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9/15/2013

Nemesis The Warlock Exclusive Limited Signed Termight Edition

Script Pat Mills, art Kevin O'Neill and Jesus Redondo. All illustrations are ©Rebellion A/S.

Published by Rebellion in August 2013 (ISBN 978-1-78108-172-3, 10.5 x 7.5 inches or 27 x 19 cm, 240 pages, 40£) this hardcover book comes with a fully illustrated dust jacket and a red ribbon bookmark. This edition was limited to 200 copies and could only been purchased on 2000 AD online web shop. It also displays 2 exclusive numbered bookplates signed by both Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill. Note that there is a regular edition of this book called the "Deviant" edition (see the end of this article).
One of the pictures below is for size comparison with the previous Titan Edition (reproducing the original material in B&W), and one of the colored Eagle Comics issues reprinted in this new edition.

both bookplates share the same back

The inner book comes in a white faux leather hardcover (no illustration on the back).

Original material originates from 2000 AD, bus this book reprints the US Eagle Comics miniseries with modified material (re drawn and coloured by the artists).
Note that this reprint is a little bigger than the Eagle Comics hence perhaps a reproduction that is slightly degraded from the original material (this remark is in no way a mean to denigrate the very good work of Rebellion's people ). The black rendering is on the other hand better in this reprint.

one of my favorite panel by Kevin O'Neill

mek quake style!

The book also features:

all the Eagle Comics miniseries covers
a reprint of "The Tomb of Torquemada" which was originally published in 2000 AD poster prog Nemesis #1

a comparison with the original cover shows a difference in color intensity

Now these few pictures below are here for comparison purpose with the regular Deviant hardcover edition, also published by Rebellion in September 2013 (ISBN 978-1-78108-171-6, 10.5 x 7.5 inches or 27 x 19 cm, 240 pages, 30£). Of course, all the reprinted material is identical to the Termight edition.

different fully illustrated dust jacket

dust jacket front cover

dust jacket back cover

exact same size

note that there is no bookmark in the Deviant edition

different first and third of cover

inner hardcover book

front hardcover

9/08/2013

Spirou et Fantasio Le Prisonnier du Bouddha L'Intégrale Version Originale

Scénario Franquin et Greg, dessins Franquin et Jidéhem. Toutes les images sont ©Dupuis/Franquin

Conan The Newspaper Strips Volume 1

Script by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema (September 4, 1978 - October 22, 1978) and Ernie Chan (October 23, 1978 - December 23, 1978). All material is ©Conan Properties International LLC and dark horse Comics.

This books published by Dark Horse Comics in September 2010 (12 x 9 inches or 31 x 23.5 cm, ISBN 978-1-59582-576-6, 280 pages, cover price 34.99$) comes with a fully illustrated hardcover and is printed in horizontal landscape format. There is a picture below displayed for size comparison with a Marvel Conan The Barbarian comics.

In this book, each page displays 2 dailies or one Sunday strip. The size of the dailies has been increased, and from November 26 1978, the Sunday strips have been downsized.

4 daily strips drawn by John Buscema

a Sunday strip also from John Buscema

art by Ernie Chan

dailies by Ernie Chan

Sunday strip by Ernie Chan

Note that my copy is the very first edition, therefore and unfortunately it contains a printing error acknowledge by the editor Dave Land: on page 33, the daily strip from October the 20th has been replaced by the one from September the 20th, the later being therefore duplicated.

up is the repeated September 20th strip

Here is the missing strip found here (courtesy of KOBE27):

8/25/2013

Les Innommables Cloaques Edition de Luxe Limitée Signée

Publié par Dargaud Benelux en 1996 (ISBN : 2-87129-098-9, 38 x 30 cm ou 15 x 12 inches, près de 70 pages pour un prix éditeur de 89,18€), cet ouvrage très grand format reprend en N&B et sur fond noir le 3ème épisode inédit des Innommables dessiné en 1981 entre Shukumeï et Aventure en Jaune.

Comme on peut le voir, le livre qui a fait l'objet d'un tirage à 999 exemplaires numérotés est proposé avec une couverture soignée (que je serais bien incapable de catégoriser), ainsi qu'un ex-libris collé en page de garde et signé par les auteurs. L'épaisseur du papier mat utilisé est de grande qualité avec un grain important (voir dernière photo de cet article). Une photo ci-dessous permet de se donner une idée de la taille de l'objet comparé à l'édition de 1997 de Cloaques (voir aussi plus loin).

Cet épisode inédit a fait l'objet d'un remaniement (j'irai même jusqu'à dire qu'il a été très souvent redessiné) pour la sortie des albums "Cloaques" (Dargaud, 1997) et "Poupée de Bronze" (Dargaud, 1998). Notons quand même que je n'ai identifié qu'une seule planche de cet album réutilisée dans "Poupée de Bronze". Ci-dessous sont proposés des comparaisons entre ces différentes éditions.