Jagged Red Lines Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Kronos said: Strangely similar This one. John Blanche is ridiculously overrated. There. I said it. 1 16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy_Diver Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 22 minutes ago, Umjammerlama said: Prediction for Boxed set name. My choice: Ruination Mine is: DOOM! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kronos Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 25 minutes ago, Umjammerlama said: Prediction for Boxed set name. My choice: Ruination If it’s Dooooooooooooong I’ll lose it. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged Red Lines Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 4 minutes ago, Luperci said: after several editions of aos and 40k, the novelty has worn off for me a bit, a lot of the lore and art is recycled, not that they should be only in one book and disappear forever, but it feels like it comes at the expense of new content and the fact that codex/battletome points are not even always valid on release is even worse They should make a proper evergreen coffee table book for each faction. Lore, art, painting guides etc. Really go to town. Then just publish the rules for free online, or else have all the allegiance abilities, battle tactics unlockable on the app. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon-knight77 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) 12 hours ago, Ejecutor said: Please, can someone tell me what the hell is this? EDIT: We would solve the Ninja Turtle RE with this one, I think. Ok ok but hear me out Edited March 20 by Dragon-knight77 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollow Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 5 minutes ago, Luperci said: after several editions of aos and 40k, the novelty has worn off for me a bit, a lot of the lore and art is recycled, not that they should be only in one book and disappear forever, but it feels like it comes at the expense of new content and the fact that codex/battletome points are not even always valid on release is even worse Oh, you are very much preaching to the choir. I love GW and I'm generally very positive regarding their releases and products, but as a (very) long-term customer, I think the quality/quantity and price equilibrium around their books is way off. IMO new Army books should have newly commissioned front cover art and multiple new art pieces throughout the publication. Significantly more lore/ background (Significant new content each time) and should be a minimum of 150+ pages. (Most hover around just under 100). A new book should be exciting for rules lovers as well as lore/art/collectors. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrac Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Ok, gotta go now, sadly I can't stay awake. I give total approval to whoever wants to post the 13th dong/doom when the trailer drops. Hope I wake up in a few hours to see some good ******. Cheers. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatforce Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 13 minutes ago, Dragon-knight77 said: Ok ok but hear me out I mean, Cursed City had some serious Darkest Dungeon vibes so it's not inconcievable that the CoS Flagelents may be suspiciously similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luperci Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 17 minutes ago, Goatforce said: I mean, Cursed City had some serious Darkest Dungeon vibes so it's not inconcievable that the CoS Flagelents may be suspiciously similar. Speaking of, I'd love to see a new warhammer quest, if only the price of entry was more reasonable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarRotke Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 37 minutes ago, Jagged Red Lines said: John Blanche is ridiculously overrated. There. I said it. a better way of saying this might be "i appreciate his personal artstyle, but Warhammer relying on it for all of their IPs is a crutch they can only hold onto for so long" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollow Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 minutes ago, Luperci said: Speaking of, I'd love to see a new warhammer quest, if only the price of entry was more reasonable Funnily enough, talking about value. With a 20% discount, I think that Cursed City is one of the best value boxes that GW does! 60 fantastic minis! books, cards, tokens, tiles etc all for £100. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthanolMuffins Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Umjammerlama said: Prediction for Boxed set name. My choice: Ruination That's a good bet for it, if its set in Aqshy I bet the edition overall will be called The Fires of Ruin or something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitzdee Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 minutes ago, Hollow said: Funnily enough, talking about value. With a 20% discount, I think that Cursed City is one of the best value boxes that GW does! 60 fantastic minis! books, cards, tokens, tiles etc all for £100. Me: How much value can u put in a 4th edition box? GW: Yes-Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Was trying to get some sleep before the preview only to be woken up by a pretty big earthquake. The Skaven aren't supposed to be undermining my house! