History ComicBook / TombRaider

* AttentiveShadeLowering: Lara Croft lowers her glasses when talking to her Butler, Compton regarding a meeting on her yacht from some potentially dangerous visitors.

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* TyrannosaurusRex: In a ShoutOut to the original game, Lara has to face one of these when she's transported to another dimension or another point the past.

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The second series was published by Creator/DarkHorseComics starting in 2014, and takes place in the Tomb Raider reboot continuity after ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' and its sequel after ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider''. It was written by Creator/GailSimone and Creator/RhiannaPratchett.[[note]]Simone for the first six issues, Simone and Pratchett for the next six, and Pratchett for the remaining six[[/note]] The series follows Lara dealing with the aftermath of her adventures in Yamatai and her struggles with the [[AncientConspiracy Trinity]] organization. There was also a prelude, ''Tomb Raider: The Beginning'', written by Pratchett.

Another Dark Horse series continuing after ''Rise of the Tomb Raider'' ran from 2016–2018. The first twelve issues were written by Creator/MarikoTamaki.

The second series was published by Creator/DarkHorseComics starting in 2014, and takes place in the Tomb Raider reboot continuity after ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' and its sequel after ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider''. It was written by Creator/GailSimone and Creator/RhiannaPratchett for the first twelve issues, and by Pratchett for the rest. They follow Lara dealing with the aftermath of her adventures in Yamatai and her struggles with the [[AncientConspiracy Trinity]] organization.

Another Dark Horse series continuing after ''Rise of the Tomb Raider'' ran from 2016-2018. The first twelve issues were written by Creator/MarikoTamaki.

The second series was published by Creator/DarkHorseComics and takes place in the Tomb Raider reboot continuity after ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' and its sequel after ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider''. Its first six issues were written by Creator/GailSimone and Creator/RhiannaPratchett. They follow Lara dealing with the aftermath of her adventures in Yamatai and her struggles with the [[AncientConspiracy Trinity]] organization.

* In issue #10, Lara falls into a whirlpool and almost drowns, losing consciousness. When she wakes up, she's nude on a luxurious bedroom beneath a ModestyBedsheet with all her clothes, equipment and weapons nearby. As she dresses, she concludes that whoever rescued her is confident enough that they don't see her as a threat.

** ActionSurvivor: Lara's origin in the comics. In this universe, she crash landed in the Himalayas and learned to become an archer as well as survivalist before returning to civilization.

* {{Expy}}: Oddly enough, Lara's origin parallels ComicBook/GreenArrow.

The first series was published by Top Cow and follows the adventures of Lara Croft during her original continuity. Having lost her father, mother, and fiance in a plane crash--she has since become an ThrillSeeker who struggles to fill her life with adventure. Teamed up with LovableRogue love interest Chase Carver, she finds numerous supernatural artifacts located across the Top Cow SharedUniverse.

The first series was published by Top Cow and follows the adventures of Lara Croft during her original continuity. Having lost her father, mother, and fiance in a plane crash--she has since become an ThrillSeeker who struggles to fill her life with adventure. Teamed up with her BattleButler Compton and LovableRogue love interest Chase Carver, she finds numerous supernatural artifacts located across the Top Cow SharedUniverse.

** Compton is a pretty clear one for [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Alfred Pennyworth.]]

* ParentalSubstitute: Compton serves as this to Lara but she was an adult when her parents died so it's a DownplayedTrope example.

The first series was published by Top Cow and follows the adventures of Lara Croft during her original continuity. Having lost her father, mother, and fiance in a plane crash--she has since become an ThrillSeeker who struggles to fill her life with adventure. Teamed up with her BattleButler Compton and LovableRogue love interest Chase Carver, she finds numerous supernatural artifacts in the Top Cow SharedUniverse.

The ''Tomb Raider'' comic series is a spin off of the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' franchise. They follow the adventures of AdventurerArchaeologist Lara Croft as she travels the world, visit exotic locations, and shoot people.

The first series was published by Top Cow and follows the adventures of Lara Croft during her original continuity. Having lost her father, mother, and fiance in a plane crash--she has since become an ThrillSeeker who struggles to fill her life with adventure. Teame dup with her BattleButler Compton and LovableRogue love interest Chase Carver, she finds numerous supernatural artifacts in the Top Cow SharedUniverse.

The second series was published by Creator/DarkHorseComics and takes place in the Tomb Raider reboot continuity after ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' and its sequel after ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider''. Its first six issues were co-written by Creator/GailSimone and Creator/RhiannaPratchett. They follow Lara dealing with the aftermath of her adventures in Yamatai and later her struggles with the [[AncientConspiracy Trinity]] organization.

