Halo Encyclopedia (2022)
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The Halo Encyclopedia is a reference book originally set to be published on March 29, 2022 by Dark Horse in conjunction with 343 Industries, but later delayed to April 12, 2022. The book is a successor to the previous Halo Encyclopedia released in 2009, and features numerous custom-made pieces of artwork by both 343 in-house artists and several images and designs created by the fan mod Sins of the Prophets[1] and Halo: A Fistful of Arrows creator Levi Hoffmeier.[3]
The book includes elements from across two decades of Halo history, including content from Halo Infinite.[1]
A deluxe edition variant was additionally released, containing an exclusive lithograph, a unique cover and slipcase inspired by the Forerunner Cylix.[6]
Official summary
Content
The Halo Encyclopedia begins with a chronology of the events in the Halo universe. The book is divided into five sections: Humanity, Covenant, Forerunners, Flood, and Banished. The book is written as an archive from Auditor given to Invariant Bias, Monitor of the Absolute Record, which contains information from the Forerunner-Precursor war to The Harbinger's defeat.
Trivia
- The Lancer-class fast-attack corvette and the Scholte-class missile corvette were to be featured in the Halo Encyclopedia but were cut due to space constraints.[7]
Gallery
Promotional images
The cover for the deluxe edition of Halo Encyclopedia.
The deluxe edition of Halo Encyclopedia.
A preview of the table of contents from the Halo Encyclopedia.
A preview of pages 8 and 9 featuring a chronology of the ancient past.
A preview of pages 10 and 11 featuring a chronology of the Human-Covenant Conflict.
A preview of page 14 introducing humanity.
A preview of page 84 featuring GEN3 MJOLNIR.
A preview of page 85 featuring the Grappleshot.
A preview of page 96 featuring Edward Buck, Michael Crespo, and Kojo Agu.
A preview of page 97 featuring Taylor Miles, Gretchen Ketola, Jonathan Doherty, and Veronica Dare.
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Artwork
The encyclopedia's cover art without logos.
Art of SPARTAN-III Lucy-B091.
Art of a Silent Shadow Sangheili.
Art of Krelis.
Art of Ussa 'Xellus.
Render of an Varric-pattern heavy cruiser.
Art of a C718 Longsword.
Render of a Needler.
Cut content
Lancer-class fast-attack corvette.
Scholte-class missile corvette.
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Master Class (Retrieved on Jul 12, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Twitter, Isaac Hannaford (@Isaac_Hannaford): "That would be me :)" (Retrieved on Feb 23, 2022) [archive]
- ^ a b Twitter, Levi Hoffmeier (@LeviWasTaken): "Excited to say I've crafted some art for the #Halo Encyclopedia from @DarkHorseComics & @Halo out next year! Sketching Master Chief in my high school notes to teaching myself digital art with A Fistful of Arrows to painting [REDACTED] professionally feels...full-circle.😉" (Retrieved on Oct 29, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Zeta Testing (Retrieved on Oct 26, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b c Dark Horse, Halo: Encyclopedia HC (Retrieved on Feb 11, 2022) [archive]
- ^ Dark Horse, Halo Encyclopedia HC (Deluxe Edition) (Retrieved on Dec 14, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Foundations (Retrieved on Jan 12, 2022) [archive]
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