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Slaine: The King Hardcover – January 1, 2003

by Pat Mills (Author), Mike McMahon (Author), Glenn Fabry (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 85 ratings
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From the phenomenal British classic sci-fi comic series, 2000 AD, comes a world of mists and magic from writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and artist Glenn Fabry (Preacher covers)

This classic tale of sword and sorcery, the epic saga that introduced 2000 AD readers and the comics world at large to a hero who makes Conan look like a boy scout, is finally available again, this time in a deluxe collectors’ hardback edition.

Exiled from his tribe, Slaine is forced to roam the land of Tir-Nan-Og with his dwarf, Ukko. Ahead of him lie terrifying ordeals that will require all of Slaine’s famed warrior strength if he is to return victorious and claim his rightful place as King!

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  1. Print length
    144 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Titan Books
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2003
  5. Dimensions
    9 x 0.5 x 12 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1840234164
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1840234169
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titan Books; First Edition (January 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1840234164
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1840234169
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.62 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.5 x 12 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 85 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
85 global ratings

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Daniel V. Reilly
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, Ugly, & Pointless
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2003
Slaine The King is the creation of Pat Mills, one of the most influential British Comic creators of the 1970's and 1980's. His work on such books as Judge Dredd, Nemesis the Warlock, and (My favorite!) Marshal Law has become the stuff of legends across the pond, and even here in the States via reprints of his material from Great Britan's weekly 2000 A.D. comic. I'd been hearing about Slaine since I was a kid, so I thought I'd give Slaine The King a try.
Ucch.
The story revolves around Slaine, a Celtic barbarian, and his unsavory dwarf companion, Ukko; Having been banished from his tribe, Slaine and Ukko wander Tir-Nan-Og, battling Druids and various and sundry monsters. And that's about it.....
The writing is a barely comprehensible mixture of Celtic oaths and turgid prose, and the art is a mixed bag: The half of the book illustrated by Glenn Fabry (Famous for his covers for DC/Vertigo's "Preacher") is extremely well done, with clean, easy to follow art. The half illustrated by Mike McMahon is awful. Strangely exaggerated figures, dark, muddled panels, bizarre page layouts....They all serve to make the action hard to follow, none of which serves the story, which really ISN'T WORTH following. Perhaps the two volumes collecting "Slaine: The Horned God" will be more palatable because of the color art by Simon Bisley. Anyone looking for a well-told barbarian epic should seek out Marvel's "Essential Conan the Barbarian" instead, and avoid this expensive mess altogether.
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Davetheliontamer
5.0 out of 5 stars A real classic but Kindle version has issues. . . .
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2022
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I can still remember that wonderful day when my Mum bought home 2000 AD issue number 1 saying " I saw this new comic, thought you might like it more The Beano! "
Oh yeah, she was right (Mums always are) Saturday was the best day of the week in the 70s, we actually had a whole hour of childrens TV every Saturday morning, an entire hour! We had cartoons, Swap Shop, daft game shows and then Laurel & Hardy or over to BBC2 to watch Big Daddy defeat The Giant Haystacks yet again.
By the time our TV for the week was over Mum would be back from her weekly shop at the new supermarket in Cherrybrook that had 3 tills, 3! Can you imagine it?
The most important item Mum bought home was of course my copy of 2000 AD.
I would vanish to my bedroom and absorb every page, every image, every word like dry wood sucking up creosote.
This comic was quite literally life changing to me, aged 8 I was introduced to an entire plethora of characters and Worlds that I had never conceived before.
I was obsessed with Dinosaurs and was considered weird for it, a teacher at Furzeham Primary once asked " who cares about some stupid monsters that used to live when we were in caves? "
2000 AD had the fantastic Flesh series featuring all my favourite Dinosaurs which was a source of great pleasure but the greatest story, the best characters and my favourite art was in Slaine.
Being Welsh/Scottish this story struck a chord no other could, my Grand-dad used to tell me stories of the great Celtic heroes, Bran (whose bones now reside in the Tower of London and who still keeps his raven grounded there today) and the greatest Irish hero of all time, Cuchullain, a warrior of such fearsome repute he would warp in battle, changing appearance to some fearsome beast, slaying all foolish enough to stand before him.
So my joy was immense finding a 'version' of such a warrior in Slaine.
It was written for kids so is not too violent, does not contain bad language or nudity and is simply a fun adventure for kids to follow.
You could even class it as educational as you learn about Glastonbury, Arthurian legends, Celtic legends, tribalism and the history of Great Britain.
So come on Mum's, do your little boy a favour, introduce them to a classic from another age, a different century entirely and buy these comics.
Amazon does not have the entire catalogue on Kindle which is a shame and the original paper comics are obviously now collectors items ( when I think of the boxes full of old 2000 Ad's that got binned it knocks a decade off my life) and the way comics work on Kindle makes them more of a pleasure to read, as you swipe each image the next appears unexpectedly, akin to watching TV, rather than seeing a full page in its entirety you get one frame at a time but with this particular comic their are issues.
The frames are not always centered correctly meaning some of the image or some words are cut off so you must expand to a full page view but most annoying of all is that it does not always display each frame in order, it somehow goes, 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 5 . . 4 . . 6, if you see what I mean, this is obviously annoying and is the first and only time I have seen this in a Kindle comic.
It is not the fault of Pat Mills or any of the amazing artists so I will not detract a star, 2000 Ad is worth a thousand stars, it is an Amazon problem and one I hope they can rectify as it does decrease the pleasure of reading this classic as it does become disjointed.
Regardless of this issue I still can not recommend these comics enough, whether they are new to you or like myself is an awesome blast from the past.
Do yourself or your kids a favour and introduce them to real British Hero, Slaine The Horned God!
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joedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2022
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I just love coming back to these story's, if you have never read slaine then you are in for a treat
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Andre-Paul Lyons
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2022
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Excellent book highly recommend
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Nick Archer
4.0 out of 5 stars Slaine growing up
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2021
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I remember reading this in the original weekly format and being blown away by the story and artwork, reading it again as an adult(ish) it seems to mark the turning point of 2000ad recognising that the readership was growing up. Slaine begins to move away from simple axe based problem solving and begins to act as the leader he is to become. Glen Fabry remains as impressive as ever, his art I think surpasses anything 2000ad had seen previously, high praise given the caliber of artists he was working alongside. I'm now very much looking forward to reading the Horned God books again, as well as the later books which will be new to me.
Book arrived on time, as expected, and in excellent condition, no complaints at all
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harry
5.0 out of 5 stars Very excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2019
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One of my favourite 2000 AD stories. Full of tongue-in-cheek black humour and Fabry's art is fantastic. Any one who doesn't like this classic can kiss my axe.
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