Halo comic goes monthly

After launch of graphic novel, Marvel announces plans to revisit the Master Chief on a regular basis, starting in 2007.

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Halo diehards are likely used to unpredictable release schedules by now, but Marvel Comics is looking to help them out with a regular dose of action in their favorite sci-fi shooter series. The comic publisher confirmed that it plans to publish an ongoing monthly Halo comic, with the first issue hitting shelves in May or June of 2007.

"The comic series will explore different parts of the Halo timeline," a Marvel rep told GameSpot. "Bungie and Marvel are still in the process of deciding which parts to explore. Rest assured--the comic series will cover different areas and parts of the Halo universe and continuity."

While a comic launch would tie in nicely with the release of Halo 3, it doesn't appear as if the game's release date was a factor in Marvel's plans. The rep said the decision to start the series up next summer was picked "based on talents being considered for the comic series; scheduling; branding/marketing reasons; etc.--not upon anything else."

Exactly which talents Marvel has lined up for the project are a mystery at the moment, but they might not be for long. The rep said Marvel would have "a huge announcement on the creative team relatively soon."

For a look at Marvel's first treatment of the Halo universe, gamers can pick up the newly released Halo graphic novel. The game has also inspired several original fiction novels, one of which, Halo: The Fall of Reach, will be partially included in the forthcoming Halo film.

115 Comments

  • shawhaw

    Posted Oct 15, 2006 2:55 pm PT

    Why in the heck would we need so many halos?
    Comon...if you think there should be halo1,2,3 comic/T.V shows stfu
    You think about that now.

  • shawhaw

    Posted Oct 15, 2006 2:51 pm PT

    )))

  • shawhaw

    Posted Oct 15, 2006 2:51 pm PT

    Well we already have halo1,2 and on sept.9th we get halo3 so i think we have enough of halo

  • FlashNovice

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 6:40 am PT

    qoute lgoldberg:

    ...I wouldn't be suprised if they made a HALO saturday morning cartoon...

    I would just LOVE for that to happen!

  • wildsoul0509

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 11:27 am PT

    let the book's for tom clansy halo is just for the xbox and that's just great

  • CyberJoy

    Posted Aug 6, 2006 11:55 pm PT

    i tried this halo 2 after i experienced half life 2..well i'd say not really used to playin' the fps game with joystick anyway.though those i played are masterpieces....lookin' forward to the release of Halo 3

  • Eggshnyne

    Posted Aug 6, 2006 10:47 pm PT

    dudecus420 wrote:
    whats next ? halo underwear
    Umm.. I already have that.... (lol)

  • lgoldberg

    Posted Aug 6, 2006 5:21 pm PT

    First, ultrazone, I wouldn't be suprised if they made a HALO saturday morning cartoon. Also, I hope the HALO movie is good.... I'd buy it if it is good. Too bad I don't have an Xbox so I can play HALO.

  • liljakey_06

    Posted Aug 5, 2006 4:31 pm PT

    ive seen the in the comic shops already and there only £12 im definitly gonna get one soon

  • t3KK3n_4ever

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 12:04 am PT

    can't w8 to get my hands on that comic

  • S0LlDXSNAKE

    Posted Aug 1, 2006 10:02 pm PT

    I need to get my hands on the halo graphic novel soon, it seems pretty interesting.

  • expertgamer3

    Posted Jul 31, 2006 3:10 pm PT

    its an alright book. if you can call it a book.

  • terdoo

    Posted Jul 31, 2006 9:29 am PT

    chrisdojo, of course it will be good.

  • microwaveman

    Posted Jul 30, 2006 10:44 pm PT

    this is actually a pretty cool read, worthwhile especially if you are a fan of the series like me. marvel did a great job writing and art and bungie did a good job of not letting it be another made just to sell heap of crap.

  • Jkzack

    Posted Jul 30, 2006 9:35 pm PT

    Halo one was good but.. halo to was overrated....
    I prefered killzone then that...... Im very disapointed that i got a xbox360..
    I want my money back....all the games that came out so far was that very impressive....

