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The Black Library Celebration 2021 is Here!

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Brett Leave a comment

Games Workshop has kicked off this year’s Black Library Celebration. Today sees the release of numerous books to celebrate the day as well as a limited edition miniature. Check out everything you can get below.

This year’s celebration has an Ultramarine theme centered around Graham McNeill‘s new novel, The Swords of Calth. The book is the latest in the chronicles of Uriel Ventris who is now a Primaris Space Marine. Reborn, he’s more powerful than ever which he’ll need to be to take on Necrons!

The novel is coming in hardback, ebook, and MP3, as well as a special edition limited to 2,000 copies that features McNeill’s autograph and a bonus story.

The special edition is $60 and regular edition is $19.

You’ll be able to bring Uriel Ventris to the tabletop with a new miniature featuring rules for Warhammer 40,000. The figure retails for $35.

Dan Abnett has a new novel with Penitent. The latest entry in the Eisenhorn and Ravenor saga follows 2012’s Pariah. Alizebeth Bequin sets out to discover more about the mysterious King in Yellow. The book will be in hardback, ebook, MP3, and a special edition with a bonus short story. It’ll be limited to 2,000 copies. The special edition is $65 and the regular edition is $27.

Pariah gets a new hardback edition with a brand new cover. It’ll also be available as an MP3 for the first time. The book retails for $27.

Darius Hinks‘ Liber Xenologis is an in-depth guide to the alien races that plague the Imperium. The book retails for $65.

Hammers of Ulric is a collection of tales from the long-lost city of Middenheim. Written by Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent, and James Wallis, the book gets a 20th-anniversary hardback. The book retails for $30.

Dan Abnett and Mike Lee’s The Daemon’s Curse gets a new edition. The book explores the origins of Malus Darkblade. Dead Men Walking by Steve Lyons dives into the dark world of the Death Korps of Krieg. Both were chosen by fans to return to paperback. Dead Men Walking is $9.99 and The Daemon’s Curse is also $9.99.

Bloodquest Vol. 2 will be available as print on demand for two weeks only. The hardback is in full color for the first time and concludes Captain Leonatos’ story. The book retails for $27.

But there’s more than books!

Keep track of where you are in your reading with a stylish bookmark. You can get it for $18.50.

A set of five pin badges themed around Drukhari, Orks, the T’au Empire, Tyranids, and Necrons will be available. The set is $40.

Every order will get a free Black Library Celebration anthology featuring five stories and will be available while stocks last.

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Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #5 (of 5) Exclusive Preview

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Board Game Today Staff Leave a comment

Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #5 (of 5)

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Jacen Burrows (I) Guillermo Ortego (C) JAva Tartaglia (L) Clayton Cowles (CA) James Stokoe (VCA) Games Workshop, E.M. Gist
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In Shops: Feb 24, 2021
SRP: $4.99

CALGAR’S ULTIMATE TEST!
• MARNEUS CALGAR’S deadly gambit brings him back to the moon where it all began… and an enemy who has been in hiding for centuries!
• To quell the threat of this darkest power, Calgar will show no mercy.
• There.
• Is.
• Only.
• WAR.

Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #5 (of 5)

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The Black Library Celebration is Coming

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Brett Leave a comment

In their Sunday Preview, Games Workshop has revealed what we can expect during Black Library Celebration 2021.

The novel is coming in hardback, ebook, and MP3, as well as a special edition limited to 2,000 copies that features McNeill’s autograph and a bonus story.

You’ll be able to bring Uriel Ventris to the tabletop with a new miniature featuring rules for Warhammer 40,000.

Pariah gets a new hardback edition with a brand new cover. It’ll also be available as an MP3 for the first time.

Darius Hinks‘ Liber Xenologis is an in-depth guide to the alien races that plague the Imperium.

Hammers of Ulric is a collection of tales from the long-lost city of Middenheim. Written by Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent, and James Wallis, the book gets a 20th-anniversary hardback.

Bloodquest Vol. 2 will be available as print on demand for two weeks only. The hardback is in full color for the first time and concludes Captain Leonatos’ story.

But there’s more than books!

Keep track of where you are in your reading with a stylish bookmark.

A set of five pin badges themed around Drukhari, Orks, the T’au Empire, Tyranids, and Necrons will be available.

Every order will get a free Black Library Celebration anthology featuring five stories and will be available while stocks last.

Review: Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #4 (of 5)

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Brett Leave a comment

What does it take to be a Space Marine in the Warhammer 40,000 universe? Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #4 answers that question in a comic that focuses more on the warrior’s growth than the battle currently waging. The series has been an interesting one doing a solid job of mixing two eras for its main character Marneus Calgar. Through his battles in the present, he reflects on what it took for him to become the leader he is today. And through the past, we get to see more of the world and his difficult journey.

