Dimrill wrote:
Preacher from me too. Excellent series and incredibly cheap to buy today, it seems.
If someone here wants the complete run, make me an offer. I'm not a massive fan, and would be happy to offload my Preacher books.
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I still get a kick from Nemesis The Warlock and Slaine.
Nemesis is now available in
three chunky volumes that reprint almost everything. (I think maybe one minor one-episode story was missed.)
Sheepeh wrote:
The only thing about stuff like 200AD is a) I never see it in the newsies, if I did I might pick one up and try it out and b) having only ever read one back when I was like 7, I have no idea who anyone is, or what's happening or why. How often do "new" stories start, otherwise the first few would probably make little to no sense?
2000 AD's available in two places in Fleet (pop: 25000ish), and so it must be fairly widely available. Generally, there are 'hopping aboard' issues about twice each year, and extensive reprints cover most series. The next all-new issue is
1589, on sale June 4, which contains:
Judge Dredd: The Edgar Case
Dredd's usually fairly accessible, even in stories like this that link into series that ran years back. It probably helps that John Wagner is one of the best writers in comics (although, sadly, he's also one of the most under-rated).
Defoe: Brethren of the Light
The second series for the zombie hunter. Frankly, I don't think you'll find this one hard to get into.
Nikolai Dante: Amerika
Nikolai Dante is one of 2000 AD's finest creations, and the one character from the modern era that can stand alongside the likes of Dredd and Strontium Dog. However, it has a shit-load of somewhat complex back-story. The vast majority of the story to date has been
collected, but you might struggle with this one as a newcomer.
The Vort
Totally new, and as this has art by the wonderful D'Israeli, I'm seriously looking forward to this.
Sinister Dexter: Yer Ass from Yer Elbow
2000 AD's answer to Pulp Fiction, Sin/Dex has been running for years, but as it's such a lightweight strip, it's not worth hunting down reprint. Essentially, these guys are futuristic hit-men who now find themselves in the middle of a citywide gang war.
Note also that 2000 AD is an anthology, and, as such, the quality varies immensely. It's been going through a really good run this past year (although the last couple of months were a bit iffy), but chances are if the current crop of stuff doesn't strike a chord, something will soon be along that will. Also, I usually champion it because 1) it's the last British comic worth a damn, and; 2) it tends to try a lot harder than US comics—you have to grab the reader within six pages, not 22.