|
Marathon's Story Page
|
|
Marathon's Story Page
|
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #404. As we reach the end of the month here is a random snapshot of some of what we covered in June. What did you miss?
|
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #403. Happy Jjaro Boxers Day! On this day 23 years ago Ian McConville of Mac Hall fame created his famous "Now With Better Support" comic strip (aka Jjaro Boxers).  Unfortunately no one can be told what Jjaro Boxers are... you have to wear them for yourself. However the Story page has documented the Origin of the Jjaro Boxers (aka the dirty laundry). So on this day of days... just chill out. 
Security Officer by sulatio on tumblr. April 6, 2016.
And for all you gun safety conscious people out there wondering if his safety is on. Mjolnir Recon 54 be like...  Happy Jjaro Boxers Day! What are you wearing?
|
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #402. Marathon Inspires Digital Art. Marathon with a far eastern aesthetic by EOR7 (@EOR79), a character concept and model designer from China.  Marathon by EOR7 (@EOR79) on x.com. June 27, 2024.  Marathon by EOR7 (@EOR79) on x.com. June 27, 2024. Each character is associated with a hanzi. See if you can work out what they mean. Interesting to note the use of the older (classic) phrase "Somewhere In The Heavens"... rather than the newer (modern) phrase "In The Heavens". Got to love the classics! The above artwork reminds me of pictures posted by Crusader (@CrusaderTwitch) at the time of the Marathon Announcement. He asked at the time... You think I'm cool enough to be a runner?  BLCK RNNR by Crusader (@CrusaderTwitch) on x.com. May 24, 2024.
Of course this reminds of that quote by Sean Connery in the Untouchables...  Unfortunately for Sean there was a bigger gun waiting for him outside! Bigger Guns Nearby... it's the Marathon way! |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #401. Martian insurrectionists defaced a...  Marathon graffiti gun by Considerate Judgement on Instagram. June 12, 2023. ...perfectly good weapon. This is what happens when MIDA get their hands on a perfectly good weapon. Behold... the MIDA Mini-Tool in Marathon! Not feeling that... "Graphic Realism" ? Well how about this!
The above concept art for a futuristic SMG is by Kejun Wang, a Los Angeles based concept artist currently working in the video game industry.
When asked if he was working on Bungie's new game Marathon he replied: Haha no, some of these are inspired by the trailer they put out.Just don't let MIDA get a hold of your cyborg.  Cyber street dude by Kejun Wang on Instagram. September 23, 2023. Mjolnir In Dubious Attire. Check out more of Kejun Wang's artwork on ArtStation, Instagram, Cara, x.com, and his own page kejun.work. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #400. Yes folks, it has been 400 days since the Marathon Announcement back in May 24, 2023. Bungie's Scott Taylor (General Manager, Marathon) stated ... "after this announcement we are going to go dark for awhile, for an extended period, while we focus on developing and play testing the game." They even gave us a big hint at the end of Marathon Announcement Trailer with that light bulb moment. 400 Days of Night... and counting.  However, today we shed some light on Marathon thanks to the good folks at Antibody. Antibody directed and produced the Marathon Announcement Trailer for Bungie Studios. Their mission: Innovation is what we're interested in... finding new visual languages that combine design, symbolism and narrative to tell powerful stories - no matter what the format, duration or delivery platform.Here are some images from the Marathon Announcement Trailer: Extended Cut. Warning: The following contains graphic content of AI avatars and glitchy interfaces that some viewers may find disturbing. 
 PRODUCTION | ANTIBODY Directed by: Patrick Clair + Raoul Marks GUIs: Michael Rigley Spaceship: Paul Chadeisson Storyboards: Lance Slaton Editor: Arielle Zakowski Line Producer: Lena-Carolin Lohfink Soundtrack: Heavy Metal by Justice |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #399. Shotguns Akimbo! Part Deux Staying on the subject of dual wielding shotguns Tracy Cyanne on the Marathon Discord explains how the complex loading mechanism works.  The Officer and two bad bitches by Tracy Cyanne on Marathon Discord. June 23, 2024. Can you see it? Sorry her image really is that small. Tracy Cyanne entitled the image... The Officer and two bad bitches. Now the title of this piece may sound like a '90s adult film but there is nothing '90s about Tracy Cyanne. Here are some work in progress pics (aka from the cutting room floor).  The Officer and two bad bitches (work in progress) by Tracy Cyanne on Marathon Discord. June 20, 2024.  The Officer and two bad bitches (work in progress) by Tracy Cyanne on Marathon Discord. June 22, 2024. Tracy writes... are you really gonna scroll past without saying...  The Officer and two bad bitches (work in progress) by Tracy Cyanne on Marathon Discord. June 22, 2024. ...Cha-Clack! ...Cha-Clack! Can you hear it?
