The Dawnbringer Crusades start today with the pre-orders for the first book in the series, Harbingers, which follows the campaigns to retake Aqshy and Ghyran. Harbingers is available in Frazetta Did It First Limited Edition and Horsey Needs A Nap Standard Edition. The cover of this book is truly spectacular, so beautifully rendered and evocative of the times the realms find themselves in. It will be interesting to see where this goes, and hopefully it's not yet another campaign that really goes nowhere. Age of $igmar, despite some great minis, has fallen down in the eyes of many hobbyists - you may remember the reaction to new minis at Warhammerfest was just one example - so this world really needs a solid boost. Along with the first book in this series, we also have four new Regiments of Renown, all lead by a new Hero - Phulgoth's Shudderhood led by a brand new Harbinger of Decay, Fjori's Flamebearers led by a new Grimhold Exile, the Braggit's Bottle-snatchaz led by a new Rabble-Rowza and Jerrion's Delegation led by a Marrowscroll Herald. These are all great sets, and the heroes are so evocative and well done that it's exciting to see what other heroes we might be getting in upcoming boxes. For Competitive Gamers, the new General's Handbook: Pitched Battles 2023-24 is out too, with a new Realm to explore, plus battleplans and more.
For those deeply entwined in the Old World of Warhammer, there's a new game in town and it's not for the feint hearted. Gutter Bowl is what happens when you take Blood Bowl and move it to the streets and alleyways of cities, villages and towns... and take away the referees. It's brutal, it's mean, and for hobbyists is a whole new challenge to build amazing terrain. This week sees two teams released, Underworld Denizens Blood Bowl Team – The Underworld Creepers and Old World Alliance Blood Bowl Team – The Middenheim Maulers. These teams are mixed factions in the one team, and full tribute to Games Workshop here, unlike the recent Regiments of Renown boxes, they have actually presented these teams painted up in the colours to unify them. To go with the teams are the Team Card Packs for the Underworld Denizens and the Old World Alliance.
In books this week we have the new Grombrindal anthology Chronicles of The Wanderer in paperback and the Children of Teclis in hardback.