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Warhammer 40,000: Titan Comics #9-12
Fallen: Warhammer 40,000, Vol. 3
The stunning third arc from the ongoing Warhammer 40,000 series is collected!nInquisitor Sabbathiel thinks she has all the pieces to unveil the heresy of the Dark Angels Space Marines to the universe – she knows their dark secret, and about the existence of The Fallen.nBut the Dark Angels aren’t about to let themselves be wiped out without a fight.nAs the Forces of Chaos laugh, brother prepares to war against brother.nCollects Warhammer 40,000 #9 -12n“Warhammer 40,000 is a great introduction to the world for a great many people… The 40K world is big enough for anyone interested in dark, dystopic sci-fi to find something to love!” – Multiversity Comicsn“A big, hulking brute force kind of book!” – Comic Bastardsn“A colorful carnival of carnage!” – CG Magazine
112 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2018
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About the author
George Mann
295 books675 followersGeorge Mann is an author and editor, primarily in genre fiction. He was born in Darlington, County Durham in 1978.
A former editor of Outland, Mann is the author of The Human Abstract, and more recently The Affinity Bridge and The Osiris Ritual in his Newbury and Hobbes detective series, set in an alternate Britain, and Ghosts of Manhattan, set in the same universe some decades later.
He wrote the Time Hunter novella "The Severed Man", and co-wrote the series finale, Child of Time.
He has also written numerous short stories, plus Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes audiobooks for Big Finish Productions. He has edited a number of anthologies including The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, The Solaris Book of New Fantasy and a retrospective collection of Sexton Blake stories, Sexton Blake, Detective, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock.
A former editor of Outland, Mann is the author of The Human Abstract, and more recently The Affinity Bridge and The Osiris Ritual in his Newbury and Hobbes detective series, set in an alternate Britain, and Ghosts of Manhattan, set in the same universe some decades later.
He wrote the Time Hunter novella "The Severed Man", and co-wrote the series finale, Child of Time.
He has also written numerous short stories, plus Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes audiobooks for Big Finish Productions. He has edited a number of anthologies including The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, The Solaris Book of New Fantasy and a retrospective collection of Sexton Blake stories, Sexton Blake, Detective, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock.
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November 1, 2018
More a 3 stars, but art was really good and Baltus, Inquisitor Sabbathiel & co. were a real great one cast of characters.
Highly reccommended to Dark Angels' fans and to people wanting to take a first step into glorious and vast universe of Warhammer 4000.
January 24, 2024
Review for the whole series
Good and sinister plot lacking in execution. It quickly gets confused and the summaries starting vol.2 and 3 helped me a lot getting the gist of what was going on.
The Fallen’s plan seem absurdly convoluted- why involve Eldar Harlequins and Necrons for instance?- and the armored Dark Angels Space Marines looking all the same didn’t help much.
As noticed in other comics translations the format is regrettably too short for character development. Inquisitor Sabbathiel is interesting enough to deserve more and Baltus needs more to simply justify why attention is drawn upon him.
I would like to read it in novel form where Mann could better map out the plot and develop characters.
Art is overall very good, enhanced by good colours.
Good and sinister plot lacking in execution. It quickly gets confused and the summaries starting vol.2 and 3 helped me a lot getting the gist of what was going on.
The Fallen’s plan seem absurdly convoluted- why involve Eldar Harlequins and Necrons for instance?- and the armored Dark Angels Space Marines looking all the same didn’t help much.
As noticed in other comics translations the format is regrettably too short for character development. Inquisitor Sabbathiel is interesting enough to deserve more and Baltus needs more to simply justify why attention is drawn upon him.
I would like to read it in novel form where Mann could better map out the plot and develop characters.
Art is overall very good, enhanced by good colours.
April 20, 2024
I can't believe how hard they stuck the landing!
The Calaphrax system's calamitous kerfuffle comes to it's conclusion as the machinations of the Fallen and the Daemon are finally unveiled in all their bloody glory. Inquisitor Sabbathiel and a Grey Knights' ship converge on the Dark Angels as the Traitors' trap is sprung unleashing an Iron Warriors fleet and turning the paranoia, guilt, religious fervour, and misplaced honour of the servants of the Corpse Emperor against themselves and each other.
I am absolutely gutted there isn't any follow up to this story, but it so brought to a perfect and satisfactory close that is exquisitely Warhammer 40K and does a perfect job of displaying just how grimdark the galaxy is and just how ignorant and futile the efforts of the Imperium actually are.
Makes me really excited to check out the Deathwatch volume!
Honestly, I think this is the best volume yet and these three volunes genuinely one of the best Warhammer 40k comic arcs out there. It's not deep an emotional, but it's bloody, action packed, and truly emodies and displays the essence of Warhammer 40K, the Dark Angels, and the Inquisition.
Bloody brilliant!
The Calaphrax system's calamitous kerfuffle comes to it's conclusion as the machinations of the Fallen and the Daemon are finally unveiled in all their bloody glory. Inquisitor Sabbathiel and a Grey Knights' ship converge on the Dark Angels as the Traitors' trap is sprung unleashing an Iron Warriors fleet and turning the paranoia, guilt, religious fervour, and misplaced honour of the servants of the Corpse Emperor against themselves and each other.
I am absolutely gutted there isn't any follow up to this story, but it so brought to a perfect and satisfactory close that is exquisitely Warhammer 40K and does a perfect job of displaying just how grimdark the galaxy is and just how ignorant and futile the efforts of the Imperium actually are.
