Warhammer: Crown of Destruction [Paperback]

Kieron Gillen (Author), Dwayne Harris (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Warhammer

When the Chaos-vermin Skaven rise from their endless burrows, there's always a vile purpose in mind. When a vast horde equipped with unfathomable weaponary sweep into a backwater of the Empire. Discraced Greatsword leader Frohlich knows there has to be a reason. But can he find out what it is before the thin sheild if human steel shatters beneath an irresistible hail of warpstone bullets?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Art is good, writing is good, covers are good. It's all good." - Comics Bulletin

"If you're a fan of the old books, pick this up. If your not, pick this up. It's definitely a new beautiful start to a great franchise." - Project Fanboy

About the Author

Kieropn Gillen is a pop-media journalist, whose music writing appears in underground indie bible Plan B Magazine. Phonogram: Rue Brittania was his first full comic series, and he's got a history stretching back into the small press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: BOOM! Studios (April 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193450663X
• ISBN-13: 978-1934506639
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,281,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kieron Gillen is a British writer and journalist best known for his work in comics and entertainment media. His work has appeared in WIRED, THE GUARDIAN, and PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE UK, among others. In 2007 he was one of the founders of ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM, what is now the world's premier PC-centric games blog.

Gillen's first graphic novel, PHONOGRAM (with artist/co-creator Jamie McKelvie), was published through IMAGE COMICS in 2006. In addition to his work with IMAGE, Gillen has been published through BOOM! STUDIOS, ACCENT COMICS UK, TOKYOPOP MANGA, and MARVEL COMICS.

Gillen is currently working with MARVEL COMICS on some of their most iconic characters, including X-MEN, THOR, NEW MUTANTS, and AVENGERS.

His website can be found at KieronGillen.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A funny delusional Necromancer and a dead serious problem, May 17, 2010

By 

Anibal Madeira (Lisboa Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warhammer: Crown of Destruction (Paperback)

Frohlich, one of Vogel's man, is now a sargeant with a nasty spot in his reputation...he is a greatswordsman who retreated - Twice! Although brave and following orders in those occasions, one of his men is always poking in the wound.

Sent to investigate several missing persons, he and his small army get involved in a necromancers power play (Brecht is a really funny character) and in a lot of trouble where the necromancer is just the tip of the iceberg The skaven want their property back and a very upset dark lord didn't like a little bit that one of his "henchman" went absent without leave.

Good and engaging plot. The art is very irregular; sometimes almost naif, others quite detailed. The plates are very good indeed.

One of the characters is really annoying, but the necromancer, the dark lord and Frolich are Warhammer in its purest form; living in a grim world of perilous adventure...with a dark humour.

If you are a Warhammer online Age of Reckoning player, you will have another reason to buy this book. There is an exclusive ingame item code inside this comic - "The Book of Boom!"