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wow! Have a great time at the archive, very jealous!Adam Eterno wrote: 19 Jun 2024, 20:52 Recently closed? That’s a shame. I have an invite to go to the Rebellion's archive tomorrow and I thought that if I had time, I’d pop over to see that exhibition afterwards. Damn!
Thanks Richard. It was a great day and we could have stayed there for hours and hours (I took a mate with me). They’re doing a great job there preserving the old comics, artwork and film etc. there are so many gaps though, where things went ‘missing’ over the years before they acquired the rights. Highlights were the original mock-up for a new comic called AD 2000 along with hundreds of “Property of Bear Alley” volumes going back decades.Richard S. wrote: 20 Jun 2024, 06:32wow! Have a great time at the archive, very jealous!Adam Eterno wrote: 19 Jun 2024, 20:52 Recently closed? That’s a shame. I have an invite to go to the Rebellion's archive tomorrow and I thought that if I had time, I’d pop over to see that exhibition afterwards. Damn!
ah, great to hear. Wonder if they'll ever publicise what they're missing? I guess for many volumes that they're missing they might not be that bothered about acquiring the comics because they're not going to re-print any of the material in them.Adam Eterno wrote: 20 Jun 2024, 22:07Thanks Richard. It was a great day and we could have stayed there for hours and hours (I took a mate with me). They’re doing a great job there preserving the old comics, artwork and film etc. there are so many gaps though, where things went ‘missing’ over the years before they acquired the rights. Highlights were the original mock-up for a new comic called AD 2000 along with hundreds of “Property of Bear Alley” volumes going back decades.Richard S. wrote: 20 Jun 2024, 06:32wow! Have a great time at the archive, very jealous!Adam Eterno wrote: 19 Jun 2024, 20:52 Recently closed? That’s a shame. I have an invite to go to the Rebellion's archive tomorrow and I thought that if I had time, I’d pop over to see that exhibition afterwards. Damn!
They don’t have the budget to acquire the sheer volume of comics they need sadly, that’s why I was allowed the tour as they needed to scan some of my collection for a couple of future projects. One of the issues of Smash alone has not sold for less than £120 the last few times it’s appeared on EBay. (And that was in poor condition). It’s much cheaper and easier to scan them.Richard S. wrote: 21 Jun 2024, 06:20ah, great to hear. Wonder if they'll ever publicise what they're missing? I guess for many volumes that they're missing they might not be that bothered about acquiring the comics because they're not going to re-print any of the material in them.Adam Eterno wrote: 20 Jun 2024, 22:07Thanks Richard. It was a great day and we could have stayed there for hours and hours (I took a mate with me). They’re doing a great job there preserving the old comics, artwork and film etc. there are so many gaps though, where things went ‘missing’ over the years before they acquired the rights. Highlights were the original mock-up for a new comic called AD 2000 along with hundreds of “Property of Bear Alley” volumes going back decades.
well done that man!Adam Eterno wrote: 21 Jun 2024, 06:32They don’t have the budget to acquire the sheer volume of comics they need sadly, that’s why I was allowed the tour as they needed to scan some of my collection for a couple of future projects. One of the issues of Smash alone has not sold for less than £120 the last few times it’s appeared on EBay. (And that was in poor condition). It’s much cheaper and easier to scan them.Richard S. wrote: 21 Jun 2024, 06:20ah, great to hear. Wonder if they'll ever publicise what they're missing? I guess for many volumes that they're missing they might not be that bothered about acquiring the comics because they're not going to re-print any of the material in them.Adam Eterno wrote: 20 Jun 2024, 22:07
Thanks Richard. It was a great day and we could have stayed there for hours and hours (I took a mate with me). They’re doing a great job there preserving the old comics, artwork and film etc. there are so many gaps though, where things went ‘missing’ over the years before they acquired the rights. Highlights were the original mock-up for a new comic called AD 2000 along with hundreds of “Property of Bear Alley” volumes going back decades.
I’ve offered them access to any of my collection they need as I love the job they’re doing on bringing these old series to life again.
Seconded !Richard S. wrote: 21 Jun 2024, 06:49well done that man!Adam Eterno wrote: 21 Jun 2024, 06:32They don’t have the budget to acquire the sheer volume of comics they need sadly, that’s why I was allowed the tour as they needed to scan some of my collection for a couple of future projects. One of the issues of Smash alone has not sold for less than £120 the last few times it’s appeared on EBay. (And that was in poor condition). It’s much cheaper and easier to scan them.Richard S. wrote: 21 Jun 2024, 06:20
ah, great to hear. Wonder if they'll ever publicise what they're missing? I guess for many volumes that they're missing they might not be that bothered about acquiring the comics because they're not going to re-print any of the material in them.
I’ve offered them access to any of my collection they need as I love the job they’re doing on bringing these old series to life again.
Lovely to see these,many thanks for posting.Richard S. wrote: 01 Oct 2024, 06:47 More photos from the 'Into battle - the art of British war comics' exhibition that was on in Oxford earlier this year...
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