_Halo_one of the most iconic video game franchises in historycomes to Dark Horse! The _UNSC Infinity_, the UNSC's newest and most sophisticated flagship, proves to be a tempting target for a group of insurgents. It's up to Sarah Palmer and a bunch of rookie Spartans to defend _Infinity_, but are they up to the task? The origin of Spartan Sarah Palmer! The _Halo_ franchise has sales eclipsing $3 billion over its lifetime! From one of the writers on Halo 4comics veteran Brian Reed!

After creating more than 800 colonies, the United Nations Space Command has encountered the Covenant - an alien race bent on obliterating humanity. The burnt cinder that used to be the peaceful farming world Harvest and its millions of dead colonists serve as testimony to the Covenant's intentions. But if Dr. Catherine Halsey can equip the UNSC's super-soldiers, the Spartans, in her new MJOLNIR armor, humanity just might stand a fighting chance against the aliens' seemingly unstoppable campaign. Covenant continues the adaptation of Eric Nylund's novel Halo: The Fall of Reach, based on the international videogame sensation. COLLECTING: Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant 1-4

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The genre-defining videogame series Halo explodes in an epic saga following a unit of elite soldiers known as Spartans and their struggle to save humanity from the alien Covenant. The ongoing saga of one of the largest video game franchises in history reprinted in a size perfect for the bookshelf. Witness the electrifying exploits of the UNSC Spartans--including the origin of Sarah Palmer, the thrilling return of the Master Chief, and more--as they defend humanity across the galaxy!

Fighting escalates as the SPARTANS struggle to save humanity from the alien Covenant. Highlighting the talents of writer Duffy Boudreau and artists Douglas Franchin, Ian Richardson, and Sergio Ariño, this volume collects Halo: Escalation #13-#24, and features a cover gallery, annotations, and behind-the-scenes extras! One of the most popular video game franchises ever commences in an explosive saga following UNSC Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer and her team as they attempt to put a stop to Dr. Catherine Halsey and Jul M'dama's pursuit of the mysterious Forerunner artifact, the Janus Key--the fate of the entire galaxy depends on them

This massive collection features three classic Halo tales by some of the best writers and artists in comics. Halo: Uprising follows the Master Chief as he single-handedly takes on the Covenant's miles-long Forerunner Dreadnought as it makes its way to Earth! Then, join the ranks of the UNSC's meanest, most battle-hardened Marines in Helljumper, as a group of ODST respond to a remote science colony's SOS call and discover an enormous Covenant military presence! Finally, a UNSC ship encounters a strange phenomenon that sends it plummeting toward an unknown planet. The Spartan Black fireteam needs to unlock the secrets of an ancient Forerunner installation if they're going to survive the experience but, to complicate matters, they're not the only ones shipwrecked. Check out their story in Halo: Blood Line!

Following the events of Halo 4, the UNSC Infinity is deployed to security detail for a peace summit between the Elites and Brutes. When the negotiations are ambushed by a mercenary fleet, Infinity is drawn into a plot which leads them to the discovery of a long-lost UNSC asset trapped behind enemy lines. This graphic novel collects the comics Halo: Escalation 1 through 6. Don't miss the thrilling new adventures set in the Halo universe!

This anthology comic series is based on Halo Wars 2, the real-time strategy video game from 343 Industries, which features the new ruthless villain in the Halo franchise, Atriox, whose defiance of the alien collective known as the Covenant is unmatched. Atriox, the legendary Brute who questioned the Great Journey and the will of the Prophets as he watched his comrades die for their cause. Atriox, who created the faction known across the universe as the Banished! The story of Atriox, his rise to power, his contempt for the Covenant and the formation of the Banished is told across this five-chapter anthology featuring characters and stories from Halo Wars 2.This collects stories by acclaimed comics creators Cullen Bunn, Jody Houser, John Jackson Miller, Alex Irvine, Josan Gonzalez, Jonathan Wayshak, Eric Nguyen and Hayden Sherman.

The bestselling adaptation of the iconic video game Halo: Combat Evolved featuring the Master Chief—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series! 2552. Having barely escaped the final battle for Reach against the vast alien alliance known as the Covenant, the crew of the Pillar of Autumn, including Spartan John-117—the Master Chief—and his AI companion Cortana, is forced to make a desperate escape into slipspace. But their destination brings them to an ancient mystery and an even greater struggle. In this far-flung corner of the universe floats a magnificently massive, artificial ringworld. The crew’s only hope of survival is to crash-land on its surface and take the battle opposing the Covenant to the ground. But they soon discover that this enigmatic ringworld is much more than it seems. Built one hundred thousand years ago by a long-lost civilization known as the Forerunners, this “Halo” is worshipped by the Covenant—a sacred artifact they hope will complete their religious quest for supposed transcendence, and they will stop at nothing to control it. Engaging in fierce combat, Master Chief and Cortana will go deep into the Halo construct and uncover its dark secret and true purpose—even as a monstrous and far more vicious enemy than the Covenant emerges to threaten all sentient life on Halo and the galaxy beyond…

"This volume collects issues #1 through #3 of the Dark Horse comic book series Halo: Collateral Damage"--Copyright page.