I've just been told this is mentioned in prog 2020. If so, hooray!
Confirmed two days back by Colin YNWA in the prog 2020 thread (https://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php?topic=44193.msg947309#msg947309). Zarjaz!
Any time line?
Last week's Bookseller magazine has a whole page on 2000AD / Rebellion's plans to start reprinting old IPC/Egmont stuff.
One-Eyed Jack due in June
Leopard from Lime St vol 1 due in July
Marney the Fox in September
Misty book 2 (featuring the Sentinels and End of the Line) in November
Faceache (inc Ricky Rubberneck and other Ken Reid material) in December - this last one in Hardback (presumably going for the Beano/Dandy classic nostalgia market); all the others in paperback.
Ben Smith then says he intends to publish at least one new bit of reprint per month from 2018. Exciting times for everyone except our bank managers!
Good to see the variety here. Here's hoping for the complete The Thirteenth Floor in 2018!
Quote from: AlexF on 27 February, 2017, 10:57:48 AM
Last week's Bookseller magazine has a whole page on 2000AD / Rebellion's plans to start reprinting old IPC/Egmont stuff.
Thanks AlexF!
Quote from: AlexF on 27 February, 2017, 10:57:48 AM
Leopard from Lime St vol 1 due in July
The July release is "Book 1", so there are at least two volumes in the offing.
If this breaks down into two volumes, they should title them "Catch Me if You Can" and "Hunt me if You Dare".
Ok so for the non-initiated, a couple of questions :
- what is the Leopard of Limd Street about?
- I get the feeling there is a lot of love for it about. So guess you would recommend it, but can you explain why?
Wow that's a wonderfully refreshing line-up. Not sure its all for me BUT its great to see such variety in the output and will be fascinating to learn what gets an audience.
Great to see there's clearly a market for the Misty stuff since its getting a second volume (well I assume).
Thanks for that AlexF
I see the other thread about forthcoming releases mentions Simon & Schuster (probably badly misspelt that second name!) for quite a few of the releases relating to the big buy from last year. I'm guessing this means they're not directly published by Rebellion, but licenced out?
Quote from: Magnetica on 27 February, 2017, 12:41:35 PM
Ok so for the non-initiated, a couple of questions :
- what is the Leopard of Limd Street about?
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leopard_from_Lime_Street)
A fantastic lineup, hitting some classics as well as picking up at least one lesser-known strip. Very nice choices!
Was also interested to read that Rebellion have developed bespoke software to help the repro process, and that they've expanded their repro staff. Given that they are, as expected, having to work from the printed comics, that should put them in a great position to really get to grips with the archive and get the best possible results.
Big thumbs-up!
Quote from: sheridan on 27 February, 2017, 12:55:54 PM
I see the other thread about forthcoming releases mentions Simon & Schuster (probably badly misspelt that second name!) for quite a few of the releases relating to the big buy from last year. I'm guessing this means they're not directly published by Rebellion, but licenced out?
Simon & Schuster are our distributor. 2000 AD/Rebellion prints all its own titles, S&S (along with subcontractor Harper Collins in the UK) handles all the distribution to bookstores.
Quote from: sheridan on 27 February, 2017, 12:56:31 PM
Quote from: Magnetica on 27 February, 2017, 12:41:35 PM
Ok so for the non-initiated, a couple of questions :
- what is the Leopard of Limd Street about?
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leopard_from_Lime_Street)
Thanks.
I was though looking for a bit more insight from the Hive Mind. Clearly people think "it's great" but I would like to know a bit more before investing my credits and more pertinently adding to my massive reading list (not to mention worsening my storage problem). e.g yes it's great and here is why.
Quote from: Magnetica on 27 February, 2017, 01:13:42 PM
Quote from: sheridan on 27 February, 2017, 12:56:31 PM
Quote from: Magnetica on 27 February, 2017, 12:41:35 PM
Ok so for the non-initiated, a couple of questions :
- what is the Leopard of Limd Street about?
wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leopard_from_Lime_Street)
Thanks.
I was though looking for a bit more insight from the Hive Mind. Clearly people think "it's great" but I would like to know a bit more before investing my credits and more pertinently adding to my massive reading list (not to mention worsening my storage problem). e.g yes it's great and here is why.
