MILWAUKIE, Ore., (Feb. 15, 2017)— Dark Horse and 343 Industries are set to release a new pair of ship replicas based on the highly anticipated game Halo Wars 2. The UNSC Spirit of Fire will launch March 1, 2017, while the UNSC Vulture will land summer 2017.
The UNSC Spirit of Fire is an intricately detailed polyresin eight-inch replica of the Phoenix-class support ship and will retail for $49.99. The UNSC Vulture is a masterfully crafted six-inch replica of the heavy gunship and will retail for $39.99.
“Dark Horse’s replicas are amazing and we are pleased that fans will be able to add these two iconic ships from Halo Wars 2 to their growing Halo armadas,” said John Friend, Director of Consumer Products at 343 Industries.
To date, Dark Horse and 343 Industries have produced six Halo replica ships, with more on the way, including a PAX-exclusive five-inch Halo Covenant Banshee Ultra replica, Halo 5: Guardians’ UNSC Prowler, the UNSC Pelican Dropship, the UNSC Infinity, the Covenant Truth and Reconciliation, and the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.
Dark Horse and 343 Industries have also produced two blockbuster comics series with canonical story lines written by writers from the video game franchise, Halo: Initiation and Halo: Escalation, and released the graphic novels Halo: Fall of Reach and Halo: Tales from Slipspace in 2016.
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About Dark Horse
For more than thirty years, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, the company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman, and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X, and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga, and products based on popular properties includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider, Halo, The Witcher, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading entertainment publishers.
