Perrin Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Fear to Tread http://www.blacklibrary.com/Images/BL/blog...11/closeup2.jpg http://www.blacklibrary.com/Images/BL/blog/2011/11/big.jpg http://www.blacklibrary.com/Blog/Where-angels-fear.html Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Signus Prime was the place the BA orginally got their "Black Rage", before Sangy was killed i mean. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ragnarok Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Oh yeah, definitley one of my favorite in terms of cover art in the series and one of my fav. events. Can't wait. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coryphaus 101 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 That is cool. I reckon the little bit under the title (like in all the Heresy books) should say 'fools rush ahead' Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krucious Arkanadae Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 One thing i wonder, In Horus rising i think it was, or maybe Fulgrim? I cant remember, but any how they described Sanguinius to have black hair, but he is always depicted with blonde. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malatox Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 @Krucious, I think that might have been to do with his mourning of the companies lost on Murder, but I'm unsure since I haven't read them in a while. Malatox Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Carmine Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 @Krucious, I think that might have been to do with his mourning of the companies lost on Murder, but I'm unsure since I haven't read them in a while. Malatox It is Horus Rising where they mention him having black hair, there's no mention of the hair being dyed though. "His long black hair was pressed down by the weight of the shawl of gold chain he wore across his head. The edges of it framed his solemn features. He had marked his cheeks with grey ash is mourning" I don't have the page number as I'm reading it off my Kindle, but it's 81% of the way through near the start of chapter seven. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sponsra Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 An extremely tireing debate about Sanguinius hair color can be found here http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=239102 starts at post 21... Edit: Great cover art! Go Neil Roberts! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sponsra Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 And the La sagrada familia in the background. Nice. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 The Primarchs are starting to appear on the covers more and more, which I think is nice. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc warhammer Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I think ADB said it was an author debate, with himself, McNeil and Abnett pushing black hair and Swallow pushing blonde. Looks like Swallow wins. Anyone else feel the tagline should be: you can not pass! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamonD Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Pretty swank. This is been an awesome year for covers, between this, Corax on his jetpack, the Primarchs at Ullanor and Head Punching Action Guilliman With Kung Fu Grip. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A D-B Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I think ADB said it was an author debate, with himself, McNeil and Abnett pushing black hair and Swallow pushing blonde. Looks like Swallow wins. Anyone else feel the tagline should be: you can not pass! Wasn't any pushing, as such; I recall a few of us saying we preferred black when it came up. Jim was never going to go with that - he always preferred blond. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Is that Angron or just a random Khorne demon? Great cover also, I need to get back on these series of books, only got to fulgrim. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Is that Angron or just a random Khorne demon? Great cover also, I need to get back on these series of books, only got to fulgrim. It's Kabandha (sp?), a Bloodthirster of fearsome power. I think he's meant to be Khorne's favourite, or something. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billuriye Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 And Sanguinius broke the back of this daemon with his knee... How ? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Well, it was at the Siege of Terra and Sangy was holding a breach in the wall to the inner palace so... with plot armour? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billuriye Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I meant the size difference between the daemon and Sang makes the action a bit implausible. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Sanguinius eats implausability for breakfast! ^_^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyall Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 With how he's depicted in that cover, it's almost plausible. If we assume the Bloodthirster is his usual building-size, then whoever writes the scene at Terra might as well Sanguy dropkick the daemon's spine, because if they go with the "holds wrist and ankle, slams down of the knee" lyrics, it's going to take all my suspension of disbelief reserves. Even with Sanguinius doing Magnus and Russ's trick of "growing", Bloodthirsters tend to be massive. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Týr Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I meant the size difference between the daemon and Sang makes the action a bit implausible. Be careful not to read anything to literally. Leave some room for your own interpretation. I can immagine Sanguinius breaking it's back by other means, than lifting it over his head, and ramming it against his knee (like a boss). And have in mind that Neil Roberts artwork dosen't necessarily have anything to do with the plot in the book, or reflect what happens in the book 100%. When I met him, he told me, that he often makes the artwork without having read the book. That happend with the First Heretic he told me, hence the Custodians fighting Word-bearer-deamon-things on an unknown world not mentioned in the book. And the cover to Fear to Tread is truly awesome. Looking forward to this read and to see how James Swallow handles Blood Angels. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2925924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmaster Anaziel Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I think ADB said it was an author debate, with himself, McNeil and Abnett pushing black hair and Swallow pushing blonde. Looks like Swallow wins. Anyone else feel the tagline should be: you can not pass! Wasn't any pushing, as such; I recall a few of us saying we preferred black when it came up. Jim was never going to go with that - he always preferred blond. Perhaps his hair color is different depending on who looks at him? Or on Sanguinius' mood? I know that Magnus' eye changes appearance. Maybe Sanguinius' hair is the same. :ph34r: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2926070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mc wazzahamma Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I think ADB said it was an author debate, with himself, McNeil and Abnett pushing black hair and Swallow pushing blonde. Looks like Swallow wins. Anyone else feel the tagline should be: you can not pass! Wasn't any pushing, as such; I recall a few of us saying we preferred black when it came up. Jim was never going to go with that - he always preferred blond. Glad I covered my ass with "I think", then. Didn't intend to paint it as a council of Nikaea over hair colour. I do wonder though, how much it matters in the minds of the authors as far as continuity goes. Can any author change the physical appearance of a character on the basis of preference? If it were simply a discussion before any published appearances of Sanguinius, I wouldn't be asking, but in both BL depictions so far he has black (and that image was created in my mind) hair, so Swallow's preference will contradict that. You could also say McNeill's and Abnett's depictions contradicted previous GW imagery. Is there any sort of ruling or "locking off" on this sort of thing? Or could Abnett write a sequel and just go back to "the angel's long black hair"? I'm more curious about the inner workings of group authorship than his actual hair colour. I mean, I'll deal with it, ya know... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2926234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heru2012 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 To be fair, I'd much prefer to see old Sanguinius ripping the wings off the the big red punk, then maybe punching through his back, tearing out his spine predator style....not realising its just more skulls for the skull throne. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2926320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmaster Anaziel Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 To be fair, I'd much prefer to see old Sanguinius ripping the wings off the the big red punk, then maybe punching through his back, tearing out his spine predator style....not realising its just more skulls for the skull throne. You have no idea how badly I would like to read that! Can I sig this please? :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/242061-best-horus-heresy-cover-art-ever/#findComment-2926358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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