| Halo: Initiation Issue 1 | |
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August 14, 2013 |
Halo: Initiation Issue 1 was released on August 14, 2013 and is the first of three in the Halo: Initiation series of comics.[1]
Official summary
| “ | Halo - one of the largest video game franchises - comes to Dark Horse! Before she was a supersoldier defending humanity as part of the Spartan IV program, Sarah Palmer was an ODST carrying out the most dangerous missions behind enemy lines! Join her on her dramatic journey from the ranks of humanity’s toughest leathernecks to the highest echelon of elite warriors in the galaxy.
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Plot synopsis
In January 2553, Commander Musa-096, a former SPARTAN-II, has arranged an audience with several admirals in HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6. Despite reprehending the morality of the SPARTAN-II Program, Musa stresses the importance of the Spartans in the Covenant War and argues that they are still necessary, revealing that he has created a new generation of the supersoldiers. Three months earlier, in October 2552, a group of ODSTs, including Sarah Palmer, are deployed on a planet under Covenant attack. On the surface, Admiral Kovalic, protecting an important AI, is heading to an extraction point, but his Warthog is attacked by a Jiralhanae Chieftain. Palmer's drop pod lands nearby and she defends Kovalic from the Chieftain and other Covenant forces converging on their position. Even though she is wounded by a Needler shard, Palmer eventually kills the Chieftain and saves the admiral. Three months later, while still recovering in a UNSC medical facility, Palmer is visited by Jun-A266, who invites her to join the SPARTAN-IV Program.
Gallery
Full cover art by John Liberto.
A meeting convened at Bravo-6.
Musa-096 addresses the Admiralty.
Musa regales about the history of the Spartans.
Sarah Palmer partakes in a combat drop.
Admiral Kovalic protecting the armored matrix of an unknown AI.
Palmer splatters a Jiralhanae Chieftain with a Warthog.
Spartan-III Jun visits and congratulates Palmer.
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| Preceded by None |
Halo: Initiation comic series Issue 1 |
Succeeded by Issue 2 |
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