You heard wrong.

Only if they're from you Emperor!

>==Games Workshop quarterly release; Mark Wells (chief ex) - Wed September 10 2008==

>It's been a long year for us here at Games Workshop. We've had some ups (the release of Warhammer 40,000 5th edition and the Assault on Blackreach boxed set) and some downs (the declining economy forcing us to rethink our marketing model and slightly raise the prices of our pewter miniatures), but all in all we've had a successful summer.

>Fall is a special time for everyone, myself included. As the leaves change colours and fall from their bows, we are all reminded of the transition of life into death. But, for every ending there is a new begining. As the leaves die, their tree goes into stasis until the thaw that is spring - where life begins anew with budding blossoms and buzzing bees...

>No. I've not gone senile yet; though do forgive me for rambling, as I was leading up to some hive ship-sized news that all fans of the Games Workshop hobby will dread to miss!

For years - close to a decade, really - fans have pleaded for a continuation of the Warhammer 40,000 plot; whether it be the destruction of some factions, the return of the Primarchs, or, the most requested plot device of all - the awakening of The Emperor.

>We take all fan submissions and requests to heart. And rest assured we do not undertake any decisions lightly. We here at Games Workshop strive to deliver the number one experience when it comes to tabletop wargaming, and altering any tried-and-true formula (even just a little) can have disastrous results. But getting back to the point - this is fall. And change has come.

cont

>Starting in January 2009, the Black Library will release the first of a twelve-part series of novels penned by veteran Black Library writers; such as James Swallow, Mike Lee, and the critically acclaimed Dan Abnett. The first is titled "Flow of Tears" - by Bruce Reynolds, and will star everyone's favorite betrayer, Kharn! Who is this brutal gladiator? Why is he called the betrayer? And what happened after the heresy? It's all in here.

>But this is only the itty-bitty tip of the iceburg, gamers! We here at Games Workshop debated for months (literally) if we were going to share what you are about to read here, but I was far too excited to keep this amongst ourselves - me being the cheif executive of the company also helps when making people see things your way! *wink*

>Printed on the last page of each novel will be an offer to purchase a resculpt of Kharn the Betrayer for a small fee plus shipping! I can't even begin to tell you how awesome this miniature looks - the Perry Twins are gods in their field - but you can see for yourself on page 56 of Games Workshop's fall '08 catalog. Each month after the first another novel will be released starring yet another Primarch, and with their own redeemable offer! Half the fun will be guessing who the next story will be about, so I'm not telling you here - though if you REALLY want to know, as I mentioned before, our fall catalog has *some* spoilers...

>The monthly releases will continue throughout 2009 until January 2010, which we here at Games Workshop have nicknamed "Year Zero". I would tell you what that means, but... I've got a pile of leaves to jump into! Have a safe All Hallows Eve, everyone, and see you next quarter!

-Mark Wells; (chief ex)

P.S. Have you ever woke up from a really scarry nightmare and felt totally drained of energy?

>>2590890
>>(the declining economy forcing us to rethink our marketing model and slightly raise the prices of our pewter miniatures)

There's a shocker

>>2590907

What's it like to hold pewter in your hands?

>>2590926
Overrated

>>2590896
WAT

>first is titled "Flow of Tears" - by Bruce Reynolds, and will star everyone's favorite betrayer, Kharn!

>Each month after the first another novel will be released starring yet another Primarch


in other news, i cant wait for the looshus da eturnall book.

>>2590890
>>2590896

...Source?

oh shit! what?! will there be a mini for each book?!

I WANTS MAH HORUS!

>>2590978
Horus is not a primarch. Kharn is. Can't you read? (I guess that is the metaplot moving forward somehow)

>the monthly releases will continue throughout 2009 until January 2010, which we here at Games Workshop have nicknamed "Year Zero".
>P.S. Have you ever woke up from a really scarry nightmare and felt totally drained of energy?

The Emprah returns?!

>>2590995

Fuck the emperor! I want MOTHER FUCKING VANCE STUBBS

/r/ing a scan of the fall catalog

>>2590890
>>2590896

confirmed. This was in the fall quarterly mailer. I also have a pdf of the fall booklet. It's got one of those gay "you cant save our images" things on it so I can't screencap it, but it's right here on page 56. The next two books in the series are:

The Shivering starring Night Haunter
Eternity's Road starring Jaghatai Khan

both have figs. I'm rapidshitting the pdf now. Got 1hr or so to go since it's an xbox hueg file.

