The second entry in the comics collection. The art frustrated me to great lengths - barely any female characters (female turians, yay! Impracticably dressed lady mercenary on Shanxi of all places, boo!), egregious use of the male gaze to the point where I found myself skimming the pages, especially when more time was spent on cool explosions and fights than on convincing poses and anatomy. The script was bad and stilted and frankly forgettable.
On the bright side: the coloring was incredible and managed to flesh out the world quite well, which made the look at Palaven (which may have been the only time we got to see it pre-Reapers) all the more enjoyable. Also it was nice to see some familiar faces pre corruption (Saren and TIM). Beyond that: I can't say reading this was a lot of fun. Maybe it's a good choice for when you really want to know more about The Illusive Man and his tragic backstory (TM), but in all honesty, there is still no explanation for why Jack Harper became the Illusive Man or how Cerberus got funded, so what use is any of this anyway?