Title: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: LARF on 23 March, 2005, 03:49:04 PM
Post by: LARF on 23 March, 2005, 03:49:04 PM
How about a collected book showing all the various art and artists that have appeared in 2000AD?
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: +rufus+ on 23 March, 2005, 03:59:59 PM
Post by: +rufus+ on 23 March, 2005, 03:59:59 PM
It would be truly fantasti....IF done properly.
I'd still like to see the 'Thrill Power Overload' expanded and made into a GN. Senor Bishop has been gathering more material, and we have a wealth of original art to repro, so it would go some ways to addressing the art side, with all the background to it being commissioned. It's really sad that Rebellion hasn't pulled it's enormous thumb out. Another great 2000AD missed opportunity?
Watch this space....
rufus
I'd still like to see the 'Thrill Power Overload' expanded and made into a GN. Senor Bishop has been gathering more material, and we have a wealth of original art to repro, so it would go some ways to addressing the art side, with all the background to it being commissioned. It's really sad that Rebellion hasn't pulled it's enormous thumb out. Another great 2000AD missed opportunity?
Watch this space....
rufus
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Generally Contrary on 23 March, 2005, 04:02:48 PM
Post by: Generally Contrary on 23 March, 2005, 04:02:48 PM
A quality Taschen-style book would be good. But it would be expensive.
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: +rufus+ on 23 March, 2005, 04:04:57 PM
Post by: +rufus+ on 23 March, 2005, 04:04:57 PM
A Taschen Book (or series..)would be ideal (hint hint Dominic), it'd also open up a new marketplace for 2000AD sales.
R
R
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Funt Solo on 23 March, 2005, 04:15:34 PM
Post by: Funt Solo on 23 March, 2005, 04:15:34 PM
I'd buy it. You could have comparisons between early and late work where there have been dramatic changes in style (where an obvious example would me Mike McMahon.)
I was also pondering recently how a book of classic covers might be groovy. This would probably require some sort of text discussion to make it viable, but then again maybe not.
I also thought something like the 2000AD Diary but without the diary. I could never write in it anyway: it seemed like sacrilege (sp?).
I was also pondering recently how a book of classic covers might be groovy. This would probably require some sort of text discussion to make it viable, but then again maybe not.
I also thought something like the 2000AD Diary but without the diary. I could never write in it anyway: it seemed like sacrilege (sp?).
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: +rufus+ on 23 March, 2005, 04:57:15 PM
Post by: +rufus+ on 23 March, 2005, 04:57:15 PM
There was plans at one point to reprint 2000AD from Prog 1 up, in those big manga book formats that Marvel have so successfully mined with their B&W reprints.
At the first Dreddcon they were selling dummy copies of Prog 1-10 and 11-20. They were ratherly poorly done (pages cropped very badly), but it was a great idea.
R
At the first Dreddcon they were selling dummy copies of Prog 1-10 and 11-20. They were ratherly poorly done (pages cropped very badly), but it was a great idea.
R
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Jared Katooie on 23 March, 2005, 05:33:01 PM
Post by: Jared Katooie on 23 March, 2005, 05:33:01 PM
"There was plans at one point to reprint 2000AD from Prog 1 up, in those big manga book formats that Marvel have so successfully mined with their B&W reprints."
Hehe. I remeber going on about big reprint books in my very first post. I still think it's a good idea. I'd say they'd sell really well, even among non-squaxx because the twmptation of getting a big collection at a reasonable price is pretty irresistable.
If they focised on one character (ala Marvel again) that would still leave room for reprinting stuff in the meg and via extreme editions.
Hehe. I remeber going on about big reprint books in my very first post. I still think it's a good idea. I'd say they'd sell really well, even among non-squaxx because the twmptation of getting a big collection at a reasonable price is pretty irresistable.
If they focised on one character (ala Marvel again) that would still leave room for reprinting stuff in the meg and via extreme editions.
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Oddboy on 23 March, 2005, 05:50:21 PM
Post by: Oddboy on 23 March, 2005, 05:50:21 PM
The first two collections are still for sale online - #1-10 and #11-20.
But they're a whopping ?24.99.
