The Case Files should definitely continue with the Meg and Twoth stuff combined. Yeah, there might be two volumes per "year" for some years, but that's fine as far as I'm concerned.
I’ll deal with the other suggestions in the order in which they’ve been mentioned. This post may become TS in its length, apologies….
Judge Dredd: The Complete Daily Star Dredd Yes please. There’ve been so many of us asking for this that, legal issues aside, I’m almost certain it’ll happen. *fingers crossed it’s not just us boarders who are by definition fanatical about it who are asking* Although I’d want the Metro Dredds in there too. And if that meant TWO volumes, I’m fine with that. I’ve never read ANY of them. So I’d really like the chance to read this stuff.
Judge Dredd: Mutants in Mega-City 1 and Judge Dredd: Tour of Duty Yeah, this really needs to happen. Preferably in two volumes as I think the whole thing will require it, or a semi-Case Files treatment (although that may push the price point up beyond that which Rebellion may think is sensible).
The Complete Chopper Yes please. Although obviously it SHOULD be complete to be worth bothering with, let’s not leave anything out regardless of whether or not it’s thought to be much cop by most of us (although I DO remember hating Supersurf 13).
The Taxidermist featuring Judge Dredd Yes please again. Classic story and well worth putting out with the original Sardini tale. Were there other stories after the Mega Olympics one?
The Complete Al's Baby YES PLEASE. I really need this. My absolute favourite of your suggestions.
Judge Anderson, Psi Division Yeah, this needs to be a COMPLETE collection though, running RIGHT up to date. I need to catch up and the later stuff (which I missed) relates to "My Name is Death" - it'd be a shame not to publish these later tales.
Sinister Dexter: Downlode Tales Second only to Al's Baby, I need to see this. I guess this way it'd be an optional extra rather than run the risk of alienating readers who're just getting into the series after three books to see the team, seemingly irrecoverably, broken up. And its collection would ensure that the obvious question in the minds of the reader (what the funt happened) is answered. A definite winner.
Atavar Missed this entirely so I’ve no opinion, maybe a complete collection would make it worth my while picking up?
Lobster Random Almost entirely missed this in the prog, it’s only appearance since my return being the Vort and whatever happened after that. I realise as a latecomer I’m probably not in a great position to judge, but it didn’t do much for me. A complete collection might tempt me to try it out, unlike the incomplete hardback thing that’s blocking up the Twoth GN space in my thrill-merchant.
The Red Seas Yes please, I’d like to get up to date on this.
Cradlegrave I’m not a huge John Smith fan. In fact, with only one or two exceptions, I’ve really disliked a lot of his stuff. Having said that, I really enjoyed this and it worked so well when read in one go. I could happily pick up a copy of that for the shelf.
Zenith Obviously this would be great. Complete, naturally. Am I alone in thinking the colouring on Phase 4, while out of keeping with the rest, was really nicely done? Am I missing something in my recollection?
Nikolai Dante, Shakara & Kingdom I doubt there’s any chance that Rebellion will leave these series incomplete. The three best non-Dredd things Twoth have going right now by a long way.
Harlem Heroes (original series) A good idea. Like Flesh, for me at least, not essential, but it’d be nice to have the chance to pick it up and give it a go. As for the reboot, given the cracking Dillon/Walker art, I’d like to see THAT in a floppy, even though it’s badly written.
Insurrection Cracking art (it’s MacNeil, what else do you expect?) but not for me.
Missionary Man If it were complete rather than a taster or “best of” then I’d be in.
Batman/Judge Dredd: The Complete Crossovers and Dredd: Crossovers Yeah, the original DC version dropped Cam Kennedy’s “Vendetta in Gotham” PRESUMABLY because it was the only non-painted story of the four. A massive oversight as it’s also probably the best art of all, and there’s no shortage of talented artists at work on the others. THAT missing story is also more integral to the understanding of the final “Die Laughing” than the fairly dull “Ultimate Riddle”. Additional promotional images and that alternate cover Bisley tried out and maybe a page or two of sketches and an intro or so would be welcome for those of us who have the DC version. Also the repro in Rebellion’s collections is tons better than the old DC ones so there’d be an improvement in the quality that’d make it worth buying again. Predator is a dull premise for storytelling as everything other than the original Arnie vehicle that’s carried the name has proven. Lobo? No, not for me. Friday, S/D, & Hammerstein? Hmmmmm. Probably give that a miss. It’s all a bit rubbish really, despite having good creators for the most part.
Stainless Steel Rat, Blackhawk, Inferno, Return to Armageddon, Twoth Dare, Meltdown Man, Mazeworld No thanks. SSR would probably require legal wrangling. It’s probably a non-starter without Rebellion having to pay an unpleasantly large royalty. Dare wasn’t included in the Rebellion buyout, the character being sold to someone else who commissioned Ennis’ fine work published by the awful Virgin Comics line. None of the rest appeals to me even remotely but then I did arrive later than many of you which might explain that to some degree (although none of them appealed in the back-issues I tracked down). Mazeworld wasn’t my cup of tea at all.
My own suggestions
Sinister Dexter This needs to start catching up pretty quickly in the way that Dante has recently. I love this series and, while it has its detractors, there are a lot more like me. More of them out there will only help convert more “maybes” into hardcore fans.
Stickleback I want the second volume with an almost physical intensity. But I guess there’ll need to be more of this in the prog first. So hurry up, Tharg!
