The Complete Ro-Busters (Rebellion, 2008)

©Rebellion A/S

Series: Ro-Busters

Publisher: Rebellion

Published: November 2008 (first edition)

ISBN/print: 978-1-905437-82-5

Size/binding: classic Rebellion softcover (25.6 x 18.6 cm)

Cover: Dave Gibbons from prog #86 strip

Title: The Complete Ro-Busters

Artists: Mike Dorey, José Luis Ferrer, Dave Gibbons, Ian Kennedy, Mike McMahon, Kevin O'Neill, Carlos Pino, Kev F. Sutherland, Steve Dillon, Bryan Talbot

Contents:

• Day of the Robot aka The North Sea Tunnel (Starlord #1,  May 13 1978)
• The Preying Mantis part 1 (Starlord #2, May 20 1978)
• The Preying Mantis part 2 (Starlord #3, May 27 1978)
• The Preying Mantis part 3 (Starlord #4, June 3rd 1978)
• Midpoint part 1 (scripted by Bill Henry, Starlord #5, June 10 1978)
• Midpoint  part 2 (scripted by Bill Henry, Starlord #6, June 17 1978)
• The Ritz Space Palace part 1 (Starlord #7, June 24 1978)
• The Ritz Space Palace part 2 (Starlord #8, July 1st 1978)
• The Ritz Space Palace part 3 (Starlord #9, July 8 1978)
• The Ritz Space Palace part 4 (Starlord #10, July 15 1978)
• The Ritz Space Palace part 5 (Starlord #11, July 22 1978)
• The Ritz Space Palace part 6 (Starlord #12, July 29 1978)
• Time Quake part 1 aka Farnborough Droid Show (scripted by V Gross, Starlord #13, August 5 1978)
• Time Quake part 2 aka Farnborough Droid Show  (scripted by V Gross, Starlord #14, August 12 1978)
• Massacre on the Moon part 1 (scripted by Chris Lowder, Starlord #15, August 19 1978)
• Massacre on the Moon part 2 (scripted by Chris Lowder, Starlord #16, August 26 1978)
• Massacre on the Moon part 3 (scripted by Chris Lowder, Starlord #17, September 2 1978)
• Massacre on the Moon part 4 (scripted by Chris Lowder, Starlord #18, September 9 1978)
• Massacre on the Moon part 5 (scripted by Chris Lowder, Starlord #19, September 16 1978)
• The Tax Man Cometh! part 1 (scripted by Chris Lowder, Starlord #20, September 23 1978)
• The Tax Man Cometh! part 2 (scripted by Chris Lowder, Starlord #21, September 30 1978)
• The Tax Man Cometh! part 3 (scripted by Chris Lowder, Starlord #22, October 7 1978)
• Death on the Orient Express part 1 (2000 AD #86, October 14 1978)
• Death on the Orient Express part 2 (2000 AD #87, October 21 1978)
• Hammerstein's War Memoirs part 1 (2000 AD #88, October 28 1978)
• Hammerstein's War Memoirs part 2 (2000 AD #89, November 4 1978)
• Hammerstein's War Memoirs part 3 (2000 AD #90, November 11 1978)
• Hammerstein's War Memoirs part 4 (2000 AD #91, November 18 1978)
• Hammerstein's War Memoirs part 5 (2000 AD #92, November 25 1978)
• Ro-Jaws'Memoirs part 1 (2000 AD #93, December 30 1978)
• Ro-Jaws'Memoirs part 2 (2000 AD #94, January 6 1979)
• Ro-Jaws'Memoirs part 3 (2000 AD #95, January 13 1979)
• Ro-Jaws'Memoirs part 4 (2000 AD #96, January 20 1979)
• Ro-Jaws'Memoirs part 5 (2000 AD #97, January 27 1979)
• The Terra-Meks part 1 (2000 AD #98,  February 3 1979)
• The Terra-Meks part 2 (2000 AD #99,  February 10 1979)
• The Terra-Meks part 3 (2000 AD #100,  February 17 1979)
• The Terra-Meks part 4 (2000 AD #101,  February 24 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 1 (2000 AD #103, March 10 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 2 (2000 AD #104, March 17 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 3 (2000 AD #105, March 24 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 4 (2000 AD #106, March 31 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 5 (2000 AD #107, April 7 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 6 (2000 AD #108, April 14 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 7 (2000 AD #109, April 21 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 8 (2000 AD #110, April 28 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 9 (2000 AD #111, May 5 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 10 (2000 AD #112, May 12 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 11 (2000 AD #113, May 19 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 12 (2000 AD #114, May 26 1979)
• Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein part 13 (2000 AD #115, June 2 1979)
• Avalanche (uncredited script, 2000 AD Annual 1980)
• Ro-busters (scripted by Chris Stevens, 2000 AD Annual 1981)
• Bax the Burner (scripted by Alan Moore, 2000 AD Annual 1982)
• Old Red-eyes is Back (scripted by Alan Moore, 2000 AD Annual 1983)
• Storm Eagles are Go! (scripted by Alan Moore, 2000 AD Annual 1984)
• Ro-busters (uncredited script, Starlord Annual 1981)
• Ro-busters (scripted by V. Gross, Summer Special 1978)

Comments:

The reprint quality is not of a very high standard but slightly improved from the 2000 AD Extreme Edition newsstand partial reprint.

It will be a complete book with also all the Ro-Jaws Robo-tales' (however none except one are scripted by Pat Mills and features our regular heroes) and The Inside Story one shot:

• The Inside Story (2000 AD #144, December 22 1979, reprinted in Ro-busters book one)
• Damian, Chlid of Tomorrow (scripted by Kevin Gosnell, 2000 AD #147, January 12 1980)
• It's a Knockout part 1 (scripted by Oleh, 2000 AD #148, January 19 1980)
• It's a Knockout part 2 (scripted by Oleh, 2000 AD #149, January 26 1980)
• Revolt of the Tick Tock Monkey Bomb (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD #157, March 22 1980)
• Droid are Dispensible (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD #161, April 19 1980)
• Ye First Robot (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD #166, June 21 1980)
• Killer in the Cab (scripted by Alan Moore, 2000 AD #170, July 26 1980)
• The Dating Game (scripted by Alan Moore, 2000 AD #176, September 6th 1980)
• The Robot Schrink (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD #176, September 6th 1980)
• The Tidy Up Droid (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD #181, October 11 1980)
• Tomorrow Brings Doom (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD #183, October 25 1980)
• Night of the Werebot (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD #184, November 1st 1980)
• Miracle in Slum Alley (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD #188, November 29 1980)
• Final Solution part 1 (scripted by Alan Moore, 2000 AD #189, December 6th 1980)
• Final Solution part 2 (scripted by Alan Moore, 2000 AD #190, December 13 1980)
• Spirit of Vengeance (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD #196, January 24 1981)
• Human on my Back (uncredited script, 2000 AD Annual 1981)
• The Pirate and the Polydroid (scripted by Steve Parkhouse, 2000 AD Annual 1982)
• Silicon Soul (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD Annual 1983)
• The Robot Revolution (scripted by Gary Rice, 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1980)
• The Wanderer (scripted by Ken F. Sutherland, 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1980)

Finally this book was advertised with this cover on web shops: