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Halo: Tales from Slipspace
Attribution information
Author(s):	Frank O'Connor, John Jackson Miller, Duffy Boudreau, Jonathan Goff, Kody Chamberlain, Alex Irvine & Tyler Jeffers (writers); Simon Roy, Kody Chamberlain, Dave Crosland, Vasilis Lolos, Marco Rudy, Eric Nguyen, Simon Roy & Jonathan Wayshak (illustrators); Eric Canete (cover artist);
Publication information
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	October 25, 2016 (Digital) ; November 29, 2016 (Print)
Media type:	Print (hardcover)
Pages:	96 pages
ISBN:	1506700721

Latest revision as of 15:07, January 16, 2024

Halo: Tales from Slipspace is a graphic novel anthology by Dark Horse. It was released digitally on October 25, 2016. A print version was released on November 29, 2016.^[1]

Official summary[edit]

“

An all-new original graphic novel anthology!

This action-packed original graphic novel contains all-new Halo® stories from some of the comic industry’s best—Jonathan Wayshak, Eric Nguyen, Alex Irvine, Vasilis Lolos, Kody Chamberlain, Dave Crosland, John Jackson Miller, Jonathan Goff, Simon Roy, and Halo: Escalation writer Duffy Boudreau—as well as 343 Industries’ own franchise development director, Frank O’Connor, and franchise producer, Tyler Jeffers!

This action-packed anthology is essential reading for all Halo fans!

Standalone OGN is also great for new readers!

”

Content[edit]

Described as a spiritual successor to the Halo Graphic Novel, the graphic novel anthology features stories from Halo franchise development director Frank O'Connor and producer Tyler Jeffers, as well as famed comics creators like John Jackson Miller, Eric Nguyen, Simon Roy, Kody Chamberlain, Jonathan Wayshak, Alex Irvine, Jonathan Goff, Dave Crosland, and Halo: Escalation writer Duffy Boudreau.^[2]

Something Has Happened[edit]

Main article: Something Has Happened

Written by Alex Irvine and drawn by Vasilis Lolos, it narrates a Flood infestation on the UNSC Spirit of Fire in January 2537.

Fireteam Majestic Poker Night[edit]

Main article: Fireteam Majestic Poker Night

A slice of life story centered around Fireteam Majestic playing a game of Texas Hold'em poker, with the looted legacy of a fallen friend on the line. It was written and drawn by Kody Chamberlain.

On the Brink[edit]

Main article: On the Brink

Written by Duffy Boudreau and drawn by Jonathan Wayshak, On the Brink follows Blue Team during a mission in 2558.

Undefeated[edit]

Main article: Undefeated

Written by John Jackson Miller and drawn by Eric Nguyen, Undefeated follows the story of the UNSC Nereid's crew during the events of Halo 5: Guardians.^[3]

Hunting Party[edit]

Main article: Hunting Party

Written by Jonathan Goff and drawn by Simon Roy, Hunting Party follows a confrontation between Atriox and the Sangheili special operations team Silent Shadow.

Knight Takes Bishop[edit]

Main article: Knight Takes Bishop

Written by Tyler Jeffers and drawn by Dave Crosland, it follows SPARTAN-G059's mission to assassinate Avu Med 'Telcam on January 21, 2558.

Dominion Splinter[edit]

Main article: Dominion Splinter

Written by Frank O'Connor and drawn by Marco Rudy, it tells the story of Cortana's encounter with the Domain after the end of Halo 4.

Appearances[edit]

Note: Only subjects that appear in the "Gallery" section of the collection are listed here; the appearance lists of individual stories are featured in their respective articles.

Characters

Species

Organizations

Locations

Minab

Events

Vehicles

Weapons

Technology and Equipment

Arbiter body armor
Artificial intelligence
- Smart AI
Holotank
Kig-Yar combat harness
MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor
- MJOLNIR [GEN2]
  - Achilles variant
  - Argus variant
  - Centurion variant
  - Hermes variant
  - Mark VI (John-117's modified variant)
  - Scout variant
  - Technician variant
Promethean Knight
Sangheili harness
- Storm harness
UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform

Gallery[edit]

Cover art.
Alternate cover art.
Illustration by Daniel Chavez.
Illustration by Daniel Chavez.
Illustration by David Heidhoff.
Illustration of Cortana by Josh Kao.
Illustration of Monn I’zar and the Master Chief by Josh Kao.
"Dreams of Minab", an illustration of Holly Tanaka by Justin Oaksford.^[4]
Illustration by Sam Brown.
Illustration by Justin Oaksford.
Illustration by Jia Ruan.
Illustration by Chase Toole.
Illustration by Chase Toole.

