tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post8554150893615929173..comments2024-02-14T03:56:09.602-08:00Comments on my absolute collection: Sláine The Horned God UK Mandarin 1993 Hardcover Special Editionvarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525851003183624761noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-78747983265005014172021-07-20T16:20:52.559-07:002021-07-20T16:20:52.559-07:00The original Mamdarin copy is far better quality w...The original Mamdarin copy is far better quality with bright crisp reproductions of the original print including paint spill on the page borders etc. (They were digitally cleaned in later editions. <br />I have quite a few pages of Bisley’s original art for this series and the Mandarin version is quite close to the real thing. But obviously having no speech captions on the is greatTrevor Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223459472905893113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-6230573975856522092020-08-06T08:22:56.634-07:002020-08-06T08:22:56.634-07:00Ok thank you :)Ok thank you :)Koryuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320727421709136038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-71366518890582700632020-08-01T03:36:54.908-07:002020-08-01T03:36:54.908-07:00Hi, yes slightly better, all in all the Mandarin e...Hi, yes slightly better, all in all the Mandarin edition has the best printing regarding all collected edition.<br />varkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525851003183624761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-29584815367024743712020-07-31T08:51:42.295-07:002020-07-31T08:51:42.295-07:00Hi is the mandarin edition better than the 2012 us...Hi is the mandarin edition better than the 2012 us reprint in terms of image quality? ThanksKoryuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320727421709136038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-64025664574223098792020-07-05T02:17:46.457-07:002020-07-05T02:17:46.457-07:00Hi. I cannot put my hands on the progs right now (...Hi. I cannot put my hands on the progs right now (printed on mat paper). I have compared my oversized editions and the Mandarin edition seems to display the better quality (softcover or hardcover, glossy paper). Frankly, the Spanish Norma edition is very, very close to the Mandarin edition. The latest Rebellion 2020 collector's edition is printed on mat paper, and the art appears a litle bit more darker. varkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525851003183624761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-88587834829485576692020-07-01T11:05:18.328-07:002020-07-01T11:05:18.328-07:00Hi, please I need help. I have two different editi...Hi, please I need help. I have two different editions of "The Horned God" (spanish edition by Norma Comics and the last 2020 deluxe edition by Rebellion), but I'm not satisfied with the quality of reproduction of the art pages. What is the best edition of "the horned god"? Which edition best reproduces Bisley's painted art? I think glossy paper is better for this. Maybe the three volumes by Fleetway? Or the 2000 AD progs? Mandarin editions?Roberto Ramírezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254685989645784716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-20592790735270031652018-04-01T21:02:00.698-07:002018-04-01T21:02:00.698-07:00I know some of the descriptions say not on glossy ...I know some of the descriptions say not on glossy paper, but I would be nice to hear the print quality of each volume. I know not everyone has an artistic eye or can tell the difference, but sometimes you can see that the darks are too dark or the art is printed blurry. Like the Heavy Metal versions printed parts at a time are pretty awful and the later comic book size reprints by 2000AD are also pretty terrible. I can't believe that Rebellion one is so small. What were they thinking? I bet the print quality is awful on that and the reason it is so small. I am usually pretty skeptical with reprints since the art is probably scattered around and the negatives originally used were probably never kept in a good place. Unless of course it's Moebius's work which seemed to have been properly saved because the reproductions on Dark Horses books overall are quite good and Humanoids' "The Incal" was breath taking. I'm recently trying to get the Mandarin softcover and Hamlyn reprint. They did make the best job of reprinting "Judgement on Gotham" (also Bisley) beautifully. Here's hoping that the Mandarin and Hamlyn are printed beautifully in the same manner as Judgement.Luis Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384131933464170436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-32393271977488239922016-09-08T13:22:56.333-07:002016-09-08T13:22:56.333-07:00Thank you for this information! Too bad I have pro...Thank you for this information! Too bad I have prog #856 but it doesn't feature that advert. Will hunt down prog #857 for sure!Varkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025808452313452505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-65725479680463899622016-09-07T17:29:47.153-07:002016-09-07T17:29:47.153-07:00Had a dig through some digital copies of 2000ad an...Had a dig through some digital copies of 2000ad and found one of the advertisements in 'prog' 857 from October 1993. <br />I was wrong about the number printed in the edition as it happens. From the ad:<br /><br />" A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The classic Sláine adventure. The Horned God, written by Pat Mills and painted by Simon Bisley, collected into one hardback volume. Only one thousand copies of this edition have been printed and they will be allocated strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. Order your copy now and save £2 on the recommended retail price."<br /><br />It gives an address for postal orders: <br />"CASH SALES DEPT, REED BOOK SERVICES, PO BOX 5, RUSHDEN, NORTHANTS, NN10 9YX."<br /><br />I'd have posted a pic for you but I don't know how to do that, if it is even possible. You should be able to track down a .cbr file online if you have a bit of a hunt. <br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-23376137015660386712016-09-06T02:49:38.528-07:002016-09-06T02:49:38.528-07:00Hi! Reading your story I am glad I wasn't awar...Hi! Reading your story I am glad I wasn't aware of this limited edition until a couple of years (I am pretty obsessive too)! Do you have by any chances any sources regarding the print run of that edition?varkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525851003183624761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738811517610271729.post-65962078045721261242016-09-06T01:43:48.639-07:002016-09-06T01:43:48.639-07:00This story stained and mutated my young teenage mi...This story stained and mutated my young teenage mind! <br /><br />It was simply unbelievably cool, like something somehow both futuristic (owing to Bisley's unique and incredibly potent art) and ancient, majikal and mythical at the same time. <br /> <br />I remember sitting in my room in Oz, staring at the little thumbnail ads for that special edition in 2000ad (I came the the comic later and missed the original run of the story and was perpetually hunting down back issues, in the days before the internet) before I'd managed to find all the issues collecting The Horned God Saga, and thinking what a painful tragedy it was that I would never possess a copy of that sacred (limited to 2000 or so) book with its haunting, evocative cover image. <br />I remember dreaming about finding it and reading the complete story at last, I was utterly bewitched.<br /><br />I now have two copies and actually wouldn't mind a 'minty' third... Yeah I know, pathetic!<br /><br />Still the best work Bisley has ever done and wouldn't it be fkn brilliant if Mills and the Biz reunited to do an new epic Slaine story, perhaps a little more restrained and mature, less over the top fantasy and more Celtic realism. <br /><br />Well, I've invoked the idea in the digital beyond so perhaps the muses might hear and answer and whisper into an ear or two and who knows one day we might journey with the definitive Slaine and his filthy dwarf Ukko in the land of the young once again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com