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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Rebellion books for summer 2019

Amazon and other sites have revealed the covers of three new Rebellion books in their Treasury of British Comics line so here's the details...

Leo Baxendale's Sweeney Toddler Hardcover – 25 Jul 2019
by Leo Baxendale (Author)

THE COMIC WORLD’S GREATEST MENACE!
Sweeny Toddler was his greatest creation for IPC – a two-year-old terror who manages to cause mayhem from beyond his pram and cot.
www.amazon.co.uk/Leo-Baxendales-Sweeney-Toddler-Baxendale/dp/1781087261


Invasion 1984 Paperback – 2 May 2019
by John Wagner (Author), Alan Grant (Author), Eric Bradbury (Author)

British comics’ take on War of the Worlds beams down for some classic comics carnage!
 SPACE INVADERS!
 1984. Skeletal-looking alien warriors have invaded the Earth, bringing many large cities like London to the brink of total destruction! Taken by surprise, mankind must now dig deep to survive! In Britain the tough-as-boots military outfit known as Storm Squad mount the fightback against the ‘Spooks’ while professor Ed Lomax looks into a way of permanently ridding the plant of this unearthly foe for good!
www.amazon.co.uk/Invasion-1984-John-Wagner/dp/1781086753


Deathwish Volume 1: Best Wishes Paperback – 11 Jul 2019
by Barrie Tomlinson (Author), Vanyo (Author)

EVIL KENEVIL MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA IN THIS ORIGINAL FAST AND THE FURIOUS!

 THE GREATEST DAREDEVIL OF THEM ALL – BECAUSE HE DOESN’T CARE IF HE LIVES OR DIES!
 Blake Edmonds had it all – fame, money, looks... and then the world-famous F1 driver suffered a terrible accident which left him hideously disfigured. Fashioning a mask to hide his terrible visage, Edmonds has taken on a new career as a stuntman, flirting with death on a regular basis.

www.amazon.co.uk/Deathwish-1-Wishes-Barrie-Tomlinson/dp/178108680X/

As yet, no news of any pre-1970 collections but Rebellion only acquired the rights to those comics recently so it's early days yet. Presently they're producing some fine books that will delight many readers of the '70s and '80s. Something we never thought would happen a few years ago so let's appreciate what we have. These are great times for fans of classic UK comics!

Other books scheduled for 2019:
https://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2018/09/new-treasury-books-for-2019.html



5 comments:

Kal said...

That Sweeny cover is triggering my NEED! instinct.

Lew Stringer said...

Yes, that's the one I'm looking forward to the most! I hope it's a success.

ParryS said...

Death Wish, eh?

Yes!!!

I loved that strip. Later on it its existence, I missed issues of EAGLE so never read a complete run. Just six months ago, I was reading some back issues of EAGLE I'd picked up (1986). However, they were random issues so didn't get chance to complete the stories.

This is good news for me!

Stephen Parry

Kevin Larkin said...

With the placement of that particular gag at the bottom-left (as you look at it), he could just as well have been saying "Nobody puts this baby in the corner!"

I'll get my coat...

Warren L said...

More must-buys! Anything by Baxendale will be treasured, and Death Wish was one of my adventure faves.
Hope they correct the cover -- mask should be brown (leather) not white.

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