''Blood and Thunder'' is a five-issue
comic book
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limited series Limited series may refer to:
*Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series
*Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered
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from
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Holly ...
, written by
Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, sinc ...
and
Ian Edginton
Ian Edginton is a British comic book writer, known for his work on such titles as ''X-Force'', '' Scarlet Traces'', '' H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'' and ''Leviathan''.
Career
Ian Edginton is known for his steampunk/ alternate history wor ...
, set in the
Warhammer 40,000
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Universe.
It follows the
Ork
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* Ork (folklore), a mountain demon of Tyrol folklore
* ''Ork'' (video game), a 1991 game for the Amiga and Atari ST systems
* Ork (''Warhammer 40,000''), a fictional species in the ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe
* ''Ork!'' ...
Waaagh! of Warboss Gorgutz and his various underlings, trying to avoid his ever raging wrath and kill as much as they possibly can. The story is told from the perspective of Izraell Castillian, an
Imperial Guard
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officer captured and kept as a pet by the Ork Nob Skyva.
Plot
Demaris Tertiary has been assaulted by Waaagh! Gorgutz, and the Ork Nobz Ardnock, Knutta and Skyva are under threat from Gorgutz - whoever is last into the fortress the Ork horde is attacking is to be fed to the Warboss's prized collection of exotic squigs. Colonel Izraell Honor Castillian and his 96th Tallarn Desert Raiders desperately try to fight back the Ork Waaagh! at the garrison of the Senshu factory hive. Izraell's backup is defeated and his own armoured vehicle platoon is captured by the Orks and used against the garrison. The garrison is quickly destroyed, and the colonel falls down in the debris only to survive by falling into a sewage pipe. Ork Nob Skyva finds that he is the last to enter the breached garrison, much to his frustration, but then discovers Izraell and mistakes the sewage-covered human for some kind of exotic squig. Hoping to bargain for his life, Skyva captures Izraell and takes him to Gorgutz, along with Knutta and Ardnock. As they walk, Izraell, reaching through the bars of his cage, picks up a discarded plasma pistol from a pile of garbage and attempts to kill the three Nobz. Skyva, however, survives and Gorgutz believes that Skyva killed Knutta and Ardnock in order to avoid being fed to his squigs. Impressed, Gorgutz spares Skyva and suggests he keep Izraell as a lucky charm.
Collected editions
The series has been collected into a
trade paperback Trade paperback may refer to:
* Trade paperback, a higher-quality softcover version of a book
* Trade paperback (comics)
In comics in the United States, a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade) is a collection of stories originally published ...
:
* ''Blood and Thunder'' (4-issue limited series, December 2007-March 2008, tpb, 128 pages, April 2008, )
See also
*
Warhammer 40,000 comics
''Warhammer 40,000'' comics are Spin-off (media), spin-offs and tie-ins based in the ''Warhammer 40,000'' fictional universe. Over the years these have been published by different sources. Originally appearing in ''Inferno!'' and ''Warhammer Mont ...
*
Damnation Crusade
''Damnation Crusade'' is a six-issue comic book limited series from Boom! Studios, written by Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton.
Set in the fictional world of Warhammer 40,000, it is a vision of never-ending war. Its storyline follows several differ ...
, a previous Warhammer 40k series, about the Black Templars Space Marines.
*
Forge of War
''Forge of War'' is a five-issue American comic book limited series from Boom! Studios, written by Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton, and set in the low-fantasy world of Warhammer Fantasy.
Plot
The series begins with a battle between the Imperial provi ...
, Warhammer Fantasy comic by the same writing team.
References
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External links
''Blood and Thunder'' at Boom! StudiosPreview of Issue #1
Comic Book Resources
''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic bookârelated news and discussion.
History
Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...
, October 24, 2007
Review of Issue #1
Comic Pants, October 24, 2007
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