Nice! :)
http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?pid=4482&disp=ilib&oty=1&oid=49823
2000 AD SPECIAL FCBD 2014 EDITION
(W/A) Various
The Galaxy's Greatest SF anthology returns to FCBD with this stellar line-up of stories! Dredd races to save a fellow Judge in "The Badge" from Matt Smith & Chris Burnham; Sláine stars in "Lord of the Beasts" by Pat Mills & Rafael Garres; Rogue Trooper recounts his bloody past in "Glass Zone" by Gerry Finley-Day & Dave Gibbons; and Psi-Judge Anderson faces a magical monstrosity in "Golem" by Alan Grant & Enric Romero! Plus: D.I. Harry Absalom (by Gordon Rennie & Tiernen Trevallion), Durham Red (by Leah Moore, John Reppion & Jan Duursema), Future Shock (by Henry Flint), and classic Dredd newspaper strips by John Wagner & Ron Smith!
48pgs, FC FREE!
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r182/Caliban_photos/REBEL-FCBD14-2000-AD-a96c6_zpsf4d74830.jpg)
Oh, that reads like we are getting a new Dredd and a new Durham Red?
Ha, that cover is aces.
I hate those Free Hugs bods at the conventions!
Available to order here for those without access to a comic shop:
http://www.disposableheroes.co.uk/free-comic-book-day-2014/fcbd-2014-2000-ad-special-net-/prod_26270.html
That cover is absolute class!
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 19 December, 2013, 04:53:11 PM
Oh, that reads like we are getting a new Dredd and a new Durham Red?
Correct - plus a brand new Future Shock!
Quote from: Robo-K33F on 19 December, 2013, 06:49:40 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 19 December, 2013, 04:53:11 PM
Oh, that reads like we are getting a new Dredd and a new Durham Red?
Correct - plus a brand new Future Shock!
:D. :thumbsdown:
Errr, I meant :) :thumbsup:
Damn those sausage fingers! :-[
Quote from: dweezil2 on 19 December, 2013, 07:11:44 PM
Errr, I meant :) :thumbsup:
Damn those sausage fingers! :-[
Quite!
Henry has illustrated the FS and (imo) it is some of his best work yet.
Three brand new stories is fantastic!
Can't wait to see the return of Durham Red!
Really amazing package you guys and gals have put together!
Bravo!
More Henry Flint art is always welcome and awesome! :)
Here's hoping for another Droids signing event at Forbidden Planet London.
Quote from: eamonn1961 on 19 December, 2013, 08:31:46 PM
Here's hoping for another Droids signing event at Forbidden Planet London.
Ooh! That would good! :)
Quote from: Robo-K33F on 19 December, 2013, 06:49:40 PM
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 19 December, 2013, 04:53:11 PM
Oh, that reads like we are getting a new Dredd and a new Durham Red?
Correct - plus a brand new Future Shock!
Quote from: Robo-K33F on 19 December, 2013, 07:14:52 PM
Henry has illustrated the FS and (imo) it is some of his best work yet.
Brilliant!!!
Love FCBD... well obviously I love getting free comics. But love it more cos we make a family thing of it too. Me, my son & his fiance. We trek round Leeds together, compare our haul. We make sure we get what we all are after. We give doubles away to folk.
This year we went to Royal Armouries straight after for their Arms & Armour of Super Heroes & Villains weekend. Saw Pete Doherty there doing a 'How to Draw' thingy. Ellis got photoed with Iron Man. THEN we saw Iron Man 3. Brilliant Day!!!
We'll try to find some extra fun in 2014 too.
Jan Duursema, now that a blast from the past. Like Colin's guilty pleasure in KaZar, mine was Arion, Lord of Atlantis, which she created and drew. In my teenage years, with thoughts of being a great comicy type person, I wrote several continuing adventure of Arion, thankfully long lost! It will be nice to see her art again.
The cover is fantastic, and fair play to all involved, the effort look to be great that has gone into this.
I had a wee look at this beauty today and can't wait for the actual day itself now, so I can pick up mine :'(
The artist on Dredd was excellent, reminded me a little of the Mega-City Two stuff and someone else but I can't place it (sorry can't remember the name, I only flicked through it).
