I hope no one minds me posting this here,
I have just put the House of Daemon for sale here- http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
Info as follows!
Elliot Aldrich had built a dream house - but that dream turned into a nightmare!
Elliot with his wife Cassandra and a few brave companions are trapped in Daemon's twisted house of terror, a house that Daemon will never let them escape from!
From the pages of the new Eagle (September '82 to February '83) Hibernia is proud to present this long out of print classic.
Superbly written by Alan Grant and John Wagner, introduction by Mike Perkins and incomparable art from Spanish master Jose Ortiz, miss this collection at you peril!
Perfect Bound
94 Pages
Black and White
Ooh, this is exciting! Ordered!
Done. Ordered. Can I have mine NOW please? :)
Quote from: Greg M. on 09 July, 2015, 07:57:11 PM
Ooh, this is exciting! Ordered!
Likewise. And plugged on Twitter, for what it's worth...
Cheers!
Jim
Quote from: maryanddavid on 09 July, 2015, 07:50:02 PM
I hope no one minds me posting this here,
I think you must know we don't mind this sort of stuff. In fact we look forward to and relish it.
Can't wait to get my grubby mitts on another Hibernia product. Long may you pester us MaryandDavid
Delurking briefly to say that I hope everyone enjoys this one - plenty of late nights and last-minute fretting about this one, and it's definitely been the biggest reprint challenge so far, but I think it's turned out really well.
It's a cracking little tale that has a lot in common with Wagner & Grant's later work on The Thirteenth Floor, and Ortiz gets licence to really cut loose with everything he has, showing his facility for everything from romance to war, comedy and gothic horror.
If you order it, enjoy! If you don't order it... well, just order it! :-D
Thanks for the support! I should have the first batch in the post over the weekend. Amstor pulled out all the stops on this one, its a lovely collection.
Paypal stole all my money so no Daemon for me, but having read this in the weeklies I can heartily recommend it. The story is a bit out there and generally genre-defying with a couple of concepts that would later be revisited by the lads in The Judge Child Quest and City of the Damned, but it works on its own terms as well as being a great platform for Ortiz to let rip on a variety of genres and draw ladies in a manner you couldn't get away with in a kids' comic these days unless it was Vampirella or one of those Grim Pornography Tales things.
So buy it, you bastards - otherwise David won't keep going and I won't get that Kid Cops collection I want, and which the world needs.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Instantly ordered, no questions asked. David, you once again prove yourself and Anstor to be national treasures. Thanks for this lads, super excited and plugged across my social media. :)
Hurry up payday.....! ;)
and another order ...
I'm sure David will be sharing more pics later, but for now here's a little sample showing what was involved in the clean-up on this one. Reduced for web use and not representative of the final printing, but it shows why this one was such a challenge! As with good lettering, the idea is that this work should be invisible to a reader - and particularly here, that it shouldn't compromise the art - and they should only ever see the story and art, but here's a look behind the curtain! :)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/buttonman/House%20of%20Daemon%20Cleanup%20Comparison%20Web.jpg)
Beautiful, beautiful stuff.
Thanks for all your hard work on this.
Quote from: Prodigal2 on 11 July, 2015, 12:30:10 PM
Thanks for all your hard work on this.
Quite. I think it's easy to overlook just how much of a challenge something like this is — with plain linework, clean-up is relatively easy, because it's (pun intended) black and white. You either want this thing or that thing to appear on the page, or you don't. With all these lovely grey washes, something as simple as tweaking the levels or the contrast to bring up the whiteness of the paper risks buggering up the grey tones in the art completely...
Excellent work.
Cheers
Jim
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 11 July, 2015, 12:37:25 PM
Quite. I think it's easy to overlook just how much of a challenge something like this is — with plain linework, clean-up is relatively easy, because it's (pun intended) black and white. You either want this thing or that thing to appear on the page, or you don't. With all these lovely grey washes, something as simple as tweaking the levels or the contrast to bring up the whiteness of the paper risks buggering up the grey tones in the art completely...
Yep, that's the difficulty with this type of artwork. With something like, say, The Dracula File, I could be aggressive with levels etc. to get the whites/blacks to pop (though even there it still needed a degree of manual "repainting" to remove scruff and tidy up blacks that had badly faded) and you can get more aggressive with sharpening/resampling tools to get the linework looking nice and crisp, but with this it meant blowing the detail and subtlety in the greywash.
