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Has new Durham Red (divisive as I know it is) been in the UC?

Nope - not had that or Scarlet Apocrypha. Which I think has just about the right sort of page count too soo fingers crossed for that one.

Blackhawk really is a mixed bag. Enjoyed the Tornado stories but the early part of the 2000ad run felt like it was lacking something. Does seem to have picked up again now he's searching for his soul but that's mostly down to the glorious Bellardinelli art.

So that's
Dan Dare
Mazeworld
Zenith
Armoured Gideon

Yep depending on how they split DanDare I think that's 6-7 books out of the run, DD and Zenith both being at least 2 and Mazeworld and Gideon both being a single vol.

Previous statements that creator owned material was off the table meant I've picked up quite a lot of that stuff from Rebellion over the last couple of years not hugely excited that's now getting included. I mean they're definitely all deserving of inclusion, probably more so than some other strips, I just don't need 2 copies of them. I see a book sale thread somewhere in my future.

I bought the two Dare HCs in the christmas sale last year and they have sat here unread, handsome books though they are. I also have the Mazeworld tp.

So: one book for Mazeworld, three for Dare?

One book is definitely all that's needed for Mazeworld. How many books they need for Dare really depends how much of the annual material they decide to include. They could probably squeeze it into 2 if they just focus on the prog strips. I seem to recall the annual stories being fairly ropey when I read the 2 Rebellion HCs a while back so wouldn't be upset if they're not reprinted here too.

numbercruncher is in the creator owned pile

Guess that's another one we won't be seeing then.

Kingdom 7-9 (126)

There's only another two books of Kingdom, not three.

Doh - yeah I meant 7-8. Page count is for two books.

Wondering whether Return to Armageddon hasn't been included previously because of the page count - if it is forthcoming, what would it be paired with? Thinking Bad City Blue wouldn't be a bad fit.

Return To Armageddon is 137 pages of strip. By my records we've had 3 smaller books over the course of the UC (Slaine Book of Scars, Slaine Brutania 2, Brass Sun 1) so they might run it alone.

There are quite a few stories which could be included but are slightly awkward sizes. This is by no means an exhaustive list:

• Harry 20 (106)
• Shako (86)
• Ant Wars (83)
• Kingdom 7-9 (126)
• Atavar (132)
• 13 (86)
• Dandridge (96)
• Asylum (91)
• Numbercruncher (80)

Of those Shako and Ant Wars feel like an obvious pairing, they're both old school thrills with animals attacking humans. I'm wondering if we'll see some of those in the 130 range just done as is.

Without knowing what's coming in the UCs 3rd extension I'm a little wary of dropping £s here. Most of the things I want seem like possible UC content. I've been stung in the past buying things in Rebellion sales only to end up with a double when it gets included in the UC (Ro-busters, Cradlegrave, Stone Island). Until we've got at least some idea what's making the cut I think I shall play it safe and hold off on further purchases.

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I think Summer Magic's problem is that all of it is ~30 pages too much for a volume (going by Barney it'd be 278 pages and the largest volumes have been around 250 pages of strip). They'd either have to split it and pair the 2nd half with something else or drop some of the annual stories.

I think American Reaper is creator-owned, so doubtful we'll be getting that (much as I'd like a collection)

It'd be nice to think there'd be a Pat Mills odds'n ends collection, with the final installments of Savage and Defoe (plus The ABC Warriors? Flesh?)

Doh yeah probably not American Reaper then.  I think there's enough Flesh for a second book, I'll be surprised if we don't get that tbh.  With you 100% on a Mills odds 'n' ends book. Would be nice to get the last 2 books of Savage and the last part of Defoe.

Looking back over my list I'm really hoping we don't get 2 books of Skip Tracer... there are so many better things they could include. Similarly what I've read of Bek & Krawl in the Humble Bundle from a while back isn't great. Still series like this always have the odd book you bounce off as long as long as it's just a couple of books I'm ok with that.

Wonder if we'll get an 8th Sinister Dexter book. Would love to read the recent arc back without the publishing gaps.

yeah pretty sure there's enough Mills Flesh to do a 2nd volume:

Midnight Cowboys (63)
Badlanders (78)
Gorehead (62)

203 pages in total is definitely doable.  I guess they could even do a middile volume of:

Legend Of Shamane 1 (54)
Legend Of Shamane 2 (54)
Chronocide (42)

Although from what I've heard that might not be somethign we want.

I've said waaaay back in this thread probably the best option would be pairing the last 2 Savage stories with Disaster 1990. Mostly forgotten and not written by Mills but features Bill Savage and would bring the page count to around 200.

Yeah that'd make sense. Would be nice to get those last 2 Savage stories.

I don't know if there's any ABC Warriors left, but that might make sense

Just odd one offs from annuals and the likes I think. Don't think it'd be enough to fill another book.

One more Defoe, The Divisor with Stewart Kenneth Moore

...can it live up to they hype?

Yep it certainly did. Does feel like the investigation could have been dragged out a little to introduce some more of the strange characters on the ship. We get that a little with the 3 follow up tales. That said it's a brilliant little tale as is and I'd rather a short tale with than an end than a longer one that gets stuck in development limbo and never resolves.