: I know I haven't stayed in touch well over the years, but just wanted to drop
: a line that the new Halo Encyclopedia out from Dark Horse has a number of
: contributions from multiple HBO members!

:

: -I was very happy to have the chance to use the cut Guardian Sentinel design
: from Halo 3 (with a bit of my own spin on it) to render our old pal from
: the Halo 3 Terminals, Offensive Bias. I also painted a soft re-design of
: Mendicant Bias, which I tried to make look a bit more classic Forerunner
: while still retaining the lines and shapes of the MB we saw in Halo
: Legends. And I got to illustrate Chakas, Riser, Gamelpar, and Vinnevra
: from the Cryptum/Primordium books, too!

: -My old brother-in-brushes, TD Spiral, got to create a whole new fringe
: species of the Covenant!

:

: -And I believe like a lot of books like this, 343 had the data master Stephen
: Loftus himself double and triple check the lore.

: -Then of course, our long-time mole at 343, GrimBrotherOne, has a lot of
: thanks owed to him for helping make this book happen! ;)

: So at least 4 HBOers involved, not too shabby! The book turned out really
: pretty (and huge). Unlike the older Halo Encyclopedia, this book is very
: visually consistent and made up of mostly new art. I haven't kept up with
: the lore but it looks like they shoved just about everything in there!

: Hope you all are doing well and surviving these crazy, horrible, last few
: years. My life and art career never went the way I had hoped, but I've
: been making some progress in turning things around in the happiness
: department, so getting the opportunity to add a professional credit from
: Halo to my resume meant a lot to me, like getting a present in the mail a
: decade after it was sent, hah, and I have my time at HBO and the friends I
: made here to thank for that. So, thank you all again for motivating me to
: teach myself to paint and tell stories (not to mention putting up with my
: pedantic arguments!), I really do still appreciate it and cherish all the
: fun I had here with you all. If anybody's ever putting together an
: old-school LAN party, you just hollar y'here?

It's always good to see how much y'all's art has grown over the years!