Most pages therefore needed a gentle level adjustment to bring out as much of the white/blacks as possible, then there was nothing for it - if we wanted to preserve as much of the subtlety in the greywash as we could - but to go in at full magnification and "paint out" the areas of the page that were originally supposed to be white/black, preserving as much of the greywash as possible. I spent rather a long time staring at screen-size patterns of half-tone dots! :)
What we do with these books will never quite match the quality of being able to work from fresh scans of the original artwork/film, but since that is long scattered to the winds we use what we have and work as hard as possible to present it in the best possible light. I've always been very impressed with the work Kathryn Symes does for Rebellion, and the approach and dedication she brings to her restoration jobs - often working from page scans too, where original film or art is damaged/missing - is the kind of target I like to aim for. Hopefully we hit it more often than not!
purchased!!!! so looking forward to this!
Gah! Wish I had some money spare for this - still bummed that I missed out on Tower King and Thirteenth Floor.
Dunno if this will make me sound like a git, but this is a genuine offer:
If any boarder wants to message me their postal address via the forum, I'll sub them the money for this and order them a copy. Pay me back when you're able. I've got a few quid to spare at the minute -- it'd be nice to do something positive for fellow forum members.
Cheers
Jim
Jim, you're a gent and a scholar!
Class gesture Jim.
Just ordered a copy for myself, heard of this and its always been highly recommended, never actually read this myself so looking forward to a first time read with this one.
Nice on Jim! Jimbo, I am hoping to do a third 13th Floor, and reprint the first two as well. If it happens you will hear of it!
Quote from: maryanddavid on 14 July, 2015, 10:41:55 PM
Jimbo, I am hoping to do a third 13th Floor, and reprint the first two as well. If it happens you will hear of it!
Happy dance!
Love that the soldiers helmet has been added to complete the image on the top right. Having scanned & retouched New Eagles myself I can fully appreciate Hibernia's skill & love. Monster next?
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 11 July, 2015, 09:16:13 PM
Dunno if this will make me sound like a git, but this is a genuine offer:
If any boarder wants to message me their postal address via the forum, I'll sub them the money for this and order them a copy. Pay me back when you're able. I've got a few quid to spare at the minute -- it'd be nice to do something positive for fellow forum members.
Cheers
Jim
Thankfully I don't need to avail of this but that's a very beautiful thing Jim. Seriously that's the kind of move that brightens up a day.
Quote from: Prodigal2 on 15 July, 2015, 10:48:06 AM
Thankfully I don't need to avail of this but that's a very beautiful thing Jim. Seriously that's the kind of move that brightens up a day.
Thanks for the kind words. The lovely Hibernia folks deserve every penny they can get for their efforts, and I'd rather a forum member who'll really appreciate the book got a copy now that was ordered direct from them, rather than pay over the odds to someone on eBay down the line. Win-win, as far as I'm concerned.
Cheers
Jim
Got a copy through the door this morning (Thanks David!). Just had a quick flick through, and by grud it is amazing quality.
Quote from: Richmond Clements on 15 July, 2015, 11:24:48 AM
Got a copy through the door this morning (Thanks David!). Just had a quick flick through, and by grud it is amazing quality.
—Checks door mat—(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb36/jimcampbell2000/Bereft-01_zpsdd00055d.png)
Quote from: robert_ellis on 15 July, 2015, 10:13:19 AM
Love that the soldiers helmet has been added to complete the image on the top right. Having scanned & retouched New Eagles myself I can fully appreciate Hibernia's skill & love. Monster next?
Cheers! It was a bit of extra work adding back in details and - crucially - making them fit with what I felt Ortiz would have drawn beneath Eagle logos, black bars etc. and if it all works as intended it's only readers like yourself who will ever notice, but that's what I was aiming for. I think I've spotted your vids on YouTube too - lovely work on those collected editions!
Glad you like it, Richmond :) Hopefully everyone else will too!
New cash card has arrived, and this is now ordered!
Thanks for the bit of insight into the work you do Amstor, I just hope you know how appreciated your work is.
Marvellous stuff!
Arrived today. Perfect timing. Last day of term, perfect treat.
First glance, this is nicely done. First purchase from Hibernia and this is professionally done. Reproduction is crisp and clear. It truly does credit to Ortiz' artwork. Well worth the money, thanks guys.
