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'''''Halo: Escalation Issue 8''''' was released on [[2014|July 23, 2014]] and is the eighth of twelve in the ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' series of comics.<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/22-708/Halo-Escalation-8/ '''Dark Horse:''' ''Halo: Escalation Issue 8'']</ref> | '''''Halo: Escalation Issue 8''''' was released on [[2014|July 23, 2014]] and is the eighth of twelve in the ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' series of comics.<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/22-708/Halo-Escalation-8/ '''Dark Horse:''' ''Halo: Escalation Issue 8'']</ref> It marks the beginning of the three-issue story arc ''"The Next 72 Hours"'', focusing on events immediately following the ''[[Halo 4]]'' campaign, whereas the previous issues followed up on the story of ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' months later in the timeline. | ||
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The team takes a [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] to the installation and lands in a desert, nearby the science team's camp. With no response from Team Black, Blue Team continues to move towards the science camp. Along the way, Linda spots [[Promethean Crawler]] footprints in the sand leading towards the camp. Upon entering the camp, they find the bodies of the deceased science team. Fred soon finds the bodies of Team Black, dead. While looking for Team Black's killer, the Spartans are attacked by [[Promethean Knight]]s. After a short firefight, Blue Team destroys the Knights and continues on in the desert. The team discovers an uncovered structure in the sand, the former location of the Composer. Upon entering the structure, the Spartans discover the [[Composer's Abyss]], a facility used to store victims digitized by the Composer. At the end of the Abyss, the Spartans discover a [[slipspace portal]] and ponder what to do next. | The team takes a [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] to the installation and lands in a desert, nearby the science team's camp. With no response from Team Black, Blue Team continues to move towards the science camp. Along the way, Linda spots [[Promethean Crawler]] footprints in the sand leading towards the camp. Upon entering the camp, they find the bodies of the deceased science team. Fred soon finds the bodies of Team Black, dead. While looking for Team Black's killer, the Spartans are attacked by [[Promethean Knight]]s. After a short firefight, Blue Team destroys the Knights and continues on in the desert. The team discovers an uncovered structure in the sand, the former location of the Composer. Upon entering the structure, the Spartans discover the [[Composer's Abyss]], a facility used to store victims digitized by the Composer. At the end of the Abyss, the Spartans discover a [[slipspace portal]] and ponder what to do next. | ||
Meanwhile, on an unknown world, a [[monitor]] flies around a Forerunner city. The monitor speaks to the Didact and solemnly reveals that Blue Team has found the portal. However, the Didact claims that he looks forward to welcoming the Spartans to his world. | Meanwhile, on an unknown world, a [[monitor]] flies around a Forerunner city with a moon looming overhead. The monitor speaks to the Didact and solemnly reveals that Blue Team has found the portal. However, the Didact claims that he looks forward to welcoming the Spartans to his world. | ||
==Mistakes== | ==Mistakes== | ||
Kelly-087 and Linda-058's respective roles as scout and sniper are reversed in one panel. The same panel misspells Frederic-104's name as "Fredric". | *Kelly-087 and Linda-058's respective roles as scout and sniper are reversed in one panel. The same panel misspells Frederic-104's name as "Fredric". | ||
*Kelly, Fred and Linda are depicted wearing armor similar in design to John-117's superficially overhauled [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]], even though the Master Chief's suit is supposedly unique, having been upgraded by Cortana during his time in cryosleep and based on the likeness of a [[Mark IV]] variant.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 10''</ref> Despite this, the members of Team Black are wearing their original [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Black|MJOLNIR Black]] variant armor which is superficially identical to the original Mark VI. | |||
*Linda-058 is depicted with light blue eyes similar to Fred and Kelly; in the novels, her eye color is stated to be dark emerald green. Her hair is also depicted as being of a lighter shade than the distinctive "blood-red" specified in the novels.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 150'' (2001 edition)</ref> | |||
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