Set just after the First Contact War with the turians, Evolution gives us a canonical name for the Illusive Man and explains where those eyes came from. I expected something like this, but not set so long before the start of the games.) It still doesn't really explain where Cerberus came from, or how it got to be as rich and powerful as it is at the start of ME2. On one page, IM is in charge of an apparently very small band of human mercs, the next he's in charge of Cerberus, and seemingly always has been. Not exactly the smoothest of transitions.Īs a bonus, the trade threw in Incursion and Inquisition, incredibly short comics that were originally released online. Incursion is a brief episode in the life of Omega, featuring Aria repelling a Collector invasion. Not much to say, since it's just one scene of action. Inquisition is more interesting, in that it explains what happened to Executor Pallin between the first two games. There's really nothing in here for anyone who isn't a Mass Effect fan, and it's essentially required reading for those who are.more The writing throughout is pretty good, but not extraordinary, or as good in my opinion as the games they link to. With Evolution, there is an insight into the First Contact War with the Turians and Humans, and the Illusive Man’s role in it. You also meet Saren, and his brother Desolas, and you discover why Saren hates humanity so much through the course of the story. It was an interesting story, This graphic novel has two stories. Evolution follows the origins of the Illusive Man, and Incursion is a short story that follows the events a week before Mass Effect 2 on Omega from the perspective of Aria T’Loak.