Forge of War

Forge of War

Infobox comic book title
title = Warhammer: Forge of War


imagesize = 200
caption = Cover to "Forge of War" #1
Art by Lui Antonio
schedule = Monthly
limited = y
multigenre = y
Fantasy = y
War = y
publisher = Boom! Studios
date = May 2007 - January 2008
issues = 5
writers = Dan Abnett
Ian Edginton
artists = Rahsan Ekedal
letterer = Ed Dukeshire
colorists = Rob Ruffolo
Deon Nucklos
editors = Joe Abraham
TPB = Forge of War
ISBN = 1934506362
subcat = Boom! Studios
sort = PAGENAME

"Forge of War" is a five-issue American comic book limited series from Boom! Studios, written by Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton.

Set in the low-fantasy world of Warhammer Fantasy, it follows several characters of the Averland army, a county within the Empire, and their conflict against the forces of Chaos.

Characters and plot

The series follows a few characters in each issue.

Sergeant Vogal leads the Averland's regiment of Greatswords, a unit of the greatest, hand-picked soldiers, chosen by the Elector Count himself. However, as the battle rages on, despite the Elector Count and his closet officers on Griffin-back joining the battle, his hand is forced to call for a retreat as Chaos magic decimates the Imperial army, severely troubling him as the Greatswords are sworn to never retreat in battle. He is then knocked unconscious as a regiment of Chaos Warriors follows the retreating Greatswords and traps them in a wood.

Widdman leads the Averland Army's gun battery. He is seen tasking other men to use cannons to soften the Warriors of Chaos' initial charge. However, a few cannons misfire, destroying the battery and he calls for his men to retreat as the Chaos army charges.

Konig is a wizard in the Averland army. When the Averland army is forced to retreat from the Chaos onslaught, another soldier sworn to protect him, helps him to flee.

Skor Lokkinson is a Dwarf who leads a regiment of Dwarfs sworn to the Averland army. When the Averland army retreats, he commands his regiment to continue fighting, despite the odds, and shows visible contempt at the humans' actions.

Collected editions

The series has been collected into a trade paperback:

* "Forge of War" (5-issue mini-series, May 2007-January 2008, tpb, 128 pages, Boom! Studios, April 2008, ISBN 1934506362)

ee also

*Warhammer 40,000 comics
*Damnation Crusade, Warhammer 40k comic by the same writing team

References

*comicbookdb|type=title|id=14296|title="Warhammer Fantasy: Forge of War"

External links

* [http://boom-studios.com/taxonomy/term/122 Boom Studios]
* [http://boom-studios.com/node/1180 Review by "Ain't It Cool"]
* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/rage/119031994127878.htm Rahsan Ekedal: Heating Up the Forge of War] , Comics Bulletin, September 20, 2007


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