Tomb Raider: Sphere of Influence

Tomb Raider: Sphere of Influence is a standalone comic published by Top Cow Productions.

Story
Lara Croft assists a young girl retrieve her doll from the sever where bullies had tossed it. After Lara has scared to boys away, the girl tells Lara she doesn't need the doll anymore as she will grow up strong as Lara. Lara then changes clothes white the chauffeur drives her to an auction house. There Lara bids against one woman for her own discovery of Mayan Tomb Guardian statue she found in Honduras. Lara wins the bid and is about to leave when she is stopped by a man. Lara beats the man, but she is asked to stop by the lady she bid against. The lady explains that she is a descendant of the people of Honduras, and by removing the Guardian statue, Lara set free the guardian who then imprisoned the soul of her daughter. As the guardian statue was destroyed in the scuffle, and only the gem was left, Lara agreed to return the gem to its original resting place. At Honduras, Lara borrows the lady's muscle to distract the guardian statue, and returns the gem, but nothing happens. Lara then realizes that the gen needs a vessel, and pulls out the doll she kept from earlier, and planted the gem inside it. After putting that on the stand, the guardian disappeared and the lady's daughter woke up.

Characters

 * Lara Croft
 * Sara Pezzini (mentioned)

Trivia

 * The story is reprinted in Tomb Raider / Witchblade / Magdalena / Vampirella.