** Compton is a pretty clear one for [[ComicBook/Batman Alfred Pennyworth.]]

The second series was published by Creator/DarkHorseComics and takes place in the Tomb Raider reboot continuity after ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' and its sequel after VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider. Its first six issues were co-written by Creator/GailSimone and ''Creator/RhiannaPratchett.'' They follow Lara dealing with the aftermath of her adventures in Yamatai and later her struggles with the [[AncientConspiracy Trinity]] organization.

The ''Franchise/TombRaider'' comic book series are based on the games produced by Eidos Interactive and Core Design, which star the character of Lara Croft. The series, which ran from 1999 to 2005 (in which the fiftieth and final issue was released), consisted of monthly issues published by Top Cow Productions, who secured the rights to producing comics after a long struggle. Preceding this series, French publisher Glenat got the green light from Eidos France to produce a comic series called Dark Eons based on the Tomb Raider games, which was taken off the market shortly after. Besides the monthly series, a parallel 12-part series called Journeys, which ran from 2001 to 2003, was also published.

The comics are primarily based on the same continuity as the games by Core Design, in which Lara's plane crashes when she is twenty-one years old (rather than the latter games by Crystal Dynamics, the plane crash happening when she was only nine years old), but the exact details are changed. In the comic, Lara is accompanied by both her parents and her fiance;, the plane trip taken to celebrate her impending marriage (in the game series, Lara plane is chartered to take on a skiing holiday). Writers Dan Jurgens, John Nay Riber, and James Bonny worked on the series, which also featured the art of Andy Park, Michael Turner, Billy Tan, and Adam Hughes, amongst others.

There are one shots occasionally released and talk of the comic being reintroduced to tie into the ''Tomb Raider: Legend'' edited continuity. There have also been frequent crossovers with other Top Cow publications such as ComicBook/{{Fathom}}, ComicBook/TheDarkness, ComicBook/{{Magdalena}}, and ComicBook/{{Witchblade}}. The debut issue of Tomb Raider was the number one-selling comic book of 1999.

In late 2006, Top Cow released the ''Tomb Raider Compendium''. This was a large, single volume, collected edition of the Tomb Raider comic series; a hardcover version followed in 2008. The book encompasses all 50 issues (well over 1000 pages), as well as a cover gallery featuring select covers, most of them done by Adam Hughes. It is a full-size, full-color reproduction of all fifty issues on high-quality paper. This collection, however, does not include the various specials, minis, and one-shots from the series. This would probably explain why the compendium has "Volume One" written on the side.

Bandai Entertainment also published a "tankōbon" set of volumes, which reprints older stories in black-and-white in a smaller book. ''Tomb Raider'' comics were announced to return in late 2007; however, this was delayed due to licensing issues.

n 2014 Dark Horse Comics began publishing a new series of comics, set between the 2013 reboot and its sequel, Creator/GailSimone wrote the first six issues, before collaborating with Rhianna Pratchett for the next arc, before Pratchett took over for the rest of the series. In 2016 another series started to bridge the gap between ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider'' and the next game in the series.

* Crossover: Lara Croft and Sarah Pezzini had numerous crossovers. Lara was also fully integrated into the Top Cow universe as an adventurer, which meant you could see the Darkness or other characters crossover with her.

The comics are primarily based on the same continuity as the games by Core Design, in which Lara's plane crashes when she is twenty-one years old (rather than the latter games by Crystal Dynamics, the plane crash happening when she was only nine years old), but the exact details are changed. In the comic, Lara is accompanied by both her parents and her fiancé, the plane trip taken to celebrate her impending marriage (in the game series, Lara plane is chartered to take on a skiing holiday). Writers Dan Jurgens, John Nay Riber, and James Bonny worked on the series, which also featured the art of Andy Park, Michael Turner, Billy Tan, and Adam Hughes, amongst others.

There are one shots occasionally released and talk of the comic being reintroduced to tie into the ''Tomb Raider: Legend'' edited continuity. There have also been frequent crossovers with other Top Cow publications such as Fathom, The Darkness, Magdalena, and Witchblade. The debut issue of Tomb Raider was the number one-selling comic book of 1999.

n 2014 Dark Horse Comics began publishing a new series of comics, set between the 2013 reboot and its sequel, Creator/GailSimone wrote the first six issues, before collaborating with Rhianna Pratchett for the next arc, before Pratchett took over for the rest of the series. In 2016 another series started to bridge the gap between ''VideoGame/RiseOftheTombRaider'' and the next game in the series.

n 2014 Dark Horse Comics began publishing a new series of comics, set between the 2013 reboot and its sequel, Gail Simone wrote the first six issues, before collaborating with Rhianna Pratchett for the next arc, before Pratchett took over for the rest of the series. In 2016 another series started to bridge the gap between ''VideoGame/RiseoftheTombRaider'' and the next game in the series.