Editing Halo: Evolutions motion comics

{{Title|''Halo: Evolutions'' motion comics}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
{{Disambig header|the motion comics released on [[Halo Waypoint]]|the original anthology series|Halo: Evolutions}}
The '''''Halo: Evolutions'' motion comics''' are a series of short animated films produced by [[343 Industries]] between [[2010]] and [[2012]] based on a number of short stories from the anthology collection [[Halo: Evolutions|of the same name]]. The films were originally released on [[Xbox LIVE]] as multiple distinct weekly episodes before later being released on [[Halo Waypoint]], and later YouTube, as full film cuts.

The shorts were produced by two creators: the first three (''[[Halo: Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', ''[[Halo: The Return]]'', and ''[[Halo: The Mona Lisa]]'') by [[Juan Richard Feliz]] aka ONE, while the fourth (''[[Halo: Headhunters]]'') was produced by [[MoreFrames]]. A fifth (''[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]'') was planned for adaptation, though was ultimately cancelled.

==List of episodes==
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| [[File:MHM.jpeg]]<br>[[Halo: Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]] || Episode 1: [[2020#January|January 16, 2010]]{{Ref/Site|Id=WPMid|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/transmissions/article/2010-01-29-New-Episode-of-Halo-Motion-Comic|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=New Episode of Halo Motion Comic|D=02|M=03|Y=2010}}{{Ref/Site|Id=hbomid|URL=https://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=28591|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=The Heart of Midlothian Comes Alive|D=25|M=05|Y=2025}}<br>Episode 2: [[2010#January|January 16, 2010]]{{Ref/Reuse|WPMid}}<br>Episode 3: [[2010#January|January 30, 2010]]{{Ref/Reuse|WPMid}}<br>Episode 4: [[2010#February|February 6, 2010]]{{Ref/Reuse|WPMid}} || [[Juan Richard Feliz]] || Based on ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' by [[Frank O'Connor]]. Follows [[Michael Baird|an ODST]] as he awakens from routine surgery to find [[UNSC The Heart of Midlothian|his ship]] overrun by [[Covenant]] boarders.
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| [[File:TR.jpeg]]<br>[[Halo: The Return]] || Episode 1: [[2010#April|April 3, 2010]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=29291|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=The Return - on Waypoint Saturday|D=25|M=05|Y=2025}}<br>Episode 2: [[2010#April|April 10, 2010]]<br>Episode 3: [[2010#April|April 17, 2010]]<br>Episode 4: [[2010#April|April 24, 2010]]<br>|| [[Juan Richard Feliz]] || Based on ''[[The Return]]'' by [[Kevin Grace]]. Follows an [[Unidentified shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Elite shipmaster]] as he returns to the remains of [[Kholo|a world]] he [[Glassing|glassed]] in [[Human-Covenant War|the war]].
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| [[File:TML Motion Comic logo.jpeg]]<br>[[Halo: The Mona Lisa]] || Episode 1: [[2011#April|April 23, 2011]]{{Ref/Site|Id=MLTrailer|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/the-mona-lisa-trailer/a48dcf80-8fc7-4238-800c-ca603b5301c4|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Mona Lisa Trailer|D=30|M=09|Y=2011}}<br>Episode 2: [[2011#April|April 30, 2011]]<br>Episode 3: [[2011#May|May 7, 2011]]<br>Episode 4: [[2011#May|May 14, 2011]]<br>Episode 5: [[2011#May|May 21, 2011]]<br>Episode 6: [[2011#May|May 28, 2011]]<br>Episode 7: [[2011#June|June 4, 2011]]<br>Episode 8: [[2011#June|June 11, 2011]]<br>Episode 9: [[2011#June|June 18, 2011]]<br>Episode 10: [[2011#June|June 25, 2011]]<br>Episode 11: [[2011#August|June 2, 2011]]<br> || [[Juan Richard Feliz]] || Based on ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'', a horror story by Kessa Tum and [[Wikipedia:Jeff Vandermeer|Jeff Vandermeer]]. Follows an [[UNSC Red Horse|ONI ship]]'s efforts to investigate a [[Mona Lisa|derelict ship]], and a subsequent outbreak of the [[Flood]].
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| [[File:HH.jpeg]]<br>[[Halo: Headhunters]] || Episode 1: [[2011#June|June 18, 2011]]{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/this-week-on-waypoint-june-13-19/72144|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=This Week on Waypoint: June 13-19|D=16|M=06|Y=2011}}<br>Episode 2: [[2011#June|June 25, 2011]]<br>Episode 3: [[2011#July|July 2, 2011]]<br>Episode 4: [[2011#July|July 11, 2011]] || [[MoreFrames]] || Adaptation of ''[[Headhunters (story)|Headhunters]]'' by [[Jonathan Goff]]. Follows two [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] "[[Headhunters]]" on a [[Battle of Rangiren|special mission]] to a [[Covenant]]-occupied [[Rangiren|moon]].
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==Production notes==
The story ''[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]'' was originally intended to be adapted into motion comic format, though was cancelled for unknown reasons. Some early storyboards were released online by artist [[:Category:Images by artist|Chad Welson]] depicting his envisioning of the story.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://storybychad.com/live-action-storyboards/|Site=Story by Chad Welson|Page=Live-Action Storyboards|D=16|M=07|Y=2025}}

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