The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of MIRROR’S EDGE: EXORDIUM #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Christofer Emgard writes, Mattias Haggstrom
and Robert Sammelin draw, and Davi Correia colors.
In a corporatized city of glass-and-steel skyscrapers, Faith
is a runner. Runners are outside, literally and figuratively. Her cabal is a
good one, but there are lots of dangers on the outside. And she’s one of the
best runners around, which is impressive since she’s not beatlinked. But a
chance run-in with a crimelord gets her some info on her long-lost parents, and
it’s clear that her life is about to change.
Faith is clearly an orphan – outside the system, chip on her
shoulder, the whole nine yards. She’s very talented, too, and it will be fun to
see if that plays into the story. There are some interesting hints about her
backstory here, and that’s nice to see in a videogame book (which often forget
such things). The art is really well done, also, with really pretty city views
and all of the posturing the characters are doing.
If you’re looking for a book with a cool futuristic feel and
a nice underdog story, this is a good one. And maybe we’ll get some surprises
along the way. Check this one out.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
