View Full Version : Halo Graphic Novel in the Works
fitbabits
03-17-2006, 06:20 PM
TheUnknownSoldier spotted this (http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=HGNJedi631sucks&p=6438173) news snippet and immediately brought it to my attention.
OK, so we often literally don't have any news to update you with. That's just the harsh reality of working on a game, and to the same extent, a "secret project." But today, we actually have something sort of useful.
Presenting the Halo Graphic Novel, which from now on shall be known as the HGN. If you're a Halo fiction fan AND a comic book fan, then this might just be the mother lode. Before we get into the how and the why, let's give you a breakdown of the what.
The HGN is a 128 page, full color, high quality hardcover graphic novel, featuring an anthology of original stories, including one big story, and three shorter tales. Side stories, if you will. It should be available in July, 2006.
Now this thing was a Bungie-produced, conceived and nurtured book, but we don't make comic books, we make games. So it only made sense that we went after our favorite comic book artists and writers. And we're not kidding when we tell you that we basically secured, exactly, our first choice picks to paint, draw, letter and write this incredible book.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a390/fitbabits/HGNCOVER_WIP.jpg
Interesting... Nice artwork.
Heretic Machine
03-17-2006, 06:21 PM
This... is hot.
Suicidal ShiZuru
03-17-2006, 06:23 PM
Ew Halo...
VYPUR
03-17-2006, 06:28 PM
Cool the HALO books were great I read all of those.
Suicidal ShiZuru
03-17-2006, 06:34 PM
Cool the HALO books were great I read all of those.
Ive got the whole set, or at least... three? Some little box set I got. Are they really worth reading?
VYPUR
03-17-2006, 06:40 PM
I liked them...i think they added a lot to the games. There is one that actually tells the story of how the Master Cheif became who he is from like his childhood. Forgot which one it was thou.
Deadend
03-17-2006, 06:40 PM
The first and last halo book are supposed to be ok. The middle one is Halo : The Game : The Book.
The list of talent looks good, and I find the Halo setting to be cool. Wonder if there will be more covenant backstory.
Heretic Machine
03-17-2006, 06:40 PM
That was the first one, The Fall of Reach. Yes, they are worth reading...
Megalith
03-17-2006, 07:10 PM
LoL.
Marvel handed them their worst artists.
Spider-Man vs. Master Chief crossover coming soon.
Should be good.
Edit: "- Legendary artist Moebius takes an intriguing look at the bright lights and big city of a pre-invasion New Mombasa and does so with typical Moebius flair and imagination."
Oh wait, artist of the Panzer Dragoon series is onboard. Everyone owned.
YoungAlCapone
03-17-2006, 07:20 PM
The fall of Reach is worth reading if you are interested in the Halo universe. The other two, well, I guess I don't really have a valid opinion as I never finished either of them, but I almost never put a book down before finishing it.
I think Halo is ok(really liked the first one), but really like graphic novels and comics, so I am mildly interested.
Stryfe01
03-17-2006, 07:20 PM
Yeah. They weren't works of art, but they were fun reads. Definitely worth it if your even the least bit into Halo.
saulob
03-17-2006, 07:46 PM
I never heard anything from these artits or writers...
what are they previous works ? (marvel ? dc ?)
I was expecting some BIG name....
Suicidal ShiZuru
03-17-2006, 07:58 PM
I never heard anything from these artits or writers...
what are they previous works ? (marvel ? dc ?)
I was expecting some BIG name....
"Halo" will move enough copies alone so Im sure they dont truly care about the quality of the content. Also its not a book so most of the Halo fans who cant read will buy it.
F3nyx
03-17-2006, 09:30 PM
Ew Halo..."Halo" will move enough copies alone so Im sure they dont truly care about the quality of the content. Also its not a book so most of the Halo fans who cant read will buy it.Can we get the Troll tag back? Please?
If your only contributions are inane verbalizations of your kneejerk response and unsubstantiated statements about the literacy of Halo players (dubious, considering that you've no talent for grammar yourself), please get the fuck out of this thread.
