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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 25, 2016 10:49:30 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 25, 2016 12:48:03 GMT
Very glad to hear this. They've finally listened to the constant cries for Eagle and scream reprints in the bagged floppy with the Megazine. I would love to see those comics reprinted properly, in fact I'd just decided to embark on trying to collect the new Eagle through back issue purchases.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 25, 2016 13:48:52 GMT
Yeah the Pre 1970 stuff is owned by Time, Dan Dare by the Dan Dare Corp.
Everything else though should be in the bundle.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 25, 2016 18:11:05 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 25, 2016 18:14:39 GMT
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Post by legios on Aug 25, 2016 20:32:03 GMT
They have some cracking stuff in there. So much comics history - and so much of it rather forgotten (things like Tammy and Misty tend to be even more forgotten than most British comics but are an important part of how the medium developed over here).
Fascinating to hear that they are considering exploiting the IP for things other than reprints as well. Anyone up for "Hookjaw: The Videogame"? Be the shark, eat the humans... :-)
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 25, 2016 20:58:29 GMT
This is good news. Rebellion have handled 2000AD well so there is hope for good quality repro on reprints and characters being dusted off for new material. Not a company to sit on assets. I had wondered if this was on the way due to the Monster strip from Scream! being traded by them (I must have it!) and the Misty collection which is due soon.
I wonder if this spells the end for Hibernias low key reprints.
UK comics are still badly served in being kept in print compared to US material so all good news.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 29, 2016 7:59:04 GMT
I can see a MANTA Force collected edition sitting on my shelf already!!  |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 29, 2016 12:37:02 GMT
Is there enough to collect? I only remember one Special.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 1, 2016 15:30:29 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 1, 2016 18:12:46 GMT
Don't tell Merrifield!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 1, 2016 23:01:10 GMT
Too late!
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 3, 2016 12:12:28 GMT
I have known about this since 2001.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 27, 2016 20:49:34 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 27, 2016 21:21:03 GMT
Chucked an order in as well.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 27, 2016 21:33:31 GMT
I'm not sure if I read an issue of the regular SCREAM! comic due to how old I would have been but I do remember the Specials. All comics that said the word 'Special' on them would pass through my hands!
-ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2016 21:36:47 GMT
Ooh, having that. Ta.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 27, 2016 21:42:57 GMT
I've picked up a couple of Hibernia's previous special issues (the Eagle Special, Doomlord and House of Daemon) and they were really well put together with repro far above what I would expect from a small press publisher essentially chucking out fanzine level print runs.
-ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2016 21:56:14 GMT
I wanted the Eagle one, but forgot all about it, so I'm glad you reminded me about this one.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 27, 2016 21:57:02 GMT
I've picked up most of what they have put out and like Ralph have been similarly impressed with their work.
Andy
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2016 21:58:47 GMT
They did a Tower King collection didn't they? I was gutted to have missed that too.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 27, 2016 22:00:24 GMT
I missed that one, and like you I am not happy to have done so.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 27, 2016 22:14:22 GMT
Missed out on Tower King and Dracula Files. Worth hitting up Hibernia on the Book Of Face to ask for reprints if possible. It has been mooted.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 1, 2016 17:02:02 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 4, 2016 22:16:54 GMT
It's Ghastly arrived yesterday. Very impressed with the visuals. Looking forward to a read. This is going to prompt a Scream re-read I can already tell.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 4, 2016 22:41:14 GMT
Mine is lurking at the sorting office. Not had time to take the 4-mile trip to retrieve it yet!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 4, 2016 22:56:55 GMT
Mine arrived the other day.
Will have a proper read this weekend.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 6, 2016 22:02:13 GMT
Read it this afternoon. Very well put it together. Apparently it is selling briskly so get in quick, folks. It has a tale by The Furmanator!
Looking at the feature on the Specials, that triggered my memory. I did indeed read them back in the day so my exposure to SCREAM! was more than the strips that transferred to Eagle.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 17, 2016 20:08:58 GMT
The editorial in the new Meg says the first collection coming from this acquisition is John Wagner's Valiant strip One-Eyed Jack. Due July.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 18, 2016 19:39:53 GMT
Some classic John Cooper art in there as well.
SOLD!
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