|
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #398. Shotguns Akimbo.  7-7-07 by Silvre on DeviantArt. July 8, 2007. This is a rare piece of Marathon art by Silvre, sister of the Anderson Brothers, Nathan J Anderson and Neal D Anderson (aka Deimos-Remus and Phobos-Romulus). She created this for Bungie Day on July 7, 2007. Hence the title 7-7-07. Silvre wrote: So I present to you *my* power of seven:* There are 7 sets of Pfhor eyes in the background. More recently Colin (@hardcorefentonmudd) did his own version of Shotguns Akimbo.  Marathon marine by Colin (@hardcorefentonmudd) on Cara. June 7, 2024. Similar but different. Of course, wielding dual shotguns will only get you so far in Marathon. You really have to know what's going on... Remember folks... always read the terminals. Sometimes mission details are important.  Stealth mission by juzo-kun on tumblr. October 30, 2016. Choose your teammates carefully in Marathon. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #397. Somewhere in the heavens... they are cooking.  Marathon guy by Ryan W on Cara. June 6, 2024. The above piece of art is by high school art student Ryan W (@scifimech) on Cara. Ryan writes: Marathon guyRyan's artwork takes its inspiration from the Lh'owon chapter screen in Marathon 2 by Craig Mullins but adds his own style to it. For a high school art student Ryan has skills. Craig Mullins created at least five different versions of the Lh'owon image.
 These images have gone on to inspire many artistic variants. For example Rythaze's Repha image of the Nephilim.  Nephilim by Rythaze (@Rythayze) on x.com. February 7, 2024. Bungie also used the image in promotional material.  Bungie's Marathon 2 ad. 1995. The small print reads: In Marathon 2, an arsenal of seven different weapons makes you the master of mystery meat, butchering nasty aliens who threaten your personal space. Sausage casings not included. Bungie humor in the 1990s... priceless. Check out Bungie's Marathon Ads section for more of those 90s ads. What are you cooking?  Shoot the chef by databuffer (@Databuffering) on x.com. May 18, 2024. Don't ask! Marathon is Dietary Awareness. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #396. You are Destiny... literally...  Marathon (Mosalina commission) posted by living in a box on Marathon Discord. June 20, 2024. This is a commissioned piece for living in a box on Marathon Discord. In case you are wondering if you play as Destiny, the new Security Officer, in this Marathon reimagining living in a box explains: It's supposed to be the anime-fied version of my version of Leela.So there you go! Marathon reimagined for the 21th century.  DNA Rebirth by Matt Palmer (and colleagues) on ArtStation. June 2024.  DNA Rebirth by Matt Palmer (and colleagues) on ArtStation. June 2024. The above images come from a third year art college project by Matt Palmer, Emilio Nunez, Ziyu Ren. This student project takes its inspiration from Marathon as well as Valorant and Warframe. Getting a strong Beware of Low-Flying Defense Drones... level design vibe from these corridor shots. The final part of the project was the creation of a short movie. Here's a snippet. Go check out the full movie on Matt Palmer's ArtStation page. Thanks to treellama (Aleph One developer) and Marty Hess (Bungie Studios) we now have the original Marathon Infinity manual in PDF format. This is the first time in 28 years that you can now see the Infinity manual displayed as it was in the original hardcopy format.  Marathon Infinity manual. 1996. Confused as to why it took 28 years to get this? Well read the Blasts from the Past section.  Marathon Infinity manual. 1996. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #395. Back on May 29, 2024 we featured artwork by AlexB207 (@AlexB207Swag) that bore a striking resemblance to actor Nathan Fillion who has appeared in both Halo and Destiny.  Marathon by AlexB207 on x.com. April 29, 2024. So the obvious question was... will Nathan Fillion make an appearance in Marathon? Now AlexB207 gives us... Marathon Mal.  Marathon Mal by AlexB207 on x.com. June 12, 2024. Destined to become a Marathon meme for those 'out of left field' statements about Marathon lore for which there is no response.
