In anticipation for Halo : ODST coming to Xbox 360 very very soon. A set of 5 issues in the Halo Universe dedicated to the ODST have been created. Issue No# 1 is out now !! Grab your copy at any good comic book store.
Issue 1 : HELLJUMPER
When the Colony planet Ariel sends out a mysterious distress signal, it’s up to the UNSC’s elite, highly skilled special-ops Marines – The Orbital Drop Shock Troopers from the 105th to find out what’s happening. Also knowns as ODST’s or “HELLJUMPERS”, these soldiers are some of the toughest in the Galaxy.. and some of the roughest as well. As they descend onto Ariel, into an unknown world against an unknown enemy, two HELLJUMPERS will find themselves at the center of an ancient mystery, and before it’s solved, they’ll have to put their friendship and their lives on the line !!
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Written by Comics legend Peter David (The Incredible Hulk, X-Factor) with artwork by Breakout artist Eric Nguyen (Eternals, Gigantic), Halo HELLJUMPER shows what it means to be a ODST just before the events of Halo 3 : ODST, the follow up of the mega blockbuster game Halo 3
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(photos by Capsule Computers)
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Cant get enough of the Halo Universe ??
Check out Halo Uprising available now at all good comic stores
Halo Uprising is a 4 set comic series where Master Chief petty officer SPARTAN-117, an enhanced super soldier equipped with MJOLNIR assult armor and an array of tactical weapons, is stowed aboard The Forerunner Dreadnought, which is headed straight for Earth. The Master Chief must stop the Covenant, the hostile force controlling the earthbound ship.
The fanatical Covenanbt, is bent on destroying humanity and ending all life throughout the Universe by activating the devastating ring-like weapons known as HALO. Itertwined with the Chief’s interstellar one-man war is the saga of the great American city’s rebellion and downfall, two disparate lives’ shared fate, and the Covenant’s hunt for an ancient relic of untold power and value on Earth.
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The eisner award-winning team of superscribe Brian Michale Bendis and artist extraordinaire Alex Maleev unleach an epic story of mankind’s struggle against the menace of deadly extraterrestrials. Halo Uprising, a stand-alone story arc, fills the gap between conclusion of the block buster video game Halo 2 and Halo 3
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(photos by Capsule Computers)
