Questions about 2000AD and Rebellion?

brettcollins · 31 January, 2005, 06:32:15 AM

I just started getting the 2000ad trades from Dc and I love them, but I do have a question about something. What is the difference between 2000ad and Rebellion? Does the Dc deal bring the Rebellion trades over too. I only ask because I just saw the cover to a rebellion trade not to long ago and I thought it looked amazing. It was a big floating head vampire guy(I think), and I just thought it looked really cool. I think it had fiends in the name, but I could be totally wrong. I just want to find out more about that and to see what it was about. Sorry for my ignorance on the subject and I would greatly appreciate any help.

paulvonscott · 31 January, 2005, 06:35:24 AM

Ah, that would be Fiends of the Eastern Front!

A great world war 2 vampire story, with art by Carlos Ezquerra. Lots of fans of that on this site!

IndigoPrime · 31 January, 2005, 07:06:13 AM

Rebellion is primarily a games-development company that owns all of the IP to do with 2000 AD. The DC deal does not incorporate European-only trades (and, in fact, technically speaking, the European trades cannot be sold outside of Europe).

The trade you're referring to is "Fiends of the Eastern Front".

GordonR · 31 January, 2005, 03:14:33 PM

There's a one-page 'developer's profile' feature on Rebellion in this month's Edge. Interesting list of the other stuff the company own as well as the 2000AD side of things - a motion-capture studio, a film production company.

I know for a fact the motion-capture studio is quite a nice little earner on the side, with film, TV and advert makers frequently hiring it out.

House of Usher · 31 January, 2005, 04:37:39 PM

Rebellion is primarily a games-development company that owns all of the IP to do with 2000 AD.

Included in that formulation is the (true) implication that, put simply, Rebellion owns 2000AD.

Tiplodocus · 31 January, 2005, 04:56:06 PM

It's not a very flattering photo of the boys in the article though.

IndigoPrime · 31 January, 2005, 05:12:06 PM

Thing is, in order to see that profile, I'd have to buy Edge. And that'd just make me feel dirty.

Oddboy · 31 January, 2005, 06:35:43 PM

2000AD is the name of the weekly anthology comic.

Rebellion is the name of the company that owns the comic.

DC are collaborating with Rebellion to bring out these new trades in both the US and the UK (with slightly differing text on the covers, such as whether to use a '?' or a '$' on the price)

As well as these DC/Reb books, Rebellion are also putting out 'full-size' trades (2000AD comic is approx. A4 in size, so the DC/Reb books have been reduced in dimensions) only for sale in Europe

I *think* Fiends of the Eastern Front will be printed in the Europe Rebellion series, but you probably could still get it via Amazon etc - although it's not due to be published until April, IIRC.

Krustabi · 31 January, 2005, 06:38:03 PM

Some of the DC trades have no reference to DC whatsoever on them though...

Que?

GordonR · 31 January, 2005, 08:15:01 PM

I know what you mean about Edge. Its superior, holier-than-thou, seen-it-all-done-it-all, "yawn, not this again!" tone seems purpose -made to get right up your nose.

Of course, this is only because I usually have absolutely no idea what they're talking about in some of the articles.

Sometimes you read the review, and are still left wondering, "yes, but is the game any good?"

I notice the number of pages of job ads has taken a sharp decline in the last few months. Signs of trouble in the UK games industry?

Dunk! · 31 January, 2005, 08:20:07 PM

6 years ago EDGE's job vacancy section ran to about 12 pages.

Now it has 1 1/2 of agency ads and not even the full page ones of old.

Trouble in the UK games industry?

Nah.

WoD · 31 January, 2005, 08:20:37 PM

I like Edge, mainly thanks to the more mature approach and articles on the state industry as a whole (and things like the marketing techniques employed). I guess it can be a bit up its own arse, but not so much that I find it offensive (unlike SFX). Would prefer it if it was just a little more inclusive of the gamer rather than the 'developer' but it is still the only games mag I buy regularly.

GordonR · 31 January, 2005, 08:26:47 PM

Well, it is supposed to be a mag for the industry or dedicated serious gamer, rather than the punter in the street who just wants to find out the lastest cheat codes for GTA: San Andreas.

As for head-up-its-own-arseness, it reminds me to a certain extent of the NME in the early-mid eighties, where a review of, say, a Kate Bush gig by Paul Morley or Pat Kane would somehow manage to reference the work of Kirkegaard and Man Ray.

btw, if anyone's got any GTA:SA cheat codes - like, especially a mission skip - feel free to pass 'em on...

Krustabi · 31 January, 2005, 08:31:33 PM

Still stuck on that fying school eh?

Oddboy · 31 January, 2005, 08:31:49 PM

Great guide-site here GR - don't think there's any mission-skip cheats though.

The maps for spray tags / unique photos are very useful though (although I'm missing one photo & I don't know which one I've missed DAMMIT!)

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