Battling Battleroid?  The above pixel animation of the Security Officer is by Zuc on Marathon Discord. According to Zuc this is based on an enemy from Metal Slug 5 (he edited the original sprites). Zuc also created Marathon: Peanuts. Two tasty treats from Bungie Studios.
What next? You are Destiny, Charlie Brown. Give your phone a S'pht makeover with Marathon wallpaper by morerogue.  S'pht wallpaer by morerogue on tumblr. June 18, 2024. Warning. If you start getting messages from F'tha about the S'pht consciousness and royality... just reboot. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #394. Ryan Keeble is back... ....with a set of high quality poster designs for Traxus.  Marathon Traxus (Portrait) by Ryan Keeble on PosterSpy. June 18, 2024. Ryan Keeble is a graphic designer from the United Kingdom. We featured his Marathon poster work back on June 6, 2024. For his Traxus designs Ryan writes: Following on from other designs for Marathon I decided this time to focus on a faction called TRAXUS. I decided to use a warmer colour pallette using the same Orange as the logo on Bungie's press kit and then expanding from there.  Marathon Traxus (WideScreen) by Ryan Keeble on PosterSpy. June 18, 2024.  Marathon Traxus (Social Post) by Ryan Keeble on PosterSpy. June 18, 2024. Check out Ryan's work on PosterSpy, Bēhance, Instagram, and x.com Want to know more about Traxus and the other factions in the Marathon ARG then click the faction you want below. Yes it's Pride month!
Marathon inspired art keeps on coming... Baalgar (@Baalgar_B37) has been on a roll, creating a string of Marathon inspired images including 'designed humanity', 'Tanaka Dynamics' and 'UESC runner' in the last month alone. We've featured them all on the Story page. Now Ballgar gives us Compiler.  Compiler by Baalgar on x.com. June 18, 2024. That Traxus Runner better watch out! It's behind you! |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #393. Happy Acquisition Day!
Yes folks, on this day 24 years ago Microsoft acquired Bungie Software.
actually i think the downfall of microsoft will result from their choice of name for "microsoft bob". .... who could take that seriously after playing marathon? :)And to add fuel to the fire Bungie would release a Marathon t-shirt about it.  Bungie's Marathon Bob versus Microsoft Bob T-Shirt. The rest they say is history. Given the day that is in it Soul (@Soul_ant19) has created another Marathon/Halo crossover.  Hyper Lethal by Soul on x.com. June 18, 2024. And in true Marathon fashion that binary code does contain a message. Go decode it for a special message from Soul. Back on December 4, 2023 we featured Soul's Bandit specialist, a Marathon/Halo crossover. That had a binary code as well. Did you decode it? Leela?  l e e l a by eliza on x.com. June 15, 2024. eliza (@awanakone), a concept artist at GearBox Software, entitled the above image l e e l a . When asked if this was Leela... of marathon fame? she replied... exactly :) . While this image has that new Marathon look about it there is one small problem. It is five years old. The Story page loves a good mystery! eliza's ArtStation page has the exact same image with the following description.
character: archivistIt was posted 5 years ago Here's a larger version.  character: archivist by eliza on ArtStation. 2019. This would not have looked out of place as a screen in the Marathon Announcement last year. Just a coincidence or something more? To be continued... |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #392. You are Destiny. In a nod to 10 years of Destiny Jack Strider (@strider_au) gives us...  Emerging from Infinity by Jack Strider on x.com. June 16, 2024. Jacks writes: THE UNIFIED WILL OF 7 ELITE GODSLAYERS, ALL MERGED INTO A SINGLE THING.Confused? Well here is the end of The Final Shape. Ten years of Destiny.  Destiny 2: The Final Shape. End scene. Zanezooked on YouTube gives us Lh'owon. A Marathon 2: Durandal & Marathon Infinity Remix. Here's the opening segment with some excellent special effects. I was hooked. Lh'owon a Marathon 2: Durandal & Marathon Infinity Remix by Zanezooked on YouTube. June 17, 2024. Go watch the full video. Baalgar (@Baalgar_B37) is back... ...with designed humanity.  Designed Humanity by Baalgar on x.com. June 16, 2024.  Designed Humanity by Baalgar on x.com. June 16, 2024. Two wallpaper size designs for your computer. What are Tanaka Dynamics up to? |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #391. Marathon Inspires Digital Art. Craig Mullins is often referred to as "The Father of Digital Painting". After graduating from art college in 1990, Craig went all digital for commercial work in 1994. In early 1995 he produced five pieces of Marathon inspired digital art.