I thought the mix between new and old stuff was well placed! I couldn't tell if the Slaine was a new strip but it may have been, as I didn't recognise the art.
I also thought the one page strip at the end was very reminiscent of those funny Future Shocks from years back, this was Henry Flint and Annie Parkhouse. I would've loved the reveal to be on another page though, as I couldn't help but take in the whole page as I flicked through.
Yeah, that looks damn good. Do IDW have anything lined up Dredd wise?
Not sure if i'll go FP or not...
I asked at my local and he said there wasn't anything on the list available :'(
FCBD is Saturday before Lawgiver. Gonna be a fun weekend for me :)
Quote from: dweezil2 on 19 December, 2013, 05:10:47 PM
Available to order here for those without access to a comic shop:
http://www.disposableheroes.co.uk/free-comic-book-day-2014/fcbd-2014-2000-ad-special-net-/prod_26270.html
Thanks for that..have just ordered mine.
I wasn't on the forum this time last year so didn't know how to order the FCBD 2000AD. Is there any way to get it now or indeed any from previous years (not sure when it started)?
You can usually find the previous FCBD Progs on ebay and having just checked, all the previous three are available!
Can anyone remember how many of the previous three FCBD Progs featured original Judge Dredd stories?
Thank you.
IIRC it was just the last two that had new stories :)
filippo
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 19 December, 2013, 05:00:37 PM
I hate those Free Hugs bods at the conventions!
I always give out free hugs.
Disappointingly, failed to pick up last year's (you need to hit your Comic Shop in the a.m.???) so ordered last year's and preordered this year's :)
Now I have to hunt for more?-( Ayiyi.
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 16 April, 2014, 04:58:11 PM
I also thought the one page strip at the end was very reminiscent of those funny Future Shocks from years back, this was Henry Flint and Annie Parkhouse. I would've loved the reveal to be on another page though, as I couldn't help but take in the whole page as I flicked through.
Very reminiscent of [spoiler]the space fleet eaten by a small dog in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy[/spoiler], though with a rather disgusting twist.
Any kind soul fancy picking me up a copy with their own, I forgot about this ;)
Here's an interesting advert from inside this very Freebie!
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1.0-9/p180x540/10177314_10203936176949136_8409441671175907834_n.jpg)
What MAD said. Gonna be in Anglesey all day so if anyone could pick me upma copy i'd be grateful.
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 03 May, 2014, 06:58:04 AM
Here's an interesting advert from inside this very Freebie!
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1.0-9/p180x540/10177314_10203936176949136_8409441671175907834_n.jpg)
I started a thread for this, though I left out the details so as not to spoil it: http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,40466.msg824418.html#msg824418
picked mine up this AM, FP was heaving.
Dredd a fine post DoC story, with a couple of blasts from the past nicely worked-in , only complaint was the black ink in my copy for the first four and last four pages was very very pale so the Dredd story and Daily Dredd were tricky to read, but hey its free stop moaning right?
Nice to visit Gibbons' RT again, While Durham Red's Red Sonya outfit looks incredibly dated.
Had hope Absalom was going to be a new tale, but no.
Damage Report: poor thing!
Picked up my copy and Sam grabbed one as well. The Grinning Demon was packed out and outside were artists sketching away.
Here's a pic of me and Sam flanking the owner Graham and to the right is 2000 AD artist Jack Lawrence.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/p526x296/10253770_10203936940288219_1313362396949890922_n.jpg)
Got my first free comic today, it was gone last year!
Judge Bane outside Forbidden Planet in Newcastle today
(http://i.imgur.com/fXspbm5.jpg)
Wow! Sam has fairly shot up the last wee while, is he bigger than you now CF?
I actually edge him by a millimetre or so but he'll fly past me very soon. He's all legs though :lol:
When Caz (yes I dragged her along) took the picture and I checked it, that's what I noticed straight away. I'm putting it down to our different stances ;)
he's the daddy now! :D
Quote from: Dash Decent on 03 May, 2014, 08:41:06 AM
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 03 May, 2014, 06:58:04 AM
Here's an interesting advert from inside this very Freebie!
