Audio Review // Army of One by Rob Sanders
Ever bought a Warhammer audiobook that was over before you'd even got comfortable?
My latest Horus Heresy listen is Army of One by Rob Sanders, tucked away in the Silent War anthology. An Eversor Assassin unleashed by Malcador? Now THAT sounds like a cracking story!
Shame it barely has time to get started before it's over.
Audio Review // The Purge by Anthony Reynolds
I've been dipping into the Horus Heresy audiobook collection Silent War, and this time it's the turn of the Word Bearers!
In The Purge, Anthony Reynolds gives us Sor Talgron — a warrior who's beginning to question Lorgar's grand scheme. And bloody hell, it's refreshing to see the Word Bearers treated as more than just moustache-twirling fanatics!
Sector 102 // Gorgone Locke – The Shotgun Horror
Meet the Shotgun Horror.
The Cursed Earth has a funny way of changing people.
Gorgone Locke went into the wastes as a trader, selling reclaimed 20th-century junk. He came out of a Rad Pit looking like something else entirely… and carrying a shotgun.
Now he's hunting the gang that left him for dead.
Meet Gorgone Locke — a new character from Sector 102.
Judge Dredd - I am the LAW! - Rogue Judge - Battle Report
Judge Prince has gone completely futsie in Sector 102, and Judge Silar has been sent in to deal with the problem.
I've taken the old Mongoose Judge Duel scenario and given it a Sector 102 twist using the Warlord Games rules. Two Judges, a tiny battlefield, plenty of terrain and absolutely no arrests allowed.
It's quick, brutal and very Judge Dredd.
But who walks away?
Book Review // The Fall of Deadworld Omnibus by Matthew Smith
Time for some Dredd! I've stepped away from Warhammer and into the wonderfully messed-up world of the Dark Judges with The Fall of Deadworld.
Three stories charting the early stages of Deadworld's collapse, with Mortis, Phobia, Nausea and plenty of dark 2000 AD weirdness. Plus, naturally, I've found something to steal for Sector 102...
Audio Drama // Templar by John French
A tale of Sigismund, Imperial Fists, brutal duels, treacherous Word Bearers and Daemons. Templar has plenty going for it, but does it stick the landing? Let’s get into this Horus Heresy audio drama and find out!
The Adventure Challenge: What Does Survival Look Like in Your World?
No winners. No losers. Just people making cool stuff and inspiring each other along the way.
The first Adventure Challenge Community Showcase is coming to the blog!
Come see what everyone created — and maybe join us for the next challenge...
Audio Review // Wolf Hunt by Graham McNeill
I wasn't expecting Wolf Hunt to be a sequel to The Outcast Dead, but bloody hell, I'm glad it is. Severian, an ex-Luna Wolf, is being hunted across Terra by the mysterious Yasu Nagasena, giving us a Horus Heresy story with a little more stealth and a lot less punching.
I absolutely loved this one. If you enjoyed The Outcast Dead, this is one you don't want to miss. My latest Horus Heresy audiobook review is up on Adventures with Pep
Audio Review // Luna Mendax by Graham McNeill
Garviel Loken is back… and bloody hell, this one hit harder than I expected.
Luna Mendax is a short Horus Heresy audiobook, but it packs a surprising emotional punch as Loken struggles with everything he's lost and the ghosts of his past.
Abandoned biodomes, Tarik Torgaddon, trauma, friendship and one very battered Luna Wolf.
Comic Review // The Simping Detective
One of my favourite 2000 AD characters gets his own collection, so naturally I was bloody excited to dive into The Simping Detective.
Jack Point. Wally Squad. Noir detective stories. Angeltown. Corrupt Judges. Alien pets. And some fantastic Frazer Irving artwork.
Yep. I bloody loved it.
My latest Judge Dredd comic review is up on Adventures with Peps.
Book Review // Berserker: Shadow of the Wolf
I picked up Berserker: Shadow of the Wolf expecting a bloody Viking swords-and-sorcery adventure.
And bloody hell, I got one.
But underneath the violence is something much stranger — ancient gods, forgotten magic and the idea that perhaps the myths of the Viking age were a lot closer to the truth than we realise.
I got lost a few times, but I bloody enjoyed the ride.
My latest book review is up on Adventures with Peps.
Audio Review // The Gates of Terra by Nick Kyme.
Another super-quick Horus Heresy listen!
The Gates of Terra by Nick Kyme gives us Ultramarines, the defence of Terra and a very suspicious Malcador. I enjoyed it, but bloody hell… this one is short!
Audio Review // Horus Heresy Grey Angel by John French
I bloody loved the Night Lords story, so I had to jump back in, but this time we're heading into the early days of the Grey Knights.
Grey Angel is short, packed with Horus Heresy lore, Dark Angels, divided loyalties and enough Loken goodness to keep me happy.
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Audio Review // Child of Night by John French
Eeek. I love a Night Lords story.
I've been wanting to get back into this Legion for a while, so when I spotted Child of Night by John French, I was hoping for something that would give me a little more of the Night Lords beyond being the scary villains lurking in the background.
Book Review // Judges Volume Two edited by Michael Carroll
It felt like it was time to get back into Judge Dredd.
I've got a few Dredd books sitting on the shelf waiting for me, and Judges Volume Two had been waiting the longest. So, eventually, I had to stop ignoring it and pick it up!
And I'm bloody glad I did.
And, naturally, I'm already wondering what bits I can nick for Sector 102...
Book Review // Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
A creepy clown, a dying town and a whole lot of dead teenagers.
I went looking for a fun, bloody slasher and Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare delivered exactly that. Fast-paced, nasty and with just enough social commentary to make the carnage interesting.
But naturally, my brain couldn't leave it alone.
Because what happens when you take the idea of a harmless corporate mascot and drop it into Sector 102?
Let's just say Kidney Hut might have a problem with its marketing department...
My latest book review is up on Adventures with Peps.
Audiobook Review // The Haar by David Sodergren
Ancient sea creature. Elderly woman. Bloody horrible body horror. And somehow… a love story.
I went looking for some contemporary folk horror and The Haar by David Sodergren kept appearing everywhere.
So I gave it a listen.
And bloody hell, I enjoyed it.
A slimy creature, spectacularly gruesome deaths, a surprisingly emotional relationship and a story that has me wondering how I can steal the whole bloody concept for Sector 102.
Comic Review // Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
Classic Peps move… pick up a Star Wars comic from the library and only realise afterwards that I've jumped into the middle of the bloody series! But you know what? I bloody loved it.
War of the Bounty Hunters gave me Boba Fett, Han Solo, bounty hunters, Luke struggling with his past, and a surprisingly great Leia and Lando story.
Book Review // Judges: When the Light Lay Still
I’ve really enjoyed the first two books in the 2033 Judges series, Avalanche and Lone Wolf, so I was looking forward to finishing Volume 1 with When the Light Lay Still.
So what went wrong?
Grubb's Disease: The Fungus That Kills You From the Inside Out
What if the most dangerous thing to walk into Sector 102 wasn't a mutant, a gang or a Judge...
But a man covered in mushrooms?
Today we're diving into one of the strangest and most horrifying diseases in the Judge Dredd universe:
Grubb's Disease.