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The '''Halo Graphic Novel''' was announced on March 17th, 2006 on [http://bungie.net Bungie.net], and became available by July 19, 2006. The HGN is a 128 page, hardcover, full color graphic novel containing one large story, three smaller side stories, and a gallery of stand-alone images. It was developed by [[Bungie]] who consider it as canon<ref>[http://halosm.bungie.org/story/staten102204.html Joe Staten Interview]</ref> and published by [[Marvel Comics]].
'''''Halo Graphic Novel''''' is a [[graphic novel]] published by [[Marvel Comics]] in partnership with [[Bungie Studios]]. The [[Halo (series)|''Halo'' series]] began with the award-winning popular video game ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', which spawned several books as well as video game sequels, and is focused on the story of future humanity fighting against a powerful collective of races called the [[Covenant (Halo)|Covenant]]. The ''Halo Graphic Novel'' is the series' first entry into the [[sequential art]] medium, and features aspects of the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]] which until then had not been discussed or seen in any medium.
 
The majority of the book is divided into four [[short stories]] by writers and artists from the computer game and comic industries. Each tale focuses on different aspects of the ''Halo'' universe, revealing stories that are tangential to the main plot of the game. The book also contains an extensive art gallery compiled of contributions from Bungie, Marvel and independent sources. Released on [[July 19]], [[2006]],<ref name="ISBN">{{cite book | title=Halo Graphic Novel | publisher=Marvel | id=ISBN 0785123725 | first=Various | year=2006}}</ref> the ''Halo Graphic Novel'' was well-received, with reviewers noting the cohesiveness of the work as a whole, as well as the diversity of the individual material. The success of the novel led to Marvel announcing a new limited comic series,<ref name="2007 Comic Announcement"/> which became known as ''[[Halo: Uprising]]''.


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Halo Graphic Novel is a graphic novel published by Marvel Comics in partnership with Bungie Studios. The Halo series began with the award-winning popular video game Halo: Combat Evolved, which spawned several books as well as video game sequels, and is focused on the story of future humanity fighting against a powerful collective of races called the Covenant. The Halo Graphic Novel is the series' first entry into the sequential art medium, and features aspects of the Halo universe which until then had not been discussed or seen in any medium.

The majority of the book is divided into four short stories by writers and artists from the computer game and comic industries. Each tale focuses on different aspects of the Halo universe, revealing stories that are tangential to the main plot of the game. The book also contains an extensive art gallery compiled of contributions from Bungie, Marvel and independent sources. Released on July 19, 2006,[1] the Halo Graphic Novel was well-received, with reviewers noting the cohesiveness of the work as a whole, as well as the diversity of the individual material. The success of the novel led to Marvel announcing a new limited comic series,[2] which became known as Halo: Uprising.

Artist Credits

Story Artists

Gallery

In the Halo Graphic Novel, there is a section after the stories called "Gallery" which shows off a selection of visions of the Halo universe from Bungie, Marvel and Other Artists, created solely for this book. Below is a full list of who they are and what they drew in the HGN:

Marvel and Other Artists

Bungie Artists

For the HGN Frankie did this take on Dutch Artist M. C. Escher's famous drawing
  • Chris Barrett - A Covenant Elite holding a plasma rifle.
  • Frank Capezutto III - A plasma grenade nearly missing a trio of UNSC Marines.
  • Tom Doyle - Master Chief holding a crying child with a dead Elite on the floor, staring at the invading fleet above New Mombasa.
  • Issac Hannaford - Pg 107, a UNSC ODST meets a roaring Brute.
  • Shi Kai Wang - A Prophet holding his head, exasperated.
  • Lorraine McLees - Master Chief with a full assortment of every human weapon available with ammo clips (including mounted machine guns, flamethrower and an energy sword handle) with a Pelican, two different Warthogs, two Longswords and an ODST Helljumper team of eight in the background.
  • Robert McLees - Battle and conversation reports.
  • Frank O'Connor - A hand holding a reflective sphere, the picture is the Mister Chief in his room. Bungie recently released the picture on bungie.net, Mister Chief .
  • Eddie Smith - Master Chief appearing in a the light through a doorway surrounded by rubble.
  • Craig Mullins - Master Chief pausing to observe a raging battle.
  • George Pratt - Master Chief aiming a Particle Beam Rifle.
  • Juan Ramirez - A heavily stylized image of three marines fighting a Brute and a Grunt.
  • Greg Staples - Another heavily stylized image, this time of Master Chief firing an assault rifle at several Covenant on a slanted ground (implying he is on Halo) with several Banshees, Covenant cruisers, and a planet in the background.
  • Tsutomu Nihei - A roaring Flood Elite combat form.
  • Scott Fischer - Master Chief standing behind a realistic depiction of Cortana.
  • Geof Darrow - A two page spread of Master Chief standing over a destroyed Flood infection form holding two SMGs, with dozens more infection forms coming up behind him.
  • Paul Russel - He drew a small comic at the end of the book.

