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Offline pixelgeek

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« on: May 24, 2007, 04:42:33 PM »
Are they any fictional sources other than the three 2000AD novels that are currently available in print?

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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2007, 05:00:07 PM »
What 2000AD books would those be then? Sounds interesting. I lost touch with 2000AD in about 1990 so there must be lots of stuff I haven't seen.
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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2007, 05:14:20 PM »
The Fiends of the Eastern Front series by David Bishop

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiends-Eastern-Front-Operation-Vampyr/dp/1844162745/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/202-9961594-1799030

The third one is stupidly difficult to get. I wonder in North Star still has it in stock.

Not really stirring reading. It strikes me that the author was under a tight leash as at times even he seems perturbed by the contrivances he has to go through to keep the head vampire character alive.

Quick read though and moderately entertaining

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« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2007, 05:21:30 PM »
Update: It only appears to be difficult to get in North America. Amazon UK has tons of the third book in stock

Offline General M@yhem

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« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2007, 10:22:17 PM »
I prefered the original comic strip. That was excellent.Recently bought it as a strip on its own. The books were a bit over the top and the story was stretched too thinly over three books. Some nice ideas though.

Offline pixelgeek

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« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2007, 12:50:57 AM »
Is the comic available in an omnibus edition?

Offline General M@yhem

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« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2007, 06:50:52 AM »
Quote from: "pixelgeek"
Is the comic available in an omnibus edition?


Yes it should be. :)

Offline majorsmith

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« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2007, 07:05:33 PM »
yes i have it, its excellent, amazon sell it

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« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2007, 09:18:18 PM »
Is that the 48 page hardcover or is there another book?

Offline General M@yhem

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« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2007, 10:20:06 PM »
Yeah, that's the one. :)

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Re: Weird WWII reading
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2007, 09:55:59 AM »
Quote from: "pixelgeek"
Are they any fictional sources other than the three 2000AD novels that are currently available in print?


Well, "The Keep" was a novel before it was a movie, so you can try to track that down.

There's also the series about the Roman soldier who struck/finished off the Christ (often referred to as Longinus), I think called "Caska" of which at  least one is set in WW2.

Comic wise, I strongly recommend "The Light Brigade", it's just about perfect. Nazi's, fallen angels, Longinus, etc...

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« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2007, 04:11:54 AM »
Just to make sure I don't get booted off for not posting...
This gallery has some great superhero/wwII comic books covers full of great (if sometimes laughable) inspiration:
http://www.superdickery.com/propaganda/1.html

And now...back to lurking.

Offline leonmallett

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Re: Weird WWII reading
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2021, 02:41:49 PM »
Some threadomancy but some comics stuff to consider:

Battle Hymn (Image comic and tpb) - thanks to Whyte Knight for recommending it
Light Brigade (Dark Horse) - WK again
BPRD 1946-1948
Hellboy Universe the Secret Histories
Creature Commandos (DC tpb of an old 70s/80s comic feature)
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Re: Weird WWII reading
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2021, 06:25:29 PM »
Somewhere here on LAF there is a link to a long list of weird WW2 books.
You could try a search for it.

Offline Sarmor

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Re: Weird WWII reading
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2021, 03:12:36 PM »
Somewhere here on LAF there is a link to a long list of weird WW2 books.
You could try a search for it.

It's even pinned in this subforum: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=39975.0  ;)

 

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