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*Issue #2: September 11, 2013<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/23-762/Halo-Initiation-2 '''Dark Horse''' - ''Halo: Initiation #2'']</ref>
*Issue #2: September 11, 2013<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/23-762/Halo-Initiation-2 '''Dark Horse''' - ''Halo: Initiation #2'']</ref>
*Issue #3: October 9, 2013<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/23-763/Halo-Initiation-3 '''Dark Horse''' - ''Halo: Initiation #3'']</ref>}}
*Issue #3: October 9, 2013<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/23-763/Halo-Initiation-3 '''Dark Horse''' - ''Halo: Initiation #3'']</ref>}}
'''''Halo: Initiation''''' is an upcoming three-part comic book series produced by [[Wikipedia:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]]. It will act as the origin story for [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]] and is presented as a lead-in to ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', which also stars Palmer.<ref>''Halo: Initiation digital preview''</ref> The series will follow her career from her time as an [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] to the leader of the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/04/halo-initiation-comic/ '''Wired.com''': ''First Look: Dark Horse Debuts New Halo Comic Series'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/04/26/Dark-Horse-Announces-Halo-Initiation.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Dark Horse Announces Halo Initiation'']</ref>
'''''Halo: Initiation''''' is an upcoming three-part comic book series produced by [[Wikipedia:Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Comics]]. It will act as the origin story for [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]] and is presented as a lead-in to ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', which also stars Palmer.<ref>[https://digital.darkhorse.com/profile/3407/ '''Dark Horse''': ''Halo: Initiation #1 Preview'']</ref> The series will follow her career from her time as an [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] to the leader of the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IVs]] aboard the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/04/halo-initiation-comic/ '''Wired.com''': ''First Look: Dark Horse Debuts New Halo Comic Series'']</ref><ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/04/26/Dark-Horse-Announces-Halo-Initiation.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Dark Horse Announces Halo Initiation'']</ref>


==Official summary==
==Official summary==
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'''Synopsis'''<br>
'''Synopsis'''<br>
The first issue opens with a meeting between [[Fhajad-084]] and several [[Admiral|admirals]] in January [[2553]], discussing the importance of the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] during the [[Human-Covenant War|war]] and its moral implications. Fhajad then tells to the admirals creating the next generation of Spartans, the [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IVs]]. The story then goes three months back, in a battle in [[2552#October|October 2552]], with a [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] group led by Sarah Palmer.
The first issue opens with a meeting between SPARTAN-II washout [[Musa]] and several [[Admiral|admirals]] in January [[2553]], discussing the importance of the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] during the [[Human-Covenant War|war]] and its moral implications. Musa argues that despite the defeat of the Covenant, their [[Covenant remnant|remnants]], as well as resurgent [[Insurrectionist|human rebels]], still pose a major threat and reveals that he has initiated [[SPARTAN-IV Program|a new generation]] of Spartans to combat them. The story then goes three months back, to [[2552#October|October 2552]], with a group of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] led by Sarah Palmer being deployed into combat.


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*[[Edward Davis]]<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview'']</ref>
*[[Edward Davis]]<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview'']</ref>
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Halo: Initiation
Cover art of Halo: Initiation featuring Sarah Palmer.
Attribution information

Author(s):

Brian Reed (writer)
Marco Castiello (artist)
Michael Atiyeh (colorist)
John Liberto, Terry Dodson, Rachael 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[1]
  • Issue #3: October 9, 2013[2]
 

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.[3] 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.[4][5]

Official summary

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Issues

Issue 1

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Synopsis
The first issue opens with a meeting between SPARTAN-II washout Musa and several admirals in January 2553, discussing the importance of the SPARTAN-IIs during the war and its moral implications. Musa argues that despite the defeat of the Covenant, their remnants, as well as resurgent human rebels, still pose a major threat and reveals that he has initiated a new generation of Spartans to combat them. The story then goes three months back, to October 2552, with a group of ODSTs led by Sarah Palmer being deployed into combat.

Issue 2

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Issue 3

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Appearances

Characters

Locations

Species

Organizations

Vehicles

Weapons

Technology

Gallery

  • Issue #1 cover art by John Liberto.

    Issue #1 cover art by John Liberto.

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

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

  • Issue #1 variant cover art (final) by Terry Dodson and Rachael Dodson.[7]

    Issue #1 variant cover art (final) by Terry Dodson and Rachael Dodson.[7]

  • Issue #2 cover art by Paul Richards.

    Issue #2 cover art by Paul Richards.

  • Issue #3 cover art by Kenneth Scott.

    Issue #3 cover art by Kenneth Scott.

Sources

  1. ^ Dark Horse - Halo: Initiation #2
  2. ^ Dark Horse - Halo: Initiation #3
  3. ^ Dark Horse: Halo: Initiation #1 Preview
  4. ^ Wired.com: First Look: Dark Horse Debuts New Halo Comic Series
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, Dark Horse Announces Halo Initiation
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint - Halo Initiation Writer Interview
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnG3aFTUG-Y

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