It is important to remember that Craig did these as a fan of the game. So when I write Marathon Inspires Digital Art... this is not just some humorous attempt at a MIDA acronym. It means exactly what it says and has done so for 30 years. Something to think about. But I digress. Soul (@Soul_ant19) is back... Have Flechette, Will Travel.  Somewhere in the heavens... by Soul on x.com. June 16, 2024. So a few days ago we celebrated Flechette Day. Now Soul gives us "Somewhere in the heavens..." with Mjolnir Recon 54 sporting his weapon of choice. Soul did this piece as a commission for hausu (@h_a_u_s_u) who is a big Marathon fan. Matt F (@TotalMattF) took Rythayze's recent Traxus siblings artwork and 'graphicised' it.  Adaptive Combat Units by Matt F on x.com. June 16, 2024. The image now has a more graphic novel feel to it with the addition of text such as "Adaptive Combat Units" and "Fighting will only make it smarter." Therefore... RUN! Not sure what all the Tower Cranes are doing in the background but I'll roll with it. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #390. Marathon Inspires Digital Art. melon (@meloneslada) is back... ...with somewhere in the heavens... they are waiting.  somewhere in the heavens... by melon on x.com. June 14, 2024. But who are waiting and what are they waiting for? Whoever is waiting... melon writes: "30 years later and they're still waiting" Indeed. Marathon In Dreams Again. Jack (@strider_au) is back... In true MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) fashion Jack gives us a paraversal team-up of Bungie Heroes!  Paraversal fireteam by Jack Strider on x.com. June 15, 2024. A soon to be released team based PvP shooter? Play as your favorite Bungie hero! Just waiting on the In your dreams! Baalgar (@Baalgar_B37) is back... ...and feeling blue.  Making of a cyborg by Baalgar on x.com. June 12, 2024.  Tanaka Dynamics by Baalgar on x.com. June 13, 2024.  Tanaka Dynamics by Baalgar on x.com. June 13, 2024. Marathon Inspired Digital Art... but with the Baalgar touch. Check out that clock in the eye. Getting a strong Gheritt White / Deprivation Chanber vibe from some of Baalgar's imagery. Gheritt White had been floating six feet off the floor for three weeks. His feet and hands tingled, and his eyes burned with the flames of a dying fire.Deprivation blues. Marathon Is Deprivation Angst. Can you feel it? 390 days and counting. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #389. Blast from the Past. Trawling through the Story page's seven terabytes of archival data I came across Marathon fan art created before the advent of social media platforms like Facebook (2004), Twitter (2006), Tumblr (2007) or Instagram (2010). Platforms which allowed you to easily share your images. Prior to this you either had to have your own website or rely on the likes of Usenet or Hotline that allowed the posting of image files or the linking to image hosting sites. So back to that long forgotten folder...  Marathon character redesign by D. Milligan. 2003. Thankfully this piece came signed and dated. I believe this Dan Milligan, a freelance storyboard and concept artist located in Toronto, Canada. Dan has worked on some major films and gaming franchises. You can see his work on Facebook, Instagram, x.com and his own webpage danmilligan.com. None of his pages contain the above Marathon image from 2003 however. Some of you may remember this pic from back in the day, particularly the Ace of Spades card. It is reminiscent of the Marathon flight suit images Craig Mullins would draw in the 1990s. Interestingly, Craig never drew the Marathon's Security Officer the same in any of his work (official or unofficial).
Of course, this is one of the endearing qualities of Marathon. It is mercurial, as soon as you think you have a handle on something it slips through your hands forcing you to rethink again. |
_square.jpg)
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #388. What do Deimos and Phobos have in common? What do Romulus and Remus have in common? Answer: The Anderson Brothers. Nathan J Anderson and Neal D Anderson. aka Deimos-Remus and Phobos-Romulus. Outstanding artists. Big Marathon fans. Back in late 2017 Deimos-Remus posted the following image on DeviantArt and announced:  Marathon terminal glitch by Deimos-Remus on DeviantArt. December 30, 2017. Now that the new year is nearly upon us, I thought I'd bring everyone up to speed on what I have planned for at least some of 2018.You mission... if you choose to accept it... is to correctly identify which Anderson brother did what piece of Marathon artwork from this very small snapshot of their work. Good luck.
