Halo: Escalation

Halo: Escalation
Attribution information
Author(s):	Christopher Schlerf (writer) Omar Francia (artist) Michael Atiyeh (colorist) Sergio Ariño & Ricardo Sanchez Arreola (pencillers) Juan Castro & Rob Lean (inkers) Anthony Palumbo & Kenneth Scott (cover artists)
Publication information
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	Issue #1: December 11, 2013 Issue #2: January 8, 2014 Issue #3: February 26, 2014 Issue #4: March 26, 2014

Halo: Escalation is a twelve-issue comic book series produced by Dark Horse Comics. It focuses on "how the events of Halo 4 have helped define the destiny not only of the Chief but of the galaxy as a whole". The story centers on the UNSC Infinity being assigned escort duty for a diplomatic mission between the Arbiter and the Jiralhanae around a month after the events of Spartan Ops. However, the escort team soon has to fend off an attack meant to thwart the negotiations.

Issues

Issue 1

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Issue 2

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Issue 3

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Issue 4

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Appearances

Characters Andrew Del Rio (Mentioned only) Bradley (First appearance) Catherine Halsey Dellert (First appearance) Gabriel Thorne 'Gajat (First appearance) Gomez (First appearance) Hogan (First appearance) Jespersen (First appearance) Jul 'Mdama Lydus (First appearance) Nicolas Strauss Paul DeMarco Ray (First appearance) Roland Ryder Sarah Palmer Serin Osman Tek (First appearance) Terrence Hood Thel 'Vadam Thomas Lasky Vladimir Scruggs Species Forerunner (Mentioned only) Human Jiralhanae Kig-Yar Skirmisher Mgalekgolo Sangheili Unggoy Organizations Covenant remnant Sanghelios government Ascetics United Nations Space Command UNSC High Command UNSC Security Council UNSC Defense Force Spartan SPARTAN-IV Program Fireteam Bailey (First appearance) Fireteam Jackknife (First appearance) Fireteam Majestic UNSC Air Force UNSC Army UNSC Marine Corps Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (Mentioned only) UNSC Navy Fleet Command Orbital Defense Command Office of Naval Intelligence Locations Epoloch system Requiem Sol system Luna Mare Imbrium Ankara (Mentioned only) Earth Australia Sydney HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6 United Republic of North America New Phoenix (Mentioned only) Ealen IV (First appearance) Events Great Schism Human-Covenant War (Mentioned only) Reclamation conflict Battle of Earth (2557) (Mentioned only) Second Battle of Requiem (Mentioned only) Battle of Ealen IV (First appearance)

Vehicles AC-220 Vulture CAS-class assault carrier CPV-class heavy destroyer CCS-class battlecruiser D79-TC Pelican Diplomatic shuttle DS-004 (First appearance) F-41 Broadsword Freighter M12 Warthog Strident-class heavy frigate Type-25 Chopper Type-25 Spirit Type-26 Banshee Type-27 Banshee Type-52 Phantom Type-56 Lich UNSC Infinity UNSC Vociferous (First mentioned) Weapons ARC-920 BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle Combat knife Hardlight blade M395 Designated Marksman Rifle M45D Tactical Shotgun M6H Personal Defense Weapon System M739 Light Machine Gun MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System Type-1 Plasma Grenade Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer Type-25 Plasma Pistol Type-25 Spiker Type-33 Needler Type-50 Concussion Rifle Type-50 Particle Beam Rifle Type-51 Covenant Carbine Type-55 Storm Rifle Z-250 Lightrifle Technology Artificial intelligence Avatar Promethean Knight Promethean Watcher Combat simulation deck Holography Holotank Data pad Deployable lookout tower Gravity lift Jiralhanae combat harness Captain Major variant Chieftain variant Minor variant Kig-Yar combat harness Minor variant Sniper variant Storm variant Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet Kig-Yar targeting headgear MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor MJOLNIR [GEN2] Commando variant HAZOP variant Infiltrator variant Recon variant Recruit variant Scout variant Soldier variant War Master variant Requiem slipspace artifacts (Mentioned only) Sangheili combat harness Arbiter body armor Ascetic variant Assault variant Commander variant Minor variant Ranger variant Storm variant Warrior variant Zealot variant Unknown Sangheili variant (First appearance) Skirmisher combat harness Champion variant UNSC Navy uniforms UNSC Navy Service Uniform Unggoy combat harness Heavy variant Imperial variant Minor variant Storm variant

Production notes

Though the series primarily uses Halo 4's designs for the Covenant species and their equipment, the Halo 3 and Halo: Reach incarnations of certain elements also appear in some panels. Most notably, Lydus resembles the Brutes seen in Halo: Reach, yet his bodyguards are clearly drawn in their Halo 3 likeness. Pre-Halo: Reach and post-Halo: Reach Banshees are shown side-by-side in Issue 2, and a Halo 3/Reach-style Grunt makes a cameo in the same issue. Curiously, despite his recognizable classic appearance, Escalation depicts the Arbiter much like the Sangheili in Halo 4 with regard to his skin tone and mouth structure.

Mistakes

• In some panels in Issue 1, Kig-Yar are seen with four fingers instead of three.
• In Issue 1, the visor color of the Spartan with War Master armor is orange, yet in Issue 2 it is blue.

Gallery

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  Issue #1 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.

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  Issue #1 variant cover art by Kenneth Scott.

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  Issue #2 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.

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  Issue #3 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.

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  Issue #4 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.

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  Issue #5 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.