In the past Tacitan, now Marneus, has helped defeat a Chaos cult and is going through the trails to join the ranks of the Ultramarines Space Marine chapter. writer Kieron Gillen does an excellent job showing how difficult a task it is as the bodies pile up and Marneus goes through a torturous transformation. It’s been years since I read up on all of the specifics of the augments that go into being a Space Marine, but Gillen takes us step-by-step. It feels like an update to the rather dry spec-readouts I remember reading as a fan of the Warhammer 40K miniature game. Organs are added and training is done and through it all we get to see Marneus grow, literally.

Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #4 does an impressive job of taking what has been told so many times before and making it interesting. There’s been a lot written as to the various upgrades in Space Marines but Gillen breaks it down as to what those upgrades are, when they’re given, why they’re given, and what the gains are. He does that through Marneus’ training in the field. For new readers, some of it might be surprising as things like acid spit and the ability to gain memories through the consumption of others are presented. And it all just flows without a hint of silliness.

In the present, Marneus battles the Chaos forces. The blood flows with somewhat comedic effect. The art by Jacen Burrows works well this issue delivering an over the top experience. The training scenes, especially towards the beginning are full of chaos at times as the numbers dwindle due to death. The present battle we see heads up and bodies crushed under tanks. Whether it’s meant as a comedic spin, I don’t know. But, it’s over the top and hard to not enjoy it in that way. Java Tartaglia‘s colors deliver some of the fun in rather bright colors and Clayton Cowles‘ lettering the right touch for the calls of Chaos warriors.

Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #4 is a fun comic that feels like a nice updated take on a “field guide”. We get to see what it takes to be a Space Marine step by step. And we get a lot action in both the past and present. It works really well to educate people about this new new world and property and entertain at the same time.

Story: Kieron Gillen Art: Jacen Burrows
Ink: Guillermo Ortego Color: Java Tartaglia Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: comiXology – Kindle – Zeus Comics – TFAW

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Exclusive Preview: Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #4 (of 5)

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Board Game Today Staff Leave a comment

Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #4 (of 5)

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Penciler: Jacen Burrows
Inker: Guillermo Ortego
Colorist: Java Tartaglia
Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles
Designer: VC’s Joe Sabino
Cover: James Stokoe
Variant: Luke Ross, Arif Prianto; Mico Suayan, Romulo Fajardo, Jr.
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In Shops: Feb 03, 2021
SRP: $4.99

THE MAKING OF A SPACE MARINE!
• Young MARNEUS CALGAR has passed his Space Marine Aspirant testing…but that means the real trial is only just beginning!
• As Marneus undergoes the rigorous training, excruciating organ implantation and strenuous physical augmentation, he will have to prove that, against all odds, he has what it takes!
• And in the 41st Millennium, the assault on CALGAR ESTATES reaches a deadly climax!

Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #4 (of 5)

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Dark Angels, Space Marines, Khagra’s Ravagers, Blood Bowl, and More Come to Games Workshop’s Pre-Orders Next Week

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Brett Leave a comment

Next Sunday, the sons of the Lion make their Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition debut. With the new Dark Angels companion to Codex: Space Marines, they’ll once again be able to take up their search for the Fallen once more.

The new Codex Supplement: Dark Angels will be available for pre-order next weekend. It features datasheets, Warlord Traits, Relics, psychic discipline, as well as Crusade campaign rules.

You can get it as a regular and collector’s edition.

You can keep better track of your forces with Datacards: Dark Angels.

But what about expanding your force? The Combat Patrol: Dark Angels has you covered. It features a Primaris Chaplain, Redemptor Dreadnought, Inceptors, and Intercessors. The force has a Power Level of around 25 and a solid way to get a start.

There’s also new reinforcements for Space Marine forces in general!

The Storm Speeder is coming and can be assembled into three variants. You can build the anti-infantry Hailstrike, the armour-melting Hammerstrike, and the warhead-launching Thunderstrike.

A multipart kit of Bladeguard Veterans delivers three elite Space Marines, each with master-crafted power swords, storm shields, and heavy bolt pistols.

If you need some tank-busting power, the Primaris Eradicators are coming as well. Featuring reinforced Mark X Gravis armor, they can be equipped with a deadly melta rifle or heavy melta rifle as standard. There’s also a single multi-melta as an optional upgrade.

The Necrons also get some reinforcement with the Psychomancer. They use their knowledge to overload their opponent with a mental onslaught.