Makes me really excited to check out the Deathwatch volume!
Honestly, I think this is the best volume yet and these three volunes genuinely one of the best Warhammer 40k comic arcs out there. It's not deep an emotional, but it's bloody, action packed, and truly emodies and displays the essence of Warhammer 40K, the Dark Angels, and the Inquisition.
Bloody brilliant!
June 28, 2021
The second volume showed a few glimpses of the good stuff, but with the third it falls right back to the predictability, boredom, not to mention a big cliffhanger that was never resolved. It's just the Imperium and Chaos again, always and forever, all the other factions relegated to sidelines.
Warhammer Fantasy Battle already fell into the morass. It would be a shame to see the same happen to 40k. But only a slight shame, because I always preferred the Fantasy anyway.
Warhammer Fantasy Battle already fell into the morass. It would be a shame to see the same happen to 40k. But only a slight shame, because I always preferred the Fantasy anyway.
November 12, 2018
This brings the multi volume arc to a satisfying enough conclusion whilst leaving plenty of stuff for a continuation.
This has the same strengths (artwork, sheer breadth of the gaming universe covered) and weaknesses (one note characterisations) as the previous volumes. In that sense I have little to add to my reviews of those works.
What this does very well is tie up this story very well. The investigation of Inquisitor Sabbathiel is brought to it's inevitable conclusion as she calls in the Imperium's heavy guns. It is a point frequently made that she is not dumb enough to declare open war on a Chapter of Space Marines by herself. She wants her new allies to deal with that part. The various threads of this mult faceted tale are brought to satisying conclusions and this is well worth the time I spent reading it
This has the same strengths (artwork, sheer breadth of the gaming universe covered) and weaknesses (one note characterisations) as the previous volumes. In that sense I have little to add to my reviews of those works.
What this does very well is tie up this story very well. The investigation of Inquisitor Sabbathiel is brought to it's inevitable conclusion as she calls in the Imperium's heavy guns. It is a point frequently made that she is not dumb enough to declare open war on a Chapter of Space Marines by herself. She wants her new allies to deal with that part. The various threads of this mult faceted tale are brought to satisying conclusions and this is well worth the time I spent reading it
January 7, 2023
A fitting ending to the series, with stratagems, maneuvering and a massive final battle, a series of revelations, the cheapness of human life front and center, as characters who have been with us for most of the series die off with barely a second thought. This is truly a WH40k comic.
The final revelation is pretty stunning to someone who does not know the lore, and I'm guessing pretty strange to someone who does, as it seems to retconn the story and final fate of Luther the Arch-Betrayer, as well as Kairos Fateweaver, the Oracle and Greater Daemon of Tzeentch.
Still, I had to look up extensive wiki entries to notice the difference, and on my first read-through I was simply "Oh, man they did not..!" regarding the seemingly self-contained plot.
A fun, solid comic, I would even venture to say a perfect introduction to the 40k universe.
The final revelation is pretty stunning to someone who does not know the lore, and I'm guessing pretty strange to someone who does, as it seems to retconn the story and final fate of Luther the Arch-Betrayer, as well as Kairos Fateweaver, the Oracle and Greater Daemon of Tzeentch.
Still, I had to look up extensive wiki entries to notice the difference, and on my first read-through I was simply "Oh, man they did not..!" regarding the seemingly self-contained plot.
A fun, solid comic, I would even venture to say a perfect introduction to the 40k universe.
March 4, 2019
El final creo que baja un poco el nivel demostrado en los dos volúmenes anteriores aunque sin llegar a desgraciar la obra, y mi valoración global es que merece la pena leerlos. Me habría gustado ver a los Ángeles Oscuros más contra las cuerdas ante la Inquisición y los Caballeros Grises, creo que el Caos podría haber tenido una estrategia más traicionera, al menos en su ejecución (aunque eso nos hubiese privado de los momentos de los abordajes). Aunque es cierto que si se hubiera optado por mi opción la historia hubiese necesitado de un volumen más con el riesgo que eso comporta.
June 12, 2018
I liked a lot of the art... The story... It didn't really grab me in the way I was really hoping it would. Maybe if it was a few hundred more pages - to flesh out the myriad of different characters backgrounds and motivations and make me want to give a damn about them. I don't know, I guess it's pretty hard to spin an epic tale of deceit and treachery in 12 24-page comics...
February 15, 2023
This one has a little too much overblown exposition but I do love how it highlights how shitty the Space Marines are at anything other then shooting. "Hey just say the word and we can negotiate me not using this super weap--" *Space Marine shooty shoots*.
I loved the detail about Normal Humans who just get completely annihilated by the marines.
I loved the detail about Normal Humans who just get completely annihilated by the marines.
March 5, 2019
Once again, many of the scenes and twists seemed to me a little confusing. Yet the story felt like a classical W40k melodarama that sadly did not incite such emotions as for example the books from the Horus series.
January 18, 2023
It's always tough when a series ends with a "the end?" We finally get to the confrontation we've been building to and then it's all over with nothing to show for it. The ride was fun, but it ultimately feels a bit unsatisfying.
May 1, 2018
5 star build up, 2 star conclusion ._. 1 bonus star because WH40k fanboi.
April 7, 2019
Art is okay. Cool story about what could be a major event for the Dark Angels. Good bloodspray. Writing is on par with most Warhammer 40K.
March 16, 2021
Awesome battles. The only thing I didnt like was how it ended... still a fun read though.
February 7, 2022
Yeah, so overall, nice art style and story algthough I didn't undestand that much.
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