A.B.C. Warriors The Mek-Nificent Seven (2009, UK Market)

meknificent seven 2009 ©Rebellion A/S

Series: ABC Warriors

Publisher: Rebellion A/S

Published: January 2009 (second edition)

ISBN/print: 978-1-906735-08-1

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

Cover: Mike McMahon (from 2000 AD #130)

Title: The Meknificent Seven

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

Contents:

• Prologue 3 pages commissioned by Titan Books for the 1983 reprint*
• 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)
• Epilogue 3 pages commissioned by Titan Books for the 1983 reprint*

*a tale featuring the Ro-busters version of Hammerstein and Ro-Jaws

Comments:

Original coloured material are reproduced in this book in shades of grey. This edition is considered as the second edition of the 2005 reprint.
This reprint also features:

• the first strip of the 'Black Hole' storyline from 2000 AD #555
• an introduction written by Pat Mills dated November 2008
• authors mini bio
• 4 reprinted covers in B&W: 2000AD #125, 132, 135, 138
• '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.

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