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Magnus and Leman Russ

July 2017·pp. 14–15

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Sam Egan discusses the Forge World confrontation between the two Primarchs, balancing Magnus’s lavish details against Russ’s direct physical aggression. Connections to the Daemon Primarch sculpt and John Blanche’s imagery inform Magnus, while changes to his injured eye strengthen the intensity of the duel.

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