Issue #15 of Halo Escalation is out. When I went to buy it today, I noticed this awesome sale!
Have you been on the fence about getting the Halo comic books from Dark Horse? Are you behind in your collection of them? Continue reading
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Xbox Exec Calls Halo 5 “Jaw-Dropping”
In an article on gamespot.com, Aaron Greenberg, Xbox marketing executive, says Halo 5 Guardians is “jaw-dropping”.
The following is a reblog of that article: (Followed by my thoughts)
Halo 5: Guardians, the upcoming Xbox One game from Microsoft, is shaping up to be “jaw-dropping” and a game that developer 343 has “dreamed of making.”
That’s according to Xbox marketing executive Aaron Greenberg, who says as part of The Inner Circle podcast that there are more than a few reasons to be excited about the game. Continue reading
The Art of Halo 5: Guardians Book
This cover art is not the final but the working piece of art. The actual cover art will be revealed at a later time.
Text below is from the listing for this on Amazon.com. Continue reading
Dark Horse: Halo Escalation #15 and more…
Dark Horse Halo Escalation #15 is almost upon us. The story just keeps getting better! A new Covenant Enemy arises, the Janus Key is in play and there are Forerunner secrets to be had.
From Dark Horse themselves about this issue:
On a treacherous planet, the UNSC Infinity battles the bloodthirsty Covenant for control of the Janus Key—and the Forerunner empire’s secrets . . . The action-packed sequel to Halo 4’s Spartan Ops continues! Story by Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre, Bloodshot), art by Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel)!
Here’s the cover followed by the first 6 preview pages: Continue reading
Halo Escalation #14 Comic Book review (Spoilers inside)
Halo Escalation #14 is now available for purchase. Folks, this is a “must not miss issue”. There is a chain of events that happen in this issue that most certainly are going to set up HUGE happenings for future issues and possible the next game as well.
As always, I suggest you buy form your local comic book shop. I’m a firm believer in supporting your local businesses.
If you don’t have one close, then go to Darkhorse’s site to order.
Now on with the book review. (Again, SPOILERS are ahead, you’ve been warned).
With Jul ‘Mdama on the cover, I just KNEW this issue was going to be big. And it certainly did not disappoint in that area.
In Escalation #13, we saw the UNSC Infinity have it’s slipspace capacity crippled… Continue reading
Halo New Blood Novel, follow up. Guess on storyline..
You might have missed this info in the Cannon Fodder article I posted. There is some exciting news in the way of Halo novels coming soon.
Halo: New Blood, the new book by Matt Forbeck tells a story of Gunnery Sergeant Buck. Himself a highly decorated ODST, the UNSC comes with a proposal to him. It had already been said of Buck that if he were any better, he’d be a Spartan. Well now it seems like he has his shot at it. But will he take it? Continue reading
Halo Escalation #14 preview
Darkhorse Comics Halo Escalation #14 will be released on Jan 18. Here is a preview of the cover and first 5 pages, via Darkhorse’s website.
This one features Jul ‘Mdama on the cover, so you know it’s going to be an interesting issue.
The brilliant but obsessed Dr. Catherine Halsey has allied herself with fanatical Covenant commander Jul ’Mdama . . . and now a deadly reckoning awaits the UNSC Infinity. The thrilling sequel to Halo 4’s Spartan Opscontinues in this four-part story by Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre, Bloodshot), and Sergio Ariño (Ms. Marvel)
Canon Fodder – Bam, said the lady
This is a reblog from (several entries on) Halo Waypoint:
By GrimBrother One
Late entry…Halo Escalation 13 is out. (Spoilers)
Man, the holidays just screwed up my schedule. I completely forgot to post this when the issue came out. Well, better late than never, I guess.
Halo Escalation 13 has been out since the last weeks of December. Below is the cover followed by the first few pages of the issue from Darkhorse. After that I’ll give my thoughts on the issue.
An Esoteric View of O.N.I.
We all know that ONI in the Halo Universe stands for the “Office of Naval Intelligence”. However, did you know there is a much deeper meaning to ONI than just that acronym?