Review - Mass Effect: Foundation #2Review by Paul Fiander
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Mass Effect Foundation is a 13 part series created by Mac Walters. Based within Bioware and EA's Mass Effect Universe. You can read Part 1 here
It seems Cerberus Agent Rasa has started making a name for herself in her organisation. In this issue she is tasked with the unenviable job of dealing with a Krogan Battlemaster by the name of Urdnot Wrex. Those of you who have played any of the Msss Effect will recognise the name, but for the uninitiated; Wrex is a Mercenary and Bounty Hunter. Though to just use these labels is unfair he is also a Krogan Battlemaster and this is a lot more telling to the visuals within the issue.
Battlemasters are Vanguards meaning they have an immense amount of Biotic power, mix this with the Krogans unique physiology and you have a One Alien Army available for hire to the highest bidder. This allows (new) artist Tony Parker a chance to flex his artistic muscles early on in the issue. His action scenes have a genuine level of motion but his art feels grittier than that we saw in the first issue. This makes the tone of the art feel more appropriate for the subject matter. I am glad that the uneven paneling has returned from the first issue but I do note it has stepped up a notch in this issue. I think helps to direct the eye and the mind to the important factors on the page.
On the sstory front Mac Walters is giving a master lesson in story telling with the slow reveal of Rasa as well as giving us a chance to learn more about some of the Mass Effect Trilogy's most unique characters. There is a big question from the start of the issue and that is how does Rasa slow Wrex down?
For that you will have to read the issue and I think you will not be disappointed when you do.
Battlemasters are Vanguards meaning they have an immense amount of Biotic power, mix this with the Krogans unique physiology and you have a One Alien Army available for hire to the highest bidder. This allows (new) artist Tony Parker a chance to flex his artistic muscles early on in the issue. His action scenes have a genuine level of motion but his art feels grittier than that we saw in the first issue. This makes the tone of the art feel more appropriate for the subject matter. I am glad that the uneven paneling has returned from the first issue but I do note it has stepped up a notch in this issue. I think helps to direct the eye and the mind to the important factors on the page.
On the sstory front Mac Walters is giving a master lesson in story telling with the slow reveal of Rasa as well as giving us a chance to learn more about some of the Mass Effect Trilogy's most unique characters. There is a big question from the start of the issue and that is how does Rasa slow Wrex down?
For that you will have to read the issue and I think you will not be disappointed when you do.
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