Halo: Tales from Slipspace

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

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.

Official summary

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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!

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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.

Something Has Happened

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

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

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

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.

Hunting Party

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

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

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

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 Cortana Holly Tanaka John-117 Monn I'zar (First appearance) Sarah Palmer Thel 'Vadam Warden Eternal Species Human Jiralhanae Kig-Yar Mgalekgolo Sangheili Organizations Created Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command UNSC Navy Naval Special Warfare Command Naval Special Weapons SPARTAN-II program Spartan Operations SPARTAN-IV program UNSC Marine Corps Covenant remnants Locations Minab

Events Human-Covenant War Post-Covenant War conflicts Vehicles Ket-pattern battlecruiser F-41 Broadsword UNSC Infinity D'nomlhe-pattern Banshee Weapons Combat knife M20 SMG M395 DMR M41 SPNKR MA5D assault rifle Type-1 energy sword Type-2 gravity hammer Paegaas Workshop Spiker 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

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  Cover art.

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  Alternate cover art.

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  Illustration by Daniel Chavez.

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  Illustration by Daniel Chavez.

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  Illustration by David Heidhoff.

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  Illustration of Cortana by Josh Kao.

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  Illustration of Monn I’zar and the Master Chief by Josh Kao.

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  "Dreams of Minab", an illustration of Holly Tanaka by Justin Oaksford.

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  Illustration by Sam Brown.

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  Illustration by Justin Oaksford.

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  Illustration by Jia Ruan.

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  Illustration by Chase Toole.

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  Illustration by Chase Toole.

External links

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