Hellboy...remember, I'm not really human. - Roger the Homunculus Welcome back to The Art of Caesura! Hey Caesurians, I hope you're doing well! I sure am, but man, I'm tired. At time of reading, we're on our way to the west coast of Canada to one of my oldest friends' weddings - it's our first time travelling as a family of 5, with 3 kids under five. Wish us luck.  And, on that note, a very Happy Canada Day to you on Monday, it'll be nice for us to be in B.C.'s capitol city to join in the festivities! Anyway, there's a lot going on outside the Caesura - so it's nice to take this little weekly pause to escape in to the immersive hobby of miniature painting. I hope you enjoy it as I do.  Today, we're following up from where we left off last week with Hellboy's buddy, Roger the Homunculus.  I mentioned last week, that Roger is quite an interesting character in Hellboy. He plays on the tradition of homunculi as being like sponges, able to abs...

I do not want to harm anyone, but I will.   I will do what I have to to be free. - Roger the Homunculus Hello, hello! It's that time of the week again - time for The Art of Caesura! And after a brief hiatus, we're returning to Hellboy: The Board Game again! Whoo Hoo! I trust this post finds you well as we dive into another one of Hellboy's rather unusual companions: Roger the Homunculus. Roger has quite a tragic introduction, I won't completely spoil it if you haven't read it, but after being invigorated by absorbing Liz's power and sending her into a coma, he also inadvertently leads to the death of another member of the team and is wracked with guilt by this. Quite a human character for one made out of a pile of mud.  I read a funny interview with Mike Mignola about Roger's appearance, especially that large metal ring over his crotch: "Not a lot of thought went into that one," joked Mignola. "He's gotta be naked but you can't make hi...

Welcome back to The Art of Caesura! This week, I'm picking up from last week's battle report  with a narrative based on my Black Templars vs T'au game with Rob. If you'd like to check out my previous such narrative of Black Templars vs. Tyranids, you can do so here .  *** Fortress of Faith In the desolate expanse of the industrial world Nimbosa, the blackened sky crackled with the foreboding hum of advancing T’au forces. Beneath the iron-grey clouds, a lone Chapter keep stood defiant, its stark spires thrusting into the heavens. This was Fortress Absolutum, the last bastion of humanity defending a remote reliquary out in the wastes of this forsaken world. Its defenders were the Black Templars. Art by Judas Chaban Merek Grimaldus, High Reclusiarch of the Black Templars, stood upon the battlements, his obsidian armor gleaming with purity seals fluttering in the frigid wind. He surveyed the horizon, his piercing gaze narrowing at the sight of the T’au's sleek battlesui...

In the Nimbosa Crusade,  the Black Templars and Imperial Fists  fought alongside other Space Marines Chapters  to reclaim the world of Nimbosa from the T'au  after the third sphere expansion. The Tau Fire Warriors stationed aboard Orbital Primus  turned the corridors of the space station  into killing grounds with a warren of deadly ambushes,  but the Black Templar force countered this  by splitting up into small squads and attacked  the defenders from multiple directions,  using grenades and chainswords to smash their way through -  Lexicanum Hey gang, welcome back to The Art of Caesura! A few weeks ago I had my first game of Warhammer 40k in 6 months! Yes two data slates (points updates) had occurred since the last time I'd played, so my previous list, which had enjoyed a good bit of success, was no longer legal and it was back to the drawing board. I actually quite like list-writing, so this was a fun opportunity rather than a bu...

The world ended in 2073.  Asteroids rained down from the skies,  all attempts to stop them coming to naught,  and wiped the slate clean  of all that the Bygone people managed to build.  Ten thousand years of culture, extinguished in an instant.  But humanity endured. - Degenesis: Clan Wars Rulebook Just before we get cracking into today's topic, I want to make sure you are aware of another cool campaign that's going on at the moment. Humble Bundle are selling e-versions of   the complete Hellboy and B.P.R.D.   at the ridiculously low price of under 30 euro. I know it sucks to not have the physical copies, but surely your aunt has an old iPad or tablet lying around which is perfect for this purpose.  Today, I want to talk to you about a Gamefound (like Kickstarter) that I've been following, pre-launch, for the past couple of months... <Before I go on, I feel that I should interject by saying that I am not sponsored by either Humble Bundle...

Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen,  and a push in the right direction.  - John Crosby Hello one and all, welcome back to The Art of Caesura!  Today we're going to take a quick break from all of the Hellboy that I have been painting recently to take a look at a cool landmark in my hobby journey last month. But just before we do, seeing as how we've been covering so much Hellboy content recently, I just wanted to let you know about an insane Humble Bundle running at the moment for PDFs of ALL of the Hellboy and BPRD graphic novels! For 30 euro! Now, onto the good stuff.  For the first time, I'm helping someone get into the hobby! My friends,  Ruairí and Vanessa , have an eight year-old son,  Aodhán,  who has been playing fairly involved board games for years and  has begun to show a keen interest in Warhammer 40k. My heart melted with joy when I heard this!  I still remember my first fledgling steps into the hobby and I think...