Quote from: Tjm86 on 17 July, 2015, 07:15:21 PM
Arrived today. Perfect timing. Last day of term, perfect treat.
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb36/jimcampbell2000/Bereft-01_zpsdd00055d.png)
Got mine also*. Once again, a superb reproduction by M&D and Amstor. Just a beautiful book bu all accounts, now sitting comfortably between The Tower King and Doomlord, where it belongs.
*Sorry Jim. :P
Woolly - no worries! David's said this before elsewhere and I agree: these are stories that stand up and that deserve to be seen again. With that in mind I'm glad to be able to help him out on the books, and I'm happy that people are enjoying them.
Tjm86 & Hawkmonger - great to hear yours have arrived and that you're happy with them!
Jim - My copy is on its way, so I'm in the same boat :)
My copy arrived yesterday but I've been so tired I only noticed it on the mat this morning!
Another excellent publication from Hibernia. I appreciate the effort that's gone into the cleaning up of the scans. There's a nice attempt to do something different with the double page spread that starts the story that shows how much thought has gone into the book. The end-note is interesting too.
One thing that worried me about the house - where did the furniture go to when the floor slid back to reveal the swimming pool? I don't think the designers thought that through!
Ha! Yes, Elliot's design for Villa Cassandra is... novel :) The bit that always tickles me when I'm reading is the cost of the property - you'd barely get a nice little two-bedroom for that now, never mind a sprawling clifftop mansion!
The end note was something included after Jim was kind enough to help with identifying the letterers and he spotted that there was at least one other person lettering parts of the final episode. The unknown hand and that peculiar final panel suggested some kind of editorial fiddling, perhaps to soften it a little bit, as the natural "beat" to end on feels like it's in the penultimate panel. The last panel seems like it should just be a clear shot of the house and the footsteps leading away down the hill. David spoke to everyone involved with the story that he could reach before it went to print but no-one could confirm whether there had been any changes, so the little note was included just to point out the incongruity.
That opening DPS was a cracker, and interesting to work with. It was scanned in multiple sections, then reassembled and matched for line and greywash tone and given all the usual clean-up, then the whole thing needed chopped in two again for setting for print! There's a little fiddle to get it to run as smoothly as possible over the two pages (thanks to PYE-01 for advice there!) which was a first, as all of the previous Hibernia reprints have been single pages with no spreads. A real learning experience!
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 17 July, 2015, 10:00:17 PM
...these are stories that stand up and that deserve to be seen again.
I couldn't agree more.
It says a lot that I consider most Rebellion GNs too pricey, or just too recent in my memory and give them a miss, whereas Hibernia releases are always must-buy products.
Now, please tell me that you are working on a complete Monster collection... ;)
Quote from: Woolly on 18 July, 2015, 05:43:26 PMI couldn't agree more.
It says a lot that I consider most Rebellion GNs too pricey, or just too recent in my memory and give them a miss, whereas Hibernia releases are always must-buy products.
Now, please tell me that you are working on a complete Monster collection... ;)
Glad they're must-buys :) David's picked some crackers for reprinting, and introduced me to some I'd never read - Baker's Half-Dozen was a lovely surprise and great fun.
Monster would be brilliant, but I think that one's a bit tied up so it might not be available - I think David might be able to give you more info. There are a few requested strips that are a bit difficult to secure for reprint, but I know David keeps on working on those so perhaps one day!
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 19 July, 2015, 03:50:54 PM
Monster would be brilliant, but I think that one's a bit tied up so it might not be available..
(http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/o499/woolly76/vader_NOOOO_zpsbyzr4nau.jpg) (http://s1144.photobucket.com/user/woolly76/media/vader_NOOOO_zpsbyzr4nau.jpg.html)
How's about that Alien Invasion strip from Battle?
My review of THoD if anyone is interested:
https://2000ad.wordpress.com/2015/07/19/the-house-of-daemon-hibernia-press-review/
Quote from: shaolin_monkey on 19 July, 2015, 08:40:19 PM
My review of THoD if anyone is interested:
https://2000ad.wordpress.com/2015/07/19/the-house-of-daemon-hibernia-press-review/
My copy arrived yesterday, and I can only echo all the sentiments in this thread and the above review. A quality product showcasing a genuine minor classic from yesteryear. Fantastic work by all concerned. I'm incredibly proud to have made a tiny contribution to the mighty efforts of the Hibernia team.
