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Author Topic: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?  (Read 834 times)

nicklarr

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #30 on: 25 January, 2012, 07:27:42 PM »

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They certainly are. With that Big Book of Dredd Covers coming I hope they extend things to include stuff like this. There were some pretty wonderful covers throughout the entire Titan series.
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Hey - that sounds great! Any more info on this book?
All the Titan and Eagle covers should be included!  :)

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #31 on: 25 January, 2012, 07:28:48 PM »
I'm going to scour eBay for copies.

Well, theres a good few suggestions offered for what version of The Cursed Earth to track down on this thread now, so happy hunting John, and dont forget to post on what you thought of the whole story.

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #32 on: 26 January, 2012, 09:05:41 AM »
Thanks Jacko (head slightly spinning).
Sounds hunting down the originals is the best way but that could take a lonnnnnng time.
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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #33 on: 26 January, 2012, 12:06:47 PM »
A shame that time hasn't moved on enough for the Burger Wars to be reprinted.  Folks are missing out.  The other instalment wasn't quite as good but again those that didn't read the original are missing out :(

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #34 on: 26 January, 2012, 12:28:28 PM »
I have the Titan paperback in two volumes.  Had them for a long time, read them loads and no pages fall out and they are nice prints.  No issue with the pages running into the binding as you get with the case files.  Oh and the pages don't fall out  :)

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #35 on: 26 January, 2012, 12:44:55 PM »
The pages fell out of my titan paperbacks :(
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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #36 on: 26 January, 2012, 01:37:29 PM »
A shame that time hasn't moved on enough for the Burger Wars to be reprinted.  Folks are missing out.  The other instalment wasn't quite as good but again those that didn't read the original are missing out :(

Maybe the new laws on product placement could
change that, But i still dont think a fast food
giant would sign off on an endorsement?
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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #37 on: 26 January, 2012, 01:38:51 PM »
A shame that time hasn't moved on enough for the Burger Wars to be reprinted.  Folks are missing out.  The other instalment wasn't quite as good but again those that didn't read the original are missing out :(

Maybe the new laws on product placement could
change that, But i still dont think a fast food
giant would sign off on an endorsement?

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #38 on: 26 January, 2012, 01:51:59 PM »
produst, placement typo?

Progdust, even better typo  :lol:

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #39 on: 26 January, 2012, 04:23:55 PM »
As i mentioned in my previous post ive never had a problem with pages coming loose/falling out with any of the Titan stuff but i did have that problem a lot with the 2000ad/Dredd annuals.

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #40 on: 26 January, 2012, 09:01:00 PM »
The Titan reprints are king. The Bolland extra page of Dredd, Spike etc chilling in the back of the Raider is absolutely priceless.

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #41 on: 26 January, 2012, 09:08:42 PM »
The Titan reprints are king. The Bolland extra page of Dredd, Spike etc chilling in the back of the Raider is absolutely priceless.

On display hereabouts:

http://thedailydredd.tumblr.com/post/7565873947/another-of-bollands-bonus-pages-from-the-titan

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #42 on: 26 January, 2012, 09:22:05 PM »
The Titan reprints are king. The Bolland extra page of Dredd, Spike etc chilling in the back of the Raider is absolutely priceless.

On display hereabouts:

http://thedailydredd.tumblr.com/post/7565873947/another-of-bollands-bonus-pages-from-the-titan

Nice. Possibly my favourite 2000AD art ever, it's just inspired.

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Re: Cursed Earth: What's the 'best' omnibus edition for me to get folks?
« Reply #43 on: 07 February, 2012, 06:34:33 AM »
Saw the new mini-digest version in the shops yesterday, price EUR€8.80.  The actual reproduction is okay, but grud on a greenie it's small.  It's small paperback-size, but because the art itself originally appeared in glorious anamorphic bogroll format there are the familiar  giant unadorned blanks at top and bottom which reduces the actual drawn pages to about A6 or iPhone size.  Bolland's incredible clarity sort-of survives, but McMahon's energetic busyness... well, pass the electron microscope, nurse.  No extras or covers that I could see.

The only way this would work for me is if they went smaller again, so it would at least have novelty value, and you could have something for your Reaction figures to read in between battling Mongrol. 
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Saw the new mini-digest version in the shops yesterday, price EUR€8.80.  The actual reproduction is okay, but grud on a greenie it's small.  It's small paperback-size, but because the art itself originally appeared in glorious anamorphic bogroll format there are the familiar  giant unadorned blanks at top and bottom which reduces the actual drawn pages to about A6 or iPhone size.  Bolland's incredible clarity sort-of survives, but McMahon's energetic busyness... well, pass the electron microscope, nurse.  No extras or covers that I could see.

The only way this would work for me is if they went smaller again, so it would at least have novelty value, and you could have something for your Reaction figures to read in between battling Mongrol.

That's a shame 'cause i really like how they look(the covers) and i would really want the old mega-epics by themself. Not really vibin' with the readabilty of the complete case files and that's the only place right now i can get them.

The size of the mini-versions and the fact that 'America' is out-of-print is arguably my biggest heartaches at the moment.

Still, they seem to be the best option for me right now... Amazon is not an option considering i'm Scandinavian. Any word if Block Mania/Apocalypse war and more is coming to the same format?

Really though, 7,7x5 inches? God damnit.