It seems that IDW have the rights to reprint this series for the American market in 2014. Well done 2000 AD on spreading the word, as more strips cross the pond.
IDW - Sinister/Dexter (http://www.thegeekgirlproject.com/2013/05/24/sinister-dexter-comes-to-idw/)
The title is mine but the story is VERY interesting
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/05/24/idw-announces-sinister-dexter-comics-at-london-mcm/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/05/24/idw-announces-sinister-dexter-comics-at-london-mcm/)
I've no idea if it will be called Sinister Dexter 'Classic' just using that based on the Dredd title BUT IDW is reprinting Sinister Dexter for the American market. I speculated a while back that the strip was a good fit for a US reprint and hey presto.
For a minute there I thought it was new material, which given that I find it hard to believe Dan Abnett would let anyone else write it was incredibly exciting, alas just reprints for now it seems BUT great and I really hope this one take off.
Whoops I've been beaten to the jump. Can a mod merge the threads?
This is news, right?
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/05/24/idw-announces-sinister-dexter-comics-at-london-mcm/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/05/24/idw-announces-sinister-dexter-comics-at-london-mcm/)
I might go in for this. I totally missed the SinDex heyday so might be a chance to finally see what the fuss was about...
Quote from: Tombo on 24 May, 2013, 09:07:30 PM
This is news, right?
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/05/24/idw-announces-sinister-dexter-comics-at-london-mcm/ (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/05/24/idw-announces-sinister-dexter-comics-at-london-mcm/)
And I've just seen the other thread on it, so ignore this. There is nothing here, NOTHING I tell you.
Good news this, as mentioned it could do really well stateside.
I like IDW's production values too. Would be great if there was a back-up strip with new material, even a coupla pages (remember those great one page strips that used to run in The Meg?)
Oh yeah...my secrets out; I love Sinister / Dexter. Always have!
Good news indeed, I loved Sin/Dex until the whole clone otherworld thing got dragged out. I'm not one for buying reprints, BUT if it did feature some new stories, even a back up, I'd buy that!
Quote from: Link Prime on 24 May, 2013, 10:45:29 PM
Oh yeah...my secrets out; I love Sinister / Dexter. Always have!
Well I've been out and proud for a long long time. hell anyone whose been hanging around this place for any time knows I've written way to much to be healthy about my love of those morally crooked lovable duo. This strip has been deserving of a reprint for so long and if it takes the need to cherry pick to find the stuff with name creators then so be it.
http://2000ad.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/sinister-dexter-trading-up/ (http://2000ad.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/sinister-dexter-trading-up/)
This actually raises a couple of questions. Firstly will they be reprinting all of the stories including those which were missed out from the original trades, and secondly will they be producing trades? The second question is interesting since the House of Tharg hasn't produced a proper Sin-Dex trade in ages.
And if they do produce trades, will they be reprinted in the wider format that Rebellion uses due to their magazine sized dimensions?
Experience with Zaucer of Zilk reprints suggest No. Which is problematic.
Why major on the Andy Clarke strips rather than the definitive Simon Davis run?
Quote from: Banners on 25 May, 2013, 10:56:35 AM
Why major on the Andy Clarke strips rather than the definitive Simon Davis run?
More conventional US-friendly style, probably shrinks down to US dimensions better too. Pity,though.
Quote from: Banners on 25 May, 2013, 10:56:35 AM
Why major on the Andy Clarke strips rather than the definitive Simon Davis run?
Andy Clarke is better known to readers in the US, as he has worked on both Batman and Detective Comics.
Stew.
Still quite strange that Clarke was the only artist mentioned though.
I'm still not convinced he isn't Travis Charest in disguise by the way.
Quote from: The Adventurer on 25 May, 2013, 08:43:22 AM
And if they do produce trades, will they be reprinted in the wider format that Rebellion uses due to their magazine sized dimensions?
Experience with Zaucer of Zilk reprints suggest No. Which is problematic.
Which might be another reason for focusing on the Andy Clark stuff at first, as I think (off the top of my head) that his period on art was during the time when the Prog itself was in a slightly larger US proportion format.