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Mirror’s Edge: Exordium #1
Kareem Ali 4.5

Mirror’s Edge: Exordium #1

 

  • The good

    Interesting series setup and engrossing story. Captures the feel of the excitement in the game

  • The bad

    Little explained about Faith's connection to Noah

  • The ugly

    • Mirror’s Edge: Exordium #1 is the start of a new series written by Christofer Emgard based on the video game franchise and published by Dark Horse Comics. It’s about Faith’s quest to learn more about her mother’s life while proving herself as a Runner in the corrupt world in which it’s set. This issue opens up with Faith watching a family enjoying dinner in their home, and she contemplates how things would’ve been for her if she did have a normal family. However, she focuses on performing her current mission, which is to distract some Krugersec guards so her team could infiltrate the building. So she does what she’s best at, and that’s being a runner and leading them on a chase on various rooftops of the sprawling metropolis. She’s not worried because she knows they can’t catch her but she stumbles onto a deal being made between 2 criminal organizations that instantly blame her for leading Krugersec guards to their location and ruining the deal. A gunfight breaks out and Faith is unable to escape as she’s captured by one of the groups. What Faith doesn’t know is that this is only the beginning of her life changing and her discovering the truth about her family’s history.

    Mirror’s Edge: Exordium #1
    One thing that’s tricky about series adapted from a video game is the balance the writer has to find between creating a story that is enjoyable (and accessible) for those who’ve never played or heard of the game but not making it tedious by just rehashing too many things so those who’ve played the game aren’t satisfied. I felt this issue did a good job in starting off quickly throwing the reader immediately into Faith’s world with an interesting story that required little awareness of the game. Of course those who played the game would be able to understand certain things quicker such as the purpose of Runners or any knowledge of Faith’s family. However, the synopsis at the start of the issue gave enough of a context in order for anyone to understand the general concept. I enjoyed how it didn’t take long for Faith to start running leading the guards on a chase because the action was great to get things started and recreated the feel from the game of nonstop action and speed. But I loved how this was incorporated into the story with Faith stumbling on a deal that would ultimate result in her meeting Dogan and creating an intriguing opportunity to learn more about her family. I was impressed with Dogan’s character, and he definitely had the feel of a complex character whose motives weren’t simply black and white but still sinister. So I have hope that the character development in this series will be entertaining, and that gives the story a lot of potential.

    Mirror's Edge: Exordium #1
    The opportunity to learn about her mother wasn’t the only thing put on the table for Faith to consider but the way her employment with Noah was tense due to not being beatlinked and not giving her jobs. Even though this development felt organic to me I think a better job could’ve been done in simply explaining what beatlink meant for those unfamiliar with the game despite contextual cues. Also, Noah’s overprotective nature with Faith could’ve been elaborated on a little more. But the way events unfolded overall in this issue has me excited for what’s ahead and I’m looking forward to enjoying another adventure in Mirror’s Edge’s world.

     

    SUMMARY

     

    Mirror’s Edge: Exordium #1 is an interesting start to the series complete with entertaining action and an intriguing story line. As soon as the issue starts things are off to a blistering pace setting the tone quickly, and following up with enjoyable character introductions. Those who are unfamiliar with the game will only have a slight problem understanding a couple of things but not following the overall story. And even though a brief moment could’ve been taken to elaborate on certain terms the context definitely helps in figuring it out. So after the first visit back to this world I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Faith next.

     

    Release Date: 9/9/15

    Writer: Christofer Emgard

    Artist: Mattias Haggstrom, Robert Sammelin

  • Rating ( 9 )
  • Total score 9.0

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