Après Gail Simone et Rhianna Prachett (fille de Terry), c’est la scénariste Mariko Tamaki qui reprend en main les aventures de la « nouvelle » Tomb Raider (entendre, celle du dernier jeu vidéo) à l’occasion du lancement, en 2016, de la nouvelle série subtilement intitulée Tomb Raider II.
Le nom du dessinateur n’a pas encore été divulgué.
[quote]Lara’s friends are her vulnerability and her strength. Lara’s friends are part of what make her adventures complex beyond just, “Where is the door to this tomb? Oh, here it is.” They are the human element. They are something to lose, or fight for, or protect beyond whatever inanimate object is in the tomb. (I think many events in Lara’s past have demonstrated, pretty potently, the danger involved in bringing your friends along with you on adventures. ) They’re another voice besides the one in Lara’s head.
Because Lara is a fighter, she can have a bit of a singularity of focus. Her friends are the complicating factor. Which I think is pretty important. I mean, ultimately, the Tomb Raider, the center of these stories, is Lara, but you need to have something outside the center.[/quote]
Pendant toute l’année 2016, un numéro facile d’accès pour le nouveau lecteur sera spécifiquement choisi par l’éditeur chaque mois pour porter sur ses épaules la marque Dark Horse Comics Presents, fêtant ainsi les 30 ans du célèbre éditeur à l’aide d’une nouvelle collection de couvertures alternatives.
En février, ce sera Tomb Raider II #1 par Joelle Jones.
[quote]TOMB RAIDER II #3
Written by Mariko Tamaki
Art by Phillip Sevy, Michael Atiyeh
Published by Dark Horse Comics
Release Date: April 23, 2016
After Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft’s adventure continues with Eisner Award–winning writer Mariko Tamaki!
Lara and Jonah travel to China in search of a cave said to house an immortality-granting mushroom! However, a monsoon, the lethal Knights of the Spore, and disappearing allies and supplies could spell death for them both![/quote]
Story by
Mariko Tamaki
Art by
Phillip Sevy
Colors by
Michael Atiyeh
Cover by
Agustin Alessio
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
May 18th, 2016
After Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft’s adventure continues with Eisner Award–winning writer Mariko Tamaki!
Fighting for survival in a raging river, Lara must abandon the team’s provisions. She is undersupplied and on the trail of the dangerous, immortality-seeking Knights of the Spore—and the looming darkness within the jungle descends!
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Story by
Rhianna Pratchett
Art by
Derlis Santa, Andy Owens
Cover by
Brian Horton
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Jun 22nd, 2016
Lara infiltrates an enemy stronghold to rescue her kidnapped friend, but when she learns the true reason she has been lured into this jungle lair, the situation quickly descends from worse to worst!
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Story by
Mariko Tamaki
Art by
Phillip Sevy
Colors by
Michael Atiyeh
Cover by
Agustin Alessio
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Jul 27th, 2016
Eisner Award–winning writer Mariko Tamaki’s exhilarating first arc comes to a close!
Professor Demur has located a mushroom said to grant the impossible in a feat that nearly cost him his life—and Lara’s! However, danger still lingers, and it’s stalking Lara Croft!
• For those who enjoy fast-paced action, adventure, and the 2013 Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider games!
• By Eisner Award–winning author Mariko Tamaki.
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Story by
Mariko Tamaki
Art by
Phillip Sevy
Colors by
Michael Atiyeh
Cover by
Tula Lotay
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Aug 24th, 2016
Himiko returns!
After the events of Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft’s life hasn’t gotten any easier! After defeating an army of zealots bent on finding the secrets of immortality, Lara now turns her attention back home. Sam Nishimura has been moved from prison to a mental hospital. But when Lara gets word that Sam has escaped, she drops everything to help her friend and confront the evils she faced on Yamatai once and for all.
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Description: Following the events of Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara Croft’s life gets more complicated. Lara thought she was on a simple mission to find her missing friend Sam, but after an encounter with the Order of Trinity, she realizes that things aren’t quite so simple. Haunted by her memories of Yamatai, Lara is determined to rescue her friend, whatever the cost. But the specter of Himiko the Sun Queen looms large in Sam’s life and threatens to consume her completely!
Description: Escaping from a mental institution was just the beginning. Now Sam Nishimura is making her way across Europe and leaving a trail of destruction in her wake, gathering followers to her violent cause. Lara Croft and Jonah are on the case, trying to rescue Sam from the mysterious force that has overtaken her. But as haunting memories of Yamatai resurface and the sinister Order of Trinity gets more involved, this search-and-rescue mission becomes so much more.
Description: Lara Croft is intent on saving her friend Sam Nishimura from the grip of the sun goddess Himiko. Trinity, the shadowy organization with ties to Lara’s father, is after Sam for their own sinister reasons. Lucky for both of them, Sam is easy to find these days: she’s leaving a path of destruction in her wake, on an international quest to fully sacrifice herself to Himiko. When everyone’s paths converge, Lara finds herself facing off against both old friends and old enemies.
