ENTER THE O WHAT DOES the word Inferno! $ conjure up then? Late nights reading version fifteen of Gav Thorpe’s latest story in order to hit a print deadline is perhaps the most honest reply, but that’s not the answer I'm looking for. No, Inferno! means flames, fire, hot burny death (and nota curry in sight), scorching eternal doom in the pit of... but you get the message. What it doesn’t mean is neat chrome letters and a red background. ‘Erm, er... what?’ [hear you ask. ‘What is he on about now? Has he become some kind of vindaloo evangelist?’ Open your eyes, look at the cover again — we've got a swanky new logo! Note the spiky lette: the fiery colours, the... well, it looks ace, doesn’t it? Much grimmer, much more us. ‘he cover illustration isn’t so shabby either, depicting what could perhaps be Write to us at — Infern ATT MRO COC LLL emaek Perea tte Lady Yolanda Catallus of Necromunda, in her full ‘Outlands Annie’ gear. This is actually the first ever gouache painting by Karl Kopinski; you'll have seen his portraits in earlier volumes of Inferno!, and Karl has a regular gig in Warbammer Monthly comic, where Yolanda has appeared. It gave the plucky artist a few problems ~ he didn’t realise that gouache never really dries solid, so his tendency to dribble whilst painting caught him out once or twice. Still, it turned out nice in the end. cover paintings, it has been mentioned to me by one particular heretic who shall remain nameless (and shortly lifeless) that our splendid cover illustrations rarely relate to any actual story or feature in the issue of Inferno! itself. This might be in part due to me! I just like brilliant pictures on the covers, and it never occurred to me that some of you might want a tie in with what's happening inside. Well, actually I suppose each cover could be said to be tied in to some extent: we tend to depict something with cither a gun, axe, chainsaw or just big teeth, looming menacingly with bad intent, on the cover of each volume of, Inferno! — and most of these are bound to feature somewhere in our blood-soaked pages. Joking apart, an interesting point has been raised. If you think that our covers should illustrate a specific story or feature in the magazine, then do let me know. I like getting post. In the meantime, I leave you in the capable hands of Commissar Gaunt and his Ghosts, as we kick off with Dan Abnett’s latest action-packed offering, The Hollows of Hell. A CTUALLY, WHILE we’re talking about Andy Jones Editor ROVE Eta SRLS e ta ACETIC Coe ye AC Be 'S, UK g@games-workshop.co.ukA Biack Liprary™ 4a PUBLICATION Epiror Andy Jones ‘WRITERS 1s Dan Abnett Jonathan Curran Simon Jowett David Pugh Gordon Rennie ARTISTS Wayne England Mark Gibbons John Hicklenton Logan Lubera Percy Melbye David Pugh Jeff Rebner Craig Yeung PRODUCTION Marc Gascoigne Ian Pickstock 50 ADMINISTRATION Lesley Johnson Gaunt’s Ghosts: The Hollows of Hell ‘The Tanith First-and-Only are first into the firestorm of a planetary assault — with devastating consequences for Gaunt and his rag-tag band. By Dan Abnett; illustration by Wayne England. Obvious Tactics ‘There's only an hour before the planetary bombardment blasts all of Obzidion into infinity — including the Blood Angels! By David Pugh Hell In a Bottle Kargon, Daemon Prince, the Seed-Bearer of Chaos, has found a new planet to plunder. But this one is not what he and his foul hordes were expecting. By Simon Jowett. Illustration by Jeff Rebner. The Conquest of Obzidion Chaos has reared its corrupt head to séize control of another human planet. But now the Imperium is fighting back — with Obvious Tactics. By David Pugh Ellanus Sacramentis, Sister of Battle Ilustration by Percy Melbye. The Raven's Claw ‘Trooper Vero has been assigned to an Imperial Guard penal battalion and thrown into the white heatof battle - but why? By Jonathan Curran. Trespass Deep within the Drak Wald, the tomb of Armand Goethe, Chaos Sorcerer, hides a deadly curse. Script by Gordon Rennie; art by Jobn Hicklenton. THANK You 56 Dark Elves Cath Green Illustration by Logan Lubera & Craig Yeung. 56 Gilead’s Fate Cover If you pray for help at an ancient pool deep in the Yolanda forest, legends say that an Elf will come to your aid. by Karl Kopinski By Dan Abnett; illustration by Mark Gibbons. Workshop Lid. 1998. 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