Halo: Initiation

Halo: Initiation
Attribution information
Author(s):	Brian Reed (writer) Marco Castiello (artist) Michael Atiyeh (colorist) John Liberto, Terry Dodson, Paul Richards & Kenneth Scott (cover artists)
Publication information
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	Issue #1: August 14, 2013 Issue #2: September 11, 2013 Issue #3: October 9, 2013

Halo: Initiation is an upcoming three-part comic book series produced by Dark Horse Comics. It will act as the origin story for Commander Sarah Palmer and is presented as a lead-in to Halo: Spartan Assault, which also stars Palmer. The series will follow her career from her time as an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper to the leader of the SPARTAN-IVs aboard the Template:UNSCship.

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!

• The origin of Sarah Palmer and the Spartan IV program!

• The Halo franchise has sales eclipsing $3 billion over its lifetime.

• From one of the writers of Halo 4 - comics veteran Brian Reed!

Appearances

Characters

• Catherine Halsey (Mentioned only)
• Davis
• Fhajad-084
• John-117 (Mentioned only)
• Jul 'Mdama
• Kovalic (First appearance)
• Sarah Palmer

Locations

• Sol system
  • Earth
    • Australia
      • Sydney
        • HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6

Species

• Human
• Jiralhanae
• Sangheili

Organizations

• United Nations Space Command
  • UNSC Defense Force
    • Spartan
    • UNSC Marine Corps
      • Orbital Drop Shock Troopers
    • UNSC Navy
      • Naval Special Warfare Command
        • SPARTAN-II Program
• Covenant
• Insurrectionists

Vehicles

• CAS-class assault carrier
• CCS-class battlecruiser
• M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle
• UNSC Infinity
• Unidentified UNSC frigate class

Weapons

• M6H Personal Defense Weapon System
• M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade
• MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System
• Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer

Technology

• Jiralhanae power armor
• MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
  • MJOLNIR [GEN2]
    • MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant
    • MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Aviator
    • MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit
    • MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant
• ODST armor
• Sangheili combat harness
• Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle

Gallery

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  Issue #1 cover art by John Liberto.

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  Issue #1 variant cover art (concept) by Terry Dodson.

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  Issue #1 variant cover art (final) by Terry Dodson.

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  Issue #2 cover art by Paul Richards.

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  Issue #3 cover art by Kenneth Scott.