Eternal War

In the grim darkness of the far future, Eternal War (2001–present from Games Workshop) launches the reader into a single, self-contained comic issue that captures the brutal, unending conflict of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Most frequently illustrated by Paul Dainton, this debut installment sets the tone for a series that distills the epic scale and savage combat of the setting into a focused narrative. As a foundational piece of Games Workshop's comic output, it matters for its stark, atmospheric introduction to the grimdark aesthetic that would define the publisher's later storytelling.