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

Halo: Tales from Slipspace preview on Halo Waypoint
Halo: Tales from Slipspace on Amazon

[1] Amazon: Halo: Tales from Slipspace

[bulkhead-2] Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter

[3] Den of Geek - John Jackson Miller Talks Halo: Fractures & the Spirit of the Franchise

[4] Artstation - Dreams of Minab

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-|author=*[[Frank O'Connor]], [[John Jackson Miller]], [[Duffy Boudreau]], [[Jonathan Goff]], Kody Chamberlain, Alex Irvine & Tyler Jeffers ''(writers)''
+|author=*[[Frank O'Connor]], [[John Jackson Miller]], [[Duffy Boudreau]], [[Jonathan Goff]], Kody Chamberlain, [[Alex Irvine]] & Tyler Jeffers ''(writers)''
 *Simon Roy, Kody Chamberlain, Dave Crosland, Vasilis Lolos, Marco Rudy, Eric Nguyen, Simon Roy & Jonathan Wayshak (illustrators)
 *Eric Canete (cover artist)
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-'''''Halo: Tales from Slipspace''''' is a graphic novel anthology by [[Dark Horse]]. It was released digitally on [[2016#October|October 25, 2016]] while a print version will be released on November 29, 2016.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Tales-Slipspace-Frank-OConnor/dp/1506700721 '''Amazon''': ''Halo: Tales from Slipspace '']</ref>
+'''''Halo: Tales from Slipspace''''' is a graphic novel anthology by [[Dark Horse]]. It was released digitally on [[2016#October|October 25, 2016]]. A print version was released on November 29, 2016.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Tales-Slipspace-Frank-OConnor/dp/1506700721 '''Amazon''': ''Halo: Tales from Slipspace '']</ref>
 ==Official summary==
-{{Article Quote|An all-new original graphic novel anthology!
+{{Article quote|An all-new original graphic novel anthology!
 This action-packed original graphic novel contains all-new Halo® stories from some of the comic industry’s best—Jonathan Wayshak, Eric Nguyen, Alex Irvine, Vasilis Lolos, Kody Chamberlain, Dave Crosland, John Jackson Miller, Jonathan Goff, Simon Roy, and Halo: Escalation writer Duffy Boudreau—as well as 343 Industries’ own franchise development director, Frank O’Connor, and franchise producer, Tyler Jeffers!
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 ==Content==
-Described as a spiritual successor to the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', the graphic novel anthology features stories from ''[[Halo]]'' franchise development director [[Frank O'Connor]] and producer Tyler Jeffers, as well as famed comics creators like [[John Jackson Miller]], Eric Nguyen, Simon Roy, Kody Chamberlain, Jonathan Wayshak, Alex Irvine, Jonathan Goff, Dave Crosland, and ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' writer [[Duffy Boudreau]].<ref name="bulkhead">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter'']</ref>
+Described as a spiritual successor to the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', the graphic novel anthology features stories from ''[[Halo]]'' franchise development director [[Frank O'Connor]] and producer Tyler Jeffers, as well as famed comics creators like [[John Jackson Miller]], Eric Nguyen, Simon Roy, Kody Chamberlain, Jonathan Wayshak, [[Alex Irvine]], Jonathan Goff, Dave Crosland, and ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' writer [[Duffy Boudreau]].<ref name="bulkhead">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter'']</ref>
-===''Something has Happened''===
+===''Something Has Happened''===
-{{Main|Something has Happened}}
+{{Main|Something Has Happened}}
 Written by Alex Irvine and drawn by Vasilis Lolos, it narrates a [[Flood]] infestation on the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2537|January 2537]].
 ===''Fireteam Majestic Poker Night''===
 {{Main|Fireteam Majestic Poker Night}}
-A slice of life story centered around [[Fireteam Majestic]] playing a game of Texas Hold'em, with the [[Type-1 energy sword|looted legacy]] of [[Paul DeMarco|a fallen friend]] on the line. It was written and drawn by Kody Chamberlain.
+A slice of life story centered around [[Fireteam Majestic]] playing a game of [[poker|Texas Hold'em poker]], with the [[Type-1 energy sword|looted legacy]] of [[Paul DeMarco|a fallen friend]] on the line. It was written and drawn by Kody Chamberlain.
