Re: [Epic] Nukes in Epic universe

From: Dan Lobb <danlobb_at_...>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 02:42:00 -0800

oki_at_... wrote:
>
> At 03:17 AM 1/28/97 -0800, you wrote:
> >Seth Ben-Ezra wrote:
> >>
> >> > >
> >> > Actually, I think the Epic Tyranids remind me more of the Brood from
> >> > Marvel Comic's X-Men series. The figures even look like the comic
> >> > drawings. Of course, the writers of that magazine may have read
> >> > Heinlein...
> >> >
> >> > danlobb_at_...
> >> >
> >> Actually, IMHO, Tyranids come to us courtesy of the movies Alien and
> Aliens (I
> >> have surgically removed the part of my brain that has memories of that
> >> third film). Look at 40K scale Hormagaunts and tell me that GW didn't
> >> skirt the fringes of copyright law on that mini!
> >>
> >> Seth Ben-Ezra
> >> Great Wolf
> >Yes, but the Tyranids are even the same color as the Brood in X-Men
> >(which came out after the Alien movies) Their enemy travelled around in
> >Worldships and looked suspiciously like the Eldar.
>
> I thought the Brood travelled in bio-ships (which the Tyranids also
> travelled in), except that the Brood's bio-ships are shaped more like sharks.
>
> Regards
I was referring to the world ships of the Eldar-like race (which I can't
remember the name of) that was the brood's enemy. Yes, the Brood had
giant bioships.
Received on Thu Jan 30 1997 - 10:42:00 UTC