Blue Dragon's anime adaptation gets a second season released in the U.S., The Old Republic takes comics, and Mass Effect gets a fancy art book and third issue of its Dark Horse miniseries.
Mass Effect: Invasion #3 and The Art of Mass Effect Hardcover
We've got a one-two shot of releases here: the first is the current issue of the ongoing miniseries set on the Omega space station hitting shelves and digital distribution this past Wednesday, and the other is a big, glossy hardcover coming in February, both from publisher Dark Horse Comics. Invasion is written by Mac Walters and John Jackson Miller with art by Omar Francia. Walters was actually one of the writers on Mass Effect 3, so you can at least be sure the canon will be intact (Dark Horse is actually billing this as "An essential lead-in to Mass Effect 3"). Here's what they're saying about the story:
The Omega space station has fallen and Aria, Omega's pirate queen, is on the run from an enemy greater than anything she's ever faced before. Learning that the battle is merely the first skirmish in a war that will reshape the galaxy, Aria must retake Omega and lead a new charge to save her empire!
You can check out a preview or order a digital copy on the Dark Horse site.
Then, on February 8th, Dark Horse is releasing The Art of the Mass Effect Universe hardcover, showing off some of the weapons, vehicles, and character designs from the series as well as concept art for Mass Effect 3. There's no publicly-viewable preview available, but having seen some of the interior of the book, I can say it's the kind of thing that sci-fi design fetishists will really get into.
Blue Dragon: Trials of the 7 Shadows
It's strange how some things take off. While Blue Dragon didn't exactly create the next great gaming franchise for the 360, it has spawned an animated series in Japan as well as a DS spinoff. That show has actually wrapped its second season which is making its debut here in the U.S. via anime and manga distributor Viz Media. The first five episodes are available on Hulu and the Viz site, with new episodes going online every Friday.
Here's the summary from Viz:
BLUE DRAGON is a classic adventure story of magical Shadow powers, flying air fortresses, and unbounded heroism! Brought together by fate, Seven Soldiers of Light must awaken the Shadow within themselves in time to overcome a despotic power and bring peace to their land. Their ensuing journey through a rich fantasy world is also an internal journey to awaken the great power within each of them.
In the exciting Second Season, Shu and his friends fought to defeat the evil lord Nene, the ruler of the Grankingdom. Nene was defeated, but it was revealed that the true evil was none other than Zola, who was the avatar of the legendary Darkness. Shu and the other Seven Soldiers of Light managed to once again seal off the force of Darkness, but lost their Shadow Powers in the process. Two years has passed since the battle with Darkness. As Shu and Bouquet continue their battle against General Logi and his Rosekstan army, a new threat arrives. Powerful dragons calling themselves the ?Legion of Elite Species? set out to test the worthiness of mankind, selecting Shu as the candidate.
DC Universe Online Legends #20 (26)
That would be a 26-issue maxi-series right there, hitting next Wednesday, the 28th. This tie-in to DC Universe Online provides some of the story to the opening cutscene that sets up the DC/Sony Online Entertainment MMO. As such, it doesn't really have a whole lot to do with the regular DC comics continuity. Still, it's got veteran comic writer Marv Wolfman on the script and Howard Porter on art is never a bad thing.
From DC:
As Brainiac's invading force prepares for combat, Batman must make a deadly decision that may put him at odds with the entire JLA. It's a decision that could save the Earth, and the Dark Knight will stop at nothing ? even fighting his allies ? to guarantee success...but can anyone save him from himself?
Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic?War! #1
Finally, Dark Horse has another contribution to the list with KOTOR?War! #1, out January 11th. John Jackson Miller is writing this one as well with Andrea Mutti on art. Since The Old Republic MMO doesn't have a central character to focus on, per se,, Miller and co. have created focus on the warring factions that make up the game. Here's what Dark Horse had to say about it:
If you've ever heard of the Knights of the Old Republic video games and comics but didn't know where to start--this is it!
The Republic and the Mandalorians are at war! Jedi are joining the fight, despite the noninterference stance of the Council. One Jedi, however, has found himself on the front lines against his wishes-the peace-loving Zayne Carrick has been drafted!
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