- Warhammer Monthly
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publisher =Black Library
date = March 1998 - December 2004
issues = 86
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nonUS = y"Warhammer Monthly" was a
comics anthology published byGames Workshop 's publishing arm,Black Library , from March 1998 to December 2004, running to 86 issues in total. The final two issues were published bi-monthly under the name "Warhammer Comic". It featured stories set within thefictional universe of Games Workshop's miniature wargames "Warhammer" and "Warhammer 40,000 ", amongst others.Format
The comic used an anthology format, usually featuring three or four stories each of seven to eight pages in length. The stories in "Warhammer Monthly" were usually serialised, and would run for several months. The most popular stories returned for more series, and were often collected in trade paperback form.
The December 2002 issue of the
comic book was called "Warhammer Warped Visions". It featured one-shot variations of Black Library's most popular comics, but with their settings reversed between the "Warhammer" and "Warhammer 40,000" universes. For example, the Dark Elf Malus Darkblade was portrayed as a Dark Eldar, while the Titan Imperius Dictatio was shown as an Empire Steam Tank.Cancellation
"Warhammer Monthly" was cancelled after issue 86 as sales were poor in comparison to the numerous
novels Black Library were producing. Fact|date=June 2007In 2006, Games Workshop licensed the comic books rights to
Boom! Studios . That publisher's first "Warhammer 40,000" release was "Damnation Crusade ", written by "Warhammer Monthly" stalwartDan Abnett . [ [http://uk.games-workshop.com/features/damnation-crusade/1/ Games Worksop announcement] ] [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=77370 Boom! Studios press release] ]In 2007 The Black Library started the Warhammer Monthly Archive [ [http://www.blacklibrary.com/articles/warhammer-monthly.asp Warhammer Monthly Archive] ] , a site with free
PDF versions of the comics which they hope to update regularly.Awards
"Warhammer Monthly" has been nominated for two
Eagle Awards and has won one:* 1999 - nominated for Favourite British Comic
* 2000 - nominated for Favourite British Comic
* 2004 - won Favourite British Comic
ee also
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Warhammer 40,000 comics , about the various releasesNotes
References
*comicbookdb|type=title|id=3356|title="Warhammer Monthly"
External links
* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.blacklibrary.com/whm/default.htm Cached version of Black Library's Warhammer Monthly mini-site]
* [http://www.blacklibrary.com/articles/birthday/default.asp 10th birthday page from Black Library] , containing downloadbale copies of "Warhammer #1 and #0
* [http://www.blacklibrary.com/product.asp?prod=60710299058&type=Book Warhammer Comic #86] , details of the last issue
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