Comic Book Review: Mass Effect: Homeworlds #3
Mike Hawthorne variant cover - Image via Dark Horse
Wow. Where do I start? I’m not much of a gamer and I’m completely foreign to BioWare and Mass Effect.
But great googa-mooga am I glad I read Mass Effect: Homeworlds #3.
Most video game tie-in comics I’ve read have been all about a quick money grab, normally with a weak story and art that barely appeals to fans of the game, let alone anyone else.
Mass Effect: Homeworlds #3 is not one of those comics.
From the first couple pages I was invested in this weird looking alien guy, Garrus Vakarian.
What looks like a sci-fi/fantasy shoot ‘em up is actually something very special when you scratch the surface.
What you actually get out of Mass Effect: Homeworlds #3 is a deep and touching story about a boy and his father (albeit freakish looking alien versions), relationship, coming of age and finding one’s identity.
Sure. You get a lot of space faring fire fights and good old fashioned violence, but that’s just the dressing.
Mass Effect: Homeworlds #3 is on comic book shelves around the world as we speak and you don’t have to be a gamer or a Mass Effect fan to enjoy it (though I’m sure if you do play Mass Effect you’ll probably enjoy it more than I did).
This is a great comic in every definition of the word. I take my hat off to the creative team of Mac Walters, John Dombrow, Jeremy Barlow, Garry Brown, Michael Atiyeh, Anthony Palumbo, and Dark Horse for such an entertaining and thought provoking comic book.
Seriously, if you like great comics, you need to track down Mass Effect: Homeworlds #3.
Hmm. I’m not sure where I stand on this one. Garrus is on of the most popular characters in the Mass Effect games, but I’m not sure we really needed this.
Garrus’ story and has been fairly well told in-game. We’ve seen him grow from a maverick cop stereotype into a capable leader of his own men and a well-respected military commander. Previous Mass Effect tie-ins from Dark Horse have been pretty sub-par cash-in attempts, and I’m worried this is just another in the same vein.
Also, late comment is late.
Coming from someone who doesn’t know the first thing about Garrus, (and also hasn’t read any of Dark Horse’s other Mass Effect stuff) this really entertained. I understand where you’re coming from though.
But having said that, I passed this comic on to a friend of mine who is a huge Mass Effect nut. He’s not a comic book guy but said he really enjoyed the comic.
I think it’s worth a try