Halo: Escalation

Halo: Escalation was a 24-part comic book series produced by Dark Horse Comics, that ran from December 2013 to November 2015 with an issue released monthly. It covered "how the events of Halo 4 have helped define the destiny not only of the Chief but of the galaxy as a whole."Wired.com: Dark Horse Will Turn World of Halo 4 Into Ongoing Comic Series
==Issues==
===Issue 1===
Official summary:
===Issue 2===
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===Issue 3===
Official summary:Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for February 2014
===Issue 4===
Official summary:Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for March 2014
===Issue 5===
Official summary:Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for April 2014
===Issue 6===
Official summary:Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for May 2014
===Issue 7===
Official summary:Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for June 2014
===Issue 8 - "The Next 72 Hours, Part 1"===
Official summary:Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for July 2014
===Issue 9 - "The Next 72 Hours, Part 2"===
Official summary:Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for August 2014
===Issue 10 - "The Next 72 Hours, Part 3"===
Official summary:Comic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comic Solicitations for September 2014
===Issue 11 - "Exposure, Part 1"===
Official summaryPREVIEWSworld: Halo: Escalation #11
===Issue 12 - "Exposure, Part 2"===
Official summaryComic Book Resources: Dark Horse Comics November 2014 Solicitations
===Issue 13===
Official summary
===Issue 14===
Official summary
===Issue 15===
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===Issue 16===
Official summary
===Issue 17 - "The Glass Horizon, Part 1"===
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===Issue 18 - "The Glass Horizon, Part 2"===
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===Issue 19 - "The Absolute Record, Part 1"===
Official Summary
===Issue 20 - "The Absolute Record, Part 2"===
Official Summary
===Issue 21 - "The Absolute Record, Part 3"===
===Issue 22 - "The Absolute Record, Part 4"===
===Issue 23 - "The Absolute Record, Part 5"===
===Issue 24 - "The Absolute Record, Part 6"===
==Appearances==
===Characters===
*Andrew Del Rio 
*Bradley 
*Catherine Halsey
*Daniel Clayton 
*Dellert 
*Gabriel Thorne
*Gomez 
*Hogan 
*Holly Tanaka 
*Horatio Temkin 
*Jespersen 
*Jul 'Mdama
*Lydus 
*John-117
*Nicolas Strauss
*Paul DeMarco
*Naiya Ray 
*Roland
*Ryder
*Sali 'Nyon 
*Sarah Palmer
*Serin Osman
*Shadow-of-Sundered-Star
*Tek 
*Terrence Hood
*Thel 'Vadam
*Thomas Lasky
*Vata 'Gajat 
*Vladimir Scruggs
*Zef 'Trahl 
===Species===
*Forerunner 
*Human
*Jiralhanae
*Kig-Yar
**T'vaoan
*Mgalekgolo
*Sangheili
*Unggoy
*Flood
===Organizations===
*Jul 'Mdama's Covenant
*Sanghelios government
**Sangheili Ascetics
** Sali 'Nyon's Covenant
*United Nations Space Command
**UNSC High Command
***UNSC Security Council
****UNSC Defense Force
*****Spartan
******SPARTAN-IV program
*******Fireteam Bailey 
*******Fireteam Colossus 
*******Fireteam Fenrir 
*******Fireteam Jackknife 
*******Fireteam Majestic
*****UNSC Air Force
*****UNSC Army
*****UNSC Marine Corps
******Orbital Drop Shock Troopers 
*****UNSC Navy
******Fleet Command
*******Orbital Defense Command
******Office of Naval Intelligence
===Locations===
*Epoloch system
**Requiem
*Sol system
**Luna
***Mare Imbrium
****Ankara 
**Earth
***Commonwealth of Australia
****Sydney
*****HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6
***United Republic of North America
****New Phoenix 
**Mars 
*Ealen IV 
*Escala III 
**Castiglione
*Sanghelios 
===Events===
*Great Schism
*Human-Covenant war 
*Post-war era
**New Phoenix Incident 
**Second Battle of Requiem 
**Battle of Ealen IV 
===Vehicles===
*AC-220 Gunship
*AV-22 Sparrowhawk
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*D79H-TC Pelican
*Diplomatic shuttle
**DS-004 
*F-41 Exoatmospheric Multirole Strike Fighter
*Freighter
*M12 Force Application Vehicle
*Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity
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*Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle
*Type-25 Troop Carrier
*Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft
*Type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter
