VeteranX - MenandStar war : Darth Vaderwriter Kieron Gillen has return to Marvel Comics to spearhead their new occupation of comic books typeset in theWarhammer 40,000universe .   Gillen ’s first entree isWarhammer 40,000 : Marneus Calgar , an origin storey for one of the setting ’s most of import leaders . But theYoung Avengerswriter is n’t just bestow his funnies writing experience to the project ; he ’s also a hardcore sports fan .

Warhammer 40,000 is a popular tabletop wargame that immerses player in a wartorn far hereafter when human beings ’s interstellar empire fights ceaseless over - the - top ground battles against sempiternal hordes of occultist , alien species , and infinite demons . Since the UK - based company Games Workshop developed it in the late 80s , the property has expanded from metal statuette into a medium empire : novel detail every corner of the setting ’s chronicle , videogames in every genrethat can conceivably host squads of men in power armour , and even comic books . Games workshop ' new - announced partnership with Marvel marks the first outing between Warhammer and a major US comics publisher , widening their audience asGW reports phonograph recording earnings growthyear after yr .

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antecedently , Gillen took the helm of several major Marvel franchises , includingwriting duty onUncanny X - Men , Young Avengers , andThor , before maltreat over toMarvel’sStar Warscomics revival , where he created enduringfan - favorite antihero Doctor Aphra . Beyond his experience with godlike heroes and licensed skill fabrication story , Gillen has repeatedly demonstrated his bona fides as a tabletop gaming drumbeater , working his love of miniature - driven battles into his personal undertaking like supernatural fandom tragedyThe Wicked and the Divineand function - playing horror adventureDIE . The author also put up frequent updates of his latest Warhammer labor on his Twitter report , showing that , thanks to the heady smoke of miniature paint , he literally live and breathes the game .

Warhammer 40,000 : Marneus Calgarchronicles the never - before - seen stock storey of the form of address character . Marneus Calgar is chapter - passkey of the Ultramarines , the bill son for the Imperium ’s iconic Space Marine armies . As Marvel tease in a press release , before he became one of the most important cyborg soldiers in the extragalactic nebula , Calgar get up on an unassuming farming earth , defended humanity against the chaotic assaults of the Black Crusades , and   debate with   the Black Altar , a mysterious young terror that expose five hundred planets in his precaution .

Gillen is link by artist   Jacen Burrows , most celebrated for late Marvel projectsMoon KnightandPunisher : Soviet . Those two comics show off burrow ' ability to depict grim dark and inordinate measure of heavy weaponry , two qualities that the 40k universe always delivers . The content from Marvel to fans is overpowering : when it come to storytelling in the 41st Millennium , these creators have it off what they ’re doing . Marvel Comics’Warhammer 40,000 : Marneuswill release this October .

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