If I had to sum it up roughly in a line, it would be:
It's the UK's answer to Spider-Man, beautifully illustrated, and with a bit of a British spin on the concept.
There's a reason it cropped up so often in most-wanted reprint lists from fans of classic British comics :)
Very exciting developments - I look forward to the monthly reprint schedule too!
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Quote from: IndigoPrime on 27 February, 2017, 11:23:30 AMHere's hoping for the complete The Thirteenth Floor in 2018!
Is that not property of Dan Dare Corp?
Quote from: JOE SOAP on 27 February, 2017, 05:18:25 PM
Quote from: IndigoPrime on 27 February, 2017, 11:23:30 AMHere's hoping for the complete The Thirteenth Floor in 2018!
Is that not property of Dan Dare Corp?
Nope. Launched in Scream! and only continued in Eagle after the merger. The DDC only appear to own strips that
originated in Eagle/New Eagle (with one or two exceptions, IIRC) and anything that came to the comic from another title merger belongs to whoever ended up with the rights to that earlier title. So, The Thirteenth Floor and Monster are Rebellion's, despite having the bulk of their run in Eagle, because they originated in Scream!, while strips like Doomlord belong to the DDC.
Personally I always found Eagle and Scream to be 'lesser' comics than the rest of their stablemates. This was partly due to me age at the time they came out but generally I don't enjoy reading stories from them as much as those from 2000AD, Battle, Valiant etc. I'm also happy enough with the reprints that Hibernia Press do from those comics. I think it would be a pity if Rebellion started re-printing Eagle and Scream stories whenever they now have so much wider a back catalogue to choose from.
One Eyed Jack is John Cooper's definitive work (Johnny Red being narrowly squeezed out from the number 1 spot in my opinion). He made Jack the greatest three piece suit wearer in comics. Will there be more than 1 volume though I wonder as I seem to remember it went on for quite a while.
Leopard of Lime Street was another story that I have fond memories of but haven't seen or ready any in years. Generally speaking though I would buy it for the Mike Western art.
Quote from: AlexF on 27 February, 2017, 10:57:48 AM
Faceache (inc Ricky Rubberneck and other Ken Reid material) in December - this last one in Hardback (presumably going for the Beano/Dandy classic nostalgia market); all the others in paperback.
Ricky Rubberneck isn't a separate strip. It's Faceache's real name.
Thank you Molch_R and M.I.K. for the corrections.
I know Ken Reid has many fans but I have to admit I only ever skim-read Faceache (and Jonah). Now, Sweeny Toddler on the other hand...
Leopard of Lime Street is a must purchase!
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 27 February, 2017, 05:26:32 PMThe DDC only appear to own strips that originated in Eagle/New Eagle (with one or two exceptions, IIRC) and anything that came to the comic from another title merger belongs to whoever ended up with the rights to that earlier title.
My dream of a
Star Rider collection endures!
Sweeny Toddler was created by Leo Baxendale in Shiver and Shake, and the artist most identified with him is Tom Patterson. It reached it's best (IMO) in the mid eighties with Graham Exton on writing duties, with covers like the (in?)famous Judge Sweeny Toddler .
Ken Reid is incredible, and the great thing is there is so much more material than Faceache. 'Martha's Monster Make Up' is basically a female Ricky Rubberneck, Tom Horror's World (word play at its best) and in the football comic Scorcher, he contributed various single page football related tales for a good few years. But the best is his single page illos, 'Creepy Creations' in Shiver and Shake and 'World Wide Werdies' and 'Wanted' in Whoopee, a collection of these I would love.
(https://www.google.ie/search?q=ken+reid+wanted+whoopee&rlz=1C1AOHY_en-GBIE708IE708&espv=2&biw=1137&bih=721&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj34c_hwrHSAhXmA8AKHfzKBgEQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=ken+reid+creepy+creations+whoopee&*&imgrc=vHltYBhKikdCFM:)
Quote from: AlexF on 27 February, 2017, 10:57:48 AM
Faceache (inc Ricky Rubberneck and other Ken Reid material) in December - this last one in Hardback (presumably Ken Reid's intricately detailed, genius-level art deserves to be seen in a larger format)
FTFY Alex.
Fantastic selections all round in that lot.
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 27 February, 2017, 01:27:04 PM
If I had to sum it up roughly in a line, it would be:
It's the UK's answer to Spider-Man, beautifully illustrated, and with a bit of a British spin on the concept.
