History Trivia / TheHaloGraphicNovel

* DevelopmentGag: Several of the designs in ''Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa'' are based on unused concept art from ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Trautmann's original pitched comic was written by John Ney Rieber and Adi Granov, the former who was attached to the 2000s ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' reboot and the latter who went on to illustrate ''ComicBook/IronMan: Extremis'' and concept art for the ''Film/IronMan1'' movie.

* TroubledProduction: There was a lot of bad blood behind the scenes between Microsoft's Franchise Division and Bungie.[[note]][[http://scifishow.libsyn.com/005-dc-reboot-trautmann-interview-round-2-of-our-quiz Listen to Trautmann's story from 16 minutes to 33 minutes]][[/note]] Eric Trautmann, editor of ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'', put together a team that wrote a ''Halo'' comic as a pitch to Bungie, but art director Lorraine [=McLees=] hated it and called it "opening a Christmas present and [finding] a lump of coal". After initial friction at editing it, [=McLees=] and Pete Parsons told Trautmann they wanted the comic to be written by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Kubert Joe Kubert]] and Creator/AlanMoore, Trautmann protesting that the two were so legendary and self-employed that hiring them would be nearly impossible. [=McLees=] and her husband ended producing the comic themselves with the help of Maria Carbado, who was able to get in contact with high-profile comic artists they were seeking (though not Moore or Kubert). The comic was then financed by Bungie without Microsoft.

* TroubledProduction: There was a lot of bad blood behind the scenes between Microsoft's Franchise Division and Bungie.[[note]][[http://scifishow.libsyn.com/005-dc-reboot-trautmann-interview-round-2-of-our-quiz Listen to Trautmann's story from 16 minutes to 33 minutes]][[/note]] Eric Trautmann, editor of ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'' put together a team that wrote a ''Halo'' comic as a pitch to Bungie, but art director Lorraine [=McLees=] hated it and called it "opening a Christmas present and [finding] a lump of coal". After initial friction at editing it, [=McLees=] and Pete Parsons told Trautmann they wanted the comic to be written by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Kubert Joe Kubert]] and Creator/AlanMoore, Trautmann protesting that the two were so legendary and self-employed that hiring them would be nearly impossible. [=McLees=] and her husband ended producing the comic themselves with the help of Maria Carbado, who was able to get in contact with high-profile comic artists they were seeking (though not Moore or Kubert). The comic was then financed by Bungie without Microsoft.

* TroubledProduction: There was a lot of bad blood behind the scenes between Microsoft's Franchise Division and Bungie.[[note]][[http://scifishow.libsyn.com/005-dc-reboot-trautmann-interview-round-2-of-our-quiz Listen here from 16 minutes to 33 minutes]][[/note]] Eric Trautmann, editor of ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'' put together a team that wrote a ''Halo'' comic as a pitch to Bungie, but art director Lorraine [=McLees=] hated it and called it "opening a Christmas present and [finding] a lump of coal". After initial friction at editing it, [=McLees=] and Pete Parsons told Trautmann they wanted the comic to be written by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Kubert Joe Kubert]] and Creator/AlanMoore, Trautmann protesting that the two were so legendary and self-employed that hiring them would be nearly impossible. [=McLees=] and her husband ended producing the comic themselves with the help of Maria Carbado, who was able to get in contact with high-profile comic artists they were seeking (though not Moore or Kubert). The comic was then financed by Bungie without Microsoft.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Trautmann's original pitched comic was written by John Ney Rieber and Adi Granov, the former who was attached to the 2000s ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' reboot and the latter who went on to illustrate ''ComicBook/IronMan: Extremis''.