Meet the Imperial Guardsmen of Blazer Company, garrisoned in a tactical position known with typical soldier's irony as Paradise City. As the Tau attack, the regiment's famed Hellhound tanks fry Tau warriors and mortars drop explosive shells on their heads. In the midst of the battle, the fate of war could tip in the Imperial forces' favor or tip towards betrayal and annihilation!
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Graham McNeill worked in Games Workshop for six years as a games developer. As well as seven novels, Graham has written a host of sci-fi and fantasy short stories. He lives in Nottingham.
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By S. Day
Format:Paperback
Don't understand why the urge to rebrand comics as graphic novels, but none the less this is a fantastic advert for either genre.
The story comes alive, exploding from the page and drawing you in. You won't want to put it down and will be disappointed when its over. Can't recommend this highly enough, buy it and enjoy it.
The story comes alive, exploding from the page and drawing you in. You won't want to put it down and will be disappointed when its over. Can't recommend this highly enough, buy it and enjoy it.
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Fun read and great graphic images
16 Sep 2009
By Codesloth
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Quickie
Fun to read and the guards are believable if not a bit route. I hope they keep making these!
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This isn't the deepest story Graham Mcneill has ever written but it will do for a comic it isn't like he has hundreds of pages for back story but Tony Parker did a great job on bringing the characters to life... makes me realize how much talent I don't have.
Fun to read and the guards are believable if not a bit route. I hope they keep making these!
Other Thoughts
This isn't the deepest story Graham Mcneill has ever written but it will do for a comic it isn't like he has hundreds of pages for back story but Tony Parker did a great job on bringing the characters to life... makes me realize how much talent I don't have.
5.0 out of 5 stars
"You can't prevail against the greater good" - Tau Commander
15 Mar 2011
By Anibal Madeira
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Format:Paperback
"And you can't prevail against the weight of my Tank" - Imperial Cadian Hellhound Captain
This is one of the best comics based on the popular WH 40K franchise, compiling the four numbers of the "Warhammer 40000: Fire and Honour" story arc. Written by one of the best Games Workshop/Black library author - Graham McNeill, with nice internal art by Tony Parker and very good colour plates by Karl Richardson (among others) this is a worthy adition to the vast warhammer 40k world.
A military story where the famous Cadian 71st "Hellhounds" are posted on the planet Baktar III in the Eastern Fringe. The Tau and their Kroot and Vespid allies are extremely dangerous, with excellent information provided by unknown means. Captain Hawkings will have to fight the foes of the Imperium, the suspicions of his allies and an hidden threat. Action packed, dramatic and fun to read (with just a few hints of dark humour).
For those who liked this story and would be interested in recreating the battles or Roleplaying in this setting I would recommend the tabletop game "Warhammer 40000" and the RPG "dark Heresy" (FFG has in their production plan the publishing of an Imperial Guard supplement named "Only War...").
Highly recommended.
This is one of the best comics based on the popular WH 40K franchise, compiling the four numbers of the "Warhammer 40000: Fire and Honour" story arc. Written by one of the best Games Workshop/Black library author - Graham McNeill, with nice internal art by Tony Parker and very good colour plates by Karl Richardson (among others) this is a worthy adition to the vast warhammer 40k world.
A military story where the famous Cadian 71st "Hellhounds" are posted on the planet Baktar III in the Eastern Fringe. The Tau and their Kroot and Vespid allies are extremely dangerous, with excellent information provided by unknown means. Captain Hawkings will have to fight the foes of the Imperium, the suspicions of his allies and an hidden threat. Action packed, dramatic and fun to read (with just a few hints of dark humour).
For those who liked this story and would be interested in recreating the battles or Roleplaying in this setting I would recommend the tabletop game "Warhammer 40000" and the RPG "dark Heresy" (FFG has in their production plan the publishing of an Imperial Guard supplement named "Only War...").
Highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The best of war, the worst of war
11 Mar 2011
By Charles Ashbacher
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Format:Paperback
There are times in the military tradition when the only thing left to fight for is honor. Victory is not possible and barring a miracle on the order of divine intervention, long-term survival is most unlikely. The only thing left is to fight to the death and take as many of the enemy with you when you depart as you possibly can.
In this book the soldiers of the Cadian 71st are battling with the alien Tau with the minor goal being control of the planet Baltar III and the larger goal being the dominance of space and the defense of the Imperium. Their situation is one of constantly being tested, finding themselves in situations where battling to the end appears to be the only option.
Captain Hawkins is the prime officer character in this tale of the battles of the 71st and he has a difficult time suffering fools gladly. To him a civilian official is a dandy and he has a bit of a sullied reputation as he once punched a superior officer for issuing a suicidal and stupid order. The job of the Cadian 71st in battling the Tau is made even more difficult by the treason of the Imperium planetary official and Captain Hawkins must be careful not to cross the line again. However, his primary concern is to keep his unit alive as they bear the brunt of attack after attack as the Tau are determined to destroy the 71st.
This is a war comic that satisfies the definition of the term "graphic novel" in all possible ways. It is war at its' dirtiest, distilled down to the fundamental battle for survival. Yet it is also war in its' most noble form, where men lay down their lives for an ideal, the continued safety of the Imperium and for the honor and glory of their units.
In this book the soldiers of the Cadian 71st are battling with the alien Tau with the minor goal being control of the planet Baltar III and the larger goal being the dominance of space and the defense of the Imperium. Their situation is one of constantly being tested, finding themselves in situations where battling to the end appears to be the only option.
Captain Hawkins is the prime officer character in this tale of the battles of the 71st and he has a difficult time suffering fools gladly. To him a civilian official is a dandy and he has a bit of a sullied reputation as he once punched a superior officer for issuing a suicidal and stupid order. The job of the Cadian 71st in battling the Tau is made even more difficult by the treason of the Imperium planetary official and Captain Hawkins must be careful not to cross the line again. However, his primary concern is to keep his unit alive as they bear the brunt of attack after attack as the Tau are determined to destroy the 71st.
This is a war comic that satisfies the definition of the term "graphic novel" in all possible ways. It is war at its' dirtiest, distilled down to the fundamental battle for survival. Yet it is also war in its' most noble form, where men lay down their lives for an ideal, the continued safety of the Imperium and for the honor and glory of their units.
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