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Halo Graphic Novels
Halo: Legacy Collection
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!
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!
416 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 15, 2013
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About the author
Brian Michael Bendis
4,417 books2,569 followersA comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
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December 23, 2021
Reprints the first 3 Halo miniseries from Marvel.
Halo: Uprising by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev - ★★★★
Set between Halo 2 and 3, Cleveland is attacked when the Covenant learns of a key that resides there. The story follows two ordinary people as they try and stay alive during the invasion. There's a nice twist in there as well. Maleev draws some great looking battle scenes although the colors are a little dark at times.
Halo: Helljumper by Peter David & Eric Nguyen - ★★★★
The Covenant comes to a remote world scouring it for some ancient tech. Two badass Helljumpers get separated from the rest of their platoon and do what they can to stop the Covenant.
I really liked this. Peter David has written some great characters in Romeo and Dutch. It's exciting with a great dynamic between the two. My only complaint is Eric Nguyen's weak linework sometimes makes it difficult to tell what's happening in a panel.
Halo: Blood Line by Fred Van Lente & Francis Portela - ★★★
A Spartan Black team has to agree to an alliance with the remnants of a Covenant ship after they both crashland on a planet with an ancient Forerunner device on it. I thought this was solid but not as good as the two previous Halo miniseries.
Halo: Uprising by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev - ★★★★
Set between Halo 2 and 3, Cleveland is attacked when the Covenant learns of a key that resides there. The story follows two ordinary people as they try and stay alive during the invasion. There's a nice twist in there as well. Maleev draws some great looking battle scenes although the colors are a little dark at times.
Halo: Helljumper by Peter David & Eric Nguyen - ★★★★
The Covenant comes to a remote world scouring it for some ancient tech. Two badass Helljumpers get separated from the rest of their platoon and do what they can to stop the Covenant.
I really liked this. Peter David has written some great characters in Romeo and Dutch. It's exciting with a great dynamic between the two. My only complaint is Eric Nguyen's weak linework sometimes makes it difficult to tell what's happening in a panel.
Halo: Blood Line by Fred Van Lente & Francis Portela - ★★★
A Spartan Black team has to agree to an alliance with the remnants of a Covenant ship after they both crashland on a planet with an ancient Forerunner device on it. I thought this was solid but not as good as the two previous Halo miniseries.
January 3, 2022
Each of the stories had strengths and weaknesses. But the authors not knowing the source material was not part of the weaknesses. It was nice seeing new POV from people not immersed in the Halo Universe. It was a good read and a nice item to have for Halo fans.
For me, I think I liked Bloodlines most, because it reminded me that Spartans are human.
For me, I think I liked Bloodlines most, because it reminded me that Spartans are human.
November 28, 2024
Gleefully and deliciously frivolous. The stories are fun and bring me back to my younger days where hours were logged on the Xbox to pursue the covenant and flood.
August 15, 2024
This is a series of 3 different series. They are placed in an inverse chronological order, most probably because they wanted to place first the characters appearing in videogames, first of all Master Chief.
I read them in chronological order as I'm doing a run/read of the games and media in that order. But I think these stories can be read even by people who have never played the games.
Halo Blood Line occurs slightly before the events of Reach. It was quite good, it maybe began a bit slow, but from issue 5 onwards it really picked a nice pace. I loved the interactions between Spartans and Elites, it really shows you how, at the end of the day they are fundamentally similar. It was packed with nice action and scenes. Lovely art style, quite of a common Marvel superhero type. 5/5
Halo Helljumpers happens before the events of Halo 3 ODST. Some people suggest to read it AFTER playing the game, but I did the opposite. And I think it kind of gave me a nice introduction to the characters of the game. The art style is quite nice and the story was very well told and executed. I think the story was very good and packed with good action. Apart from that not very deep in or lore rich comic, but nonetheless a nice read to give more context to the Halo 3 ODST characters and their relationship with each other. 4/5
Halo Uprising happens between Halo 2 and Halo 3. I think this is the worst of the 3 in terms of story, the best in terms of art style. I think the fights were very confusing, and sometimes it seemed like some steps were lost, you see Master Chief in a corridor with a weapon, a panel of grants, you turn the page and there is Master Chief with another weapon somewhere else. I had to turn the page a few times to see that I didn't miss anything. The part of Master Chief is completely useless I would say and it feels like it was put there just to put the main character of the franchise in the comic. It does not add much to the story and we see him moving around the forerunner ship. Something that would work well in a videogame level where there is more action the story, but I don't feel it works much in a comic book or a book... From my understanding this is supposed to link the end of Halo 2 to the beginning of Halo 3, but I think they could've made it more interesting.
Aside from that the real story happens on hearth. I always loved to see the point of view of common people during the attack, especially because it doesn't happen very often, but the story resonated very little, the romance seemed forced and cliche', and overall not really original. What is supposed to be the main plot twist of the story can be deduced in the second issue, albeit they take their time to tell it.
I think Halo Battleborn is a book that did a better job at showing the reaction of people about the covenant war. Even the audio logs in Halo 3 ODST were better and more interesting. It is an ok read, but not much happen and in some ways it is also a bit boring. As far as the story is concerned for me it is two stars.
However, the art style is it very unique and well made, it is lovely to see. That's a five out of five.
Overall, I give it 3/5, just because the art style saves it, but the story really drags it down... If you played Halo 3 ODST, Sadie's story in the audio log is really much more interesting and entertaining, they could've taken example from that.
The last part is three different interviews one for each comic. They are quite interesting and it is nice to see the creation process of a comic book from the eyes behind the pencil or from the people working at 343. Nice addition that does a nice job in rounding up this collection.