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1.0-9/p180x540/10177314_10203936176949136_8409441671175907834_n.jpg)
I started a thread for this, though I left out the details so as not to spoil it: http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,40466.msg824418.html#msg824418
Is that not the very drawing McMahon used to demonstrate how to draw and ink Dredd in one the annuals or specials?...1979 or '80 maybe?
It is.
Got mine - but they were flying like hot cakes - there were actually none left when I got there but they had a few extras tucked behind the counter - so I didn't feel it was fair to take an extra for someone here. Sorry about that.
Got my FCBD Prog today and have just started diving in.
Thoughts so far-the Dredd story is really fantastic and the art compliments the writing superbly!
Much kudos to the Smith, Burnham, Fairbairn and Parr droids!
Flicked through the rest of the Prog, which appears equally superb!
Well done to all involved! The bar has been set very high for FCBD issues in the future! :) :thumbsup:
As usual I got to Forbidden Planet waaay too late to get my 2000AD (Dunk very kindly got me one last year). Probably just as well, as the queue this morning was around the block apparently, and with three kids in tow that would have been grim.
My girls did well out of it when we eventually got there though:
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x32/scowling_monkey/kids/2D1D1E1E-FA9F-4053-9FC4-6DF80A48BA26_zpse3rmiyin.jpg) (http://s186.photobucket.com/user/scowling_monkey/media/kids/2D1D1E1E-FA9F-4053-9FC4-6DF80A48BA26_zpse3rmiyin.jpg.html)
Fingers crossed one of my Lawgiver compadres got me a copy of 2000AD.
I have a spare and will be there on Monday if no-one else got one for you
Fans of freebies can fill their boots on Comixology, where Image are giving away 100 free issue number ones today: https://www.comixology.co.uk/Image-Free-Firsts/list/2090
I've already tried Saga and I read Stray Bullets back in the day, anyone got any other recommendations?
Nice find :)
NOT a digital fan but have registered and picked up an armful of things to try, mostly to see how I feel about digital in practice on the tablet (10"). Probably have highest hopes for Lazarus, Nowhere Men and Manhattan Projects.
Quote from: Fungus on 03 May, 2014, 06:48:05 PM
Nice find :) NOT a digital fan but have registered and picked up an armful of things to try, mostly to see how I feel about digital in practice on the tablet (10"). Probably have highest hopes for Lazarus, Nowhere Men and Manhattan Projects.
I've gone for
East of West, The Walking Dead, Stray Bullets, Deadly Class, Fatale, Lazarus, Starlight, Minimum Wage, Prophet, Stray Bullets, and
The Bulletproof Coffin, which should take me all week to get through.
My thanks to all involved in the special 2000AD for Free Comic Book Day. It's packed with great content and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I hope it encourages lots of new readers!
Quote from: Fungus on 03 May, 2014, 06:48:05 PM
Probably have highest hopes for Lazarus, Nowhere Men and Manhattan Projects.
I bloody love Nowhere Men I just worry about it continuing! Not been around for quite a while alas.
Quote from: sauchie on 03 May, 2014, 05:58:08 PM
I've already tried Saga and I read Stray Bullets back in the day, anyone got any other recommendations?
Manhatten Projects. I'm reading the second trade and really enjoying it.
Quote from: Albion on 03 May, 2014, 10:01:01 PM
Quote from: sauchie on 03 May, 2014, 05:58:08 PM
I've already tried Saga and I read Stray Bullets back in the day, anyone got any other recommendations?
Manhatten Projects. I'm reading the second trade and really enjoying it.
Cheers - up the Albion.
Ah b*****is I forgot about free comic book day....again!
Someone has already put a copy of this years 2000AD on eBay for £20
Kinda misses the spirit of the whole thing. :(
A really nice starter prog, and I rather liked the touch of the back cover being a Thargian seal from one of the mid 80s annuals. Took me right back.
One thing I really loved though was the fact the cover was glossy. This is pretty much the only change I'd make to the regular prog (especially seeing as the postman always manages to crease my subs prog putting it through the letterbox, except on weeks when its a glossy cover relaunch prog). It just looks and feels much better. Wonder how much difference it would make to the cover price to do it.
