Tomb Raider (Dark Horse Comics)

Tomb Raider made an official return to comics following the 2013 reboot, the comics were made with the intention of chronicling the events in Lara's life between the games during the timeline.

Before Tomb Raider
The official prelude to the game, written by Rhianna Pratchett. Artwork was done by Nicolas Daniel Selma and Andrea Mutti.

Lara Croft is part of the crew aboard the Endurance, owned by Conrad Roth, awaiting the arrival of famous archaeologist Dr James Whitman, who is hoping to use the ship as a vessel in the search for the mythical kingdom of Yamatai. All in the hopes of revitalizing his career. When Whitman's show is cancelled and the funding lost. Whitman attempts all he can to fund the show himself. And we learn how the rest of the Crew came together.

Arc 1: Season of the Witch (Issues 1-6)
The first arc is written by Gail Simone. Artwork by Nicolás Daniel Selma.

In the weeks following Yamatai, Lara is suffering from survivor's guilt, coupled with nightmares and flashbacks. Her fellow survivors are also suffering, claiming that they are haunted by "Guardians." Several bizarre instances, make Lara question her hold on reality, as to whether what she saw on Yamatai actually happened. Things take an even worse turn, when when Jonah tries to kill himself and Sam is once again kidnapped by a new organization, causing Lara to return to Yamatai, to save her best friend. A mysterious man named Danny saves Lara from Reyes, he seems to have knowledge of the people hunting Lara, and Lara cannot shake the feeling that he seems familiar.

Arc 2: Secrets and Lies (Issues 7-12)
The second arc was written as a collaboration between Rhianna Pratchett and Gail Simone. Artwork was done by Derlis Santacruz for issues 7-9 and by Nicoles Daniel Selma for issues 10-12.

While trying to bond with Reyes. Lara is visited by an apparition of Alex, who asks her to save his sister. Lara departs for Chernobyl. Finding Alex's sister, is the target of her former employers, a mysterious group known as Trinity, and is being hunted by a man named Mr Cruz, who is an agent of Trinity. After a massive fight, Mr Cruz is believed to be dead, Lara invites Kaz to live with her and Sam in London. While Lara promises Jonah that she will appear in his staging of Pride and Prejudice, Mr Cruz tracks them down, now intent on killing them both.

Arc 3: Queen of Serpents (Issues 13-18)
The third arc is written by Rhianna Pratchett. Artwork was done by Derlis Santacruz.

Lara receives a tape that leads her to believe that Grim is alive, He is being held for ransom by a mysterious group, known as Las Serpentes Que Caminan. prompting Lara to head to Mexico in order to rescue them. Sam begins acting strangely, and Lara begins to worry about her. Lara learns of a missing child whilst she is in the jungle. Lara heads off on her own to find Grim, coming across the missing child. After returning her to the village, Lara heads off again to find Grim. After being captured, Lara is reunited with "Grim" only to find that it is in fact Grim's twin brother, Cuddy. The pair escape and go to Rescue Sam, Jonah and Kaz, however Sam kills one of their captors in a blind fit of rage. Returning home, Sam begins to act even more erratically, resulting in her being arrested for assault, and locked in a mental ward. Himiko reveals herself to Lara, saying she is in Sam's head. Lara vows to free Sam.

Between Rise of the Tomb Raider and Third Game
A second series of comics has been confirmed to be released in 2016, to bridge the gap, between the Rise of the Tomb Raider, and the third game in the timeline. Mariko Tamaki has been confirmed as the first writer of the second series. 1st issue was released February 17th 2016.

Trivia

 * Unlike other comic continuities, The Dark Horse Comics are canon to the games, and do not exist in their own universe.