A new warband comes to Warhammer Underworlds: Direchasm. Khagra’s Ravagers have the ability to desecrate objectives forcing opponents to face the warband in combat to win.

Black Library has a bunch of new releases.

Dawn of Fire: The Gate of Bones is the second book in the Dawn of Fire series. It’s written by Andy Clark and is available in a special edition, paperback, ebook, and MP3 audiobook.

Siege of Terra: Saturnine returns but this time in paperback.

The second season of Warhammer Horror stories continues with The Deacon of Wounds by David Annandale. What happens when faith is misplaced and light becomes darkness?

Blood Bowl gets two new additions from Forge World.

Skrull Halfheight is an Undead Dwarf which is rare but one that specializes in passing!? Skrull Halfheight can play for Sylvanian Spotlight and World’s Edge Superleague teams.

Gretchen Wächter is coming as well and she’ll deliver the hits easily slipping through the smallest gaps to sack the ball carrier.

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Spread the word of the Emperor with the Sisters of Battle Paragon Warsuit

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Brett Leave a comment

During today’s online preview, Games Workshop teased a lot of what’s coming in 2021. The Adepta Sororitas got an updated range of figures last year but more are coming in 2021. The Palatine model has been revealed already and now we get a look at the Paragon Warsuit!

Check out the video for more variations on the model and check out the image below that.

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The Death Guard Arrives for Pre-Order Next Week Plus Necromunda, Night Lords, Lord of the Rings, and more!

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Brett Leave a comment

After being delayed, Nurgle‘s chosen, the Death Guard, arrive for Warhammer 40,000 in next week’s pre-order.

Codex: Death Guard has arrived and it’s full of lore, art, and the rules you need to spread death and disease across the battlefield of the 40K universe. You can choose between two editions with the collector’s edition featuring a soft-touch cover and foil blocking.

Also available will be Datacards for the Death Guard to help you focus and keep track of your force.

There’ll also be easier ways to build your forces. A new Combat Patrol will be available. It features Typhus, Herald of Nurgle, Plague Marines, Poxwalkers, and a Biologus Putrifier.

With the old also comes something new with the Lord of Virulence. This leader is protected by Terminator armor and will spread disease with a plague spewer.

You’ll also be able to add to the battlefield with the Miasmic Malignifier. It doesn’t just look on the table, it’ll also help the Contagions of Nurgle spread even further.

Some other models get repackaged as well.

The Chosen of Mortarion are three models that were featured in the previous edition of Warhammer 40K’s starter box.

You can also show off your allegiance to Nurgle with the Contamination Corps Collection that includes everything above in one package and some signed artwork as well.

But, if you need to spread disease even further, you can expand your force with a box of Poxwalkers.

You can travel from the future to the fantasy world of Middle Earth as well with some releases for the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game. Returning releases include Frodo, Sam, and Gollum, Haldir, Gildor Inglorion and Glorfindel, Black Riders, Dead Marsh Spectres, and Barrow-wights.

Necromunda gets a release in Phyrr Cats for House Escher.

Forge World has releases with the Contekar Terminators for the Night Lords.

Black Library also has some releases to flesh out the various worlds.

The second novella in the Siege of Terra series, Fury of Magnus arrives as a hardback book, ebook, and MP3 audiobook.

Dan Abnett‘s short story collection Lord of the Dark Millennium arrives in paperback.

Book 5 in the Siege of Terra series gets a limited edition hardback with Mortis.

Alpharius: Head of the Hydra is the next in The Horus Heresy: Primarchs series. It gets a numbered limited edition hardback.

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Gorzag Gitstompa and Nikkit are Available to Order

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Brett Leave a comment

Launched recently at Games Workshop/Warhammer stores, Gorzag Gitstompa and Nikkit are now available to order directly through Games Workshop‘s mail order.

The pair are inspired from classic artwork for the game Gorkamorka and an update to an earlier released Ork model (so many years ago).

But hurry, the models are available for one week only and retail for $35.

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Games Workshop Reveals Three New Land Speeders

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Brett Leave a comment

It was only a matter of time before the classic Land Speeder got a Primaris upgrade. Games Workshop has revealed three new versions of the vehicle for Warhammer 40,000. In a retrospective looking at the Land Speeder over the years (which weirdly skipped actual classic models) the game company showed off new “advanced modifications” to the vehicle that’ll be out soon.

The three variants for the Storm Speeder include the Hammerstrike, Thunderstrike, and Hailstrike. They’ll be out in early 2021 to quickly deliver death on the battlefield.

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