45 Years of 2000 AD - The Best of Gerry Finley-Day


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Classic 2000 AD strips from the 'Galaxy's Greatest' ideas man! From Tammy to the Eagle, Gerry Finley-Day was one of the most prolific comic book writers throughout the 1970s and 80s. His work for 2000 AD in particular was extraordinary and included such beloved strips as future war G.I. Rogue Trooper, the 'Great escape' in space titled Harry 20 on the High Rock, the Star Wars inspired V.C.'s and a gritty 1970s take on the iconic Eagle character Dan Dare. This collection contains some of Gerry's greatest work on these strips and more. Tight plots, non-stop action and plenty of thrills are here in abundance and highlight why 2000 AD became the stand out comic title in Britain.




Harry 20 on the High Rock


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HARRY 20 ON THE HIGH ROCK In the year 2060, a hundred miles above the Earth orbits the High Rock - a maximum security prison crammed with 10,000 of the most vicious criminals from the world below. Falsely accused of betraying his government, Harry Thompson is given a twenty year sentence on the Rock, but amongst thuggish guards controlled by Warden Worldwise and psychotic inmates like Big Red One, the chances of staying alive for that long are looking pretty slim!




Rogue Trooper


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Nu-Earth, a planet ravaged by war, its atmosphere poisoned by chemical weapons. In this battle-scarred landscape, the Norts and the Southers fight where only the Genetic Infantrymen can survive unaided. Rogue is one such soldier and these are his tales.




Ant Wars


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Ant Wars is an exhilarating take on classic sci-fi B-movies of the fifties and sixties. PEST CONTROL ISN'T GOING TO FLY WHEN THE BIG BUGS BITE BACK! When military personnel spray an untested insecticide on ants in the Brazilian rainforest, the colony mutate into super-intelligent creatures with a taste for human flesh! As the terrifying army head closer towards civilisation, Captain Villa and a young forest native race ahead in the vain attempt to warn a thoroughly unprepared world! Also includes Zancudo - bonus story by Si Spurrier and Cam Kennedy! COMICS MOST HIGHLY ANT-ICIPATED CLASSIC RETURNS!




Rogue Trooper


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Last of the Genetic Infantryman Rogue Trooper has gone AWOL with the biochipped souls of his dead comrades Helm, Bagman and Gunnar, determined to hunt down the traitor General that betrayed the GIs. Now, he's finally got his enemy in his sights. Is his quest for vengeance at last reaching its end?




Machine Sabbath


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Ashley Wood's collection of all the exhibited-and sold out-work from his first-ever fine-art gallery show at the Jonathan Levine gallery in NYC! Also includes unseen paintings, sketches, and a new interview with Ash in a gorgeous oversize hardcover!




Twisted Romance


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Four stories of love and lust from comics’ coolest artists and writer ALEX de CAMPI! First, a demon prowls the 1978 New York disco scene in “OLD FLAMES,” drawn by KATIE SKELLY. Then, a curvy photographer’s assistant falls in love with someone way out of her league in “TWINKLE & THE STAR,” with art from ALEJANDRA GUTIÉRREZ. A spacefleet captain captures a most infuriating pirate in “INVINCIBLE HEART,” drawn by CARLA SPEED McNEIL. And a princess runs away with a dragon in “TREASURED,” featuring art by TRUNGLES. Plus steamy prose romance stories from awesome folks like MAGEN CUBED and VITA AYALA, and more comics shorts about love from MEREDITH McCLAREN, SARAH HORROCKS, MARGARET TRAUTH, and SARAH WINIFRED SEARLE. Collects TWISTED ROMANCE #1-4 COMPARISON TITLES If you like romantic anthologies like Love Actually and Golden Age romance stories, but also enjoy a dark edge, you’ll love TWISTED ROMANCE.




Sonic


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Celebrating Sonic the Hedgehog's 20th anniversary, this has been Archie's bestselling comic book storyline in the collector market for 2011. This attractive, affordable trade paperback version should be very popular with Sonic fans, as it provides a fresh new take on the character.




Hellman of Hammer Force


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Hellman from Hammer Force became as staple of UK war comic, Battle, but reprinted here are his earlier stories published in Action before its cancellation. This isn't your grandad's war comic - never had there been an anti-hero like Hellman of Hammer Force! One of the major highlights of the controversial 1970s comic, Action, Major Kurt Hellman is a Panzer commander in the 1940 German invasion of Belgium. But this man is no Nazi - he avoids taking life wherever possible, all while facing foes without and treachery within! Collected for the first time, and from the very beginning, this groundbreaking series of thrilling combat is written by Gerry Finley-Day (Rogue Trooper) and drawn by Mike Dorey (Ro-Busters).




Sláine


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THIRTY YEARS OF MYTH AND LEGEND! Marking 30 years of the Celtic barbarian s adventures, this special anniversary book brings together a sequence of new stories from creator Pat Mills and the biggest artists to have worked on Sláine over the past three decades. This hardback volume also includes The Art of Slaine, a retrospective of Sláine covers and commentary. A great collector's item and not to be missed by fans of great storytelling, art and warp spasms everywhere! Includes and afterword by Graham Linehan.