Daily Archives: 10/11/2013

Color me this Halo! Recolorize Halo Initiation #1’s alternate cover!

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So I just got a hi-res digital copy of Halo Initiation #1’s alternate cover. It’s in black and white, which means….we have some coloring to do!!!

Your assignment shoudl you take it on, is to REcolorize the graphic below:

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Here is what it looks like in color from the artist who created this:

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Please do NOT copy their colors. I want to see YOUR interpretation of this in other colors. I’ll choose a winner from the submissions.

You have until Wednesday Oct 16 at 11:59pm EST to submit your recolorized artwork of this. Send it to me as a jpg file ONLY. Send to [email protected]

Now let’s see what you bright and creative people come up with!

-Sal
(I’ll be working on my version to and will post that on Wednesday)

 

 

Halo 4 Master Chief Resin Statue release date!!!

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halo4-cover-statue_news_02_clThis beauty of a statue is coming out on December 6th!!!

The upcoming highly detailed, hand-painted, cold-cast resin statue perfectly recreates the iconic cover art of Halo 4. This powerful scene depicts the Master Chief rising from the wreckage of the Forward Unto Dawn, primed and ready to explore the strange, new, artificial world.

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The limited-edition statue stands approximately 12 inches tall (with base) and features all the sculpt and paint details McFarlane Toys is famous for. This statue is limited to 1,000 pieces worldwide, and includes three interchangeable weapons.

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Replicate the cover art with his trusty Assault Rifle; wield an Energy Sword, the mightily close combat blade used by the deadly Elites; or showcase the new Forerunner enemy weaponry that debuted in Halo 4 by giving Master Chief the all-new Boltshot weapon. Each sequentially numbered piece includes a Certificate of Authenticity, hand-signed by McFarlane Toys’ creator Todd McFarlane.

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The Master Chief statue will retail at $295 and will be available starting Friday, December 6, 2013, on the McFarlane Toys online store. A limited quantity of statues will also be available in the US through Diamond Comic Distribution and internationally through Star Images, Cosmic Group, PBM Express, and IKON Collectibles.

Hmm, now if only I could afford one of these for myself….Gah, I WANT THIS STATUE!

Just incase you need proof that this is real, I’m an Editorial Contact for McFarlane Toys. I often know this type of news in advance. I am NOT permitted to release it until they say so. This time the news came to me almost as soon as it went up on their site.

Check the following graphic that shows the e-mail to me (and yes, certain portions were blurred as they are confidential in nature):

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And now here is the official link from spawn.com (McFarlane’s site):
http://www.spawn.com/news/news6.aspx?id=13952

-Sal

New Halo Art finds on Pinterest!

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The following are some of the Halo art I found on Pinterest today. Did you know HFFL has a Pinterest page? Yep! You can always check it by clicking on the link in the blogroll to the right.

On with the finds!

Requiem Concept ArtA particularly fetching concept pic of Requiem. I like this version better than what was actually in the game. Yes, even though or maybe because it looks like a rendition of the Death Star.

The Arbiter

While this pic is only titled ‘Arbiter’, I have to think this is Ripa Moramee. However, those tendrils (possibly Gravemind) and the Halo ring in the distance say otherwise.

[UPDATE] I’ve been informed by ‘Louis Wu’ that the above Arbiter pic was created in 2006, so it’s likely not Ripa Moramee. Thanks for the info!

Master Cheif in blueMaster Chief in BLUE. Not a completely new piece of art as it seems to use an asset directly from Halo 4. Still, I like the blue affect surrounding our favorite Spartan.

Brute ChopperOkay, tell me you don’t miss the Brutes and their badass Chopper? These guys were the ruffians, bikers, etc. of the Halo universe. We NEED to have them back in it. Thankfully, we will in the upcoming Dark Horse Halo comic ‘Escalation’ coming this winter.

Holo table

I think this is a direct asset from Halo 3: ODST. Whether or not it is, it’s still VERY cool. I totally dig the holo table!

Finally, be sure to download and enlarge this next graphic. It’s a timeline of the Halo universe. VERY good to have for any Halo fan’s reference!

Halo Time lineEnjoy and again, please feel free to download any of these and/or go to my Pinterest page to see these and MORE Halo art from all over the planet!

-Sal