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Marvel handling Halo comic

All-new stories of Bungie's sci-fi universe set to land in graphic novel form; Moebius, Simon Bisley, among the artists lending their talents to the book.

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Like a galaxy-wide plague of The Flood, the spread of Bungie's first-person shooter Halo into new forms of media appears nigh unstoppable. Books and music CDs are already on store shelves, Peter Jackson is producing the feature film based on the license, and now Marvel Comics is bringing the license to comic books.

Marvel and Bungie today announced that the comics giant responsible for Spider-Man, the X-Men, and a host of other superheroes will be publishing a graphic novel anthology of tales set in the Halo universe. The 128-page full-color volume is set for release in July.

Few details have been revealed about the stories included, but Marvel has said they will feature signature characters and weapons and be set against a backdrop involving the alien races of the Covenant and the Flood. Perhaps more interesting to comic fans is the roster of talent secured to put words and images on the page. Beyond renowned French comics artist Moebius, the Halo graphic novel will also feature the talents of Phil Hale, Ed Lee, Tsutomo Nihei, Jay Faerber, Andrew Robinson, Simon Bisley, and Lee Hammock. There will also be a selection of gallery pages from both professional comic artists and Bungie's internal art team.

"The chance to give our faithful fans something this special was a chance we had to jump at," Bungie studio manager Harold Ryan said. "Reexploring the Halo universe with some of our favorite comic book artists and writers--indeed, some of the greatest of all time--was a true labor of love and we couldn't have picked a better partner than Marvel to help us achieve our vision."

That vision might be achieved several times over. Marvel has signed an exclusive deal with Bungie for the comic rights to the Halo series and has promised that additional projects based on the license are in the works.

215 Comments

  • bloodcow666

    Posted Aug 15, 2007 5:50 pm GMT

    I absolutely loved that graphic novel

  • blackhammer77

    Posted Aug 14, 2007 12:55 am GMT

    So, what happened to the special edition trading card game? Its about time really - the novels were awesome!

  • ivan_the_one

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 8:04 pm GMT

    sweet i wanna see master cheif take on the xmen....

  • WEIRDEXPONENT

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 4:59 pm GMT

    Wow... just got the graphic novel today... I'd give it a 20 out of 100.... The First story is the flood invading a conenant ship... good idea, but OMG the artist that did it must have been new to the industry!!! Horrible!!! The second story was so freaking boring, as well as the last one... yet the arists were much better... The only thing that saves this book is the Cover, and the Art in the back of the book. Not one fricking story involving the Master Chief... I'm actually in shock over how bad this graphic novel is... shame...

  • fireblazer236

    Posted Jul 24, 2006 3:00 pm GMT

    yunghoodz

    Wow, what a moron. You say the Halo story sucks but I bet you don't even have a clue what it is about. It not all about fighting and covenant killing people and humans fighting. Get your factsm straight before you post.

  • yomilky

    Posted Jun 23, 2006 5:49 pm GMT

    yunghoodz you say halo is just an "average" fiirst person shooter but then you say the xbox wouldnt have gotten anywhere without it? halo's story isnt weak. the covenent didnt just come to earth to kill the humans they where came on religious beleifs to find the halo and purify the universe by activating halo....duh

  • Weird-X

    Posted Jun 12, 2006 1:29 pm GMT

    OMG !!!! That will suck, i love halo more than any other game, it is already
    like a movie to me, cool epic story cool protagonist, and then comes Marvell and spoils it all DAMN!!! It would be better if some other comic company bought rights for making halo comic than Marvell , they r too childish....not all but most of them !!!! I would love if Dark Horse did them, not Marvell ; even DC would kick their *** =)

    Well this is just my theory ! Have Fun

  • SCH5500

    Posted May 17, 2006 5:57 am GMT

    This is gonna be pretty awesome. I'm not usually one for comics but its about one of my favorite games of all time so it's definitely something I wanna check out. I loved the novels so this should be good especially being 128 pages and full color.

  • mat016

    Posted Mar 21, 2006 6:27 am GMT

    Screw all you guys that are dissin on Halo its one of the best games i have ever played now back to elderscrolls 4 oblivion...

  • yanks26wsw

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 2:45 pm GMT

    ok?

  • Ratchetcomand

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 12:45 pm GMT

    I wounder if they going to make a Halo anime ?

  • Gh3tt0Child

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 12:09 pm GMT

    kool i cant wait

  • oC007o

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 12:08 pm GMT

    Im not a comic reader. But this is halo which means im still not going to be a comic reader.

  • AbuSharkas8

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 12:03 pm GMT

    cool

  • katocan

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 11:51 am GMT

    Some pretty bad images but the last one is awesome.