  • nucle-tom

    Posted Jul 30, 2006 7:42 am PT

    I think that the halo storyline is pretty good, as it is so deep, and the game itself is actually pretty good. I feel completely sorry for all of you saddos who whine and whine about how terrible halo is, if you think so then why tell those of us who like it? Its pretty sad to be insulting a video game. I thought that the halo novels were pretty good. For those of you who spend your time hanging around waiting for an opportunity to insult a game from a different platform or whatever, try getting a girlfriend or even going outside every now and then.

  • detailedghost

    Posted Jul 30, 2006 6:45 am PT

    I have no comment at this time...BECAUSE I'M WAITING FOR HALO 3!

  • burninator85

    Posted Jul 29, 2006 6:45 pm PT

    I bought the comic two days ago and read the whole thing.

    I give it B-.

    Most of the art is pretty sweet, but the majority of the writing is uninspired.

    In the first story there is alomst a complete lack (98% less than there should be) of written in "sound effexts". This gives the story a very dull almost lifeless feel.

    Not sure it was worth the $20.

  • ultrazone

    Posted Jul 29, 2006 6:06 pm PT

    another page in the Halo phenomenon. Looking forward to what else develops. Maybe a Halo Saturday morning cartoon? Hahaha

  • FortuneC00kie

    Posted Jul 29, 2006 3:03 pm PT

    Great....lets expand on Halo's uninteresting, cliche, and senseless storyline.

    Don't mind me, I'm sure there will be someone who enjoys the comic.

  • rijnie

    Posted Jul 29, 2006 11:57 am PT

    if you read the comic yout hink.. hey!! i allready know this story just like in these alien movies!! WE MUST SAVE THE EARTH FROM ALIENS!!!!! so uninspired.... pointless]

  • diablobasher

    Posted Jul 29, 2006 9:08 am PT

    I've read some of the novels, ive played both games, i dont like them.

    But all this whining will not do anyone any good.

    Why can't you people simply say "More power to them, if they want a comic, then let there be light"

    Personnally i couldnt care less that Halo is highly unoriginal, boring, doesnt interest me in the slightest as it really is just a rip of many other sci-fi sources (much like Harry Potter is for the fantasy genre) But they are free to do that, and if a lot of people get enjoyment from that, then thats good. As has been said countless times, i dont like it, so i dont have to read/play it if i dont want to. So all the rest of you should do the same.

    Diablo

  • prathik3

    Posted Jul 28, 2006 6:14 pm PT

    its a comic.. why are people whining so badly? if you dont want to read it, dont read it. preety simple. let people who actualy like comics and also like halo, read it if they want to. :/ people whine for anythin nowdays.

  • megamanEXEV3

    Posted Jul 28, 2006 5:33 am PT

    hey dudecust420, I think they already have a halo underwaear. haha alright, I was just kidding. but seriousely, the halo series was very good, but the comic series is just too much. I mean I can understand the movies, pens, action figures but just not the comic series didn't bungie say halo 3 is going to end the trology?

  • dudecus420

    Posted Jul 28, 2006 2:30 am PT

    whats next ? halo underwear

  • boo_dat

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 9:55 pm PT

    Why can't a videogame just simply be a videogame? Don't turn it into a movie or pen a comic book...PLEASE. The worst of it is the fact that too many people are anticipating this. Why? It's useless...

  • FellfromGrace

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 8:07 pm PT

    Errrr, I knew it wasent just him I said the MAIN character. Anyway the point still stands. There have been plenty of stories just like it. But the person who said nothing is original anymore is pretty much.

    But still those Halo novels arent that great compared to real writters. Read Robert Jordans Wheel of Time series if you want something that is totally amazing ! Thats a story

  • Halo_MC

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 12:36 pm PT

    Halo ROcks!!!!

  • madcapper248

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 11:04 am PT

    arsy 130 has it mostly right. The only mistake I find is that MC isn't the only spartan left.3-5 survived Reach by tunnels underneath the training facility and made it back to Earth. They just haven't been shown in the games but the GN shows a female spartan in armor training.

  • Torlek42

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 9:36 am PT

    Nothing is original. George Lucas copied Star Wars from another guy's books, and every story on the planet has one of 19 plot lines.

  • arsy130

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 8:40 am PT

    FellfromGrace..... you obviously know nothing man....... for your information it wasnt just him..... the was an army of spartans, and they went to fight the war on reach and the covenant won that war and the only bad ass that survived was him...... thats why you have the damn novels to read....... the story is longer than you think., so dont comment about what you dont know...

