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Print runs of extensions to graphic novel collections tend to be very low as companies know the average number of each issue is selling and how many subscribers they have.  The last extension to Transformers and Star Trek collections had very low numbers and go for very high prices on the second-hand market.

Yeah April/May 2025 would be the end date now 15 unannounced plus the new 20 so 35 but I think several volumes can be guessed 🤔 Might need an extra Billy Bookcase.

That's issue 134 you might find a copy for sale on Ebay.

Hi folks. Whilst losing track of the ultimate collection issues during a long illness, I've just realised whilst placing collection together on shelf that I'm missing spine number Volume #139 (hence I cannot see Devlin waughs face on spine).
I'd really appreciate if anyone could tell me if there was a printing misshap or I missed a replacement issue etc.
I've got sinister dexter//volume five (volume 138) and sinister dexter//volume 7 (volume 140). I defo appear to be missing volume 139.
thanks

I really want to try The Phoenix comic but I have several comic subscriptions at the moment, plus my USA comic pull list. I really like the multi-part stories and single self-contained stories aspect similar to the weekly Le Journal de Spiriou in Europe. I really wish The Beano would have some kind of multi-part stories. 

Regarding Dredd taken from the Facebook page

"We can confirm we have several Dredd titles planned in this extension, with Dredd & Anderson coming in the near future. This is the only title we can confirm at the moment though. The rest are not guaranteed and subject to change, so please bear this in mind."

Issue 139/ Volume 140 is Sinister Dexter Vol 7
https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/2000-ad-ultimate-collection/l1072139/

Issue 140/ Volume 117 is Middenface McNulty
https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/2000-ad-ultimate-collection/l1072140/

Issue 141/ Volume 161 is Al's Baby
https://hachettepartworks.com/en-en/2000-ad-ultimate-collection/als-baby/

There is perhaps no one working at Eaglemoss to post any updates or a disgruntled ex employee changed all the passwords who knows ?

With their various partworks (models and graphic novels) Hachette did the right things to reassure its customers though there will some with incomplete collections nervous to start anything new or stop what they are collecting in fear of it nor been complete.  With the way the partwork market is at the moment Hachette may not extend 2000ad Ultimate Collection its really hard to know as the new Marvel and Dc collections seem to do well in my local newsagent.

One potential idea that they could do is volumes collecting strips from certain years say have Volume 1983 or Volume 1990 etc.

[Is the collection still profitable*?]

Is 140 the absolute end?

I suspect the following is true at any given potential end point of these collections:

Is the collection still profitable*?

If yes: "Good news, everyone! We've extended the collection by [10–50] books!"
If no: Collection quietly ends as advertised prior to the extension.

* And, possibly, is it viable to continue? In some cases, there simply won't be any reasonable means to add further issues, such as when the Doctor Who one ran out of years to cover. The Dredd one was starting to run out of material towards the end. 2000 AD? Hard to know what would be left that's objectively good to publish after 140 volumes, since the imprint doesn't have the sheer output of, say, Marvel.

The Star Trek graphic novel collection went to 140 had enough material for 20 more issues but sales were not good so it didn't get an extension

The Transformers G1 collection got an extension of 20 issues but it turns out they didn't have enough material, some things they didn't have the right to publish, and they scrapped the barrel just to make it to 100.

Not entirely on-thread, but Hachette's Transformers series has been extended to 100 issues.

Good, on the basis that the existing length was absurd. It was supposed to cover from the original Marvel books through to the end of the IDW run (pre-reboot), but there weren't enough pages. Mind you, the repro was absolute dogshit on the Marvel US stuff, sadly.

It wasn't suppose to cover all of IDW it was the standard number for a partwork collection and It was up to the editors of the collection to fit as much as possible into the 80 issues.

Apologies I should have posted the wiki link for anyone that may be interested. The PDF is available to download from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2000_AD_stories

On the 2000 AD wikipedia page there is a pdf of what strips have been printed up to Prog 2100. I downloaded it and use a PDF highlighter to mark whats been printed in the Ultimate collection just to keep a list of what has and hasn't been reprinted   

I am living in south east Ireland and recently decided to order these from a newsagent, but after a few weeks of nothing turning up I was finally told that they can't get them though they could earlier on in the series.
They only seem to turn up sporadically  in other book shops so I am wondering if the print numbers are dropping. I really get the impression that this collection hasn't really taken off.
Last year I was collecting the  deAgnostini Art Gallery series which promised to be 60 issues but it stopped at 40, so these companies do cut their losses when they have to.

Living also in the South East this weeks Slaine and another from May can't recall didn't turn up in my local newsagent/bookshop. Hopefully its only a temporary thing.

Due to various things I missed Issue 84 Blood of Emeralds in my local newsagents. Does anyone know if i purchase it from the Hachette shop will it come with the reprint issue aswell ?

No it doesn't. Just had a delivery of the last three books I was missing as never subscribed and 84 was one of them.

Shame the spines don't match up from 80-81 but can't justify spending a tenner to correct their ridiculous mistake.

I asked on Facebook page and was told "When you place an order for 84 it will automatically be sent with a replacement of issue 44. if it happens that issue 44 is not included you can request a replacement of 44 using your order number."

Due to various things I missed Issue 84 Blood of Emeralds in my local newsagents. Does anyone know if i purchase it from the Hachette shop will it come with the reprint issue aswell ?