems, to search for Shepard’s body.

Liara T’Soni undertake a deadly mission of extraordinary importance in the Milky Way’s lawless Terminus Systems.įull disclosure: I have never liked Liara - it’s not her fault she’s one of the least interesting characters in the series, since there are so many, but her undue prominence because she’s one of the few who can’t die, and her blatant romantic interest in Shepard, made her one of the most grating ones.

The story of what happens next - exclusive to this graphic novel - will have the commander’s companion Dr. The eagerly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster science-fiction epic IGN.com named the #1 Xbox 360 game of all time, Mass Effect 2 begins with the disappearance of Commander Shepard. Written by John Jackson Miller, Mac Walters

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