  • Thrash777

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 5:53 am PT

    FellfromGrace... you don't know the entire story, otherwise you wouldn't make that comment. True, it seems to have the same structure to many other games, but there are loads more parts to it than just that.

    The 3 novels/books were a great read, and set the rest of Halo in perspective really well.

  • FellfromGrace

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 10:34 pm PT

    How is Halos story good? Its the most unoriginal thing I have ever seen.

    Lets see the main character Master Chief is geneticly altered to be a bad ass. Hmm I can think of about one million movies/games that came out before that where the main guy was the very same.

    One group bad guys (the covenant) are religious zealots fighting for their beliefs. WOW now that right there has not only gone down in video games since day one its gone down in the real world since day one haha.

    At the end of the first one the biggest known "constructed" thing at the time that was a bad ass weapon (the first Halo) was destroyed. Damn that sounds awfully similiar to the very first Star Wars movie that ever came out, not to mention that Halo 2 ends on a cliffhanger, which DAMN thats awfully similar to how the second Star Wars movie ended, on a cliff hanger.

    All in Halos story blows, sorry. But hey who cares this is a FPS and the game itself rocks and is a blast to play. Give credit where credit is due, but just b/c the actual game play is amazing doesnt mean you have to kiss their ass and say they are uber writters !

  • Rumstocker

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 10:12 am PT

    The Halo stories is one of the best story lines around anywhere.

  • kishmish

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 3:33 am PT

    I had read Halo graphic novel before a month and this news is too old! if u want to read Halo Graphic Novel go to marvel.com

  • BonziBoce

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 10:18 pm PT

    movie sure.
    graphic novel sure.
    comic series.... tell me how it goes before i put cash into it.

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 9:20 pm PT

    looks pretty good

  • CCDANMAN

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 7:53 pm PT

    Halo rules.

  • ivan_the_one

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 6:13 pm PT

    I would like to know what the whole deal with the master cheif is....as for the movie....all I can say is this...if it's anything like doom......a meatbag will surely pay.....

  • pepechidoone

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 4:58 pm PT

    ok now we will wait for the movie

  • misterree533

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 4:55 pm PT

    Fail.

    It needs to end at 3 and marvel needs to die.....

  • fraudbot

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 3:38 pm PT

    I love all these people who talk about how much halo sucks whenever any Halo news comes around......lets me know who all the liars are

    If your not into comic books, good, this news isn't for you
    If your not into Halo, good, this news isn't for you

    I'm personally siked....being of pretty nerdy origins I've collected my fair share of comic books and played enough Halo for more than one person so this is right up my alley

  • DoubleAAA

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 2:23 pm PT

    finnaly a story?.....shut the hell up! thats one of halos best parts: its story line.

  • Our_VA

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 1:42 pm PT

    Hey, finally, FINALLY Halo "may" have some storyline. So Yaaaa this is great.....RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT, right?

  • neoand12

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 1:16 pm PT

    Halo suck, I want Gears of war comic

  • Sydwynder

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 11:49 am PT

    Can't wait for the movie and H3. I preordered the graphic novel, but a monthly comic book? That may be over the geek line for me........

  • andyt66

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 11:49 am PT

    Sounds interesting...might pick up a copy and take a read im not sure who exactly wrote it but I like Halo so should be decent.

  • faizali86

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 11:28 am PT

    hmmmm...........lets see how good it is.

  • cesarotromundo

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 11:28 am PT

    extending THE FRANCHISE AS ALWAYS... thats always good for fans....and nerd lol...JUST KIDDING!

  • MRJENKINS1

    Posted Jul 25, 2006 11:12 am PT

    A comic would be great ! I just hope they invest in the storyline and stay true to the subject matter. That is what we want ! what we don't want is some off the wall B.S. if we wanted that we could easily found some knockoff game/book/comic
    the comic book is a great format to keep the epic story moving. you(can) get 12 issues a year great artwork plus the little collectors item(the book itself). And if you think commics are for kids you are dead wrong there are mainstream comics that appeal to Adults (Marvel Knights, Max, Vertigo and Dark horse) besides a great story is a great story no matter the format just be thankful some one gives a crap

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