If anyone has a spare copy for a reasonable price pls drop me a PM!
Quote from: Link Prime on 04 May, 2014, 11:49:17 AM
If anyone has a spare copy for a reasonable price pls drop me a PM!
These guys have still got copies! :)
http://www.disposableheroes.co.uk/next-weeks-releases/other-publishers/fcbd-2014-2000-ad-special-net-/prod_53840.html
Thanks man, ordered.
I got mine at the signing at London's Forbidden Planet, when Matt Smith, Henry Flint and Tiernan Trevallion had already been signing away for an hour and a half. They must by that time have been pretty tired and bored, but I very much appreciated their perseverance, because otherwise I would have missed out. Could Michael Molcher or whoever moderates this post please pass on to them my thanks?
Quote from: eamonn1961 on 03 May, 2014, 05:07:38 PM
I have a spare and will be there on Monday if no-one else got one for you
Thanks for the offer mate, but Judge Lemmy kindly picked one up for me.
If no one else gets there first I would really appreciate a copy...
In an article about the best FCBD2014 books, io9 says about 2000AD:
"The best value this Free Comics Book Day has to be 2000 AD, which is offering a full magazine-sized issue which contains all the 2000 AD greats: Judge Dredd, Rogue Troopers, Slåine, Absalom, Durham Red and even a classic Judge Anderson story. The two best are Dredd and Absalom, as the former advises a young new Judge how to survive his first five minutes of the job, and Absalom, who's like John Constantine's grumpier, bitterer grandfather."
http://io9.com/the-absolute-best-comics-to-grab-this-free-comic-book-d-1570893113
Quote from: shaolin_monkey on 04 May, 2014, 03:52:17 PM
Quote from: eamonn1961 on 03 May, 2014, 05:07:38 PM
I have a spare and will be there on Monday if no-one else got one for you
Thanks for the offer mate, but Judge Lemmy kindly picked one up for me.
No problem. another forumite has already asked me so it will go to them.
Didn't think I'd make it this year, but on my way to a day out, I persuaded my friend that I just HAD to stop off in town for something essential - she wasn't too impressed at driving round the block while I dashed into Travelling man and came out with armfuls of free comics!
As per last year, TM was fast and efficient - felt momentarily guilty at snagging two progs, but the spare is going to a fellow boarder, not on e-bay. Also like last year, the gestapo-controlled queue at FP was round the corner, and I'd pushed my luck already, so didn't bother with them.
The 2000ad was great, but I've flicked through the rest of the pile and there seems to be a whole heap of *meh* out at the moment.
Quote from: Dandontdare on 04 May, 2014, 07:08:01 PM
The 2000ad was great, but I've flicked through the rest of the pile and there seems to be a whole heap of *meh* out at the moment.
That's the way I feel, except the Mouse Guard for me was charming as always. I'm a fan of the Tick, so I enjoyed that even if it was thoroughly average, but nothing else was worth bothering with for me.
Last year's group was a lot stronger, IMO.
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 04 May, 2014, 03:59:33 PM
If no one else gets there first I would really appreciate a copy...
Sorry, someone beat you to it.
:(
Quote from: dweezil2 on 04 May, 2014, 12:00:11 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 04 May, 2014, 11:49:17 AM
If anyone has a spare copy for a reasonable price pls drop me a PM!
These guys have still got copies! :)
http://www.disposableheroes.co.uk/next-weeks-releases/other-publishers/fcbd-2014-2000-ad-special-net-/prod_53840.html
Thanks for this - looks like I'm getting a copy after all!
Can't wait to see Chris Burnham's Dredd in particular - became an immediate fan of his after seeing his work on Batman Incorporated with Nathan Fairburn. Brilliant artist and colourist right there.
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 04 May, 2014, 03:59:33 PM
If no one else gets there first I would really appreciate a copy...
Bolt I can send you mine, slight soup stain on the back :-[ PM me let me know, no cost even with the extra soup!
