After several years of “intensive training, indoctrination and chemical enhancement” the now 13-to-15 year-olds enter the 10th company of their chapter, where these Neophytes are fielded as Space Marine Scouts. The goal appears to be grappling with the realities of feudal class struggles - and also the fact that Space Marines are literally child soldiers.Īs a nearly full-page spread makes clear, new Space Marine recruits (called Aspirants) are between 10 and 12 years old. For every panel of heretics being eviscerated, there’s another panel of some wide-eyed children being put into peril. Frankly, it’s the most introspection I’ve seen from an Adeptus Astartes since Dan Abnett’s Horus Rising. Image: Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows/Marvel Comicsīut also, be aware that much of this story actually takes place inside the head of Calgar as he recalls the time before he became a Space Marine. Burrows’ art is precise and detailed, right down to the shape of iconic bolt rifles and the detailing on Calgar’s master-crafted combi-fists. Prepare for entrails-a-plenty, with ceramite-clad warriors positively dripping with gore. this is some good grimdark, right here.įans of Warhammer 40,000 will be pleased to find that Marneus Calgar #1 pulls no punches about how the enemies of mankind are persecuted on the battlefield. What I’m saying is that I know good grimdark when I see it, and this. In fact, I’ve got a few novels literally narrated by Chaos Space Marines sitting on my bedside table right now. I’ve read the first few dozen books in the Horus Heresy series, and a couple more that tell the history of my beloved Dark Angels. If you’re looking for a deeper dive into the 40k universe as a whole, then I’d recommend checking out the new 9th edition Warhammer 40,000 Core Book, which includes more than 190 pages of fluff. Marneus Calgar is the first comic from Marvel in this new 40,000 series, and seems custom-built to onboard new fans. A comic series with Marvel seems like a pretty low lift by comparison. Games Workshop even signed on with Amazon to bring a live-action adaptation of the Warhammer 40,000 universe to life. The effort to broaden the fanbase has picked up since 2019, first with a line of young adult novels and later in an animated series that the company is producing in-house. The entire project has been shepherded by the loremasters at Games Workshop’s Warhammer Studio, who signed off on every rivet. Color comes courtesy of Javier Tartaglia. The Warhammer Community team itself says that his “love of the 41st Millennium borders on terrifying.”Īrt is handled by Jacen Burrows, who has collaborated with the likes of Garth Ennis in the past. In the past he’s written runs of Thor and Iron Man, the tabletop-inspired adventure series Die, as well as a Warhammer fantasy-themed comic titled Warhammer: Crown of Destruction. Marneus Calgar is written by Kieron Gillen, a U.K.-based author, former journalist, and a massive Warhammer fan. Here’s hoping that these new-fangled Primaris Space Marines were supplied with enough pathos in their gene-seed to make the series pay off. Marneus Calgar is here to remind you that Space Marines begin their service to the God Emperor as child soldiers. That’s right, Marvel’s newest line of comics gives fans something else to be uncomfortable with other than the Imperium of Man’s ten thousand years of fascism. But the storyline itself - a coming-of-age tale about the early life of a centuries-old warrior - emphasizes an unusual bit of lore from the Games Workshop universe. Marvel’s newest comic series kicks off today with Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #1, and it’s every bit as grimdark and gory as I’d been hoping for.
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