It's briefly mentioned here (http://www.2000adonline.com/post/931) that Egmont sold off The Eagle in the 1990s.
But I haven't been able to find out who owns the Eagle now. Is it the Dan Dare Corporation? Or someone else?
yeah its the dan dare corporation who owns the comic and the characters within it
Dan Dare Corp. and they're ruthless about who does and doesn't get a peep at their comics.
Thanks for the info. I wonder if there's any chance of Rebellion buying out the Dan Dare Corporation in the future...
Quote from: John Pannozzi on 22 November, 2016, 03:03:23 PM
Thanks for the info. I wonder if there's any chance of Rebellion buying out the Dan Dare Corporation in the future...
I have all twelve of my fingers crossed
I'm from Norfolk
I've only had limited dealings with DDC, but as far as I could tell they're pragmatists.
DDC own the native Eagle stuff, but I don't know if they own the Battle, Scream, or Tiger material which originated elsewhere. I imagine they don't own things reprinted from 2000ad, and it would be highly unlikely that they entirely own Computer Warrior's crossovers with Indiana Jones/Ghostbusters, or Legend of the Linkits or any of the many other toy tie-ins printed in the book over the years, and certainly not Robo Machines, which is derived from the Gobots franchise currently owned by Hasbro and possibly sub-licensed by default to IDW through their Transformers deal.
But basically DDC own all the strips that appeared in Eagle, except for all the ones they don't.
Not the best place to ask,but just to check-Rebellion now own Steel Claw,Spider and Archie?
Not sure about Steel Claw or Robot Archie, but DC still own The Spider I think.
I don't think they are owned by Rebellion as they were created in the 1960's.
I really want to see the 80s Dan dare collected...Ian kennedy art (yum)...plus i remember an awesome flying shark on a chain that was drawn by someone else....
Quote from: auxlen on 22 November, 2016, 06:08:33 PM
plus i remember an awesome flying shark on a chain that was drawn by someone else....
Oliver Frey, if memory serves...
I wonder do Rebellion have plans to reprint the Dare stories from the 1980's Eagle?
Who was the artist who drew the strip before Ian Kennedy. I'm sure someone else drew the early issues
Quote from: Tony Angelino on 22 November, 2016, 05:50:19 PM
I don't think they are owned by Rebellion as they were created in the 1960's.
I got the details now.Still,too bad.Nobody is using them anyway.
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 22 November, 2016, 06:23:00 PM
Quote from: auxlen on 22 November, 2016, 06:08:33 PM
plus i remember an awesome flying shark on a chain that was drawn by someone else....
Oliver Frey, if memory serves...
And Gerry Embleton, prior to Frey's two-part stint between Ron's younger bruv and Ian Kennedy.
Quote from: Smith on 22 November, 2016, 04:46:08 PM
Not the best place to ask,but just to check-Rebellion now own Steel Claw,Spider and Archie?
I wanna say that the older IPC properties are co-owned by DC (owned by Time Warner, which plans to merge with AT&T) and Time UK (owned by the now-separate company Time Inc.).
being a tab weird buit i can still recall the smell of those early 80s eagles.....there are a few frivolous things id do if i had a time machine
1. go back and watch laurel and hardy with an contemporary audience.
2. sniff eagle issue 1
They are cheap and plentiful on eBay.
Must have sold in big numbers.
Right up to the last year or so. I found the last dozen or so issues a real sod to track down and downright expensive to boot at times.
The late 1980s was prime "BIFF POW comics not just for kids anymore" territory, so Eagle shot itself in the foot in its final years by not aging with its audience in the way 2000ad did. The limited distribution and tons of reprint were arguably just the final nails in the coffin.
Which in some respects made the attempted 'reinvention' of Dare such a shame. Pugh on art duties did a sterling job considering the attempt to take it back to the 'original' so to speak. As you say, the overabundance of reprints was decidedly unhelpful but Eagle had been doing that for a long time. As early as the mid eighties they reprinted Ant Wars.
1980s Eagle featured reprint like One Eyed Jack from the very start, but it was sourced from other titles like Valiant or Battle. By the 1990s, they'd started into their own back catalogue, publishing material which would have been familiar - through either the original publication or reprints in specials, annuals, or Eagle Monthly - to the long-term fans who were only just keeping the title afloat.