I only wanted the prog so, if anyone wants any of the freebies that were being given away at Forbidden Planet (and are happy to pay the postage) then just let me know
They are:
Guardians of the Galaxy
Ipso Facto
Futures End
Scam Crosswords
Rise of the Magi
Armor Hunters
V Wars
Lo and behold there was a big stack of FCBD 2000ads at Lawgiver today on the Forbidden Planet stand, so I managed to get my meaty fists on one NO QUEUING REQUIRED.
Beautiful issue - about fifty percent Henry Flint which ticks my buttons.
I have ordered on off DH above, cheers for the link!
I'm gonna go down to FP tomorrow and see if I can beg one....if not I'll order. Z
Buggrit! By the time I got to my local (Excelsior in Bristol) mid afternoon on Saturday 2000AD had long gone :(
Was rushing for a train so no time to pop up to FP.
In Maidstone today and popped into The Grinning Demon - a few copies of other things (only bothered picking up Hatter M) but no 2000AD left - Graham said it'd gone very fast on FCBD.
Bah! Missed it last year too. Must try harder!
Finally got around to reading this and have to say its a blast. Two of the three (yes three count um) strips are quite brilliant. The Durham Red one didn't really work for me on either level, or story, but did feel like an old annual story so gets points for that.
Henry Flint's Future Shock wasn't too shocking but was so glorious and such rollocking fun that frankly I didn't care.
The Dredd by Matt Smith and Chris Burnham is the absolute standout though. One of the best one shot Dredd's I've read for sometime, quite, quite brilliant and a wonderful introduction to Dredd and his world.
Love this.
Huff, thanks for the offer but eamonn had a copy for me at lawgiver yesterday.
I ordered on the link too and it was waiting for me when I got home this evening.
A very nice quality issue. Thankfully most of the old strips were before my time so with the exception of Absalom (and that was still a good read) it was all new to me. I liked most of it although the Slain stuff seemed rather slight. I got the impression it was mainly intended as a taster advertising the trade though.
I enjoyed my day out to the capital to get some stuff signed by Tharg and droids at Forbidden Planet. I didn't think it was as busy as last year, but that might have just been me. Perhaps Ron Smith proved a bigger draw? Anyway, it was still a good event and by 2pm they had run out of adult goodie bags, with just the kids ones left. My 10 year old enjoyed his goodie bag, with The Simpsons and Teen Titans going down well.
Good to see The Surfer there as well. Sadly didn't catch any other forum members.
Looking forward to next year already!
I went down to my local comic shop here in leafy Richmond, RayGun. Lo and behold it was bloody packed! Swarms of the juves (who were alright) but their protective mams were a bit much, lineblocking the other kids from the table till their little one had grabbed what they wanted.
Still got what I wanted - 2000AD sampler! Rather enjoyed it, particularly the Dredd strip. Best of the bunch in my book, certainly much better than Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. They haven't quite worked out the best way to incorporate the MCU into the actual comics I feel.
Also of note, Rufus Dayglo was there drawing pictures of Tank Girl. He is exactly how I imagined a comic book artist to look.
Ahh what apparently Joss Whedon popped along there as well! Wtf m8.
Quote from: Bolt-01 on 06 May, 2014, 10:07:31 PM
Huff, thanks for the offer but eamonn had a copy for me at lawgiver yesterday.
no probs
Quote from: maryanddavid on 05 May, 2014, 11:53:23 PM
I have ordered on off DH above, cheers for the link!
Any sign of it? I ordered too and still waiting. Tried emailing a few times to see if it was in the post but all gone quiet. :(
MY DH copy turned up yesterday
DH are ace. My copy arrived Sat morning (the day itself!). Didn't expect that!
Very nice issue, Tharg writes a mean Dredd. And hadn't read The Glass Zone in over 30 years... :)
I've taken advantage of Disposableheroes FCBD stuff in the past,, so I can't be hypocritical, but I'm curious - What's their deal?
Do they have a special arrangement to sell these online; do they cream a few copies off all their associated comic shops, or do they just gather and re-sell fan-collected copies as soon as they're out?
They are a shop, albeit an online one, and get FCBD products the same way the LCS do - they buy them.