|
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #387. On today's edition of the Story page... we strike a pose! First up...  Mjolnir Recon Number 54 by GoblinZac on DeviantArt. October 27, 2023. Mjolnir Recon Number 54 in classic pose by GoblinZac on DeviantArt. GoblinZac is a digital artist from the US with his own comic Star Chaser. Chapter 1 is entitled Attack of the Nebulons. Wait! Didn't Jason Jones tell us... nobody likes the Nebulons. But I digress. Up next...  Marathon Cyborg marine by cybertrevil on DeviantArt. July 8, 2018. Another classic pose by cybertrevil also on DeviantArt. cybertrevil is Hernán Trevilla E. a Mexican graphic illustrator and the creator of the comic Neonáhuatl.  Neonáhuatl by cybertrevil on DeviantArt. September 1, 2019. Dual wielding SMGs? Marathon furries... They're Everwhere! But I digress. cybertrevil also did a very nice infographic style pic of the Marathon's automatic defence drones (MADDs)  M.A.D.D. by cybertrevil on DeviantArt. January 12, 2019. Up next...  Be sure to keep your Battleroids on a leash at all times... by whitestripe999 on r/marathon. February 14, 2023. Another classic pose err... wait! Who put that ther~~~fxfff I AM DURANDAL |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #386. Happy Flechette Day. Yes folks, on this day 28 years ago Bungie unveiled the KKV-7 10mm Flechette SMG for Marathon Infinity. Bungie's website proudly declared on June 12, 1996: The New KKV-7 SMGBungie's Rob McLees designed the new gun for Double Aught who were working on the Blood Tides of Lh'owon scenario for Infinity. Tuncer Deniz (Bungie's Production Manger for Marathon Infinity) wrote in The End: With Rob's help, we came up with an idea for a new gun. Rob quickly made the new gun and it rocked! Now we were cooking!Oddly Rob McLees is not credited in the Marathon Infinity manual for the new gun, only for the original Marathon (2) art and graphics used in the game. The Marathon Infinity manual gives some details on the new gun: KKV-7 10mm SMG FlechetteOddly there is no mention of it being able to fire underwater even though Bungie's website said it would. On the back of the Marathon Infinity box was a screenshot of the flechette being fired underwater.  Marathon Infinity box (back) Here is a larger version of the official screenshot used on the Infinity box.  The flechette was a game changer for underwater action. No more punching F'lickta to death one at a time. Just a squirt of the flechette got the job done. Above water the flechette was also extremely effective. Its main drawback was the lack of available ammunition. Concept artist John Wallin Liberto immortalised the use of the flechette in this epic action piece.  Marathon by John Wallin Liberto in original available web size 800x600 pixels, circa 2002. This artwork dates back to at least 2002 and may be earlier. It was originally available from John's website at www.johnwallin.net. But that site is long gone nor does it feature on John's ArtStation, x.com, Facebook, or Instagram pages. One day perhaps John will repost this piece in a higher quality format. It certainly deserves it. Happy Flechette Day.