Not to be confused with Garth Ennis & John McCrea's debut strip
Troubled Souls, which was the Irish version. ;)
I remember enjoying The leopard Of Lime St as a youth, but I worry it may have dated. Fingers crossed.
To say it's like a bristish Spider-Man is an understatement.
From the official press release:
"Billy Farmer ... is scratched by a radioactive leopard at the local zoo. Gaining leopard-like strength, speed, reflexes, and tree-climbing abilities, when he's not fighting crime, Billy sells photographs of himself to the local paper, using the money to support his frail aunt"
Radioactive leopard? Cor blimey!
Quote from: The Amstor Computer on 27 February, 2017, 05:26:32 PM
The DDC only appear to own strips that originated in Eagle/New Eagle (with one or two exceptions, IIRC) and anything that came to the comic from another title merger belongs to whoever ended up with the rights to that earlier title.
That's rather a shame because I would totally be up for a reprint collection of 'The Fists of Danny Pyke' by Johns Wagner & Burns. :(
Where do we stand with Robot Archie and The Spider? Last I checked both where still owned by DC, but due to Archies appearance in Zenith I have to wonder if this could be contested...
Quote from: Bad City Blue on 28 February, 2017, 04:32:28 PM
I remember enjoying The leopard Of Lime St as a youth, but I worry it may have dated. Fingers crossed.
To say it's like a bristish Spider-Man is an understatement.
From the official press release:
"Billy Farmer ... is scratched by a radioactive leopard at the local zoo. Gaining leopard-like strength, speed, reflexes, and tree-climbing abilities, when he's not fighting crime, Billy sells photographs of himself to the local paper, using the money to support his frail aunt"
Radioactive leopard? Cor blimey!
Really?
I knew it was about lad with leopard powers (I believe I even read one episode back in the day, although possibly not in the original comic) but they actually went the radioactive and photographer route too?
On the plus side, I seem to remember the tone being different from Spider-man.
I think it was Buster that I used to read the story in when I was a wee lad. I wouldn't get too worried about any Spider-Man connection though. I think it was its own story and probably had more in connection with Billy the Cat (the DC Thomson strip). I'll be getting it regardless and at the very least it can be enjoyed for the Mike Western art.
I didn't read Buster regularly, so had no idea just how derivative the rest of the Leopard's backstory was! Until this thread I thought he was just a kid who dressed as a cat and was quite athletic!
Quote from: sheridan on 28 February, 2017, 08:21:47 PM
a kid who dressed as a cat and was quite athletic!
I think that definitely is a description of Billy the Cat who I don't think had any superpowers.
I think the Leopard will be sufficiently different from Spider-Man for any resemblance in the origin not to matter.
You can see small(ish) examples of several of the strips (including The Leopard from Lime Street) here: Click! (http://www.comicsbeat.com/2000ad-launches-the-treasury-of-british-comics-line-with-classic-brit-comics/)
It also mentions that the Dracula Files (from Scream) is being reprinted in October.
Quote
Titles include Marney the Fox (which has a new cover by John Stokes...
If that in itself doesn't sway you towards purchasing a copy then there is something wrong with you.
;)
Dracula Files is a strange choice given Hibernia did a fairly recent reprint of it and made a good of it.
I didn't really enjoy the strip itself so wouldn't be getting it again but I would be on board for all the other reprints.
Quote from: Tony Angelino on 01 March, 2017, 06:53:55 AM
Dracula Files is a strange choice given Hibernia did a fairly recent reprint of it and made a good of it.
I didn't really enjoy the strip itself so wouldn't be getting it again but I would be on board for all the other reprints.
To be fair, Rebellion have the advantage there in terms of distribution and media presence so a new edition in their Treasury line makes sense - it's a well-regarded tale, often mentioned when the subject of Scream! comes up, and while it sold out handily for us, Rebellion will be aiming for a bigger market who likely never realised it was even reprinted.