 ===''On the Brink''===
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 Written by Jonathan Goff and drawn by Simon Roy, ''Hunting Party'' follows a confrontation between [[Atriox]] and the [[Sangheili]] special operations team [[Silent Shadow]].
-===''Knight takes Bishop''===
+===''Knight Takes Bishop''===
-{{Main|Knight takes Bishop}}
+{{Main|Knight Takes Bishop}}
 Written by Tyler Jeffers and drawn by Dave Crosland, it follows [[SPARTAN-G059]]'s mission to assassinate [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] on [[2558|January 21, 2558]].
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 {{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
-*[[Atriox]]
 *[[Cortana]]
 *[[Holly Tanaka]]
 *[[John-117]]
+*[[Monn I'zar]] {{1st}}
 *[[Sarah Palmer]]
 *[[Thel 'Vadam]]
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 *[[Jiralhanae]]
 *[[Kig-Yar]]
+*[[Mgalekgolo]]
 *[[Sangheili]]
 |title-3=Organizations|
+*[[Created]]
 *[[Unified Earth Government]]
 **[[United Nations Space Command]]
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 *****[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]
 ******[[SPARTAN-II program]]
-*******[[Blue Team]]
+***[[Spartan Operations]]
+****[[SPARTAN-IV program]]
+***[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
 *[[Covenant remnants]]
-|title-4=Events|
+|title-4=Locations|
-*[[Human-Covenant War]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Minab]]
+|title-5=Events|
+*[[Human-Covenant War]]
 *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
-|title-5=Vehicles|
+|title-6=Vehicles|
-*{{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}
+*{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}
+*[[F-41 Broadsword]]
 *{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
-*[[Type-54 Banshee]]
+*{{Pattern|D'nomlhe|Banshee}}
-|title-6=Weapons|
+|title-7=Weapons|
 *[[Combat knife]]
+*[[M20 PDW]]
 *[[M395 DMR]]
+*[[M41 SPNKR]]
 *[[MA5D assault rifle]]
 *[[Type-1 energy sword]]
-*[[Type-2 gravity hammer]]
+*[[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]
-*[[Type-25 Spiker]]
+*[[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]]
-|title-7=Technology and Equipment|
+|title-8=Technology and Equipment|
 *[[Arbiter body armor]]
 *[[Artificial intelligence]]
 **[[Smart AI]]
+*[[Holotank]]
 *[[Kig-Yar combat harness]]
 *[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]
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 *[[Sangheili harness]]
 **[[Storm harness]]
+*[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform]]
 }}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Halo Tales from Slipspace cover.jpg|Cover art
+File:Halo Tales from Slipspace cover.jpg|Cover art.
-File:HTfS - Canon Fodder preview.jpg|''Halo: Tales from Slipspace'' image preview from Canon Fodder
+File:TFFS Alt Cover.jpg|Alternate cover art.
+File:HTfS - Canon Fodder preview.jpg|Illustration by Daniel Chavez.
+File:HTFS Spartan Artwork.jpg|Illustration by Daniel Chavez.
+File:HTfS gallery Infinity.png|Illustration by David Heidhoff.
+File:HTfS gallery Cortana.jpg|Illustration of Cortana by Josh Kao.
+File:HTfS - Monn I'Zar.jpg|Illustration of Monn I’zar and the Master Chief by Josh Kao.
+File:HTfS gallery Tanaka.jpg|"Dreams of [[Minab]]", an illustration of Holly Tanaka by Justin Oaksford.<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lXeqz '''Artstation''' - ''Dreams of Minab'']</ref>
+File:HTsF gallery Achilles.png|Illustration by Sam Brown.
+File:HTfS gallery Foosball.png|Illustration by Justin Oaksford.
+File:HTfS gallery master chief.png|Illustration by Jia Ruan.
+File:HTfS gallery Chieftain.jpg|Illustration by Chase Toole.
+File:TFS-PunkCortana.jpg|Illustration by Chase Toole.
 </gallery>
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
 ==External links==
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 *[http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Tales-Slipspace-Frank-OConnor/dp/1506700721 ''Halo: Tales from Slipspace''] on Amazon
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