|
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #385. The smallest piece of Marathon fan art to ever appear on the Story page.  Marathon stamp by Basement-Aviator on DeviantArt. September 15, 2017. The "somewhere in the heavens... they are waiting" stamp is good for one postcard anywhere in the Sol system. Greetings from Mars. Wish you were here. It won't do you any good ninety-seven light-years from the gravitational center of the Milky Way. Lh'owon.  I'll come when I'm ready by T-M-Krisnack on DeviantArt. February 15, 2006. This sketch of Mjolnir Recon 54 by T-M-Krisnack on DeviantArt always brings a smile to my face. It dates from 2006 and is entitled "I'll come when I'm ready". According to the artist our hero has just been awoken from stasis in orbit around Lh'owon and is told by Durandal that he is going down to the surface to find some lost artifact? Of course this type of attitude doesn't work with Durandal which explains why we are teleported down to the suface with only our pistol. Note to memory... don't piss off Durandal. Greetings from Lh'owon. Wish you were here.  Ode to Marathon by issachar17 on DeviantArt. March 29, 2010. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #384. Exotic weapons in Marathon?  Marathon piss gun by Connor Schultz (@Cschultz12) on x.com. May 28, 2023. Californian artist Connor Schultz (@Cschultz12) captioned the above image "Marathon man shooting his piss gun." This reminds me of the unimplemented net game option "Keep Away from Rob" in Marathon 2. Old school Marathoners may remember this one. When active a player taking the net name "Rob" received invincibility and invisibility for the duration of the game. Rob's objective was to try to make as many kills as possible. The rest of the players quite naturally had to try and stay away from him. The net game was named after Rob McLees, Art Director on Marathon 2. Rob is now working on the NuMarathon so perhaps "Keep Away from Rob" will finally become a reality. Exotic weapons in Marathon? Spray and pray! Always point downwind. "Keep Away from Connor". Interesting to note that Connor recently reposted his image in a slightly cropped format.  Marathon piss gun by Connor Schultz (@Cschultz12) on x.com. June 4, 2024. It was this repost that reminded me of the original image. The Story page never 4gets. No mention of what this gun fires this time around however. Maybe Connor got the standard C&D letter. When asked if this was Marathon? Conor replied "More like freakython". Well there you go. You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried. On the exact the same day as Connor posted his original Marathon piss gun image Papa_ApplePie/ (@Papa_ApplePie) posted the following image.  Marathon Runner by Papa_ApplePie/ (@Papa_ApplePie) on x.com. May 28, 2023. Papa_ApplePie wrote: Finally finished the fanart. Had to draw Hunter-66 gushing over MarathonGushing indeed. Let's hope he's upwind! |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #383. I have been Roland, Beowulf, Achilles, Gilgamesh. I have been called a hundred names and will be called a thousand more before the world goes dim and cold.  Marathon medieval by r0yal-guardian on tumblr. December 25, 2023. r0yal-guardian, a Belgium artist on tumblr, writes A medieval version of the Security from bungie's MarathonThis reminds me of the Myth piece José Connolly (aka RatDadJoe) did for MandaloreGaming's Myth 2: Soulblighter Review. A piece he did in collaboration with Rythaze.  Myth by José Connolly (aka RatDadJoe) and Rythaze on ArtStation. 2023. Check out those shields. And yes... there are seven warriors! José and Rythaze also worked on this Marathon piece for the same video.  Marathon by José Connolly (aka RatDadJoe) and Rythaze on ArtStation. 2023. Note how this image blends in the modern Traxus logo with cat photos, the S'pht and... a hunting rifle. As this is Hangar 7C and not Hangar 7A it is a completely different timeline! Interesting to note that José is working on a retro 90s sci-fi militarised IP called LAZARUS REFLEX.  LAZARUS REFLEX by José Connolly (aka RatDadJoe) on x.com. May 20, 2024.  LAZARUS REFLEX by José Connolly (aka RatDadJoe) on x.com. May 20, 2024. Getting some strong Marathon MIDA vibes from these pieces. Rythaze is also helping out on this project. Worth keeping an eye on. Check out José Connolly's (@RatDadJoe) work on ArtStation, Cara, Instagram, and x.com
|
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #382. Marathon is big in Japan! The latest craze is WEAVEworm pastries. Crispy with a creamy center.  Chikuwa Bread of "Bakery Fujiya" at Tsurukawa by chuck-snowbug on tumblr. January 11, 2024. WEAVEworm pastries are yummy.  Chikuwa Bread. One is never enough!  Chikuwa Bread at Donguri. Marathon is big in Japan! America has Marathon Gummies! Chewy with a liquid center! All natural... honest!
