The Fall of New Phoenix, Master Chief's return to action, and a dark plot by the Office of Naval Intelligence--all in this volume collecting Halo: Escalation issues #7-#12 by Brian Reed ( Amazing Spider-Man ), Duffy Boudreau ( Blackacre ), Sergio Ariño ( Ms. Marvel ) and Ricardo Sánchez ( Green Arrow ). Brian Reed was born on July 1, 1973 in Anderson, Indiana. He is an American comic book and video game writer. His comic book work includes Spider-Man Unlimited , Ms. Marvel , Red Sonja , Halo: Initiation and Halo: Escalation .