Comics legend Peter David and up-and-coming artist Eric Nguyen bring a whole new HALO story to life! When the colony planet Ariel sends out a mysterious distress signal, it's up to the UNSC's elite, highly skilled special-ops Marines, the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers from the 105th, to find out what's happening. Also known as ODSTs or "Helljumpers", these soldiers are some of the toughest in the galaxy... and some of the roughest as well. When the distress signal comes, two Helljumpers will find themselves at the center of the mystery on Ariel, and before it's solved, they'll have to put their friendship - and their lives - on the line... Collects Halo: Helljumper #1-5.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By H. M. Iing
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Being the avid Halo fan that I am, I expect a lot out of every single production based on this wonderful franchise. Helljumper is no exception.
First off "Helljumper" is NOT abot Master Chief, though he does make an appearance though.
This story is centrally focused on the ODSTs of the universe. What they have to go through and the impossible missions presented to them like the ones presented to Spartans.
Some of the Characters from the latest edition of the Halo video game ODST makes an appearance in the comic, it helps because it brings life to the characters, where in ODST very little is known about each character other than what they present on the outside.
I really enjoyed reading through the comic, it helped me understand more about the characters, if you are a fan of the ODSTs then you will also enjoy this comic. It's not about people in super badass armor armor kicking ass and taking names. It's about Marines kicking ass and taking names.
In conclusion if you were a fan of the ODST game and wanted to know more about some of the characters this comic will help with that.
If you are a fan of Halo and wanted to know more about the ODSTs and how they function, like what type of missions they go on, on a regular basis then this will be a good read.
If you don't fit either of those 2 categories then you will be more or less disappointed in the comic.
The reason it got a 4 out of 5 stars was because:
----POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT-----
During the whole comic, I felt the ODSTs were more badass then they were suppose to be. They are suppose to operate in small tactical insertion groups; instead the author decided that they would all be split up and then have them take out a whole covenant ground batallion. I would understand if they were spartans but they aren't. The situations presented to them would seem like a challenge even to spartans but they take it on no problem.
First off "Helljumper" is NOT abot Master Chief, though he does make an appearance though.
This story is centrally focused on the ODSTs of the universe. What they have to go through and the impossible missions presented to them like the ones presented to Spartans.
Some of the Characters from the latest edition of the Halo video game ODST makes an appearance in the comic, it helps because it brings life to the characters, where in ODST very little is known about each character other than what they present on the outside.
I really enjoyed reading through the comic, it helped me understand more about the characters, if you are a fan of the ODSTs then you will also enjoy this comic. It's not about people in super badass armor armor kicking ass and taking names. It's about Marines kicking ass and taking names.
In conclusion if you were a fan of the ODST game and wanted to know more about some of the characters this comic will help with that.
If you are a fan of Halo and wanted to know more about the ODSTs and how they function, like what type of missions they go on, on a regular basis then this will be a good read.
If you don't fit either of those 2 categories then you will be more or less disappointed in the comic.
The reason it got a 4 out of 5 stars was because:
----POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT-----
During the whole comic, I felt the ODSTs were more badass then they were suppose to be. They are suppose to operate in small tactical insertion groups; instead the author decided that they would all be split up and then have them take out a whole covenant ground batallion. I would understand if they were spartans but they aren't. The situations presented to them would seem like a challenge even to spartans but they take it on no problem.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Full disclosure: I've never played Halo. The closest I've ever come is the hours upon hours of GoldenEye that my friends and I played on the N64 back in college, but I know the basic mechanics of the first-person shooter genre of video games. However, this allows me a unique position to comment on this graphic novel as a comic, rather than an accessory to a huge property that has already spawned action figures, miniature strategy games, and alien fightin' underpants.
I've been reading Peter David (no relation) since his days writing Star Trek paperbacks, and I've always enjoyed his ability to leap into almost any given property, understand how it works, and give it some humanity and humor. David delivers a deeply bromantic war story that works without knowing anything about Halo's gameplay. There's some talk of different classes of soldiers and supersuits that are used within the game itself, so while this surely enhances the mythology that surrounds the game if you're a serious player, it's still a pretty okay read if you just like things about shooting aliens, or war stories, or exquisitely drawn explosions with an absurd amount of shrapnel.
Nguyen's artwork is great, and exceptionally detailed, though something seems to be lost in the coloring. While the hues are appropriate for the setting, it's not easy to immediately distinguish camouflaged human forms in the hurricane of explosions and landscapes that fill the pages. It's also fairly difficult to tell one character from another, as they're generally masked, or similarly attired and coifed as a unit of soldiers--but the dialogue can go either way anyhow. It actually isn't too important to tell who was saying what anyhow. I don't know if this is a discredit to the story itself, but I didn't feel like I wasn't picking up on anything. Hint: One guy's chestplate is a very subtle blue, and the other guy has a very subtle orange.
