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Lack of love for the bundled "floppies"?

Started by sheldipez, 18 December, 2012, 12:52:06 PM

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Mardroid

I was glad to see more Downlode tales next month! I liked that first set. (This is my first time reading these.)

Dandontdare

Quote from: Proudhuff on 05 March, 2013, 03:02:35 PM
still I like the fact that after the meg is done there's a second helping of 2K to be had.

Well put Mr Huff! It's like finding that last broken biscuit wedged at the bottom of the packet.

Tjm86

Personally I'm not a massive fan since they are duplicating stuff I already own.  That said I accept it as the price of the meg and the fact that it does introduce new readers to some of the old and almost forgotten back history that is tooth.  I don't think there are any that I have not at least skimmed through before setting aside and have already recycled one batch to pastures new. 

[  I now have about 16 months worth up for grabs if anyone is interested (from 318 on).  Feel free to PM with requests.  All you have to cover is postage. ]

newschmoo

We're getting 2 volumes of Black Light after Downlode Tales and not Finn it seems. I was AWOL for this one first time round. Any good ?

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Taryn Tailz

Never head of Black Light before. What's that all about then?

Mabs

Quote from: Tim Tailz on 25 March, 2013, 10:17:38 PM
Never head of Black Light before. What's that all about then?

I've been looking online and couldn't really find anything on it, unfortunately. It involves a woman called Emma Paris who must be a secret agent or assassin or something. It's by Dan Abnett; artwork by Steve Yeowell and John Burns. Any other info welcome!
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Mabs

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Grant Goggans


Mabs

Quote from: Tim Tailz on 25 March, 2013, 10:37:38 PM
Quote from: Mabs on 25 March, 2013, 10:26:33 PM
Oh, this should of some help!

http://progslog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/prog-1011-011096.html?m=1

Thanks for that Mabs.  :D

No problem, Tim! Sounds quite interesting if you ask me. That said i would love to have seen the second part of Finn much earlier.
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moly

What about a floppy of all the old funny one page strips they used to do

HubertWindell

Black Light almost became a TV show. A TV pilot was in pre-production (I think). It was years back when the Dredd movies 'Possession' and 'Reckoning' were being spoken about. I seem to recall something about Rogue Trooper and a German production company too.

Googling as I post, I find that the Black Light show is mentioned by a former Tharg here:

http://viciousimagery.blogspot.ie/2007/02/28-days-of-2000-ad-151-dark-bish-op-pt.html

...maybe the Rogue Trooper thing was a dream. I also recall owning a pet unicorn at the time.

I, Cosh

Quote from: Mabs on 25 March, 2013, 11:07:18 PM
That said i would love to have seen the second part of Finn much earlier.
Apologies if you actually know this and I'm teaching my granny how to suck eggs but I think you, and possibly others, are misconstruing the naming of some of the recent floppies.

First we had Disaster 1990 Books 1 and 2. Disaster 1990 was a single story reprinted over two months because of its length.

Then there's Downlode Tales Books 1, 2 and 3. Downlode Tales was a short lived spin off from Sinister/Dexter which was erroneously omitted from that series' TPB line. As is frequently the case with Abnett's writing, it forms a single important storyline but is made up of several shorter stories making it slightly easier to break up and stop people getting bored with the same story appearing every month as they did with Mercy Heights. [Of course, it isn't actually easier as they've had to print one story out of order and the current floppy finishes half way through the last one but hey ho.]

Finn Book 1, on the other hand, is a complete reprint of a single story called Finn Book 1. There are other Finn stories, including one called Finn Book 2 which I'm sure will see the light of day at some point down the line, but it's not quite the same thing as those others.

Again, sorry if you already knew that and just want to see Book 2 reprinted. As an egomaniacal bonus, here's my thoughts on Interventions, when I read it a couple of years ago.
We never really die.

Mabs

Ah, interesting - that i did not know. And might i add, a very informative read in the link too, mate. Thanks for clearing that up.
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