Overall it is a nice read, and I suggest you to read it if you are a fan. But for sure not as a first approach in the franchise (albeit you could), and surely not the first media to consume outside the games. There are much better books in the Halo universe you can read. But if you are a fan of the series I guess it is a very lovely read, to see some action far from the gamepad.
I read them in chronological order as I'm doing a run/read of the games and media in that order. But I think these stories can be read even by people who have never played the games.
Halo Blood Line occurs slightly before the events of Reach. It was quite good, it maybe began a bit slow, but from issue 5 onwards it really picked a nice pace. I loved the interactions between Spartans and Elites, it really shows you how, at the end of the day they are fundamentally similar. It was packed with nice action and scenes. Lovely art style, quite of a common Marvel superhero type. 5/5
Halo Helljumpers happens before the events of Halo 3 ODST. Some people suggest to read it AFTER playing the game, but I did the opposite. And I think it kind of gave me a nice introduction to the characters of the game. The art style is quite nice and the story was very well told and executed. I think the story was very good and packed with good action. Apart from that not very deep in or lore rich comic, but nonetheless a nice read to give more context to the Halo 3 ODST characters and their relationship with each other. 4/5
Halo Uprising happens between Halo 2 and Halo 3. I think this is the worst of the 3 in terms of story, the best in terms of art style. I think the fights were very confusing, and sometimes it seemed like some steps were lost, you see Master Chief in a corridor with a weapon, a panel of grants, you turn the page and there is Master Chief with another weapon somewhere else. I had to turn the page a few times to see that I didn't miss anything. The part of Master Chief is completely useless I would say and it feels like it was put there just to put the main character of the franchise in the comic. It does not add much to the story and we see him moving around the forerunner ship. Something that would work well in a videogame level where there is more action the story, but I don't feel it works much in a comic book or a book... From my understanding this is supposed to link the end of Halo 2 to the beginning of Halo 3, but I think they could've made it more interesting.
Aside from that the real story happens on hearth. I always loved to see the point of view of common people during the attack, especially because it doesn't happen very often, but the story resonated very little, the romance seemed forced and cliche', and overall not really original. What is supposed to be the main plot twist of the story can be deduced in the second issue, albeit they take their time to tell it.
I think Halo Battleborn is a book that did a better job at showing the reaction of people about the covenant war. Even the audio logs in Halo 3 ODST were better and more interesting. It is an ok read, but not much happen and in some ways it is also a bit boring. As far as the story is concerned for me it is two stars.
However, the art style is it very unique and well made, it is lovely to see. That's a five out of five.
Overall, I give it 3/5, just because the art style saves it, but the story really drags it down... If you played Halo 3 ODST, Sadie's story in the audio log is really much more interesting and entertaining, they could've taken example from that.
The last part is three different interviews one for each comic. They are quite interesting and it is nice to see the creation process of a comic book from the eyes behind the pencil or from the people working at 343. Nice addition that does a nice job in rounding up this collection.
Overall it is a nice read, and I suggest you to read it if you are a fan. But for sure not as a first approach in the franchise (albeit you could), and surely not the first media to consume outside the games. There are much better books in the Halo universe you can read. But if you are a fan of the series I guess it is a very lovely read, to see some action far from the gamepad.
April 4, 2022
I'm not well-versed in the Halo mythos but I found this to be a solid starting point. Three miniseries are collected here, each by different writers and artists, and they focus on different corners of the Halo universe. All three were a good deal better than the standard licensed comic property. Recommended for both new and veteran Halo fans.
July 13, 2024
Halo: Legacy Collection is Great
I really liked learning about Fireteam: Black. It is interesting to find out that there are more Spartans than just II. This story had evrrything - family/friends, action, drama, compromise with the enemy, and new alien tech. The artwork was great.
I really liked learning about Fireteam: Black. It is interesting to find out that there are more Spartans than just II. This story had evrrything - family/friends, action, drama, compromise with the enemy, and new alien tech. The artwork was great.
April 10, 2021
Despite the big names writing Uprising and Helljumper, I found Blood Line to be the strongest story. It focused on common themes in the Halo canon--namely duplicity and loyalty--and told a cohesive story with a small cast whose layers were peeled back over the five issues.
December 17, 2025
Top Favorite: Bloodline
Second Favorite: Helljumper
Third: Uprising
I've started my journey into the Graphic Novel Halo Universe, and I am happy with where I'm starting at. It feels a little "all over the place" but so far it's a fun time.
Second Favorite: Helljumper
Third: Uprising
I've started my journey into the Graphic Novel Halo Universe, and I am happy with where I'm starting at. It feels a little "all over the place" but so far it's a fun time.
April 4, 2023
Brilliant collection of interesting stories and beautiful art work throughout!
December 4, 2024
This is a great comic. I purchased it for 2 reasons. 1: Its Halo. 2: Brian Michael Bendis wrote one of them. (Uprising) I know BMB from Miles Morales Comics. Honestly, though Uprising is kind of disappointing. Halo: Legacy Collection is a combination of 3 Halo Graphic novels. HALO: Uprising Halo: Helljumpers. and Halo: Bloodline. Uprising: overall 5/10. it's Fine... The art is nowhere near as good as HJ and BL. the story is kind of a mess and its weird as it's not really Halo. Helljumpers: 10/10 Hands down the best of the bunch. The story is not the best I've ever read but it's still really good. what it lacks in story it makes up in Graphic quality and action sequences. Bloodline: 8/10 Not quite Helljumper quality but still a good read. the story is well written but just doesn't play out perfectly. (It's weird in some ways.) The art is good. it's not perfect but is still good. Overall, the Halo Legacy Collection is a must read for Halo fans. I've read it multiple times.
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