Halo: Legacy Collection, a trio of classic comics for the series, will be available starting August 11th. These comics come from authors Brian Michael Bendis, Fred Van Lente, and Peter David and the collection can be pre-ordered currently for about $23 on Amazon.
Included in this package are three titles from theHalocomic book series that were original released back in-between 2007 and 2010,Halo: Uprising,Halo: Helljumper, andHalo: Bloodline. Each title acts as a preemptive tail to a major game in the franchise, Uprising forHalo 3,HelljumperforHalo 3: ODST, andBloodlineforHalo Reach. TheHalofranchise has had dozens of comics that have expanded on the game’s universe.
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TheHalo: Legacy Collectioncombines those three comics but also brings together staff interviews involved in the series as well as behind-the-scenes artwork.Halo: Uprisingoriginally came as a four-issue series that took placejust after the ending ofHalo 2and just before the beginning ofHalo 3.Halo: Helljumper’s first of five issues came out in July of 2009 and its story predates the events ofHalo 3: ODST. Like that game, it follows Orbital Drop Shock Troopers as they take on the Covenant.Halo: Bloodlinedrops readers before the fall of the planet Reach and its plot originally took place over five issues between December 2009 and April 2010. All three stories are joined in this collection along with the aforementioned behind-the-scenes interviews and artwork. This time around the publisher is Dark Horse Comics rather than the original publishers, Marvel Comics.
This announcement comes asHalofans await theofficial release date ofHalo Infinite, the latest title in the franchise. Until a date is confirmed, theHalo: Legacy Collectionas well as a reissue of theHalo Graphic Novelwill be available for fans of the franchise to preorder now. The former is reportedly available on August 11th (though its publication date on Amazon remains November 30) and the latter will be published in early October of this year. This collection will be 464 pages long, combining these classicHalotales that were generally received favorably for their art style.
This announcement is pretty exciting forHalofans who have been patiently waiting any news for their franchise. The stories they tell date back to some of the best-received games in the franchise. But it isn’t the news most were looking for, unfortunately. These comics will likely suitsome of the massiveHalofanbasebut, for those solely interested in the video games, this may just remind players that the game remains in limbo.
That being said, this is the perfect opportunity for those interested in learning more about thelore of theHalofranchisebut who missed out the first time around. Dark Horse Comics certainly has no control over the release of the game and this news, despite sharing the franchise name, has to be looked on unrelatedly.
