| Warhammer:Blood and Thunder #1 |
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| Posted by Anthony Willier |
07:29 AM Wednesday, 31 October 2007 |
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 You become fully immersed into the Warhammer 40,000 universe right away in this first issue of the new 5 part series by BOOM! Studios. A universe that is full of, well....War! Colonel Izraell starts off with the prelude of the battle and then you are immediately confronted by scores of Orks, creatures similar to Lord of the Rings Orcs but greener. The Orks are attacking a Tallarn guardpost with big gnarly weapons and throwing everything they can to destroy, maim, and plunder. The Tallarn, who look very much like futuristic desert nomads, are defending their outpost with very little success and are presented with a grim outlook for any survival. After the Orks initial rampage there is one Tallarn soldier who is launched into a very unusual adventure.Warhammer has always reminded me of Star Trek, but without all that nonsense about peace and learning. With Blood and Thunder being the title it's not hard to figure out what will be happening inside the pages. Blood and Thunder, like most of the Warhammer titles are written by novelist Dan Abnett, and multiple Eisner Award nominee, Ian Edginton. There isn't much to the plot in this starting issue other than the bloodshed, but you can see the build up for the next issue. They have put in some interesting tension within the Ork camp and it makes you wonder how it will play out if there are any survivors from the Tallarn camp. Artist Daniel Lapham illustrates the Orks very well. Be aware that there is some graphic depictions of various body parts, but with this being Warhammer you could probably gather that yourself. Lapham gives the Orks the rough and gritty feel that they really should have. There are many up close visuals to help put you right in the action, but sometimes it's too much and you come back feeling that you want more story and less fighting. For both the writers and artist it can be a hard medium to hit especially for that first issue. I've frequented my share of game and comic stores to be interested enough to watch those who role-play WH40K. To see the intricacy and involvement that some players go to you realize the dedication and time it takes. Some of those little figures are pretty wild and the painting detail can be amazing. It's easy to see that many people put a lot of time and effort into bringing together a large universe. If you're interested in seeing a small part of that rough and tumble world; Blood and Thunder would be a decent way to start. Comments (0) |
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