The ongoing Halo comic book from Marvel launches in July, and the comic book publishing giant is taking steps to ensure that the title isn't far from their readers' minds. Over at the Halo.Bungie.Org forums, a poster named JaredR found three references to game across two comics:

Ms Marvel #15
When asked if he can track punctures in the fourth dimension, SHIELD operative Baines replies-
"Quicker than I can kill noobs in a game of Halo."

Avengers: The Initiative #2
Cloud 9 has never actually shot live targets before. So when War Machine hands her a pulse rifle he tells her-
"It's just like playing Halo. Just point and click."

Later, while actually fighting-
"C'mon Abby. Just point and click. It's just like Xbox. Just like — Holy — I just blew up a plane."

If you're a Marvel fan, keep track of this over the course of the next two months, and let us know if you catch more references. I'm suspecting a memo came down from somewhere on high 'suggesting' the game be mentioned, but being the scientific website that we are we'll need more proof. Also, Halo. Michael Fahey

Marvel Loves Halo [Halo.Bungie.Org Forums via Wired Blogs]

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