*Type-44 Troop Carrier
*Type-52 Troop Carrier
*Type-56 Ground Support/Ultra Heavy Deployment Platform
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===Weapons===
*Asymmetric Recoilless Carbine-920
*BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle
*Combat knife
*Hardlight blade
*M395 Designated Marksman Rifle
*M45D Tactical Shotgun
*M6H Personal Defense Weapon System
*M739 Light Machine Gun
*MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System
*Type-1 Antipersonnel grenade
*Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword
*Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer
*Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol
*Type-25 Carbine
*Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher
*Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy
*Type-50 Sniper Rifle System
*Type-51 Carbine
*Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced
*Z-250 Directed Energy Engagement Weapon
===Technology===
*Artificial intelligence
**Avatar
**Promethean Knight
**Promethean Watcher
*Combat simulation deck
*Holography
**Holotank
*Data pad
*Deployable lookout tower
*Gravity lift
*Jiralhanae Combat Harness
**Captain Major variant
**Chieftain variant
**Minor variant
*Kig-Yar Combat Harness
**Minor variant
**Sniper variant
**Storm variant
*Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet
*Kig-yar targeting headgear
*Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor
**MJOLNIR [GEN2]
***Commando variant
***HAZOP variant
***Infiltrator variant
***Recon variant
***Recruit variant
***Scout variant
***Soldier variant
***War Master variant
*MX-1050 Quantum Plane Translocation Marker - Local/Hybrid 
*Sangheili Combat Harness
**Arbiter body armor
**Ascetic variant
**Assault variant
**Commander variant
**Minor variant
**Ranger variant
**Storm variant
**Warrior variant
**Zealot variant
**Unknown Sangheili variant 
*T'vaoan Combat Harness
**Champion variant
*UNSC Navy uniforms
**UNSC Navy Service Uniform
*Unggoy Combat Harness
**Heavy variant
**Imperial variant
**Minor variant
**Storm variant
===Mistakes===
*In some shots of Issue 1, Kig-Yar are seen with four fingers instead of three.
*In Issue 1, the visor color of the Spartan with War Master armor is orange, but in Issue 2, it is blue.
==Gallery==
Halo Escalation 1.jpg|Issue #1 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo Escalation 1 Variant.jpg|Issue #1 variant cover art by Kenneth Scott.
Halo Escalation 2.jpg|Issue #2 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo Escalation 3.jpg|Issue #3 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo_Escalation_4.jpg|Issue #4 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo_Escalation_5.jpg|Issue #5 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo_Escalation_6.jpg|Issue #6 cover art by Sparth.
Halo_Escalation_7.jpg|Issue #7 cover art by Sparth.
Halo_Escalation_8.jpg|Issue #8 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo_Escalation_9.jpg|Issue #9 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo_Escalation_10.jpg|Issue #10 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo_Escalation_11.jpg|Issue #11 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo Escalation 12.jpg|Issue #12 cover art by Anthony Palumbo.
Halo_Escalation_13.jpg|Issue #13 cover art by Daniel Chavez.
Halo_Escalation_14.jpg|Issue #14 cover art by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach.
Halo_Escalation_15.jpg|Issue #15 cover art by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach.
Halo_Escalation_16.jpg|Issue #16 cover art by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach.
Halo_Escalation_17.jpg|Issue #17 cover art by Sparth.
Halo_Escalation_18.jpg|Issue #18 cover art by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach.
Halo_Escalation_19.jpg|Issue #19 cover art by Jean-Sebastien Rossbach. 
Halo Escalation 20.jpg|Issue #20 cover art by Isaac Hannaford.
Halo_Escalation_21.jpg|Issue #21 cover art by Isaac Hannaford.
Halo_Escalation_22.jpg|Issue #22 cover art by Isaac Hannaford.
Halo_Escalation_23.jpg|Issue #23 cover art by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach.
Halo_Escalation_24.jpg|Issue #24 cover art by Jean-Sébastien Rossbach
Halo-Escalation-Preview.jpg|Comic layout for 1st media released picture.
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