1. The dreaded Orks, monstrous green skinned goliaths of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, take center stage in this four issue mini-series from Warhammer 40,000 novelist Dan Abnett, and multiple Eisner Award nominee, Ian Edginton! The Orks are the most warlike race in the blood-soaked galaxy of the 41st millennium - cruel, crude and brutally barbaric - their unflinching passion for violence is so unquenchable, Ork clans spend as much time warring with each other as they do their enemies! Yet, once in a generation, a leader will emerge, mighty enough to lay waste to his rivals and unite the clans, unleashing armies millions strong upon humankind! Destiny beckons, and it is from the ranks of the Blood Axe clan that the call will be answered...
2. Trapped behind Ork lines without any hope of rescue, a lone Imperial Guard General struggles to survive, witnessing firsthand the violent and bloody power struggle that charts the rise to power of a new leader from within the slaughterhouse ranks of the Blood Axe clan...
3. The savage career of Blood Axe Kommando Skyva moves ever onward and upward as he takes command of a colossal Ork Gargant, leadng the vanguard against a formidable force of Imperial Guardsmen. Meanwhile, Skyva's "Lanky Grot" pet – covert captive Colonel Castillian -- seizes his chance for freedom.
4. With Warboss Gorgutz dead at the hands of Blood Ork Commando Skyva, the Ork's arc of ascension is all but complete. There's only one way Skyva can go from here - and it's a Hell of a drop!