 Upon release , the Halo Graphic Novel proved to be a " rare hit " for the games @-@ to @-@ comics genre , debuting at No. 2 on both the Nielsen BookScan and Diamond sales charts . At least 100 @,@ 000 copies were rumored to have been published , and the comic continued to be one of the top @-@ selling graphic novels months after its debut . The success of the novel led Marvel Comics and Bungie Studios to announce a four @-@ issue monthly Halo comic series at San Diego Comic @-@ Con 2006 called Halo : Uprising . Despite delays , the first issue of the limited series was released on August 22 , 2007 . 
