After more than 30 years, one of very first strips to appear in 2000 AD® is to return in blood-splattering, eon-spanning dinosaur-hunting glory.
Dino-terror classic Flesh is to return to the weekly comic with Prog 1724, out on 9 March.
Written by the series' original creator, Pat Mills, and drawn by James Mckay, the new series is the long-awaited sequel to the much-loved original Flesh – part of the line-up in the very first issue of 2000 AD in 1977.
Penned by Mills and drawn by Spanish artist Boix, Flesh was a futuristic Western where time-travelling ranchers farmed dinosaurs like cattle and sent their meat back to a hungry future.
The dinosaurs fought back and destroyed the Trans-Time base – the new series follows the survivors as, stranded millions of years in the past, they are ordered to drive their herds across the prehistoric American landscape to Texas – where another base promises safety ... and profit!
The new series will premiere with a stunning gatefold cover by Death's Head II and Testament artist Liam Sharp.
Matt Smith, editor of 2000 AD, said:
"Flesh was one of the original strips from the very first issue of 2000 AD in 1977 and while there have been spin off stories, we never found out what happened to the survivors of Trans-Time Base Three.
"It‟s great to see the sequel make it into 2000 AD, 30 years after it first appeared – it's a great strip with some fantastically gory dinosaur action that will appeal to both old fans who read the original and new readers who want comics with some real bite!"
Good stuff. I've been waiting for this. I think Pat mills is going to knock our socks off.
SBT does a little wee.
Can't wait!
It's going to be jurassic!
I was excited when I first heard about this, I was excited when news grew around the story and I'm excited now its just 5 days away.
I'M EXCITED!
Hell yeah! Bring it on!!
I'm excited about this despite never having read the first series.
Wasn't there a collection of the first 2 Flesh books released? I just had a look on the 2000AD books website and can't see any sign of it.
Excited. Nothing says 2000AD like Dinosaurs vs. Time Travelling Cowboys.
But I've gone digital now so have a bit longer to wait for it. (boo hoo).
Incidentally, is this Molch-r's first official post? Do you have two identities now?
No, this is technically my second as I've already announced the impending release of The Viking Dead in the 'Books & Comics' section. My old user ID went the way of all flesh more than a year ago now.
Quote from: Molch-R on 28 February, 2011, 12:51:16 PM
My old user ID went the way of all flesh more than a year ago now.
Does this mean we can expect a sequel in about 30 years' time? :D
Back on topic, boy oh boy, I cannot wait to feast me eyes on this.
RAAAWR!
Does anyone feel like answering my question? I've got money burning a hole in my pocket here and I want some dinosaurs!
Amazon have it listed as released in 2009 but it's unavailable. Anybody know if it's out there?
Yum tasty!
Quote from: Lee Bates on 28 February, 2011, 01:43:52 PM
Does anyone feel like answering my question? I've got money burning a hole in my pocket here and I want some dinosaurs!
It exists alright, I've even seen it in the, uh, proverbial - and while I'd like a copy myself I've held off due to a misprinted page.
QuoteI'm excited about this despite never having read the first series.
Wasn't there a collection of the first 2 Flesh books released? I just had a look on the 2000AD books website and can't see any sign of it.
It was released, but now it's out of print. It's getting reprinted this year, but in the chunky Case Files style format (and with a new name:
The Dino Files), and the new printing will also include the new series.
Quote from: radiator on 28 February, 2011, 02:53:54 PM
QuoteI'm excited about this despite never having read the first series.
Wasn't there a collection of the first 2 Flesh books released? I just had a look on the 2000AD books website and can't see any sign of it.
It was released, but now it's out of print. It's getting reprinted this year, but in the chunky Case Files style format (and with a new name: The Dino Files), and the new printing will also include the new series.
Right. I'll be having that.
Sorry to be a pain but could someone give me a brief synopsis of the first series, just so I know I know what's happened before? Cheers.
Would a more appropriate title for this thread be - 'Prepare to Get Jurasskicked'?
Quote from: Lee Bates on 28 February, 2011, 03:02:58 PM
Sorry to be a pain but could someone give me a brief synopsis of the first series, just so I know I know what's happened before? Cheers.
Dinosaurs, cowboys, Grrr, chomp chomp, yee-ha!
That's a really good synopsis.
In a little more detail:
23rd century Earth is out of meat. So they send cowboys back to cull the dinosaurs (the Real Reason the Dinosaurs Became Extinct!, so said the tagline).
Old Red Eye (One eye?), female leader of a pack of T-Rexes, gets a taste for man-meat and goes on a bloody rampage.
That's about it. The main characters were some non-descript do-gooder and "Claw" Carver, a mean spirited hard son-of-a-gun with a velociraptor claw for a hand (having killed the critter that bit it off).
I'm sure there will be a summary in the prog. But, TBH, it was all about Old Red killing cowboys.
EDIT: Satanus, of Judge Dredd fame, was Old Red's son. But that's a whole lotta continuity chaos right there.
'Tis Old One Eye.
We have a goldfish named after her.
Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 28 February, 2011, 03:26:41 PM
That's a really good synopsis.
In a little more detail:
23rd century Earth is out of meat. So they send cowboys back to cull the dinosaurs (the Real Reason the Dinosaurs Became Extinct!, so said the tagline).
Old Red Eye (One eye?), female leader of a pack of T-Rexes, gets a taste for man-meat and goes on a bloody rampage.
That's about it. The main characters were some non-descript do-gooder and "Claw" Carver, a mean spirited hard son-of-a-gun with a velociraptor claw for a hand (having killed the critter that bit it off).
I'm sure there will be a summary in the prog. But, TBH, it was all about Old Red killing cowboys.
EDIT: Satanus, of Judge Dredd fame, was Old Red's son. But that's a whole lotta continuity chaos right there.
Thanks for that. I knew most of that already as it turns out but I thought there may have been other significant stuff that happened.
Anyway, I can't wait for this.
Quote from: locustsofdeath! on 28 February, 2011, 03:05:07 PM
Would a more appropriate title for this thread be - 'Prepare to Get Jurasskicked'?
:D
Hooray!
Quote from: Molch-R on 28 February, 2011, 12:10:17 PM
After more than 30 years, one of very first strips to appear in 2000 AD® is to return
Are we forgetting about
Legend of Shamana? :-)
Cheers!
Jim
No, that wasn't a sequel, it was a spin-off series. The new Flesh story follows directly on from the original.
I guess same goes for Chronocide. What this is then, is mr mills takin' back what's his- as doesnt this also ignore book 2? I'm all for this, because, despite all flesh series being in my bucket labelled 'top thrills', if this is what it takes to get pat back behind his dinotyper, then im all for it. Flesh is too good an idea not to exploit.
Can't wait.
SBT
Quote from: Molch-R on 28 February, 2011, 04:54:40 PM
No, that wasn't a sequel, it was a spin-off series. The new Flesh story follows directly on from the original.
The correct answer to my question was:
"Yes, I think that would probably be for the best.":-)
Cheers!
Jim
Pat Mills quoted by Down The Tubes on James Mckay's Flesh art: "James has done the impossible," says Pat. "He's brought Flesh back to life with a vengeance."
http://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2011/02/flesh-returns-to-2000ad-in-march.html (http://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2011/02/flesh-returns-to-2000ad-in-march.html)