 And of course we have the ever popular Eat the Path chips!  Off The Eaten Path by c-53 on tumblr. February 9, 2024 According to celebrity chef c-53: the only 100% mjolnir recon unit 54 approved snack. remember kids. cross over the cell bars, find a new maze, make the maze from it's path, find the cell bars, cross over the bars, find a maze, make the maze from its path, eat the food, eat the path!Mjolnir approved!  Thumbs up by ai-pussy on tumblr. September 7, 2023. Today's news was sponsored by the Marathon's Story page (Toyko, Japan).  |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #381. Marathon for the 21th century! Durandal gender envy stage rampancy by Juniper Berry (@badmotherhuberd) on tumblr. May 9, 2024. Thanks to June (aka Juniper Berry) on tumblr for this humorous take on Durandal, entitled... gender envy stage rampancy. June is a non-binary voice actor from the United Kingdom which explains the professional approach and dramatic build up to the punchline. Hope to see/hear more Marathon from June in the future. Staying on this particular theme... ai-pussy on tumblr presents...  love is in the air? WRONG! by ai-pussy on tumblr. March 27, 2024. ai-pussy writes: love is in the air? WRONG !Marathon Infinity fans will no doubt spot this as the infamous drink vacuum, fool scene from Foe Hammer. On Foe Hammer there are terminals where Tycho will teleport you into space to "drink vacuum". Of course at this stage in your development you no longer need oxygen and as such your oxygen meter does not go down. So Tycho is just exposing you to lethal amounts of cosmic radiation! But who teleports you back to the ship? Hers's a bonus work in progress pic for those that like to see how an artist works.  love is in the air? WRONG! (work in progress) by ai-pussy on tumblr. March 27, 2024. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #380. Got Soul? Soul (@Soul_ant19), a freelance concept artist, illustrator and game developer from Australia, is back with another Marathon piece.  Born on Board (on board) by Soul on x.com. June 5, 2024. Bob is packing some serious LEGO in this action shot. Bob the Builder perhaps? Soul is no stranger to the Story page. Here's a quick snapshot of his Marathon artwork we have featured on the Story page.
For extra bonus Tau Ceti credits - Soul gave Battleroid 203 a preferred name, what was it? Check out more of Soul's artwork on x.com and Instagram. Back in August 23, 2023 we featured a Marathon poster by Ryan Keeble from the United Kingdom. It was one of the first to appear after the Marathon announcement.  Marathon Poster by Ryan Keeble on twitter.com. May 26, 2023. Now he is back with a series of art images in three different layouts for the first season of Marathon. Season 01: Re-Awakening. Marathon Splash Screen.  Marathon Splash Screen by Ryan Keeble on PosterSpy. June 4, 2024. Marathon Portrait Splash Screen.  Marathon Portrait Splash Screen by Ryan Keeble on PosterSpy. June 4, 2024. Marathon Splash Screen SOCIAL.  Marathon Splash Screen SOCIAL by Ryan Keeble on PosterSpy. June 4, 2024. Check out Ryan's other poster work at Poster Spy and on x.com. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #379. Marathon Rescore. Guilherme Alexander, a soundtrack composer for video games and other media, rescored the Marathon announcement trailer giving it a more cinematic feel. Marathon Rescore by Guilherme Alexander (@guigagliardo) on x.com. February 23, 2024. In his bio he writes that what brought him to his career was the possibility of music always being able to tell a story along with all the visuals. Find out more about Guilherme Alexander and his music on x.com, Instagram and at guigagliardo.com. Staying on the audio theme. James D. Reeve a sound designer in London did an audio redesign of a 10 second snippet from the Marathon announcement trailer giving it a punchier sound thanks to the precise use of kicks. Marathon Audio Redesign by James D. Reeve on x.com. July 10, 2023. Find out more about James D. Reeve and his sound design on x.com and at jamesdreeve.com. |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #378. Happy Pride Month... Marathon style.  Public Access Terminal <39.49.295.68> by mothcpu on tumblr. June 1, 2024. The above piece of art for Pride Month is by Moth (aka mothcpu, aka mothcomputer) a robot and video game artist on tumblr, x.com, Instagram and his own home page. Moth writes: happy pride month specifically to durandalThe description for the image reads: Digital drawing of abstract, angular depictions of various levels from the game Marathon, in a variety of bright colors against a black background. In the center is the titular spaceship UESC Marathon, surrounded by space.Durandal's text is from everybody's favorite level Colony Ship For Sale, Cheap. Oddly, for all its drawbacks this level has some of the best terminals in the game, most notably the three candles metaphor and the Darwin analogy. Given that it is Pride Month here is the Story page's Marathon ARG icon array all dressed up for the parade.