Cheers!
Jim
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 19 July, 2015, 05:25:52 PM
How's about that Alien Invasion strip from Battle?
Oh, Invasion 1984? I've heard really good things about it - particularly Eric Bradbury's art, and the fun concept - but I've yet to read it. It's popped up a couple of times as a request before too.
Quote from: shaolin_monkey on 19 July, 2015, 08:40:19 PM
My review of THoD if anyone is interested:
https://2000ad.wordpress.com/2015/07/19/the-house-of-daemon-hibernia-press-review/
Glad you enjoyed reading it all over again, and I'm delighted you were happy with the quality of the repro. FWIW, the files that went to print had the slightly washed-out look too and it was a real heart-in-mouth few days waiting for word from David that the final print had come out the way it was intended to! He's picked a cracking printer though, and they've always been incredibly helpful when it comes to getting the best print quality possible.
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 19 July, 2015, 08:52:00 PMMy copy arrived yesterday, and I can only echo all the sentiments in this thread and the above review. A quality product showcasing a genuine minor classic from yesteryear. Fantastic work by all concerned. I'm incredibly proud to have made a tiny contribution to the mighty efforts of the Hibernia team.
Cheers!
Jim
No longer bereft! :)
Delighted everyone is enjoying it, its a cracking title. Richard had done a sterling job on the artwork, and the cover too. Glad you finally got it Jim, and ta for the help too!
Monster is not on the cards, and Invasion 1984 might be one for the future, Its quiet long IIRC it runs to something like 120 pages, I have a few more to do before its considered.
Great review, Thanks! I didn't realise that you had bought a copy too.. your review pointed out another idea that W&G had recycled from HOD, the 'hands' trying to grab the characters, used again in Anderson.
The 'trapped in someone else's twisted vision' is something John Wagner had used a few times, The 13th Floor and Strontium Dog, Journey to Hell and Roadhouse. I'm sure someone will pop up to name more.
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 19 July, 2015, 10:22:44 PM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 19 July, 2015, 05:25:52 PM
How's about that Alien Invasion strip from Battle?
Oh, Invasion 1984? I've heard really good things about it - particularly Eric Bradbury's art, and the fun concept - but I've yet to read it. It's popped up a couple of times as a request before too.
Don't remember that one and haven't heard of it (might have been after my Battle time?) but with Eric Bradbury on art sure to be a winner.
How's copyright on the Battle stuff, what did Titan grab? Did they only buy what they've reprinted? If other stuff is available surely The Sarge deserves a run out?
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 20 July, 2015, 08:37:54 AM
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 19 July, 2015, 10:22:44 PM
Quote from: Hawkmonger on 19 July, 2015, 05:25:52 PM
How's about that Alien Invasion strip from Battle?
Oh, Invasion 1984? I've heard really good things about it - particularly Eric Bradbury's art, and the fun concept - but I've yet to read it. It's popped up a couple of times as a request before too.
Thats the one! Thanks Amstor, I knew Bradbury was on art duties for it but couldn't remember the exact name. :)
Colin, I think Battles library is owned by a different company to Titan who leased them the rights to a few titles for reprint (Charleys War and Johnny Red etc). Others are still withheld I believe.
Don't remember that one and haven't heard of it (might have been after my Battle time?) but with Eric Bradbury on art sure to be a winner.
How's copyright on the Battle stuff, what did Titan grab? Did they only buy what they've reprinted? If other stuff is available surely The Sarge deserves a run out?
I'd like to see Fighting Mann reprinted. The more Cam Kennedy we can see, the better.
(http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff387/gypsum23/fighting%20mann_zpsufbiig08.jpg)
^ Seconded.
Fighting Mann was my first introduction to Cam's work. Incredible stuff, and I loved it straight off the bat. Pocket money being what it was back then, certain comics had to be let go of, to make way for others, so I never did get to read this tale all the way to the end, so a reprint would be all kinds of lovely.
Now the greyscale has been proven to work, how about trying out some of the photo-stories?
I suspect mine is a lone voice hankering for a Complete Manix.
Quote from: glassstanley on 20 July, 2015, 09:16:40 PM
Now the greyscale has been proven to work, how about trying out some of the photo-stories?
