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Whatever Happened To "Helium"?

Started by Andy Lambert, 09 April, 2017, 12:44:20 PM

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Steve Green

From a bleedingcool article

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Quote from: Steve Green on 09 April, 2017, 07:49:11 PM
From a bleedingcool article

"As much as I've loved writing Stickleback, I can't wait to get started on what lies ahead for Holmes. However, Stickleback won't be gone forever, in defending a city under occupation by dark force, it pays to operate from behind a disguise."

Fair enough. :)

I, Cosh

They said at the 40th that Helium was next on D'Israeli's schedule after the current Scarlet Traces. They may not have been telling me the truth of course.
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Magnetica

Can't believe it's been that long since Helium and Brass Sun have featured. I assume both will return.

But if it is a choice between Brink and Brass Sun, I'd go for Brink all day long.

I do think it would be better if we could get longer runs of stories or shorter time between series or at least finish one before starting something else. But I guess there are logistical reasons I am not aware of that prevent that. All I know was in the past that was what seemed to happen, but maybe there is more competition to employ top creators and that is the price we have to pay to have them in 2000AD.

Hmmm....not sure given it is the same artists and writers here who are doing other series before finishing off the previous one.

AlexF

I definitely want more Helium and Brass Sun, my two fave things by Edginton ever! (except for maybe Leviathan) Pretty sure I remember him teasing somewhere that Helium ties in with another of his sagas, that's a promise he has to delvier on, surely! I can see it maybe being set in a future time on Scarlet Traces, after the Martians have ballsed-up the ground-level Earth with some kind of ray.

To answer a question way, way up in the thread, I can't see anyone other than Culbard doing Brink (which I also love), but I think it could be neat to give another artist a go on Brass Sun as the format of visiting different worlds kind of means it could work to see a different visual style.

I'd also be happy enough for a non-D'Israeli to have a crack at Helium, but if he has to alternate between Helium and Scarlet Traces I don't mind waiting.

Stickleback i am not so bothered about, and I'd long given up hope of any more Ampney Crucis, which I think I only ever liked for the Wodehouse-y speech patterns and the art, never quite sold on the dimension-hopping story nonsense.

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Proudhuff

Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 09 April, 2017, 02:13:17 PM
Edginton's now got terrible form in this area - we're currently mid-cliffhanger on Stickleback, Brass Sun, Ampney Crucis and Helium... Rather than concluding at least one of those, he instead revives Scarlet Traces and begins Kingmaker!

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Jim_Campbell

Quote from: AlexF on 10 April, 2017, 01:39:03 PM
To answer a question way, way up in the thread, I can't see anyone other than Culbard doing Brink (which I also love), but I think it could be neat to give another artist a go on Brass Sun as the format of visiting different worlds kind of means it could work to see a different visual style.

Wasn't there talk originally that INJ and D'israeli would alternate on books of Brass Sun, or did I imagine that?
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Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 10 April, 2017, 01:57:37 PM
Quote from: AlexF on 10 April, 2017, 01:39:03 PM
To answer a question way, way up in the thread, I can't see anyone other than Culbard doing Brink (which I also love), but I think it could be neat to give another artist a go on Brass Sun as the format of visiting different worlds kind of means it could work to see a different visual style.

Wasn't there talk originally that INJ and D'israeli would alternate on books of Brass Sun, or did I imagine that?

Yeah, I seem to remember that was how the first series of Brass Sun was introduced. Never seemed to happen though, for one reason or another.

Magnetica

Quote from: AlexF on 10 April, 2017, 01:39:03 PM
I definitely want more Helium and Brass Sun, my two fave things by Edginton ever! (except for maybe Leviathan) Pretty sure I remember him teasing somewhere that Helium ties in with another of his sagas, that's a promise he has to delvier on, surely! I can see it maybe being set in a future time on Scarlet Traces, after the Martians have ballsed-up the ground-level Earth with some kind of ray.

To answer a question way, way up in the thread, I can't see anyone other than Culbard doing Brink (which I also love), but I think it could be neat to give another artist a go on Brass Sun as the format of visiting different worlds kind of means it could work to see a different visual style.

I'd also be happy enough for a non-D'Israeli to have a crack at Helium, but if he has to alternate between Helium and Scarlet Traces I don't mind waiting.

Stickleback i am not so bothered about, and I'd long given up hope of any more Ampney Crucis, which I think I only ever liked for the Wodehouse-y speech patterns and the art, never quite sold on the dimension-hopping story nonsense.

Kingmaker I regret to say I am already bored of, a waste of Gallagher's talents!

Kinda agree...apart from the last sentence.... no I love Kingmaker.

The Adventurer

Quote from: Proudhuff on 10 April, 2017, 01:52:49 PM
Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 09 April, 2017, 02:13:17 PM
Edginton's now got terrible form in this area - we're currently mid-cliffhanger on Stickleback, Brass Sun, Ampney Crucis and Helium... Rather than concluding at least one of those, he instead revives Scarlet Traces and begins Kingmaker!

One story to unite them all!

Isn't it implied that Helium is the same world Ampney Crucis visited that was ruined by poison gas due to the Great War gone amuck? Considering Helium's situation and tech level, I've just been assuming that.

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AlexF

I'm pretty sure Edginton could find a way to link Helium to any one of his sagas and have it makes sense - the man does not lack for imagination and cleverness! - but the trick is to make me care when he does get around to explaining said connection.

But Ampney Crucis is a good shout for sure. I suspect D'Israeli would draw a rather charming Ampney as well. Wonder if he'd do a good likeness of Simon Davis for his butler?

Arkwright99

Quote from: AlexF on 10 April, 2017, 05:34:39 PM
I'm pretty sure Edginton could find a way to link Helium to any one of his sagas and have it makes sense - the man does not lack for imagination and cleverness! -
Given that Edington appears to be pretty much basing his interconnected sagas on the Multiverse concept of Mike Moorcock - even down to pinching a couple of Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius titles for Ampney Crucis[1] - he certainly doesn't lack for imagination or cleverness.  ;)

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