It's also one of the few Scream! tales left that collects reasonably well as a slim trade (I think our edition worked out at around just shy of 90 pages, including extra material from the Holiday Specials, a cover gallery and some unused art) now that Monster has been reprinted. In fact, if they have Monster and the Dracula File in print, it's really only the Thirteenth Floor left before the bulk of the best long-form strips from Scream! are exhausted. There's enough material there to put together a Complete Library of Death, with the Ghastly Tales and Tales from the Grave included, or you could maybe go for a reprint of The Nightcomers - I think a bumper reprint of the short tales would go down well, as they're fondly remembered and generally pretty good, but the Nightcomers might not have the recognition that something like Monster or the Dracula File does. I doubt anyone is really clamouring for a deluxe reprint of Terror of the Cats though... ;)
I must admit to a bit of curiosity to see how the two editions will compare. I think we did a pretty good job of the Dracula File within the limitations we had, and I'll be fascinated to see what Rebellion do with the strip :-)
Hardback (& signed bookplate and art print) edition now available to order through 2000AD!
Ordered!
Why isn't the bookplate edition of One Eyed Jack a HC as well?
Quote from: Anthony Garnon on 18 May, 2017, 01:36:19 PM
Hardback (& signed bookplate and art print) edition now available to order through 2000AD!
*It's just a
numbered bookplate, as sadly Tom Tully, Mike Western, and Eric Bradbury are no longer with us.
Will try and grab this when I can - only ever saw a couple of episodes as a kid, would love to give this a thorough read.
Also, RE The Dracula Files, Rebellion would do well to just repackage the Hibernia reprint in a hardcover.
Hibernia's print is truly gorgeous, and the quality of the repro on the pages that were never published before is up there with the old Titan collections. Truly stunning book, can't wait to see what Rebellion do with it.
(In my perfect world, the story would continue in the Megazine with Dave Bishop writing, and Nick Dyer on art duties...)
QuoteI doubt anyone is really clamouring for a deluxe reprint of Terror of the Cats though... ;)
You're not wrong... :lol:
Quote from: Woolly on 18 May, 2017, 06:06:19 PM
QuoteI doubt anyone is really clamouring for a deluxe reprint of Terror of the Cats though... ;)
You're not wrong... :lol:
Hey, I liked Terror of the Cats (admittedly I have all the episodes in Scream! and don't have the space for reprints of things I already have).
Quote from: Anthony Garnon on 18 May, 2017, 01:36:19 PM
Hardback (& signed bookplate and art print) edition now available to order through 2000AD!
I can't see it mentioned in the shop anywhere, but is this hardback edition in the larger format we've seen with the Dan Dare and Cursed Earth collections?
Regards
Robin
I got the Summer Magic HC, and that is the same size as the Dare / Cursed Earth HC.
Quote from: Molch-R on 18 May, 2017, 03:30:32 PM
Quote from: Anthony Garnon on 18 May, 2017, 01:36:19 PM
Hardback (& signed bookplate and art print) edition now available to order through 2000AD!
*It's just a numbered bookplate, as sadly Tom Tully, Mike Western, and Eric Bradbury are no longer with us.
When I came back to the 2000AD fold a few years back after years in the spandex wilderness, I engaged in a glut of old and new Brit-Cit comics. I was quite amazed that when I started to explore what happened to my favourite writers of yester-year that I could find very little biographical information on Tom Tully's latter years (and couldn't even ascertain whether he was alive or otherwise for a time).
Quote from: seanharry on 22 May, 2017, 12:24:07 AM
I got the Summer Magic HC, and that is the same size as the Dare / Cursed Earth HC.
Thanks for the info. I've ordered Summer Magic as well as Leopard limited editions now.
Regards,
Robin
I'm halfway through "Leopard..." and it's excellent.
Quote from: Bad City Blue on 25 May, 2017, 04:59:06 PM
I'm halfway through "Leopard..." and it's excellent.
What, whow this is out already... or do you get those preview type things and ya just braggin'?
Preview type thing.
Finished it now and I want MORE. Great art, fun if ludicrously derivative story.
I thought his hometown, Selbridge, sounded familiar. After an embarrassingly long time I remembered i live in Celbridge.
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 29 May, 2017, 09:33:27 PM
I thought his hometown, Selbridge, sounded familiar. After an embarrassingly long time I remembered i live in Celbridge.
That's so funny - thanks for sharing!
My review
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7710996369396632173#allposts
Sorry - correct review link
http://cool-stuff-you-will-like.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-leopard-from-lime-st-volume-1-book.html
The first one worked fine for and me it was great to hear that tLfLS still works today. Very much looking forward to this.
Seems really overpriced tbh, are they reprinting the colour version?