Stories

The titular vessel in The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor.
A page from The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor.

The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor

Main article: The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor

When communications from a Covenant agricultural support ship, the Infinite Succor, are mysteriously terminated, Rtas 'Vadumee, also known as Half-Jaw, and his squad of Special Forces are sent to investigate. What they find is a peril more deadly and terrifying than any Human threat.

Characters

Breaking Quarantine

Main article: Breaking Quarantine

One of the untold tales from Halo is Sergeant Johnson's escape from the clutches of the Flood menace. It reveals how one of the UNSC's toughest Marines got out of an inescapable trap. It also resembles Japanese comics as the Artist who drew it was Tsutomu Nikei, even as he tried to avoid it being to 'Manga-ish'

Characters

Armor Testing

Spartan-062 tests the MJOLNIR Mark VI battle armor by dropping from a great height to land in the water.
A page from Armor Testing.
Main article: Armor Testing

The only way to test Spartan armor, is to send a Spartan. But the question is, what's really being tested? The power of the Mjolnir Mark VI battle armor, or the mettle of the ODSTs trying to find its weaknesses?

Characters

Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa

Fighting a war isn't just shipping men and machines to distant worlds. There are subtler, more dangerous fights taking place on the streets of New Mombasa, and in the hearts and minds of men.

Characters

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Pg 122, an intriguing piece of gallery art.

Page 122

Main article: Halo Graphic Novel Pg122

A puzzle of valuable information about the Spartan program and Sergeant Avery Johnson. In the Gallery Art in the Halo Graphic Novel, Pg122, there is a page with two main boxes of text along with pictures and maps of Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE. The text boxes contain one chat log between two people and the other appears to be a log of a data query.

The identities of persons mentioned by the two users (identified as 'mike44236' and 'echo23023') can be determined by translating their military format designations (which appear to be based upon the current NATO phonetic alphabet). For example, when mike44236 refers to an "interest spike on alpha juliett juliett 20114," he is obviously referring to Johnson. If one examines the 'Project: ORION\RESTRICTED ACCESS' emblem in the upper left-hand corner, Johnson's name is listed below the skull symbol as 'CRPL Johnson, Avery Junior.' Below that is his service number (48789-20114-AJ). The numeric string '20114' is present in both the chat box and operative summary. Thus, 'alpha juliett juliett 20114' can be translated as 'Avery Johnson Junior 20114.' The matter of Johnson's name being listed in two different formats (sometimes as Avery J. Johnson) with two service numbers ending in different numeric sequences, has yet to be explained.

Subsequently, in the following lines of dialogue, 'charlie hotel 4695' can be translated as 'Catherine Halsey 4695' (her Civilian Identification Number is 10141-026-SRB4695). Also, 'juliett alpha 20101' likely refers to Colonel James Ackerson.

Surrounding the boxes are pictures and maps of above mentioned operation and other related smaller text areas. The information provided by the combination of these logs seem to imply that Sergeant Avery Johnson is a Spartan from the Spartan I program. The image itself looks like a shot of someone's desk. Someone who is investigating whether or not Johnson is a Spartan.

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