It’s a whole book of flashbacks! Come see 30 years of Space Marines inside the new Index Astartes Apocrypha book!
Source: miniwars.eu 4-13-2016, with commentary by BoLS.
Games Workshop said the new book would be a celebration of three decades of Space Marines, tracing them from thier humble beginings in 1986 up till today.
The inside cover image: a classic Rogue Trader Crimson Fist beakie looking good.
The table of contents. The origin stories and artwork for almost every major aspect of the Space marines is here from Rogue Trader on up through the ages. We get chapters, Chaos Marines, key units, vehicles, the Horus Heresy and much more.
Speaking of origin stories, here’s the original Legion of the Damned story from White Dwarf 99, published in March 1988.
Here is the fantastic art that served as the cover for EPIC: Space Marine (1991)
And who can forget the original dome-turreted Predator!
Look for a lot of very early reprints of items from the golden era of White Dwarf.
While we are waxing nostalgic, enjoy the Warhammer 40,000 kickoff issue: White Dwarf 93, published in September 1987.
Wow what a trip down memory lane. Be sure to pick up your copy this weekend and leave it laying on the coffee table for all to see!
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
