Halo: Rise of Atriox

Illustrated by Eric Nguyen
Ebook
On sale May 29, 2018 | 120 Pages | 9781506705958

This anthology comic series is based on Halo Wars 2, the real-time strategy video game from 343 Industries, which features the new ruthless villain in the Halo franchise, Atriox, whose defiance of the alien collective known as the Covenant is unmatched. Atriox, the legendary Brute who questioned the Great Journey and the will of the Prophets as he watched his comrades die for their cause. Atriox, who created the faction known across the universe as the Banished!

The story of Atriox, his rise to power, his contempt for the Covenant and the formation of the Banished is told across this five-chapter anthology featuring characters and stories from Halo Wars 2.This collects stories by acclaimed comics creators Cullen Bunn, Jody Houser, John Jackson Miller, Alex Irvine, Josan Gonzalez, Jonathan Wayshak, Eric Nguyen and Hayden Sherman.
Cullen Bunn is an American writer of comic books, short stories, and novels, known for his work on comic books such as Deadpool for Marvel Comics, The Damned and The Sixth Gun for Oni Press, and Harrow County for Dark Horse. His novels include the middle reader horror series Crooked Hills, and his short story work includes the anthology collection Creeping Stones & Other Stories. In 2011 Bunn was nominated for a Ghastly Award and won Broken Frontier's Best Writer Independent Award. In 2012 he was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award and an Eisner Award. View titles by Cullen Bunn
John Jackson Miller is a science-fiction writer and comic book writer known for his work on Star Wars novels and comics, and the Mass Effect, Savage Sword, and Smite series. Miller View titles by John Jackson Miller

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This anthology comic series is based on Halo Wars 2, the real-time strategy video game from 343 Industries, which features the new ruthless villain in the Halo franchise, Atriox, whose defiance of the alien collective known as the Covenant is unmatched. Atriox, the legendary Brute who questioned the Great Journey and the will of the Prophets as he watched his comrades die for their cause. Atriox, who created the faction known across the universe as the Banished!

The story of Atriox, his rise to power, his contempt for the Covenant and the formation of the Banished is told across this five-chapter anthology featuring characters and stories from Halo Wars 2.This collects stories by acclaimed comics creators Cullen Bunn, Jody Houser, John Jackson Miller, Alex Irvine, Josan Gonzalez, Jonathan Wayshak, Eric Nguyen and Hayden Sherman.

Author

Cullen Bunn is an American writer of comic books, short stories, and novels, known for his work on comic books such as Deadpool for Marvel Comics, The Damned and The Sixth Gun for Oni Press, and Harrow County for Dark Horse. His novels include the middle reader horror series Crooked Hills, and his short story work includes the anthology collection Creeping Stones & Other Stories. In 2011 Bunn was nominated for a Ghastly Award and won Broken Frontier's Best Writer Independent Award. In 2012 he was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award and an Eisner Award. View titles by Cullen Bunn
John Jackson Miller is a science-fiction writer and comic book writer known for his work on Star Wars novels and comics, and the Mass Effect, Savage Sword, and Smite series. Miller View titles by John Jackson Miller

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