I've got the second one, as I'm missing 11-20 in my prog collection. It's probably cheaper then buying the originals, but it's still quite a bit for what it is (the colour pages are reproduced in blotchy black & white).
But they're a whopping ?24.99.
I've got the second one, as I'm missing 11-20 in my prog collection. It's probably cheaper then buying the originals, but it's still quite a bit for what it is (the colour pages are reproduced in blotchy black & white).
Link: 2K Shop
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Oddboy on 23 March, 2005, 05:59:18 PM
Post by: Oddboy on 23 March, 2005, 05:59:18 PM
J-K, the DC and/or Rebellion books are covering the Characters complete runs pretty well at the moment.
But I think there's still room for continuing the 'Digital Archives' run.
If they were able to reproduce the colour pages in colour then ?25 a pop would be more reasonable.
If they were that good, I'd replace my comics with them.
But I think there's still room for continuing the 'Digital Archives' run.
If they were able to reproduce the colour pages in colour then ?25 a pop would be more reasonable.
If they were that good, I'd replace my comics with them.
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: robbycox on 23 March, 2005, 06:15:34 PM
Post by: robbycox on 23 March, 2005, 06:15:34 PM
I'd love to see a book produced by Rebellion covering all aspects of 2000ad artwork, it'd be great to see comparisons of artwork from all the different ages of 2000ad, and (to my mind anyway) Bishop would be the ideal person to do it.
Rob.
Rob.
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Smiley on 25 March, 2005, 12:09:01 AM
Post by: Smiley on 25 March, 2005, 12:09:01 AM
Someone's bound to get around to it eventually. There was this bother about missing films and stuff, though. Dunno how that's come on since.
IIRC the folks behind The Mega-History wanted to do one about Dredd artists. In the meantime it's well worth getting a copy of True Brit, if you haven't already.
(Always fancied something along the lines of the cover gallery in the back of this 1993 BO2K special, but done as a glossy paperback.)
IIRC the folks behind The Mega-History wanted to do one about Dredd artists. In the meantime it's well worth getting a copy of True Brit, if you haven't already.
(Always fancied something along the lines of the cover gallery in the back of this 1993 BO2K special, but done as a glossy paperback.)
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Art on 25 March, 2005, 12:21:51 AM
Post by: Art on 25 March, 2005, 12:21:51 AM
I'd sooner see a book collecting Thrill Power Overload, maybe with a few extra interviews, with a shit load of images in the back.
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Funt Solo on 25 March, 2005, 01:23:32 AM
Post by: Funt Solo on 25 March, 2005, 01:23:32 AM
Lost the films?
I've often wondered if Tharg has a full collection of 2000AD's or not.
I've often wondered if Tharg has a full collection of 2000AD's or not.
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Max Kon on 25 March, 2005, 03:08:14 AM
Post by: Max Kon on 25 March, 2005, 03:08:14 AM
'all the various art'
Surely that would be every strip and cover ever printed?
Surely that would be every strip and cover ever printed?
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: IndigoPrime on 25 March, 2005, 06:45:16 AM
Post by: IndigoPrime on 25 March, 2005, 06:45:16 AM
In my opinion, the target market for the digital archives was very strange. The product was targetted at those people who already have the progs and want to protect them by not reading them. IMO, it would have made more sense to go down the Manga-style telephone directory route?cheaper paper, and maybe 50 Progs for ?20.
Title: Re: Art of 2000AD book
Post by: Mike Carroll on 25 March, 2005, 09:06:37 AM
Post by: Mike Carroll on 25 March, 2005, 09:06:37 AM
> IMO, it would have made more sense to go down the Manga-style telephone directory route?cheaper paper, and maybe 50 Progs for ?20.
I very much agree... I've got a lovely collection of the Marvel Essential books, and I don't miss the lack of colour at all.
This idea was brought up over at 2000 AD Review website about a year ago (see the link below). Rebellion's Jamie Boardman responded by saying that the books just would not be cost-effective! Shame!
-- Mike
I very much agree... I've got a lovely collection of the Marvel Essential books, and I don't miss the lack of colour at all.
This idea was brought up over at 2000 AD Review website about a year ago (see the link below). Rebellion's Jamie Boardman responded by saying that the books just would not be cost-effective! Shame!
-- Mike
Link: Progspawn