It's a dossier, and it's black.

[TordelBack]

Finally finished it late last night, with a weekend re-read already scheduled.  Incredibly dense artefact, and completely fantastic from start to finish - too much to take in even over the span of a week.  I hope my 3D glasses can stand it.

IMHO, this is one of Moore's Great Works.

Now I want the missing record, which is annoyingly referred to in the text of the book!  

[Dark Jimbo]

Regards the fate of the record, here it is in Alan's own words -

"Now, I should point out that the way in which the book will be published on November 14th is as a regular-sized, hardback edition, which will not contain the seven-inch vinyl single. Now, this was announced shortly after weâ??d said that we didnâ??t want future volumes of The League to be published by Wildstorm. We were told that they probably wouldnâ??t be including the single â?? that they would be bringing out a smaller hardback first, and perhaps a year later, they would bring out the Absolute edition containing the single. That was not the way that the book had been envisaged, and didnâ??t really seem to make much sense. I mean, in regular publishing â?? in grown-up publishing â?? itâ??s usual to bring out the lavish edition and then to bring out the cheaper edition. Thatâ??s pretty much publishing common sense, I wouldâ??ve thought. But, they decided they were going to change the plans on this and bring out the cheaper edition first. When it was realized that we were quite cross about all of this, there was a belated and ridiculous attempt to appease us by suggesting they would bring out the Absolute edition with the vinyl single at the same time as the smaller edition, which made no sense it all. So, we just said, no, just leave it. Let this one come out first, and then bring out the Absolute edition with the vinyl in the spring sometime next year. So, the readership will have to wait to hear my mellifluous tones on the double-A side, or perhaps double-b side, that is included in that bigger edition."

[Buddy]

Well that's sorted then.. no record.

Not sure I'll get the absolute edition just for a record, I'm sure it'll be available through other means... ebay or as a download or something like that.

[W. R. Logan]

where are people getting there's from and how much is it going for?

[Steve Green]

I ordered mine from Reedcomics.com, for about £17 inc shipping - but they've run out at the moment, and say they should have more in soon.

Not sure what the stock situation is elsewhere.

- Steve

[Albion]

I got mine from fantasticrealm_uk on Ebay. £17.95 plus £2.00 postage.

They have a website too

Link: http://www.fantasticrealm.co.uk/Scripts/default.asp" target="_blank">http://www.fantasticrealm.co.uk/Scripts/default.as

[SamuelAWilkinson]

Travelling Man in Leeds had a few copies when I went in to pick up me prog on Friday. After an initial first read, here are some spoilerless thoughts:

Perhaps a little self-important at times, making it plain to you just how clever it is, but generally pretty damn good. I still have no idea what the ending's about, but then again I couldn't bring myself to take the 3D glasses out of their packet. Damn my collector's instinct!

Worth it just for the warning at the front of the dossier in Newspeak, mind.

[TordelBack]

You really do need the glasses to make sense of the end, it's not just the (awesome) 3D, there's images and even text that you can only read by closing one or other eye.  How Old One Eye himself came up with this stuff is another matter.  I also can't help thinking that Prospero in the last few pages bears more than a passing resemblance to the Bearded One.

[Leigh S]

I have relatives in Dublin who I might call upon... is it officially released in Dublin?  Or is it an under the counter thing?  If so, I might just wait til Im next over there.  and then theres the absolute edition... has this been confirmed yet for Spring?

Alternatively, anyone know any Midlands outlets?

[johnnystress]

Mine just arrived in the mail! yay!

[DavidXBrunt]

Watcher, I can recommend Travelling Man Leeds for their postal service. Postage is free.

[Byron Virgo]

"I also can't help thinking that ******** in the last few pages bears more than a passing resemblance to the Bearded One."

That'll be because Kev (intentionally) drew him with a matching cane and set of swanky rings.

[House of Usher]

Got mine today from Amazon.com (U.S.), despite them saying delivery January. Good price, too.

I've slapped a do-not-open-before-Christmas notice on it though, because I'm working to a deadline and I know I can't be trusted to get on with it with distracting material about.

[-Dunk!-]

Amazon.com for me. With it costing almost exactly half the dollar price even with the 40p currency fee my card put on the price.

Bread and tits to you fine sirs

[TordelBack]

That'll be because Kev (intentionally) drew him with a matching cane and set of swanky rings.

Hmm, that could be it... that and the long cinched grey beard and the restatement of the Moore world-view...   I'm even now scouring the background for a familiar looking handpuppet.