I suspect mine is a lone voice hankering for a Complete Manix.
Heh, I suspect it might be :) That said, I have a big soft spot for Carmona's Manix (that Boys from Brazil-inspired one is great, silly fun too) so if David ever picked that for reprint I'd be in hog heaven!
Fighting Mann is another I've never read, but I've heard great things about it and Cam's art is lovely - the setting is unusual for British war comics too.
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 20 July, 2015, 10:36:09 PM
Fighting Mann is another I've never read, but I've heard great things about it and Cam's art is lovely - the setting is unusual for British war comics too.
I don't think there's a lot of it, but I have this vague feeling that Cam did a couple of shorter and/or self-contained stories for Battle, so maybe there'd be enough material for a Cam-themed volume...?
Cheers
Jim
There are some sick people on this thread, Manix!? :P
A Cam themed book is a nice idea...
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 19 July, 2015, 03:50:54 PM
Quote from: Woolly on 18 July, 2015, 05:43:26 PMI couldn't agree more.
Now, please tell me that you are working on a complete Monster collection... ;)
Monster would be brilliant,
Did someone say Monster!
It gives me a chance to show off my recenet Redondo commission!
(http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p599/skullmo2000/IMG_0936_zpsyjk5thep.jpg)
That's Brilliant!
Oooh.
Ouch! Some talent just stuck in my eye! :o
I've reviewed this brilliant book (belatedly, real life got in the way...)
You can read it here (https://judgetutorsemple.wordpress.com/2015/07/26/the-house-of-daemon-collected-by-hibernia-press/).
Quote from: Skullmo on 21 July, 2015, 12:20:05 AM
Did someone say Monster!
It gives me a chance to show off my recent Redondo commission!
(http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p599/skullmo2000/IMG_0936_zpsyjk5thep.jpg)
:o :o :o
Jealousy circuits overloading! Astounding work.
The House Of Daemon turned up last week, just got a chance to read it.
I'm sure I don't need to cover how lovely this collection looks, or just how incredible the reproduction is.
Top marks again for presentation.
The story is classic Wagner & Grant, and the art... Ortiz's work is at an all-time high on this. Just jaw-droppingly beautiful.
A truly essential purchase this one, here's a handy link - buy it!
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/store/products/the-house-of-daemon/
Quote from: Skullmo on 21 July, 2015, 12:20:05 AM
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 19 July, 2015, 03:50:54 PM
Quote from: Woolly on 18 July, 2015, 05:43:26 PMI couldn't agree more.
Now, please tell me that you are working on a complete Monster collection... ;)
Monster would be brilliant,
Did someone say Monster!
It gives me a chance to show off my recenet Redondo commission!
(http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p599/skullmo2000/IMG_0936_zpsyjk5thep.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdR8MOOhdG4
Quote from: Woolly on 30 July, 2015, 11:41:47 AM
The House Of Daemon turned up last week, just got a chance to read it.
I'm sure I don't need to cover how lovely this collection looks, or just how incredible the reproduction is.
Top marks again for presentation.
The story is classic Wagner & Grant, and the art... Ortiz's work is at an all-time high on this. Just jaw-droppingly beautiful.
A truly essential purchase this one, here's a handy link - buy it!
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/store/products/the-house-of-daemon/
Delighted you're happy with it :) Ortiz's work is just brilliant here, and while I enjoy Tower King and Thorn is a bit of a guilty pleasure, I think it's the best of the three greyscale strips he did for Eagle. Of course, his work on Thirteenth Floor and Survival (eat yer heart out, The Walking Dead!) is lovely, but those three greywash strips were something else.
Skullmo, that Redondo commission is quite staggeringly good.
Quote from: TotalHack on 02 August, 2015, 03:14:42 PM
Skullmo, that Redondo commission is quite staggeringly good.
Isn't it! I was blown away!
One of the guys at Forbidden Planet Belfast just posted on my wall that they are now stocking this after I paraded Hibernia's past efforts around the joint. They love it.
Well done that reader!
I'm on my hols, but thought I'd stop by to add to the praise for this book. Read it last night and it turns out I had read it before. In the past it clearly didn't have an impact on the too level of my befuddled mind. Re-read all those years later so much of it was buried in my lower brain it was untrue. I think as a young lad reading Eagle I just didn't appreciate how much fun this was. I certainly didn't appreciate Jose Ortiz work the way I do now. Astonishing stuff really bringing to life a fine tail.
