More Bryan Simon goodness on YouTube (and here): Nobody Loves Me But Urk passes sweet words of devotion to our favorite Bungie Blogger. Wanna listen instead of watch? Grab the mp3 version (3 mb). I’m gonna be humming this all day…(Louis Wu 17:50:03 UTC)

Adam Grumbo sent word (two days ago!) that a 405th regular, Ruben, had created a truly beautiful ODST helmet – you can see the finished pictures on this page, and you can jump back to the start of the thread for the beginnings of the project, back in mid-September. Astounding work! (Hawty McBloggy has her own writeup of the helmet, with some of the best pics pulled out for your viewing pleasure.) (Louis Wu 17:40:46 UTC)

Decadence Night sent along three new time-lapse panoramas – he’s definitely getting better at this intriguing style of art! I love the Ghost Town one! Check out all three: Ghost Town (2709×1031,611kb) | Last Resort (2905×566,523kb) | Sandtrap (5419×1022,1.3mb) Update: Thanks to Scotty for pointing out that I mislabeled the Ghost Town shot as a Rat’s Nest shot… my bad! (Too much going on this morning.) (Louis Wu 17:40:08 UTC)

Comics popping up today:

• TTL Demag0gue stopped in with word of Reclaimer 155 – ‘Confessions’ is Part 4 ouf Reclaimer Mythic Edition, and it shows off Orbital. We’re back to Viper…
• Hawty McBloggy let us know that the next ODS Steve is live over at her place – Episode 15 (“If Only Carmine Had Listened”) discusses the wisdom of head protection.
• anthraxgoon told us about X36 Chapter 2 Issue 5 – new art technique, bigger goodies.

I’m betting there’ll be more before the day is out…(Louis Wu 17:30:51 UTC)

mrsmiley let us know that the first episode of Master Chief Theater 3000 Season 3 is now online – they’re going back to the original Halo. Pillar of Autumn is covered in this one.(Louis Wu 17:24:03 UTC)

Mid7night updated his X-Plane Hornet – and flew it around Edwards AFB. Go watch the movie! (Louis Wu 17:23:40 UTC)

serpx noticed a Halo Wars TV spot on YouTube – it doesn’t even mention that the game’s a strategy game! Weird. (Louis Wu 17:23:10 UTC)

Last night, urk brought our attention to a new article at Ascendant Justice – Advent Unlimited takes a look at the three new Mythic Maps in words that will turn to pictures in your head. I believe that Ascendant Justice has taken on the mantle of the Halo community’s premiere analysis site… and they’ve done it with s7yle. Go see what they’ve learned! (Louis Wu 16:39:58 UTC)

The HBO: Goosed contest is now closed – the entries have been sent to Domino Theory for judging, and we’ll have results for you in a couple of days! (Louis Wu 16:25:04 UTC)

urk let us know (and nearly killed the goose in the process) that Ready Up Live is giving away a Mythic Map code – come up with a good reason why you deserve it, and you’ve got a shot!(Louis Wu 23:33:26 UTC)

Ack, nearly forgot! There’s a new Average Joe article up at Bungie.net – go read about Obi Wan Stevobi, and see why you should get to know him! (Louis Wu 22:30:40 UTC)

It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for new content from the Tied the Leader crew. XerxdeeJ stopped by with word of a couple of new pieces – one is already mentioned below (awesome panoramas), the other is a great video showing off the graceful side of the Warthog. Check it out… it’ll make you smile. (Louis Wu 22:27:34 UTC)

Urban Reflex made a little film of a game where vehicles were spawning without mounted weapons. Oops! (Louis Wu 22:25:12 UTC)