The Marathon ARG write up will continue this summer with new information, new revelations, and a new timeline. Whose side will be you on at Tau Ceti IV?  |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #377. Nice to see Rythayze (@Rythayze) do two pieces of fan art for NuMarathon capturing that vibrant militarized aesthetic.  Tau Ceti tourist by Rythayze on x.com. June 1, 2024.  Traxus siblings by Rythayze on x.com. June 2, 2024. In Marathon circles Rythayze is famous for creating this iconic Marathon image of Mjolnir Recon 54.  Flowers in heaven by Rythaze (@Rythayze) x.com. September 8, 2023. We featured this on the Story page back in September 13, 2023 and asked an impossible question. Rythayze also did a paper sketch of the Security Officer and we got an answer... of sorts.  Paper sketch by Rythaze (@Rythayze) on twitter.com. November 9, 2023. But back to NuMarathon. Rythayze posted two timelapse videos of his process. As Durandal would say... What fun to watch you work. Tau Ceti tourist timelapse by Rythayze on x.com. June 1, 2024. Traxus siblings timelapse by Rythayze on x.com. June 2, 2024. Yes... he does work fast. Bungie take note. Remember while he is doing these for us he is not working on his Repha project. This is a nice set of Repha text and imagery and also here. As they say in Repha... Grow Big or Go Home! Go Repha!  Repha screen by Rythayze on x.com. January 29, 2023 |
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #376. THIS IS MARATHON. When Robert McLees drew "The Kick" back in 1995 did he know... 
Nuke and Pave by Robert McLees from the Marathon Scrapbook. May 1997.
...that he would create an image that would endure. Durability. When Frank Miller drew "The Kick" back in 1998 did he know...  300. Frank Miller (writer and artist) and Lynn Varley (colorist). Dark Horse Comics. May-September 1998. ...that he would create an image that would endure. Durability. THIS IS SPARTA. Gerard Butler in the film "300" based on the comic book by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. 2007 Canadian artist riflesniper @riflesniper joins a small but growing number of artists who have created their own versions of "The Kick" from Nuke and Pave.  What fun to watch you work by riflesniper on tumblr. May 31, 2024. riflesniper writes: redraw of the image from the first terminal in nuke and pave, definitely in the top 5 best terminals throughout all the gamesHere are two other recreations of "The Kick". 
Nuke and Pave by General-RADIX on DeviantArt. December 21, 2017.
What Fun to Watch You Work by JimothyGreene on DeviantArt. November 10, 2022.
Now I am sure there are few more out there... somewhere on the interweb... they are waiting. 
Apologies to Liam Neeson.
|
|
This Day in Marathon.
Day #375. And now for something completely different. Modern Art?  2023 Inktober 3 - Path by KUBA18i on DeviantArt. October 3, 2023. Well it certainly wouldn't look out of place in a modern art gallery such as the BAM in Bellevue, Washington. The artist is KUBA18i who hails from Poland. KUBA18i writes: First time participating in an Inktober. For the past several years, I've been drawing things by hand way too rarely, and I should do something about it.Drew Mertens (@cellslayerprod) remembers Pathways Into Darkness. Indeed he played the original game on a modern computer recently. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.  Pathways Into Darkness kind of night by Drew Mertens on x.com. February 15, 2024. Bungie's old games don't die. They just get reanimated. Recycled. And we all know you can't keep a good Battleroid down. Pathways into...  Pathways into... by 810-Dude on x.com. September 14, 2021. This Pathways Into Darkness / Destiny mashup is by Mexican artist Yael Atletl (aka Yael Rojas, aka 810-Dude, aka biodude2) Yael writes: [...]strange rumors of an ancient pyramid- which is neither Aztec nor Mayan- in the same area have been circulating in the archaeological community since the early 1930's.He would later add A what if scenario. Taking Destiny's pyramid ships as our destination in Pathways into Darkness, to blow up an ancient god back into slumber. The pyramid model belongs to Bungie.For some, Destiny's The Witch Queen "Vow of the Disciple" raid screams Pathways Into Darkness. No doubt Ryu'Toth, the Jjaro representative, paid them a visit too.  Destiny 2: The Witch Queen "Vow of the Disciple" Raid. March 5, 2022 For some, Pathways Into Darkness is a prequel to Destiny and have evolved elaborate theories on how this actually works.  Deepest Lore by commandertilio on tumblr. August 28, 2022 For some, Destiny is the story of Pathways Into Darkness in reverse. The Traveller is the Dreaming God.  The Art of Bungie's History by TD Spiral / soyjak brothers mashup. No one saw me do it. June 1, 2024 For me... well I'm still trying to figure this one out. "Seven above... the rest below" Destiny clip courtesy of MyChemicalBromance on YouTube.
|
***TRANSPORT WHEN READY***
Page maintained by Hamish Sinclair Hamish.Sinclair123@gmail.com
Last updated June 30, 2024