The Mass Effect 2 Limited Collectors' Edition comes bundled with a complete issue #1, while all editions of the Prima Official Game Guide include a five-page teaser. The official print release (published by Dark Horse Comics) followed on January 6, 2010.
First announced on July 21, 2009, seven pages of issue #1 were later previewed online in October 2009. The series is written by BioWare lead writer Mac Walters, scripted by John Jackson Miller, and drawn by Omar Francia, with contributions from cover designer Daryl Mandryk, colorist Michael Atiyeh and letterer Michael Heisler. Liara T'Soni, to come home alive." Liara's adventure is an extended storyline with major ramifications for the Mass Effect universe, and exposes readers to some of the new aliens, locations, and factions introduced in Mass Effect 2. Shepard must fight for survival, and will be assisted by close companion, Dr.
Its narrative "picks up just as Commander Shepard disappears and is left without the support of the crew on the SSV Normandy in the lawless Terminus Systems. Mass Effect: Redemption is a four-issue comic series that explores some of the key events leading up to Mass Effect 2.