Dark Horse Comics has provided us with an exclusive first look at the cover to Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen #2. Where Dark Horse's ongoing Tomb Raider series focuses on the rebooted version of Lara, this comic is a spinoff from games like Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris and features a more classic take on the globetrotting adventurer.

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Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen #1 cover

Check out art Jean-Sebastien Rossbach's cover below:Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen is a five-issue mini-series from writer Corinna Bechko (Star Wars Legacy) and artist Randy Green (Witchblade). The series sees Lara clash with a group of doomsday cultists bent on bringing about the end of the world.We recently had the chance to chat with Bechko about the new series and what it holds in store for Lara. Bechko discussed the differences between the Lara seen in this comic and the one featured in the ongoing Tomb Raider comic. "This iteration of Lara Croft is a bit more seasoned. She’s seen a lot of weird stuff and is ready for more, believing she’s up to the task. Of course in any story involving Lara there’s a lot of action, but here the threat is overtly supernatural in origin. Randy Green’s art works beautifully for that."As for whether there are any direct story ties between this comic and games like Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light , she said, "The big one is that Lara is reteaming with Carter Bell. They complement each other well, knowing they can rely on each other after what they faced together in Egypt. Carter is a good foil for Lara in other ways too. They respect each other enough that they aren’t afraid to disagree sometimes, and neither one has to convince the other that the impossible thing they’ve just witnessed really happened."Bechko has an educational background in the fields of animal science and anthropology, and we were curious to find out how much that real-world experience influenced the development of Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen. Bechko said, " It’s always fun when you have the opportunity to incorporate some elements of your outside interests into the story you’re writing, and hopefully that will make it fun to read as well. I’ve been fascinated by Ice Age artifacts for a long time, but it’s not the type of thing you can just toss into any narrative. But for this story it’s a natural fit since Lara and I share some interests in common. Now if I could just get some of her fearless athleticism to rub off on me…"Look for Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen #1 to hit comic shops and digital providers on Wednesday, October 7.

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