The artwork is consistent, which is tremendously hard to do when you're creating a realistic world.
There's a lot of gunfire, gory exploding aliens, mild profanity, and general themes of death and violence--but nothing too expressly offensive or unnecessary. When you're battling an alien invasion, you're going to say a few things that aren't appropriate for the kids and maybe spray a little more blood than Nick Jr. would appreciate. If this can serve as a gateway into reading for a reluctant teenager, I would suggest taking advantage of it. There's a growing world of Halo comics and paperbacks out there that can, in their own unique way, be used as learning tools.
-- Collin David
I've been reading Peter David (no relation) since his days writing Star Trek paperbacks, and I've always enjoyed his ability to leap into almost any given property, understand how it works, and give it some humanity and humor. David delivers a deeply bromantic war story that works without knowing anything about Halo's gameplay. There's some talk of different classes of soldiers and supersuits that are used within the game itself, so while this surely enhances the mythology that surrounds the game if you're a serious player, it's still a pretty okay read if you just like things about shooting aliens, or war stories, or exquisitely drawn explosions with an absurd amount of shrapnel.
Nguyen's artwork is great, and exceptionally detailed, though something seems to be lost in the coloring. While the hues are appropriate for the setting, it's not easy to immediately distinguish camouflaged human forms in the hurricane of explosions and landscapes that fill the pages. It's also fairly difficult to tell one character from another, as they're generally masked, or similarly attired and coifed as a unit of soldiers--but the dialogue can go either way anyhow. It actually isn't too important to tell who was saying what anyhow. I don't know if this is a discredit to the story itself, but I didn't feel like I wasn't picking up on anything. Hint: One guy's chestplate is a very subtle blue, and the other guy has a very subtle orange.
The artwork is consistent, which is tremendously hard to do when you're creating a realistic world.
There's a lot of gunfire, gory exploding aliens, mild profanity, and general themes of death and violence--but nothing too expressly offensive or unnecessary. When you're battling an alien invasion, you're going to say a few things that aren't appropriate for the kids and maybe spray a little more blood than Nick Jr. would appreciate. If this can serve as a gateway into reading for a reluctant teenager, I would suggest taking advantage of it. There's a growing world of Halo comics and paperbacks out there that can, in their own unique way, be used as learning tools.
-- Collin David
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Comic|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not only does this first-issue comic explore part of the HALO universe rarely seen, but it shows an awesome flashback scene which features someone very familiar to us in the HALO universe. The illustration is simply too awesome for words and I don't want to spoil it for you. I'll give you a one-word hint as to what this flashback scene is: "gymnasium".
Whatever you do, do not let this comic get away from you. Buy it. Read it. The series should tie in nice to HALO: ODST.
Whatever you do, do not let this comic get away from you. Buy it. Read it. The series should tie in nice to HALO: ODST.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
I LOVED THE BOOK IT IS THE BEST BOOK EVER
Really awesome graphics I really enjoyed the book I think I'm going to read the rest of the series it was awesome
Published 10 days ago by Travis Vaughan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
The books art is amazing, and of course it is a Halo story so it's going to be good no matter what!
Published 1 month ago by Kyle
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it
I loved halo ever since it came out and I loved ODSTs even more This is one of my favorite books
Published 1 month ago by Joshua
4.0 out of 5 stars
Halo Helljumper
yes very well enjoyed this book, quite gripping and feels real.
would recommend this book to all fans of Halo
would recommend this book to all fans of Halo
Published 1 month ago by Andre Beaudet
2.0 out of 5 stars
Bummer
I should have read that this was a graphic novel. My mistake but I gave it a chance anyway. I was pretty cheesy and you could predict what was going to happen next very easily. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Wayne Larson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome
Don't think just buy it, it's good trust me. If you like other Halo books you'll like this. Go on press that button.
Published 3 months ago by Damian Seery
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good story, a bit choppy.
Could have been much longer to flesh out the narrative. But, it's a collection of comics not a graphic novel. Still, entertaining.
Published 3 months ago by Michael Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
NICE PACKAGING AND VERY SPECIAL TO MY SON
My son does not stop talking about this game, even right down to the box it came in. I also purchased the book for it.
Published 5 months ago by Mary E. Jensen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Makes em predictable!
Hey I like it and that's all your going to get unless you have to put in more words which is rediculous!
Published 5 months ago by gashmash
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great comic
The book arrived promptly and was a joy to read. Exactly what was described, no gimmicks. Great read for all ages!
Published 7 months ago by Hunter
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