99p for a free comic is pretty much just covering P&P.
Quote from: Bat King on 10 May, 2014, 01:41:52 AM
They are a shop, albeit an online one, and get FCBD products the same way the LCS do - they buy them.
99p for a free comic is pretty much just covering P&P.
99p was for the comic; the postage charge was added at checkout.
but I thought the whole point of FCBD was to physically get punters into local comic shops - I'd have thought that online "shops" would be excluded by definition.
Quote from: JOE SOAP on 10 May, 2014, 03:07:41 AM
Quote from: Bat King on 10 May, 2014, 01:41:52 AM
They are a shop, albeit an online one, and get FCBD products the same way the LCS do - they buy them.
99p for a free comic is pretty much just covering P&P.
99p was for the comic; the postage charge was added at checkout.
They only charged me 99p. Nowt was added at checkout.
Had a message from them saying it's on its way so will keep looking. With bank holiday post can be a bit odd. (Ok, more odd than usual!)
Quote from: JOE SOAP on 10 May, 2014, 03:07:41 AM
Quote from: Bat King on 10 May, 2014, 01:41:52 AM
They are a shop, albeit an online one, and get FCBD products the same way the LCS do - they buy them.
99p for a free comic is pretty much just covering P&P.
99p was for the comic; the postage charge was added at checkout.
I'm sure I read somewhere on their site that the charge was to cover the P&P. And I think they are free P&P anyway. However, where this model breaks down is ordering multiple copies. A friend of mine couldn't get to FCBD, living nowhere near a comic shop, so ordered three comics he wanted from this site. Cost him £2.98. Far more than the postage and cardboard envelope...
I generally like DH as a company and their service. But can't help but think they are making money from the FCBD comics.... I don't like that...
Quote from: Tjm86 on 10 May, 2014, 06:26:17 AM
Quote from: JOE SOAP on 10 May, 2014, 03:07:41 AM
Quote from: Bat King on 10 May, 2014, 01:41:52 AM
They are a shop, albeit an online one, and get FCBD products the same way the LCS do - they buy them.
99p for a free comic is pretty much just covering P&P.
99p was for the comic; the postage charge was added at checkout.
They only charged me 99p. Nowt was added at checkout.
Had a message from them saying it's on its way so will keep looking. With bank holiday post can be a bit odd. (Ok, more odd than usual!)
Same here. I paid 99p in total which covers postage...*just* Can't ask for more really.
Likewise.
And 99p postage is cheap - no charge at all would be odd.
As far as getting people into shops on FCBD; I tried that last year. By lunchtime the prog was gone.
it would have cost me a damn sight more to go on the bus to get em so really I made a £4 profit!
Quote from: mogzilla on 10 May, 2014, 11:45:02 AM
it would have cost me a damn sight more to go on the bus to get em so really I made a £4 profit!
Actually when you put it like that going town early to get this seems a bit daft now... must remember for next year...
Will the FCBD issue ever be made available digitally? I understand that it should be physically exclusive in an attempt to get people into shops but what about releasing last years as a free teaser for the digi service?
Quote from: Dan Banks on 12 May, 2014, 10:11:29 PM
Will the FCBD issue ever be made available digitally? I understand that it should be physically exclusive in an attempt to get people into shops but what about releasing last years as a free teaser for the digi service?
We don't release our FCBD editions digitally - there's already a huge freebie on the iPad app and we give away PDFs through the weekly newsletter every so often :)
That's fair and I can see how releasing it digitally could be seen as going against the concept of FCBD.
On a similar note, do the FCBD stories get collected in the relevant graphic novels?
Quote from: Dan Banks on 13 May, 2014, 07:05:12 AM
On a similar note, do the FCBD stories get collected in the relevant graphic novels?
Not sure what you mean by "relevant graphic novels" - can you explain?
At a guess as previous Dredd FCBD stories were collected in 'the restricted files' which would be the relevant graphic novel, I'd say yes
Sorry, I just meant Dredd in Dredd graphic novels, Zombo in Zombo graphic novels etc. Definitely made it more complicated than I meant!
Got my (nicely signed!) copy courtesy of Mr Simeon Brewer. Cheers Matey!
