Geek Culture Reviews

It’s been quite the eventful year since my challenge of reading the entirety of the Horus Heresy saga began. While I’m still yet to be fully up to date with the galaxy-spanning story of rebellion, I have finally reached The Siege of Terra part of the story.  Now Horus and his band of renegades have found their way to Terra, I thought it was time that I gave yet another review that started way back when with Horus Rising. So come with me as I dive into The Horus Heresy: The Siege of Terra - The Solar War.  I jumped straight into this one fresh from the pages of the previous book; The Buried Dagger which took a look into Mortarion’s fall from grace and into the arms of the Chaos God Nurgle. While the overall plot was not too bad, as a Death Guard player I felt somewhat betrayed by writer James Swallow. While Swallow dealt with Typhus’ betrayal of Mortarion, to Mortarion’s damnation of the Death Guard to Nurgle quite well, I felt it could have been fleshed out a lot more. Instead...

In the run up to Christmas Games Workshop have given old school Astartes players an early present…  Announced today over on the Warhammer Community website, both the Space Marines: Company Command and Space Marines: Heroes of the First Company will be heading to Made to Order starting from December 14th. With this limited run set to end on December 22nd, fans won’t have long to grab that sweet slice of nostalgia.  Check out the description for both sets below and be sure to let us know on social media if these will be added to your Christmas list!  This set of eight high-ranking plastic Space Marines comprises the upper echelons of a given Company: an honoured Captain, a stern Chaplain, a fierce Librarian, a proud Company Champion, a skilled Apothecary, a heroic Company Ancient, and two grizzled Company Veterans. This set is available on a Made to Order basis for nine days between the 14th of December and the 22nd of December (until 6pm GMT). Please be aware that your ord...

Praise the Emperor! The Salamanders, White Scars, Iron Hands, and Ultramarines are set to receive reinforcements... Remember before the holiday season Games Workshop revealed a new series of 40K Battleforces? Well, for those who felt a bit betrayed by the distinct lack of Astartes love can now feel the Emperor's warm embrace.  To help keep the forces of Chaos at bay, Games Workshop have announced another four Battleforces box sets. The Iron Hands, White Scars, Salamanders, and Ultramarines are the lucky recipients of these Battleforces, and you can check them out below!  Iron Hands Battleforce - March of the Iron Strike Force Iron Father Feirros Primaris Techmarine 10 Intercessors 2 Redemptor Dreadnoughts “Both Characters can make battlefield repairs on the Dreadnoughts, with Feirros restoring 3 wounds every turn, so it’ll take some serious firepower to bring them down. Just add a few Gladiator tanks and you’ll prove that the flesh is weak and the machine is strong.” ...

Blood for the Blood God!... The traitor marines of the former War Hounds legion are set to receive some much needed reinforcements.  The World Eaters - as they're now known by -have enjoyed a bit of a resurgence recently. Not only have the folks over at Games Workshop given the daemon Primarch Angron a new (and imposing) miniature. They've also promised an updated Codex and units to his bloodthirsty Legion. KHORNE BE PRAISED!  Revealed as part of the latest Warhammer Preview , we've finally been given a glimpse of these new units. And you can check them out in the images below. But wait! For those who want more, Games Workshop have also announced that a World Eaters novel is in the works too.  ' Angron has returned to the mortal plane* and the World Eaters will heed his call to slaughter – whether they like it or not. Aboard the World Eaters’ malevolent flagship...

All hail the Blood God!... Back in May during Warhammer Fest 2022 , Games Workshop announced that there was big changes coming to the World Eater army. Originally forming part of the larger Chaos Space Marine horde, the World Eater's would soon be getting their one Codex, game mechanics, and some much needed - new units.  Fast-forward to now, and Games Workshop have revealed who will be leading the resurgent World Eater army into battle - the Daemon Primarch Angron!  ' The Daemon Primarch of Khorne is a gigantic slab of warp-fuelled muscle. He’s been totally reforged into the image of his bloody master, flesh as red as the cascade of gore he leaves in his wake.  Yet take a closer look and you can still see the origins of this Daemon Prince. The Butcher’s Nails are still present, now fused into his very form. Likewise, scraps of his old Nucerian warplate still remain – like the shoulder pad that pays homage to his former Legion, even if the teeth are now some...