In a follow-up to yesterday's story, Black Library has announced the return of Inferno! as a short story anthology. While sadly lacking the comics angle of its previous incarnation (and we do have Titan Comics covering that at the moment) it's to be used as a platform to test out ideas and experiment with short story concepts. The announcement goes as follows:
"For the past 20 years, the Black Library has been bringing the Warhammer universes to life – from the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium, through the Underhives of Necromunda to the sprawling realms of the Age of Sigmar and the savage sports fields of Blood Bowl.
We have seen empires rise, kingdoms fall, heroes corrupted, saviours fulfil their destinies and worlds ended.
As part of this celebration, we’re bringing back a classic title from the Black Library archives – Inferno!
Released between 1997 and 2004, Inferno! was our bi-monthly magazine packed full of comics, short stories and artwork. Plus, it’s where many of our established authors published their first stories for Black Library before going on to greatness.
We’re giving Inferno! a new lease of life as a collection of short stories, penned by new authors and old, and showcasing the best works from across our many universes.
We are looking for talented writers to be a part of this new anthology and celebrate this incredible milestone for Black Library.
We are looking for exciting and dynamic characters who drive an absorbing plot that captures the grim darkness and unique tone of our universes. As Inferno! has always delivered the very best from across all of our settings, we are encouraging stories set in Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40,000, Blood Bowl and Necromunda!"
While Black Library typically opens itself up to these sorts of submissions once per year, this is one which has arrived to far more hype and greater promotion than previous efforts. The guidelines themselves seem to reflect this, as they both cover far more numerous topics and leave themselves open to more varied ideas. Rather than submitting a full story, the entries only require that the tale in question fit into at least one of the following genres/situations: Heist, Detective/Police Procedural
Adventure, Mystery, Ghost/Paranormal/Horror, War.
The proof of a writer's skill will stem from both a synopsis of the story and a brief extract.
More than a few fans are already predicting that Black Library will have to deal with a few thousand Kharadron Overlord heist stories.
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