  • dukerav

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 11:39 am GMT

    Yeah to the guy that said Halo's story was weak, from the first post I believe it was, go read the Halo novels. Read the novels and then actually play the games, I think you will change your mind and if not well who cares.

  • LexLas

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 10:01 am GMT

    Put me on that list ! I'm getting the #1 issue no matter how far I have to travel. I will be on the look out. I hope it goes big ..

  • frankeyser

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 9:51 am GMT

    how many issuse can come out with the same thing... master chief... kills everything... over and over again...

  • doomsoth

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 9:42 am GMT

    Only if I was like 10 would I be interested in this.

  • 1_chris_1

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 9:11 am GMT

    total waste of time and money if you ask me

    absoloutly rubbish idea

  • vmaldia

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 7:45 am GMT

    if you read the halo prequel novel, you do see that there is a back story.

  • theunwn

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 6:58 am GMT

    cool.........i just love HALO

  • quarter11

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 5:49 am GMT

    two were terrible. But the others had a good ghost/dreamlike enviroment . hope they don't screw it up

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 5:49 am GMT

    all that art looks fairly weak.

  • jonnyjd

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 5:36 am GMT

    I'll pass on this.

  • UC0080

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 4:30 am GMT

    Um...does anybody else wanna guess at why the sound effects in pic 5 are in Japanese? BTW, still looks pretty good.

  • edubuccaneer Site moderator

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 4:03 am GMT

    If there's anyone worth handling a comic is Marvel. But I think HALO is a little shallow for a comic book...

  • fuzzykool

    Posted Mar 20, 2006 3:02 am GMT

    Sounds pretty awsome to me, more of the halo universe seen. I CANT WAIT

  • veracity024

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 11:29 pm GMT

    thats red vs blues job

  • skitzocyko

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 10:13 pm GMT

    this may just ruin it. just make good games.

  • hellknight40000

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 9:34 pm GMT

    That's because Halo is truly awesome. : )

  • SnowFarmer

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 8:22 pm GMT

    It is surprising the sheer number of comments/interest this garbage (and yeah a video game based comic is most likely garbage) generates. Halo is a decent FPS (yes decent, not fantastic, not ground breaking and certainly not a well crafted storyline) but people treat it like the second coming or something.

  • okcomputer666

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 7:59 pm GMT

    Boooooring

  • joestuart

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 7:40 pm GMT

    It sounds interesting, but I can't say too much before I at least see something more.
    As for the panels and the like, I like the enviroment style in the fourth, and the chief looks okay in the first one, but none of it really wows me. the artists need to remember that Master Chief is a big, buff, seven foot tall guy that weighs a ton in his suit, not a lean little guy like Spiderman and he walks like a human and stands like one too, not like some ape (like in the first panel). Sure, these are probably rough drafts with color, but they need to keep in mind that people won't buy the second one if the first isn't any good just because it's Halo. That goes for the third, fourth, and so on.

    In short, I'm openly optimistic.

  • loverman08

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 7:39 pm GMT

    Well this whould make it easyer for people who dont want to buy and read the books, but hey id read them!

  • KingKevo71789

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 6:55 pm GMT

    The only ones that really caught my eye were the last two. To me, they're the only ones that best embody Halo. The others look a little...weird to belong in a Halo graphic novel.

  • avister

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 5:46 pm GMT

    Freakin awsome.....Cant wait till it comes outTT

  • mcgrawgamer

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 5:41 pm GMT

    this is good news. I read all the halo novels and loved them. If marvel can keep the storyline close to the novels they could get a huge response from true halo fans

  • Nafda

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 5:21 pm GMT

    41789 must be Killzone fan

  • Omega_Pirateman

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 4:57 pm GMT

    it was bound to happen. If the comic is as good as the books, I'll be happy.

  • thefjk

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 4:36 pm GMT

    Not another HALO thing... dump halo in the trash bin already!

  • tech1200

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 4:10 pm GMT

    Great to here can't wait till it comes out.

  • hellknight40000

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 3:13 pm GMT

    All you guys complaining that you don't care and think it's stupid, DON'T FREAKIN' POST!!!!!! We don't need your negative thoughts and energy here. Only people with no lives do that kind of thing!!! The iffy looking panels probably aren't even final. Besides, as I stated befor, it looks like it will be awesome.
    : )

  • kaziechameleon

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 2:17 pm GMT

    cool marvel rocks.

  • JJOR64

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 1:18 pm GMT

    Thats cool for the Halo fans.

  • condorVII

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 12:07 pm GMT

    im already counting down the days.....

  • n-c

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 11:36 am GMT

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  • trogdorchief01

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 11:36 am GMT

    i'm not a huge fan of comics, so this doesn't really look good to me

  • n-c

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 11:35 am GMT

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  • chester885

    Posted Mar 19, 2006 11:21 am GMT

    REALLY COOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!

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