Rebellion have simply introduced a brand new edition of Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s basic Sláine story The Horned God for May 2024 – in time for the the 35th anniversary of the story’s unique publication within the pages of 2000 AD. The information comes because the weird-warping Celtic warrior celebrates 40 years since his first look this week.
Sláine: The Horned God Anniversary Edition can be an oversized (355mm x 270mm/13.98″ x 10.63″) 208-page paperback that can be reproducing the story from model new scans of the unique movie saved within the 2000 AD archive. With the enlarged dimension and new scans, Rebellion promise the brand new edition “closely matches Bisley’s original artwork – giving readers the opportunity to see the greatest Sláine epic in unmatched detail.”
As all the time, Rebellion can be releasing a particular webshop unique hardcover edition – however this time it is going to be a field set that includes the three collection or “books” that comprised the saga in separate hardcovers.
As Rebellion says:
“Rebellion is also delighted to announce the Sláine: The Horned God Anniversary Edition Slipcase. Available exclusively through the 2000 AD webshop and also measuring 355mm by 270mm, this boxset will feature the three books of ‘The Horned God’ in separate hardcovers, housed in a stunning slipcase covered with Celtic motifs and the ’S’ from the original Sláine logo that featured in Pat Mills and artist Angie Kincaid’s first story in 1983.”
Sláine: The Horned God has lengthy been seen because the excessive watermark for the collection and a 2000 AD basic, with Bisley’s revelatory fully-painted paintings being lapped up by followers in 1989/1990 main to quite a lot of imitators inside and outdoors 2000 AD. It was revealed as three separate weekly collection throughout 1989 and 1990 – Book I in progs 626-635; Book II in progs 650-656 and 662-664; and Book III in progs 688-698.
Sláine was created by Pat Mills and Angela Kincaid in 1983, first showing in 2000 AD’s Prog 330. One of 2000 AD’s premier characters, the adventures of the Celtic barbarian warrior have been depicted by a succession of high tier artists within the pages of the anthology: Massimo Belardinelli, Mike McMahon, Glenn Fabry, Greg Staples, Chris Weston, Simon Davis, and extra have drawn the visage of Sláine mac Roth, his grotesque warp-spasm persona, his prolonged solid, and Ukko the dwarf. The final Sláine journey within the weekly anthology was 2021’s Dragontamer (2000 AD Progs 2212-2219, 2221, and 2228) which was gloriously rendered by Leonardo Manco.
Celebrating 40 years of the woad warrior, 2000 AD can also be doing an enormous sale on Sláine collections – each print and DRM-free digital – with reductions of 40% retail value on their webshop.
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