Created in 2011, Lou Collins: Man of War is a Half-Life comic mostly set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. It tells the story of Lou T. Collins, an arms dealer who became a millionaire after making military-grade weapons available to the average American citizen during the post-Black Mesa Incident portal storms. After the Seven Hour War, Lou Collins finds himself once again in the game, forging uneasy alliances and making risky new deals under his new Combine masters.