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 | | The Art of Warhammer 40,000 (Warhammer 40,000 Novels) by Matt Ralphs, Marc Gascoigne (Editor) ISBN-10: 9781844162840 ISBN-10: 1-84416-284-2 ISBN-13: 9781844162840 ISBN-13: 978-1-84416-284-0 Hardcover 2006-03-28 Games Workshop Find Lowest Price |
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Art of Warhammer 40,000 review I have been interested in the world of Warhammer 40,000 since the mid 90's. There is a band called Bolt Thrower which uses Warhammer in their songs and covers. From them I became interested in the world of WarHammer 40,000 I also use to buy White Dwarf magazine just for the artwork inside. I don't play the tabletop games but I have played the computer games. This book is amazing. It has rich artwork on every page. It covers all the major races in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. I gave it four stars because like some other people stated it does focus more on the Space Marines and Imperial Guard. I believe the Necrons only have a few pages of artwork. I would like to assume there is not that much artwork on Necrons, Tyranids, Tau, Orks and Eldar. they should cover these races as much as the Space Marines and Imperial Guard. They are just as diverse and amazing. I recommend this book to fans of Warhammer 40,000. It's a great book and it's a lot cheaper from Amazon. One more thing.... when reading this book you should play some Bolt Thrower music. It makes it more entertaining. | ||
Not a bad book! This isn't a bad book to have if you like the Warhammer 40K universe. I gave this book Three stars only because it's artwork was more towards the Space Marines and Imperial Guard. Don't get me wrong I like the Space Marines and The Guard but I think I would have enjoyed a bit more work about the other species.Plus some of the artwork I have seen often in my local GAMESWORKSHOP and other hobby shops and also the book maybe a few years old but still it's a good buy! I have just started collecting Warhammer 40K books and novels and this book is a nice start! I hope more books like this pop up soon! I'd love to see art books of every chapter and race in the Warhammer 40K universe!!! | ||
A Brilliant Must-Have for the Fantasy Art Buff The first book, "Art of Warhammer" was certainly excellent, covering the more fantasy-based of the two miniatures games. In "The Art of Warhammer 40,000" (hereafter, 40,000) we find even more impressive and, indeed, frightening art that will render this book a classic for fantasy art fans for years to come. While I am unfamiliar with the 40,000 universe, and the game and other products upon which it is based, simply by pagins through the book one gets an idea of the world of 40,000 - a time of war and upheval, of madness and chaos, in which humans, zombies, goblins and others wage war in a futuristic universe of space travel and laserguns, a world on the very edge of barbarism, decay, and revolution. These are anxious images, offering a frightening vision of a pre- (or is it post-?) apocalyptic civilization. This work puts the "Art of Warhammer" safely in its shadow in terms of quality and brilliance. Additional treats are a two-page spread featuring the color schemes of the different factions and units in the 40,000 universe (I found this particularly interesting), as well as a section on the different chevrons used. One drawback to the book is the lack of flavor text for the illustrations - whereas the Warhammer book included accompanying text that explained the images on the Warhammer universe's own terms, this book's accompanying blurbs are mostly explanatory and, unfortunately, add little to the actual viewing experience. This is a small quibble, however, and does not ultimately wreck the book in any way. Highly recommended for the fantasy art afficianado. | ||
Great 40k Art If you're a Warhammer 40k fan this book is a must. This book includes great 40k art in rich deep color with several two page layout pictures. This is the highest quality Black Library book I've seen and for $30 it's a steal. The art is mainly of Space Marines but there are sections for Orks, Imperium, Tyrinaids, Eldar ect. The art covers from the very first Rouge Trader publication to the recent Codex's and many great Black Library novel covers. They labeled each piece of art with the creators name and where it came from. | ||
Wow! - The Blacklibrary jsut stepped it up a notch Owning a lot of the Black Library's art books already (pretty much everything except the horus heresy collection), I think that makes my opinion here somewhat valid. Being a writer too (don't expect too much proof reading here though), that makes me appreciate the work that has been done here. This is without doubt the best collection that the Black Library has put out. The quality is astonishing. The paper quality, excellent. Exceptionaly well bound, and just an altogether great collection. This book makes the ownership of adrian smith's art book (though this is still worth grabbing - brilliantly done), the dave gallagher art book, the inquisitor sketchbook, and inquis exterminatus a waste. I say this because much of it is duplicated and in better quality in this book. That said, there are plenty of new pieces in this. For the price, I don't think you will be able to do better. I own many art books, and this is the best put together by far. I imagine that the Warhammer book coming in June might trump this (as it should ahve more diversity with the array of fantasy species covered (skaven, skinks, etc.), but for 40k, this is excellent. I should mention that I also own some anime art books (trigun, kingdom hearts, etc) as well as some games art-books (monster hunter mainly) and this blows them out of the water. I'm still looking for some art from confrontation, but this book really is impressive. Until I find something better for value and presentation, which I don't think will be soon, I think I will remain more than satisfied with this one. | ||