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Halo: Escalation is an ongoing comic book series produced by Dark Horse Comics.[1] 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".[2] The series is told in multiple arcs set between Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians. The majority of issues focus on the crew of the flagship Template:UNSCship shortly after the events of Spartan Ops, particularly during their encounters with remnants of the Covenant and the resurgent Insurrection. However, the third story arc ("The Next 72 Hours") instead acts as an epilogue to Halo 4 and takes place six months before the greater part of the series.
Halo: Escalation was originally marketed as a limited-run series consisting of 12 issues;[3] however, several more issues have since been announced. A paperback edition of Halo: Escalation - Volume 1 (collecting Issues #1-6) is due for release on October 8, 2014.[4] Halo: Escalation - Volume 2 (collecting Issues #7-12) is due out April 21, 2015. [5]
Plot synopsis
Issues 1 to 3 focus on UNSC Infinity's mission to provide security for the Sangheili-Jiralhanae peace delegation on Ealen IV and their struggle for survival after Covenant forces under the command of Vata 'Gajat attack the conference. In Issues 4 to 6, the Infinity crew track down the spy in the UNSC's ranks who leaked the location of the negotiations to the Covenant and face down the New Colonial Alliance and Captain Daniel Clayton, the true mastermind behind the attack. Issue 7 focuses on Spartan Gabriel Thorne's trip to the reopened New Phoenix to receive closure for his grandmother's death in the Didact's attack on the city. Issues 8, 9 and 10 form a story arc called "The Next 72 Hours" which details Spartan John-117's fate immediately after the events of Halo 4. Issues 11 and 12 comprise a story arc called "Exposure" in which Spartans Ray and Thorne are deployed on a mission to uncover the secrets of a mysterious biological weapon. The next four issues form another story arc that returns to the principal plot threads of Spartan Ops, continuing the ongoing conflict between Infinity and Jul 'Mdama's forces.[6]
Issues
Issue 1
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Issue 2
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Issue 3
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Issue 4
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 4
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Issue 5
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 5
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Issue 6
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 6
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Issue 7
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 7
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Issue 8 - "The Next 72 Hours, Part 1"
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 8
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Issue 9 - "The Next 72 Hours, Part 2"
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 9
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Issue 10 - "The Next 72 Hours, Part 3"
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 10
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Issue 11 - "Exposure, Part 1"
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 11
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Issue 12 - "Exposure, Part 2"
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 12
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Issue 13
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 13
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Issue 14
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 14
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Issue 15
- Main article: Halo: Escalation Issue 15
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Issue 16[6]
Appearances
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 appear occasionally throughout the series. Most notably, Lydus resembles the Brutes seen in Halo: Reach, yet his bodyguards are clearly drawn in their Halo 3 likeness. 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. Vata Gajat's combat harness is based on a piece of concept art for Halo 4, exploring the possibility that hard light technology could be incorporated into Sangheili armor.[7]
- Throughout the first three issues Banshees are depicted in their unpiloted stance even though they are flying. Similarly, in Issue 1 they are shown firing thin beams at DS-004, rather than the bolts that they canonically fire. This is similar to the Halo: Combat Evolved box art and very well may be a deliberate homage.
Gallery
Issue #1 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #1 variant cover art by Kenneth Scott
Issue #2 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #3 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #4 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #5 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #6 cover art by Sparth
Issue #7 cover art by Sparth
Issue #8 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #9 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #10 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #11 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #12 cover art by Anthony Palumbo
Issue #13 cover art by Daniel Chavez
Issue #14 cover art by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach.
Issue #15 cover art by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach.
Sources
- ^ Dark Horse: Dark Horse Announces All-New Halo Ongoing Series: Escalation!
- ^ Wired.com: Dark Horse Will Turn World of Halo 4 Into Ongoing Comic Series
- ^ pbs.twimg.com - Halo: Escalation Giveaway
- ^ Dark Horse Comics: Halo: Escalation Volume 1
- ^ Amazon.com Halo: Escalation Volume 2
- ^ a b Cite error: Invalid
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