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First, the lettering, helmet image and number are resized and therefore misaligned on each volume.

The books are different thicknesses, in some cases quite significantly. Tricky to design that to have all the bits you mention end up identical.

Not that tricky. You could very easily have every element horizontally lined up accept for the writing.

First, the lettering, helmet image and number are resized and therefore misaligned on each volume. On some issue 2000AD symbol is also misaligned or a different size (beginning with #10). Then from #11 there is a redesign which incorporates the badge into the name, and reverses the colour scheme design. they just aren't as visually unified as they ought to be.

Did they fix the problem of mismatching spines? I just got Case Files Vol. 11 and the problem really does get worse there.

Hi guys. What's the deal with these 'new' Case File editions with different covers, e.g.:

I've just bought one, but it's not clear when it's actually released... are they already ready for dispatch, anyone know?

No doubt once the series has caught up there will be a fancy re-release dealing with any quibbles.

Then again, with the newer volumes containing, what 20 progs worth as opposed to c.60 in the earlier big volumes, and only a couple of volumes coming out per year... I'm not good with numbers but I think the Case Files is now falling behind rather than catching up?

That's it! I didn't know it was Henry Flint, who went on to be a major favourite of mine. Thanks for that, now I know where to look for it.

I'm trying to find a strip that I read back in the early/mid 90s. I'm pretty sure it was a one-shot (a Future Shock?), and it may have been in an annual.

I *think* it was black and white.

The story went like this: a massive spaceship is floating through space. All the crew are dead, and the ship has become infested with hordes of a spider-like alien creature. The ship has some sort of AI program that is meant to clone a new crew-member in situations like this, complete with all the memories needed to survive. The story begins with such a clone being grown in a vat, but the memory implantation doesn't work properly and the clone emerges confused and alone, eventually becoming a semi-feral creature living surrounded by technology it doesn't understand, while occasionally fighting the aliens. Eventually it is killed by the aliens, and the strip ends with an frame showing the new clone being produced, tipping you off to the endless cycle.

It's stayed with me, and I'd love to read it again. Can anyone help?

Greetings

I've started to collect the Complete Case Files, and lovely things they are. I was wondering whether there is a thread/blog/other resource where I could find out more about the publishing history of these collections.

I'm curious about the decision-making behind some of the content choices. For instance, how come Vol 3 is so much smaller than Vol 1, 2 & 4? I note that there is a big variation in size across the volumes. Why not include the same number of progs per volume? Is this in order to keep the epics and other big stories within single volumes?

One day someone should create a range of dust covers for them to stop people like me from freaking out about the spines not matching.

I'm aware that the later volumes are in colour. I assume that this coincides with the prog going full colour? Because prior to that the strip often had at least some colour pages I think? Shame not to see those as they were originally printed.

Is there a reason why the volumes (at least 1-4, which is as far as I have got) don't have an index page? Seems like an odd omission.

I'd be grateful for any tips.

Good man.

Ah wait, this only seems to be a problem in the 'Other Reviews' thread. there is no 'new topic' button there. I have some questions about the Complete Case Files...

I'm a new user. I don't seem to be able to start a new thread to ask the question I came here to ask. Is this also a dark secret of the forum?