For the Emperor! Warhammer 40,000 Ongoing Series Heads to Titan Comics

[Zykon TheLich_v1legacy]

However, Abnett has written for comics before if memory serves. He wrote for some of the Transformers comics or something. So you never know.

Comics are his main gig, his comic bio is a long as your arm (probably longer):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Abnett_bibliography#Comics

Note the already existing Warhammer comics he's written at the bottom of that list.

 

[Fanghawk]

Warhammer 40,000 is set in a dystopian 41st Century

Off by about 360 centuries XD

Correct, it's been fixed.

 

[Asclepion]

They could take some of the stories from 14dchan and comic-ize them, I know I'd buy a comic version of the Grendel story: https://1d4chan.org/wiki/The_Guy_Who_Cried_Grendel

1d4chan might actually be the best intro to Warhammer 40k.

Who doesn't love Cultist-chan?

 

[Mikeybb]

*edited for the glory of Snippeeshi , sat upon her throne of shortened posts*

Each to their preference.
I like him, though I recognize that one persons expansion of the setting is another's unforgivable breech of canon.
This isn't to say I'm forgiving of everything that an author does while using the 40k license.
For example.
Two words, one hyphen, infinite rage.
Multi-Laser.
Anyway.
As to Abnett
A number of things he introduced have been absorbed into the roiling, ever expanding and often changing turmoil that is the canon of 40k.
It is a setting that has slowly changed over the years.
I expect it shall do so for years to come.
This pleases Tzeentch.

I always felt Gaunts Ghosts was more "Sharpe in Space" than starwars though.

One thing Abnett does have is a proven track record working in comics and notable success within the medium.
The second point is of lesser importance than the first (I doubt there are many comics fans unfamiliar with 40k to the point that a comic would convince them to take up the hobby/wider setting).
As a medium, comics demands a different skill set and while it is very possible that any author could develop said skills, starting strong is important for a comic in terms of reader retention.
Not a good time to be finding your feet all while trying to find your audience.

I do hope we see some of the other authors from the black library stable either transfer their talents to the comic or assist in telling some side stories from beloved series.