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'''''Halo: A Fistful of Arrows''''' is a fan-made Internet graphic novel about [[Jun-A266]]'s past and fate after the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[campaign]] level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''. The graphic novel explores new characters and events, but is generally consistent with the canon of official ''Halo'' franchise media. The comic has received a great deal of attention from the ''Halo'' community, including [[Bungie]] and [[343 Industries]] | '''''Halo: A Fistful of Arrows''''' is a fan-made Internet graphic novel about [[Jun-A266]]'s past and fate after the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[campaign]] level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''. The graphic novel explores new characters and events, but is generally consistent with the canon of official ''Halo'' franchise media. The comic has received a great deal of attention from the ''Halo'' community, including [[Bungie]] and [[343 Industries]]. | ||
It is written and drawn by Levi "Leviathan" Hoffmeier, who also drew the cover for the ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]'' short story ''[[Pariah]]''. The graphic novel was initially published in Hoffmeier's DeviantArt gallery on October 15, 2010, but [[Claude Errera]] later constructed a blog format for Hoffmeier in ''bungie.org''.<ref>[http://levihoff.deviantart.com/gallery/27221463 '''DeviantArt''': ''A Fistful of Arrows by levihoff'']</ref> An interactive flip book, constructed by OneBitRocket, was later released on November 11th, 2011. A soundtrack, composed by Sean Mortensen, is released on the website, for people to listen as they read the novel.<ref>[http://leviathan.bungie.org/ '''A Fistful of Arrows - By Levi Hoffmeier''']</ref> | It is written and drawn by Levi "Leviathan" Hoffmeier, who also drew the cover for the ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]'' short story ''[[Pariah]]''. The graphic novel was initially published in Hoffmeier's DeviantArt gallery on October 15, 2010, but [[Claude Errera]] later constructed a blog format for Hoffmeier in ''bungie.org''.<ref>[http://levihoff.deviantart.com/gallery/27221463 '''DeviantArt''': ''A Fistful of Arrows by levihoff'']</ref> An interactive flip book, constructed by OneBitRocket, was later released on November 11th, 2011. A soundtrack, composed by Sean Mortensen, is released on the website, for people to listen as they read the novel.<ref>[http://leviathan.bungie.org/ '''A Fistful of Arrows - By Levi Hoffmeier''']</ref> | ||
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* In a conversation between Bungie employee [[Martin O'Donnell]] and Hoffmeier on the ''halo.bungie.org'' forums, O'Donnell joked that "[...] Jun tripped and broke his neck on the way to escorting Halsey off Reach [and] he's dead." Hoffmeier then drew a short comic strip, named "FoA- THE END", depicting the event, and at the same time, referenced the difficulty of achieving the "[[If They Came to Hear Me Beg]]" [[achievement]], as well as many players' confusion upon Jorge calling Halsey "ma'am" with a English accent, which sounds like "mom" in American English.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1100508 '''HBO Forums''': ''Well since you outed me: FoA- THE END *IMG'']</ref> | * In a conversation between Bungie employee [[Martin O'Donnell]] and Hoffmeier on the ''halo.bungie.org'' forums, O'Donnell joked that "[...] Jun tripped and broke his neck on the way to escorting Halsey off Reach [and] he's dead." Hoffmeier then drew a short comic strip, named "FoA- THE END", depicting the event, and at the same time, referenced the difficulty of achieving the "[[If They Came to Hear Me Beg]]" [[achievement]], as well as many players' confusion upon Jorge calling Halsey "ma'am" with a English accent, which sounds like "mom" in American English.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1100508 '''HBO Forums''': ''Well since you outed me: FoA- THE END *IMG'']</ref> | ||
* The Quezon Superintendent's avatar is based on that of [[Mombasa]]'s [[Superintendent]] AI, with the circles replaced by equilateral triangles. The avatar is used by Hoffmeier as his profile image on DeviantArt and leviathan.bungie.org. | * The Quezon Superintendent's avatar is based on that of [[Mombasa]]'s [[Superintendent]] AI, with the circles replaced by equilateral triangles. The avatar is used by Hoffmeier as his profile image on DeviantArt and leviathan.bungie.org. | ||
* On December 11, 2011, [[Jessica Shea]], as part of the Weekend Webcomic section on [[Halo Waypoint]], posted the first page of ''Halo: A Fistful of Arrows''<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/post/2011/12/11/Weekend-Webcomic-A-Fistful-of-Arrows-p1-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Weekend Webcomic: A Fistful of Arrows p.1'']</ref>, and it has continued to appear intermittently since then. This, however, does not mean that 343 Industries has accepted it as | * On December 11, 2011, [[Jessica Shea]], as part of the Weekend Webcomic section on [[Halo Waypoint]], posted the first page of ''Halo: A Fistful of Arrows''<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/post/2011/12/11/Weekend-Webcomic-A-Fistful-of-Arrows-p1-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Weekend Webcomic: A Fistful of Arrows p.1'']</ref>, and it has continued to appear intermittently since then. This, however, does not mean that 343 Industries has accepted it as canon material. | ||
*It has been translated into Italian<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/post/2012/05/07/The-Italian-Translation-of-A-Fistful-of-Arrows.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' ''The Italian Translation of A Fistfull of Arrows'']</ref>. | *It has been translated into Italian<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/post/2012/05/07/The-Italian-Translation-of-A-Fistful-of-Arrows.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' ''The Italian Translation of A Fistfull of Arrows'']</ref>. | ||