Fuck me.

WoD like ending for Warhammer 40k? Emprah wakes and starts fucking up Xenos everywhere?

More likely than you think /tg/. More fucking likely than you think.

Fucking AWESOME. So there's 12 books in the series? Like one for each month? Then there couldn't be all Primarchs, right? Because there was like 20 originally.

>>2591039
The fist book is about Kharn. So not all Primarchs.

I want a book about Russ by Sandy Mitchell.

>>2591046
Sanguinius book. Awesome? Or awesomest?

>>2591033

What else does it say about the series or the figures?

samefag as >>2591033

It doesn't go into detail, just says that there's a light shining through the darkness on the horizon stuff. And it says they are part of a successive 12 book series. And it showed the figures. You'll see them soon enough but Kharn is got his axe over his head and holding the crushed helmet of some guy. Night Haunter is hunched over and looks like a gargoyl and that other guy is in a dash position with massive battle damage, like his armor is shredded. Totally fucking awesome.

How much do the books/figs cost?

>>2591077

I forget right off the top of my head, but it around 15gbp each book and 10gbp each mini.

What's with this snowcrash idiot?

Prepare the most holy bacon and eggs! The Emprah is awakening!

>>2591106
Don't you want some snow, Da5id?

The shit is gonna HIT THE FUCKING FAN if GW doesn't do this juuuuuuuuuuust right. I mean, IF they wake the Emprah and he turns out to be a little bitch, people are gonna be pissed. but then again, maybe he finally dies and explodes into a supernova that oblitterates the warp. Or... maybe he wakes up inside the golden throne which turns out to be the most fuckawesome titan in the history of ever!

>>2591146

Or, you know, he could use a rainbow to blow up the warp...

>>2591154

Just as planned.

>>2591146
Or maybe they are talking shit and nothing happens as usual. Notice the horrible vagueness of the anouncement.

I personally don't give a fuck about books, I just want the minis. I wonder if you can buy them direct without buying a book first.

>>2591214

don't fool yourself. gw would never announce somehting like this if they didn't plan on making money from it. that means that you will pay about $50 total. times 12 months as they said assuming that its the same price per book, $600 for the whole set. typical for gw.

>>2591033
samefag again.

Rapidshit is apparently constipated because this file is taking forever. At 42% right now with another 2 hours+ projected to go. I admit it is a 60MB file, but fucksake... patience is a virtue, I guess.

>>2591253

UPDATE

I come home from running errands to find that RapidSHIT canceled my upload because it timed out. So fuck it. I'm going to use my printer to print out the page I promised, and then scan and upload it. Give me a minute and I will deliver.

about fucking time. C'MON ALREADY! DO WANT!!!

Delivered.

I die, Go into the warp make ALL of the chaos gods my bitch, make warp travel " safer" I send the Hive Fleets coming to earth elsewhere in the galaxy. Later I will come back as the biggest Warp entity/god EVER CONCIVED! I will proceed to rebuild the imperium, and all its tech, bring people out of the "dark age" setting, and settle for a "Renaissance" one.

I will have a new model, it cannot be fielded, but it does exist.

wow.

>>2592019

That is awesome.

WAT

10/10
Would be trolled again.

I just want something to happen with the Emperor. Something to reflect that the faith of trillions of people has elevated his status in the warp to at least the equal of one of the Chaos gods.

>I just want something to happen
>40K universe

lol

>>2592019
applause.jpg
Good show. I feel like a little bit of me has died inside. You sir, are a master of your art.

>everyone's favorite betrayer, Kharn! Who is this brutal gladiator? Why is he called the betrayer?

>>2592375

whoulda thunk it?

Successful troll is... *sniff* successful.

I... I wanted to believe...

Why would you do this to me, you monster?

>>2592019

Nice header, you sonofabitch. I fell.

some pretty epic trolling there... 11/10 ...

you absolute cunt... i feel empty inside :\

9/16/08
A day that shall live in infamy.