A.B.C. Warriors The Meknificent Seven (2005, UK Market)

meknificent seven 2005 ©Rebellion A/S

Series: ABC Warriors

Publisher: Rebellion A/S

Published: January 2005 (first edition)

ISBN/print: 1-904265-23-5

Size/binding: softcover (26 x 19 cm)/#1 on the spine

Cover: Kev Walker (from 2000 AD #965)

Title: The Meknificent Seven

Artists: Dave Gibbons, Mike McMahon, Carlos Ezquerra, Kevin O'Neill, Bret Ewins, Brendan McCarthy

Contents:

• A.B.C. Warriors (2000 AD #119, June 30 1979)
• Retreat From Volgow (2000 AD #120, July 7 1979)
• Mongrol part 1 (2000 AD #121, July 14 1979)
• Mongrol part 2 (2000 AD #122, July 21 1979)
• The Order of the Knights Martial (2000 AD #123, July 28 1979)
• The Tournament of the Damned (2000 AD #124, August 4th 1979)
• The Bougainville Massacre part 1 (2000 AD #125, August 11th 1979)
• The Bougainville Massacre part 2 (2000 AD #126, August 18 1979)
• Steelhorn (2000 AD #127, August 25 1979)
• The Mess (2000 AD #128, September 1st 1979)
• Mars, The Devil Planet (2000 AD #129, September 8th 1979)
• Cyboons part 1 (2000 AD #130, September 15 1979)
• Cyboons part 2 (2000 AD #131, September 22 1979)
• The Red Death part 1 (2000 AD #132, September 29 1979)
• The Red Death part 2 (2000 AD #133, October 6th 1979)
• Golgotha part 1 (2000 AD #134, October 13 1979)
• Golgotha part 2 (2000 AD #135, October 20 1979)
• Golgotha part 3 (2000 AD #136, October 27 1979)
• Mad George part 1 (2000 AD #137, November 3rd 1979)
• Mad George part 2 (2000 AD #138, November 10 1979)
• Mad George part 3 (2000 AD #139, November 17 1979)

Comments:

This GN initiate the complete reprint of A.B.C. Warrior's strips in chronological order (spines are numbered). Original coloured material are reproduced in this book in shades of grey. Note that unlike the US edition of this reprint, the 2000 AD logo on the cover is straight.

This reprint also features:

• authors mini bio
• 5 reprinted covers in B&W: 2000AD #125, 130, 132, 135, 138

This reprint doesn't features (see previous reprints):

• Any introduction whatsoever
• 'Prologue' and 'Epilogue', a 6 pages strip never published in 2000 AD commissioned by Titan Books for the 1983 reprints and featuring Howard Quartz, Miss Marilyn and a Mark 10 war droid.
• the 'Flesh File' page introducing Golgotha's strip

And let's not forget spines, here for the Ro-Busters/A.B.C. Warriors Rebellion softcover reprints collection (UK on the left, US on the right):