The product is what you've come to expect from Hibernia of late. Its a joy to own and the design and production is absolutely first rate.
My only criticism of this glorious company is that they've not produced more Doomlord and thats just me whining cos I can't accept not getting want I what in life! Thanks again fellas for all the work that goes into producing this quite superb collections.
Thanks Colin, delighted you like it. There are some real gems hidden away in these old comics. I'd love to do more Doomlord, we will see what the future brings.
Design and production is firmly at Richard's feet, the covers especially I think he has a real eye for.
I did get some copies into the Forbidden Planet International shops, hopefully that will go well.
Cheers!
I saw this in the Cardiff Forbidden Planet the other day - mid-shelf, front of shop! Good positioning. I hope it goes to an appreciative home.
I suspect we've filled our boots in these parts BUT if anyone hasn't yet there's a great sale on from Hibernia right now. If you buy Houise of Daemon (or Dracula Files for that matter) you can get Baker's Half Dozen half price. All three are superb so if you haven't dipped your toes into this particular comics oasis yet this is the perfect time to do so.
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
They still have their Doomlord books for the insanely reasonable 2.50 - its my favourite of the lot and its probably the fact that MaryandDavid can't even shift the back stock at this brilliant price that means I'm not get the next Doomlord volume I keep whining for! I blame anyone who doesn't own this quite brilliant book for this and this making my life a barren wasteland of misery.
Hope the sale is cos Baker's Half Dozen hasn't sold well and just to clear out space for more lovely new Hibernia products. Release for release their is a publisher with a hit rate as high as them, by some distance!
Ta Colin, and while Bakers didn't set the world on fire, it held its own.
Its more an exercise in making room! I recently bough a collection of 1000+ british comic, with loads of Ken Reid material, priceless stuff. I am looking out for the mythical Ken Reid strip that was proposed for 2000 AD.
According to Pat Mills
'A few weeks before 2000AD was due to go to press, I learnt that there was a brilliant Ken Reid cartoon strip he had produced for a dummy that had never been published!!! The same managing editor thought it was disgusting and condemned it to the vaults. It concerned the hideous mutant survivor of a nuclear war who had a horrible "thing" on his back and every week he would try and kill himself. But each week the thing on his back would prevent him. So if he jumped off a cliff, the thing would turn into a propeller and fly him to safety etc. You can just imagine how Ken would have drawn it! How deliciously foul and what a wonderful antidote to all those saccharine strips in Whoopee! et al. Just what I needed for the back cover of 2000AD. I had 100 per cent power to do what I wanted with 2000AD, so I requisitioned the strip from the vaults. But the old regime told me that it had mysteriously "disappeared" and could not be found. Yeah, right.'
Most ideas were reused, so I am (foolishly) hopeful of someday finding it in a 'Creepy Creation' or some such in one of the humour comics.
I am hopeful of getting at least one more out before Christmas, two if the stars align.
The books will be on offer for the next few days, so now's the chance!
Down to the last box of The House of Daemon, get it while you still can at http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/
I have put a sample of the clean up work Richard did on the artwork on Facebook if any one fancy's a gander. https://www.facebook.com/HiberniaComics/photos/a.335130923265078.72609.327287150716122/766916260086540/?type=1&theater (https://www.facebook.com/HiberniaComics/photos/a.335130923265078.72609.327287150716122/766916260086540/?type=1&theater)
There is still time to order Hibernia's titles from the on-line shop (linky!)
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
Orders up to the 18th sould be in time for Ireland,UK and Europe, 11th for North America.
Any orders got after the 18th will not be sent out until after Christmas.
A work of thanks to all on the forum for the support, reviews, tweets and FB likes.
Thanks too for the advice on the more technical aspects of reproduction, snippets of info, and scan of old 'Zines, you know who you are!
To Rebellion as well for not minding me plugging here occasionally!
Happy Christmas!
Quote from: maryanddavid on 09 December, 2015, 11:07:58 PM
There is still time to order Hibernia's titles from the on-line shop (linky!)
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
Orders up to the 18th sould be in time for Ireland,UK and Europe, 11th for North America.
Any orders got after the 18th will not be sent out until after Christmas.
