More Teases Pop Up For GW’s 40K Animated Anthology
February 14, 2020 by brennon
Games Workshop has also been teasing what's coming on the digital front as they looked at some of the artwork which is going into their Animated Anthology for Warhammer 40,000.
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The Anthology, by its very name, is going to deal with a whole host of characters and some of them are going to be tied to an Inquisitorial retinue as you can see above. All of these characters look pretty hard as nails and you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of them.
When it comes to telling stories within the grimdark future I think this is the medium and avenue that you should go down. More traditional animation allows you to do some fascinating things and it rarely looks cheap as some rendered 3D work can do. It also means that you get all sorts of different styles in the mix, as varied as the pens that hit the page.
More previews are going to be popping up at the likes of AdeptiCon over in the US and Warhammer Fest in the UK (which is back in Birmingham, yay!). I really like what we're seeing here and there was even a finished scene that popped up too.
I could take or leave the Angels Of Death short as, as I mentioned above, I still think (despite the talent involved) it's going to look a little janky. THIS, however, if it's anything like the finished project we've got above, is going to be right on target for telling stories within the world of Warhammer 40,000.
For example, if they were able to get the animation to the level of Castlevania which is on Netflix right now then I think people would be pleased with the final product.
Are you going to be keeping an eye out for more trailers?
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maybe… don’t really like the art style…
I’ll say this for GW: their teases are top notch these days! *thumbs up*
If they’re going for blood an gore they may be getting one of the Manga studies to head the project?
I’m reminded a little bit of the animated opening of Priest with this art style, which fits the gothic atmosphere of 40K really well. I’d love to see some of the finished animation so I could get a better idea of what to expect.
I like how you mention Castlevania, I was thinking the same thing. Despite it being animation, Warren Ellis, the writer, and everyone else involved, treat it seriously. And it’s not like GW don’t have quality writers to call on. Dan Abbnett has script experience and there are two very talented British comic book writers, Simon Spurrier and Kieron Gillen who I know are big fans and would probably write for the show.