The comic book announcements this week keep on coming thanks to the San Diego Comic Con. Today Electronic Arts announced that Dark Horse Comics will release a four issue mini-series titles Mass Effect: Redemption that ties into the upcoming sci-fi RPG sequel Mass Effect 2.

The comic's storyline is written by Mac Walters, BioWare's lead scriptwriter for Mass Effect 2. The script will be written by comic book veteran John Jackson Miller and drawn by Omar Francia. According to EA, the comic's storyline deals with events after " . . . Commander Shepard disappears and is left without the support of the crew on the Normandy in the lawless Terminus Systems. Shepard must fight for survival, and will be assisted by close companion, Dr. Liara T'Soni, to come home alive. "

The first issue of the comic book will be released by Dark Horse on January 2010. Walters and Francia will be signing an exclusive Mass Effect card at Dark Horse's booth during Comic-Con on July 24 from 4-5 pm.