A work of thanks to all on the forum for the support, reviews, tweets and FB likes.
Thanks too for the advice on the more technical aspects of reproduction, snippets of info, and scan of old 'Zines, you know who you are!
To Rebellion as well for not minding me plugging here occasionally!
Happy Christmas!
And a happy Christmas to you as well fella! Thank you for all your brilliant material of the last year. Thoroughly enjoyed.
Quote from: Prodigal2 on 11 December, 2015, 10:40:42 AM
And a happy Christmas to you as well fella! Thank you for all your brilliant material of the last year. Thoroughly enjoyed.
Yeah well said. Maryanddavid thanks so much for all the work and effort I assume you put into producing the books. I simply love them and I'm really grateful for what you have achieved. I do wonder how much you've inspired Rebellion's own foray into publishing other material.
Mind I'm gutted to see you still have some Doomlord's left, even after you had it on sale for a crazy cheap price a while ago. Probably puts pay to me ever getting more! If any of you folks haven't bought this yet you really, really REALLY should its bloody brilliant!
Thanks! While there is immediate plans for a Doomlord collection, I will have a new title next year which will contain some Doomlord goodness.
A lot of work does go into the books Colin, but I cant take all the credit. Amstor of these parts does a lot of the heavy lifting, with art restoration, (fantastic) cover design etc.
Aye! Another thumbs up from me on everything you and Amstor touch, M&D. Loving Hibernia's out put.
David you have referred to a new collection on your facebook page. Any time-line on this?
Picked this up in FP in Edinbra, great stuff wonderful, wonderful artwork.
Thanks Huff! It will be out soon Prodigal, finishing touches to be applied and printer to be booked. I should have a good idea in a few weeks.
Quote from: maryanddavid on 11 January, 2016, 09:52:20 PM
Thanks Huff! It will be out soon Prodigal, finishing touches to be applied and printer to be booked. I should have a good idea in a few weeks.
Thanks!
It's out now play-mates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you going to start a thread announcing this, maryanddavid?
Not to steal your thunder... (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/store/products/the-eagle-adventure-special/)
(Just clocked that it's 'no.1', too - that's promising!)
I'm pretty sure David will be along ASAP to announce it properly - the last email I had from him was late last night as he was getting everything organised for launch, so he may be a bit frazzled!
Until he starts a new thread for it, all I'll say is that he's picked a cracking set of complete short stories for reprint that show off why the '80s Eagle is still fondly remembered, and stand as good adventure tales in their own right - and it's a hell of a selection of comics talent too. Alan Moore scripting a photostory? Jim Baikie on Doomlord? Ian Kennedy on Dare? Carlos Ezquerra drawing KGB action? It's brilliant, bonkers fun :-)
...and just as I open my big mouth, I see he's started a thread for it :D
House of Daemon, limited numbers back in stock! Get 'em quick!
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
Quote from: maryanddavid on 19 February, 2017, 10:32:23 PM
House of Daemon, limited numbers back in stock! Get 'em quick!
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
If you missed out on this last time, buy it now. Seriously -- it's great. Fantastic job on the production side for a quality presentation, exactly the sort of fast-paced inventive stuff you'd expect from a Wagner/Grant script of this vintage, and phenomenal art from Ortiz... possibly my favourite of his work that I'm familiar with.
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 19 February, 2017, 10:48:40 PM
Quote from: maryanddavid on 19 February, 2017, 10:32:23 PM
House of Daemon, limited numbers back in stock! Get 'em quick!
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
If you missed out on this last time, buy it now. Seriously -- it's great. Fantastic job on the production side for a quality presentation, exactly the sort of fast-paced inventive stuff you'd expect from a Wagner/Grant script of this vintage, and phenomenal art from Ortiz... possibly my favourite of his work that I'm familiar with.
Couldn't agree more.
The quality of the reproduction is simply stunning, as is always the case with Hibernia releases.
Quote from: Woolly on 20 February, 2017, 08:27:45 AM
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 19 February, 2017, 10:48:40 PM
Quote from: maryanddavid on 19 February, 2017, 10:32:23 PM
House of Daemon, limited numbers back in stock! Get 'em quick!
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
If you missed out on this last time, buy it now. Seriously -- it's great. Fantastic job on the production side for a quality presentation, exactly the sort of fast-paced inventive stuff you'd expect from a Wagner/Grant script of this vintage, and phenomenal art from Ortiz... possibly my favourite of his work that I'm familiar with.
