Published by 2000 AD / Rebellion on 28 September (UK) & 27 October (US)
It’s a fitting end to the series, looking as great now as it ever did. Manco’s name joins a stellar line-up of artistic talent that have seen Sláine triumph through the last four decades – Angie Kincaid, Massimo Belardinelli, Mike McMahon, Glenn Fabry, David Pugh, Bryan Talbot, Mike Collins, Simon Bisley, Dermot Power, Greg Staples, Clint Langley, Jim Murray, Steve Tappin, Nick Percival, Rafael Garres, Paul Staples, Wayne Reynolds, Siko, David Bircham, Steve Parkhouse, Simon Davis, Chris Weston, Kyle Hotz.Īnd as a final artist, Leonardo Manco’s name goes pretty much right up there into the very best of those artists who’ve worked on Sláine over the years. But here, for the collection, he’s gone back over the art and re-jigged and re-tooled multiple pages of this collection.Īnd well, for a book that looked superb in the pages of 2000 AD, we now get a book that looks, well, superb. Yes, Manco’s artwork is totally the star of the show here, something we’ve already seen week in and week out in 2000 AD when this was serialised. It’s a very Sláine sort of Sláine, it has to be said, with Mills doing what he’s done all along with his character – kind of a greatest hits affair, all the familiar action, bloodshed, mysticism, ancient Gods sort of stuff, and all of those catchphrases all coming back for one last hurrah.īut the highlight has to be, just as it always really has been with Sláine, the art from Leonardo Manco.
And the ancestors are with me!Ĥ0 years on from that first appearance, Sláine bows out here in ‘Dragontamer ‘ in very Sláine fashion – there are rebellions to be led against Emperor Brutus and his Trojan army, there are enemies to be dispatched, there are axes to be kissed, there are dragons to be tamed. Sláine has had enough of their tyranny and, through the Earth Goddess, he learns some shocking truths about the priesthood and his own future.I am Sláine Mac Roth. This deluxe collector’s edition returns us to the mist-wreathed realm of Tír na nÓg, the ancient land suffering under the dominion of the Drunes strange druids who have poisoned the land with their magic. As well as Mills’ fascinating characters and saga-like storytelling, the stunning enormity of Bisley’s work on the series cannot be understated, with epic battles and vast landscapes evoking everything from the work of Frank Frazetta to Gustav Klimt. One of the most popular stories ever published in the pages of 2000 AD, The Horned God is a heady mix of Celtic mythology, extreme violence, and beautiful artwork. Timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of its first publication, this new, larger edition of the bestselling 2000 AD collection, written by industry visionary Pat Mills, features the groundbreaking fully-painted art of comics legend Simon Bisley. Rediscover one of the most influential graphic novels ever, with the Sláine: The Horned God – Collector’s Edition.
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