And a quick flick through show's that Tharg has provided yet another rather grand FCBD issue. :thumbsup:
still waiting for mine :(
I got my copy of the FCBD 2000AD from DH at the weekend and I must say it is impressive. This is the first FCBD I have got my hands on and as others have already mentioned, the Dredd tale and Future Shock were particular standouts along with some great reprint material.
Quote from: Simon Beigh on 10 May, 2014, 06:54:40 AM
I'm sure I read somewhere on their site that the charge was to cover the P&P. And I think they are free P&P anyway. However, where this model breaks down is ordering multiple copies. A friend of mine couldn't get to FCBD, living nowhere near a comic shop, so ordered three comics he wanted from this site. Cost him £2.98. Far more than the postage and cardboard envelope...
I generally like DH as a company and their service. But can't help but think they are making money from the FCBD comics.... I don't like that...
FCBD is a great idea but it is a bit of a pain in the arse in practice. DH provide a fantastic service for those who can't get to the comic shop first thing on the day. No offence Sim but I wouldn't say 99p a comic is ripping folks off at all and the example of £2.98 for the time to pick and wrap three comics, cost of labels, the comics themselves, a comic mailer and cost of postage doesn't really leave much for them to profit from.
Quote from: Molch-R on 13 May, 2014, 10:58:22 AM
Quote from: Dan Banks on 13 May, 2014, 07:05:12 AM
On a similar note, do the FCBD stories get collected in the relevant graphic novels?
Not sure what you mean by "relevant graphic novels" - can you explain?
I assume they mean would the Dredd's go into the Restricted Files. Obviously a long way off...
Well, the rather excellent Manager of Forbidden Planet in Belfast, presented me with my FCBD copy of 2000AD, free of charge in a quality, backed, plastic sleeve. I am chuffed to bits and grateful to him for his thoughtfulness and dilligence. Z :D
Quote from: BPP on 14 May, 2014, 05:04:50 PM
Quote from: Molch-R on 13 May, 2014, 10:58:22 AM
Quote from: Dan Banks on 13 May, 2014, 07:05:12 AM
On a similar note, do the FCBD stories get collected in the relevant graphic novels?
Not sure what you mean by "relevant graphic novels" - can you explain?
I assume they mean would the Dredd's go into the Restricted Files. Obviously a long way off...
Restricted File 4 wrapped up on FCBD prog 2012 I believe. To compile another will take at least another decade, though naturally if the summer specials become regulares as well then they'll be lumped in to.
Just for asking; How many FCBD Progs has there been? Four isn't it?
And comicbookdb agrees, four
I thought it was three!
Anyone got pics of all the Progs?
Here you do Dweezl!
(http://s3.postimg.org/wuocc8f8j/FCBD.jpg)
Also, I've JUST uploaded Henry Flint's making of the prog cover on my blog, check it out:
http://2000adcovers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/henry-flint.html (http://2000adcovers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/henry-flint.html)
Cheers Pete!
Much obliged! ;)
They don't call him the Covermeister for nothing
or at all, really
I just got a quick look at this tonight and like the Future Shock very much.
Back in 2010, on this very forum, there was a thread about submitting one-page FS-type stories to Mark Millar's Clint. I got together with the wonderful johnnystress to produce a strip called "World Hunger" which has since been available here (http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,28305.msg511467.html#msg511467) and is reproduced below...
(http://www.aptronym.co.uk/worldhunger_2.jpg)
I never got to realise my ambition of getting a Future Shock in 2000 AD, but it's nice to know I was on the right lines at least...!
(http://www.aptronym.co.uk/2000ad/burp.jpg)
;-)
Lovely art from Johnnystress/Johnnymc there - and also from mr Flint (the FCBD issue is about 80 percent him which is like a dream :D) but I DO BELIEVE Marvel got there before both of you ;)
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/1OeYQZPNQqOeiGyi2WJn_Egoplanet.png)
There's also Alan Moore's Mogo, and I guess Unicron too.
Still though Banners, that's damn uncanny.
well I guess that Future Shock isn't going to be much of a shock now.... ::)