Couldn't agree more.
The quality of the reproduction is simply stunning, as is always the case with Hibernia releases.
Just to add my agreement with all of this. If you don't own it buy it. Its really that simple!
Thanks lads, Amstor is to thanks for the artwork looking so well, he spent a lot of time matching it to the original.
Bought this when it first came out. Really good and presented very professionally.
Are there any plans for a reprint of The Fifth Horseman? I have it in my head that it was also drawn by Ortiz but I could be wrong. I don't think I've seen it since it was first printed in Eagle.
You are spot on, its by Ortiz and more incredible art.
I have two Comic Archive in the works at the moment and that is eating my time, plus some other hush work so no immediate plans for the Fifth Horseman, but it is on the wish list. There will be a reissue of the Tower King in the same format as HOD in the next few weeks.
Reissue of Tower King? Consider a potential customer lined up now!
Quote from: Tjm86 on 21 February, 2017, 10:13:40 AM
Reissue of Tower King? Consider a potential customer lined up now!
Y'know, I might double-dip if the new edition has a square spine...
I ordered HOD yesterday; the news that Tower King will get a re-issue is the cherry on the icing on the cake. :D
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 20 February, 2017, 12:41:22 PM
Quote from: Woolly on 20 February, 2017, 08:27:45 AM
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 19 February, 2017, 10:48:40 PM
Quote from: maryanddavid on 19 February, 2017, 10:32:23 PM
House of Daemon, limited numbers back in stock! Get 'em quick!
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
If you missed out on this last time, buy it now. Seriously -- it's great. Fantastic job on the production side for a quality presentation, exactly the sort of fast-paced inventive stuff you'd expect from a Wagner/Grant script of this vintage, and phenomenal art from Ortiz... possibly my favourite of his work that I'm familiar with.
Couldn't agree more.
The quality of the reproduction is simply stunning, as is always the case with Hibernia releases.
Just to add my agreement with all of this. If you don't own it buy it. Its really that simple!
Aye, I second, third, fourth and fifth that!
My review here:
https://2000ad.wordpress.com/2015/07/19/the-house-of-daemon-hibernia-press-review/
Ordered. finally.
Quote from: maryanddavid on 20 February, 2017, 10:05:42 PM
Thanks lads, Amstor is to thanks for the artwork looking so well, he spent a lot of time matching it to the original.
And a damn good job he's done also.
If I'd been told these were all-new scans of the originals, I'd believe it.*
*To be fair, that goes for any of the Hibernia releases. Bravo Amstor, bravo :thumbsup:
Quote from: Jim_Campbell
Y'know, I might double-dip if the new edition has a square spine...
...making my occasional visit to the board to say: it does indeed :)
David wanted to take the opportunity to put out a second edition that matched the other recent Hibernia reprints, so I've taken the files for the original reprint and tweaked everything for a reprint in the same format/size as House of Daemon. The time wasn't there for a complete re-scan and fresh clean-up, but I think the original edition holds up in that regard and I hope it will sit comfortably alongside HoD.
Quote from: Woolly
And a damn good job he's done also.
If I'd been told these were all-new scans of the originals, I'd believe it.*
*To be fair, that goes for any of the Hibernia releases. Bravo Amstor, bravo :thumbsup:
Cheers :) David puts a lot of time into organising every Hibernia release - reprint or Comic Archive - and I try to match it with what I can do on the reprint/design front. Glad they go down well!
Go the whole hog and do a Survival book too? We need all the Ortiz we can get in life. Especially as the wait for an English language copy of Hombre seems to be taking forever to appear. I want that book so badly!
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 21 February, 2017, 07:09:42 PM
Quote from: Jim_Campbell
Y'know, I might double-dip if the new edition has a square spine...
it does indeed :)
Looks like I'll be buying a 2nd copy then... :thumbsup:
I'm having a big clear out of comics/annuals to make room (and help pay for printing) for more Hibernia collections that are incoming! In the process I found a few (literally) House of Daemon, they are in the shop now if anyone is interested, here http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/
Fellow Squaxx, I implore you, buy these comics. They are good shot indeed.
Bumping old thread - just seen this is still up for sale!
Fantastic!
(Have just ordered, naturally)