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged Red Lines Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 43 minutes ago, CommissarRotke said: a better way of saying this might be "i appreciate his personal artstyle, but Warhammer relying on it for all of their IPs is a crutch they can only hold onto for so long" I'll be honest, I've never liked his work. I know he's like the holy cow, but I wonder how many people secretly feel the same. Even as a kid, warhammer to me was Adrian Smith and Karl Kopiniski. I think Blanche with his weirdly proportioned characters and 'can't be arsed' style on the detail, was just too surrealist. I never felt transported by his art, and I feel like his impact on warhammer has been wildly overstated. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitzdee Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 minute ago, Jagged Red Lines said: I'll be honest, I've never liked his work. I know he's like the holy cow, but I wonder how many people secretly feel the same. Even as a kid, warhammer to me was Adrian Smith and Karl Kopiniski. I think Blanche with his weirdly proportioned characters and 'can't be arsed' style on the detail, was just too surrealist. I never felt transported by his art, and I feel like his impact on warhammer has been wildly overstated. I feel similar. I appreciate the work he has done for the game, i like some artworks but most are not for me. I wonder what art direction 4th is getting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollow Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 You both should be banished to the Forum stocks for such blasphemy! Blanche is 100% Iconic Warhammer IMO. Off with yer heads! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luperci Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 14 minutes ago, Jagged Red Lines said: I'll be honest, I've never liked his work. I know he's like the holy cow, but I wonder how many people secretly feel the same. Even as a kid, warhammer to me was Adrian Smith and Karl Kopiniski. I think Blanche with his weirdly proportioned characters and 'can't be arsed' style on the detail, was just too surrealist. I never felt transported by his art, and I feel like his impact on warhammer has been wildly overstated. he's an amazing concept artist imo, I can understand your point for full pieces like the 40k 3rd ed cover though I suppose, I do much prefer the more painterly impressionistic(not sure if that's the right description) art we've seen a lot of more recently like Paul Dainton's stuff, once again it's a shame he's no longer one of their in house illustrators, hopefully they get him on to freelance occasionally Spoiler Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloomkingWortwazi Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) Just remember that art is highly personal, both in creation and appreciation of it. It's supposed to be subjective. Statements like, "They are" are just "I think/feel they are". Love me some Adrian Smith as well. Very iconic Warhammer art. I would love to see Daniel Dociu do some pieces of concept work for each of the realms some day 🥰 (probably unlikely though). Back on topic though... do you think if the zealot warband is for underworlds, we'll get yet another dog? lol Edited March 21 by GloomkingWortwazi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikout Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 31 minutes ago, Jagged Red Lines said: I'll be honest, I've never liked his work. I know he's like the holy cow, but I wonder how many people secretly feel the same. Even as a kid, warhammer to me was Adrian Smith and Karl Kopiniski. I think Blanche with his weirdly proportioned characters and 'can't be arsed' style on the detail, was just too surrealist. I never felt transported by his art, and I feel like his impact on warhammer has been wildly overstated. I don't particularly want a John Blanche painting on my wall, but the Mordheim rulebook is one of the most evocative, atmospheric things I ever seen. As for his influence on Warhammer, it's not just his own art you need to consider. I don't think it's a coincidence that Paul Dainton left GW shortly after John Blanche retired. He was the head of the art department for many years. Would Karl Kopinski, Adrian Smith or Mark Gibbons ever have worked for GW if John Blanche wasn't overseeing things? I don't know if he hired them directly but he was definitely their boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ScionOfOssia Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 8 minutes ago, Danaork said: So the quotes are by Stormcast. Or an Ossiarch required to keep track of Vokmortian’s quill usage who can’t actually off themselves to escape the tedium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitzdee Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Have we ruled out deathcast being a Death army? I know its like a refresh of first edition stormcast. I cant help but feel like moving some warscrolls out of the SCE tome isnt really a bad thing. I also think a second army of stormcast could be a good thing. Kind of like how Chaos marines complement normal marines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Firaun Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 2 hours ago, Jagged Red Lines said: John Blanche is ridiculously overrated. There. I said it. Cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDayman Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 23 minutes ago, Gitzdee said: Have we ruled out deathcast being a Death army? I know its like a refresh of first edition stormcast. I cant help but feel like moving some warscrolls out of the SCE tome isnt really a bad thing. I also think a second army of stormcast could be a good thing. Kind of like how Chaos marines complement normal marines. Gods I hope not, an AOS 'Horus heresy' is the last thing the game needs in its lore 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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