On topic: that cover is amazing. I love the style of "Last Voyage" and "Breaking Quarantine," but "Armor Testing" looks a little... unfinished? In the second panel, the surface of the Spartan armor looks very flat and poorly shaded, while the contours look weak, blobby and imprecise -- not nearly as crisp as the fourth panel, or as "Second Sunrise." I checked the websites of the guys who did pencils and color for "Armor Testing," and both are clearly excellent artists. Maybe that panel is still very much a W.I.P.?
deathfan
03-17-2006, 10:17 PM
nice pose homo
Suicidal ShiZuru
03-17-2006, 10:52 PM
Can we get the Troll tag back? Please?
If your only contributions are inane verbalizations of your kneejerk response and unsubstantiated statements about the literacy of Halo players (dubious, considering that you've no talent for grammar yourself), please get the fuck out of this thread.
Id love a troll tag, how about a whiney fanboy tag as well?
First post was a bit trollish, second was pretty much fact followed by a slight jab at the fan base. Im guessing you have never been on Live?
Im so so so so so sorry I dont treat each forum post as a full length essay that my life depends on. :( :( :( :( :(
RandomViolence
03-17-2006, 10:55 PM
nice pose homo
Nice ass, ass.
JazGalaxy
03-17-2006, 11:36 PM
Halo is getting seriously overexposed.
I was a huge fan of the first game, but now i'm pretty luke warm to the whole concept due partially to overexposure and partially to how ill concieved Halo 2 was in the sense of continuing to create a Halo Universe for which to make all these extended spin off properties.
TrackZero
03-17-2006, 11:45 PM
Ive got the whole set, or at least... three? Some little box set I got. Are they really worth reading?
The first one was good stuff. The second (which was retelling the game itself) was utter crap. The third I haven't gotten to yet. They each have different authors.
TrackZero
03-17-2006, 11:49 PM
I did get a chuckle at:
"These are our story artists and writers, in no particular order."
Then they go to list them in alphabetical order. ;)
Morratut
03-18-2006, 04:21 AM
Mmm can't wait to have this.
Halo trolling is nearly as annoying as the mouse vs joypad trolling :D
Suicidal ShiZuru
03-18-2006, 05:26 AM
Halo trolling has merit though.
Anyways who changed my title, I like it.
KB FTW BTW
fitbabits
03-18-2006, 06:07 AM
nice pose homo
Pose? Motherfucking POSE? If you're going to go to the trouble of posting some homophobic pish, at least check your spelling. Unless you really did like the 'pose' and your attack is a way to deflect people from realizing that you are, in fact, gay as a summer's day.
Borgboy
03-18-2006, 07:36 AM
The first one was good stuff. The second (which was retelling the game itself) was utter crap. The third I haven't gotten to yet. They each have different authors.
FYI the first and third are by the same author, Eric Nylund. They were both excellent. But I can understand how someone who isn't into halo wouldn't get as into them. The backstory they highlight is very interesting though.
As for the second book, I'd agree with most here. *yawn* It wasn't that exciting. The most interesting part, I thought, was how you got to read from the Covenant's perspective. That did add a little bit of freshness to it. But other than that, it was basically the game.
Watership
03-18-2006, 08:05 AM
I never heard anything from these artits or writers...
what are they previous works ? (marvel ? dc ?)
I was expecting some BIG name....
Jean Giraud (Moebius) is a HUGE name. I told my friends about this and they were very excited. Of course, They remember his graphic novels in the 80s, I don't know what sort of work he's done lately. Of course, if you've seen the Absys and Alien, you've seen some of his work too.
If you like the Halo story, I'd go ahead and read all three.
Wadmaasi
03-18-2006, 01:50 PM
If you like the Halo story, I'd go ahead and read all three.
Seriously, skip the second one. William C. Dietz is a decent author, in and of himself, but the Halo novelization was a litany of, "Master Chief went around the corner and killed a Jackal. Then he went around another corner and killed a Grunt. After that, he went into a room and killed an Elite." Repeat for a novel's length of words, and you've about read the book. The only interesting thing I remember from it was pointing out that Hunters always come in pairs, and explaining that as them being pair-bonded brothers.
The two by Nylund are fun if you enjoy the Haloverse, but I wouldn't exactly say they were well-written.
