Content We Liked: June 7, 2020

Although it’s a big internet out there, the Warhammer digital universe is pretty small and spread out. In Content We Liked, we take a look at the articles, videos, podcasts, and products that caught our eyes or were noteworthy during the prior week you might have missed. This week, we're showcasing work and content from black creators in the hobby.

On the Internet at Large

• Joshua Mallett @omegonedge via Instagram @EdgeOmegon on Twitter We already called out Joshua's post earlier this week in our "Echoing calls for justice in our community" post, but it's also worth looking at the wonderful work Joshua has done on his Alpha Legion marines for Horus Heresy.
• Jacob Lagu @PaterPuellarum via Twitter Jacob's got a cool painterly style and we've been following his work on the Blackstone Fortress minis recently.
• Danny Holwerda Jr.
  @dhminiaturepainting via Instagram
  Danny's done some wonderful work making models look appropriately worn and dirty and we're eager to follow his new buffalo soldiers project with Bolt Action minis. Also, check out the backstory work he put into his Imperial Guard Regiment, the 42nd Drogan Chasseurs.
• Kristy Peterson @ikristypeterson via Twitter Kristy does wonderful work painting minis across a number of different game systems, including DnD and 40k, where she's painted some rad orks.
• Chucat @chucat_art via Instagram In addition to obsessing over Kill Team injury rules, Chucat also collects Harlequins and paints minis from a number of different ranges.
• Jordan Wise @xBeautifulRose via Twitter Jordan's done some lovely miniatures work, including Sylvaneth and Ultramarines.
• #drawingwhileblack on Twitter Various Artists via Twitter If you want a firehose of amazing art from black creators, check out this hashtag.
• Joshua, Time Raveler's Twitter Thread on POC Hobbyists @PrinceofBielTan via Twitter This is a great thread showcasing hobby voices from POC around the world.

The Week on Goonhammer

We started things off with a bang this week talking about Harlequins, then just kept pelting readers with content until they demanded we stop.

• Echoing calls for justice in our community By the Goonhammer Staff In light of recent events, we wanted to take an opportunity this week to discuss the issue of racism in our community and a particular incident recounted by Joshua Mallett.
• Warhammer 40k 9th Edition Round-up, Week 1 By the Goonhammer Staff We're continuing to track everything new we've learned about 9th edition, how it changes the game, and what it means for events.
• X-Wing: Flying Solo, Part 1 - An Intro to Solo Play By BuffaloChicken BuffaloChicken dropped in this week to talk about solo play in X-Wing, comparing the new rules from FFG to the fan-made Heroes of the Aturi Cluster campaign.
• Drones for Days: T'au Kill Team Tactics By TheChirurgeon, This week we looked at how to build, play, and play against T'au Kill Teams.
• Battle Bros. Chapter VI: The Undiscovered Country By Head58 and PantsOptional The Brothers are back and at it again, this time talking about 9th and how it has upended all of their glorious plans to build an army and get in their first game.
• Boardhammer: Guild Ball (Part 1) By Jon Kilcullen Jon talks about Guild Ball, one of his favorite games, and what you need to know about getting started. We'll be covering Guild Ball more in the future, so be sure to check it out.
• Geeing Started: Space Marine Successors By Tyler "Coda" Moore Tyler talked this week about how to get started with Space Marines if you aren't going to play one of the "standard" chapters from the first founding, or one of the cool ones that turned traitor.
• The Narrative Forge: Making Your Own Characters, Part 2 - Writing Good Characters By Charlie Brassley and Tom Taylor Bigg Charley Brassley and guest author Tom Taylor Bigg talked about how to write good characters for your armies and evolve them over time based on their battles.
• Necromunday: Solo Scenarios - The Hunt By Dan “SexCannon” Boyd and Merton The boys talk about the new solo mission GW released for Necromunda, including how it plays and their experiences trying it out.
• Horus Heresy: Iron Warriors By LordTwisted LordTwisted was back this week, talking about Perturabo's boys.

That’s all for this week, stay tuned to Goonhammer for more great articles in the next seven days, and give us a shout in the comments below or at contact@goonhammer.com if you have any feedback or questions.