Rebellion reveal their plans for classic Fleetway characters

[wilsia]

Excellent news, mines on order.

[Lew Stringer]

Excellent news, mines on order.

It features all the One-Eyed Jack stories from Valiant, up to and including the final issue. No Battle stories though so perhaps they'll be in a later volume. The book will be out on 15th June at £14.99.

[big bad bri]

Did Eagle mark 2 reprint the one eyed jack valiant stories or Battle ones or both ?

[Westy]

Did Eagle mark 2 reprint the one eyed jack valiant stories or Battle ones or both ?

It's a couple of decades since I read the stories, but from memory Eagle reprinted all weekly episodes. I do recall that some of the language and artwork was censored.

[Lew Stringer]

Anyone able to help Rebellion with copies of Thunder? See details here:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 6588986365

[starscape]

Wonder which character? Adam Eterno would be the obvious but he is owned by IPC. Still, I'd be all over that. When I reprinted the Leopard from Lime Street, Adam was the other choice (but IPC wanted a huge amount of money).

Black Max seems the only other choice, unless there is mileage I can't see in the Steel Commando.

[Lew Stringer]

Wonder which character? Adam Eterno would be the obvious but he is owned by IPC. Still, I'd be all over that. When I reprinted the Leopard from Lime Street, Adam was the other choice (but IPC wanted a huge amount of money).

Black Max seems the only other choice, unless there is mileage I can't see in the Steel Commando.

Black Max would be my first choice as a Thunder reprint. I think it stands up better than some Eterno strips, but both can hopefully be republished eventually.

I had every issue of Thunder when they were published but sold them in the 1980s. I still have one or two I think.

[Lew Stringer]

The first book in Rebellion's Treasury of British Comics series, One-Eyed Jack, is ready for pre-order from the 2000AD website. Here's the cover and a bit more info on my blog:

https://lewstringer.blogspot.co.uk/2017 ... order.html

[SID]

Just ordered my copy.

[Lew Stringer]

The Marney the Fox cover looks even better with the logo added:
https://lewstringer.blogspot.co.uk/2017 ... esign.html

[philcom55]

That's one title I'll definitely be buying! The news that there is now a Judge Dredd TV series in preparation also raises the intriguing prospect of some of these old Fleetway properties being developed for the big or little screen in the same way. I wonder which would work best: Marney, Adam Eterno, One-Eyed Jack - or maybe a series from one of the Girls' comics like Misty, Tammy or Jinty...?

[Lew Stringer]

That's one title I'll definitely be buying! The news that there is now a Judge Dredd TV series in preparation also raises the intriguing prospect of some of these old Fleetway properties being developed for the big or little screen in the same way. I wonder which would work best: Marney, Adam Eterno, One-Eyed Jack - or maybe a series from one of the Girls' comics like Misty, Tammy or Jinty...?

Whichever ones that could be done for a modest budget, I'd imagine.

[philcom55]

....Hmmm! Mr Evans the Talking Rabbit perhaps?

[Lew Stringer]

....Hmmm! Mr Evans the Talking Rabbit perhaps?

Billy's Boots would be fairly cheap to do I'd think, and would make a good children's TV series.

[Adam Eterno]

....Hmmm! Mr Evans the Talking Rabbit perhaps?

Billy's Boots would be fairly cheap to do I'd think, and would make a good children's TV series.

Good call! It would make a great series.