I think Eric Nylund is actually a pretty decent writer, though it has been a while since I read either novel. I'm an avid reader, and a writer myself, and I thought he did a decent job with it.
As far as literary circles are concerned, it wont win any awards, but the story is there, it's everything you've ever wanted to know about the Chief and the story of how he gets to be where he is in the games, which I found, make the games that much more interesting.
What, are you kidding? Fall of Reach and First Strike are absolutely incredible pieces of literature. Anyone who hasn't read them cannot call themselves a HALO fan and should die.
HALO 3: LIVE AT E3
::"A WING AND A PRAYER" - ARMAGEDDON COMPLETE SCORE::
::salute::
LoL.
Marvel handed them their worst artists.
Spider-Man vs. Master Chief crossover coming soon.
Either you're insane or gravely misinformed. I'm well aware that art is subjective, but, on the whole, you'll find that people consider the artists involved in this project are at the least greatly talented, at the most legendary.
"LoL" indeed.
I'll say it again. Moebius, father of Panzer Dragoon's art and chracter designs and one of the most influential artists of the CENTURY, is doing a story. I don't know if everyone here is just oblivious or what, but his track record pretty much makes him one of the most impossible artists to secure. Other than the Moebius Strip, and his own select side projects, the guy simply does his own thing.
Like many, I consider him the James Cameron of comics and art, far surpassing Frank Miller, Stan Lee and anyone else you wanna throw out there.
He is a true visionary of art design and his involement with something like this is unprecedented.
mister_slim
03-18-2006, 03:02 PM
Don't forget he did the design for the Fifth Element. One of the better parts of the movie.
I'm impressed by the choices. I didn't realize Bungie was so fond of 2000AD and French comics, though I guess the pop-SF aspects should have made it a little more obvious. Still, I might pick this up even being apathetic to Halo.
Also, Eric Nylund is a pretty good author. I haven't read his Halo books, but his Signal to Noise is one of the better SF books of the last few years.
Don't forget he did the design for the Fifth Element. One of the better parts of the movie.
Still one of my favorite movies. Great effects, great music.
Megalith
03-18-2006, 04:51 PM
http://www.bungie.net/images/news/inlineimages/LEE_WIP.jpg
Whoever drew this is as legendary as my nutsack.
http://www.bungie.net/images/news/inlineimages/MOEBIUS_WIP.jpg
It's also clear that Moebius was wasted when he drew this. Here's Moebius when he is actually trying:
http://www.ultrawet.net/10cent/scan/moebius/ltm/images/ultra-moebius-ltm-03.jpg
You're obviously skilled in the art of google, Megalith.
Clever ball sack related jokes aside, whether or not he is wasted on the project from one page of unfinished preview art is irrelevant. The man is indeed a legend, whether or not you believe it to be so.
The first one does actually look like it was done in paint...
ldi222
03-19-2006, 12:01 AM
The HALO haters have less and less in their arsenal. HALO is destined to become the most influential IP in VG history.
The HALO haters have less and less in their arsenal. HALO is destined to become the most influential IP in VG history.
Owned.....
Durandal-217
03-19-2006, 02:54 AM
The HALO haters have less and less in their arsenal. HALO is destined to become the most influential IP in VG history.
::salute::
Beelzebud
03-19-2006, 11:25 AM
The term graphic novel is so annoying...
A novel is a novel.
A comic book is a comic book.
Why try to rename it to sound somehow more sophisticated or "for adults"? It's a damn comic book...
GWhite
03-19-2006, 03:32 PM
::salute::
Anyone with Durandal as an alias is NOT objective...
Marathon is awesome BTW.
Heretic Machine
03-19-2006, 06:05 PM
The term graphic novel is so annoying...
A novel is a novel.
A comic book is a comic book.
Why try to rename it to sound somehow more sophisticated or "for adults"? It's a damn comic book...
...Because a comic book is much smaller than a graphic novel.
HALO: Ghosts of Coral.
Eric Nylund.
October 2006.
HALO 3 time.
MrMeatshake
03-20-2006, 04:06 AM
fantastic! hopefully the plot'll be hella better than the halo novels - wouldn't be hard. natch.
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