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Rebellion on the Dynamite Deal |
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We've seen the Dynamite side of the proposed Dynamite Dredd comic - but thought we should get the Rebellion side of things. So we caught up with 2000AD editor Matt Smith for some clarification.
How did the proposed deal come about?
Matt Smith: Dynamite publisher Nicky Barrucci
got in touch with me through Garth Ennis (Dynamite publishes Garth’s
‘The Boys’) several months ago as he’d been keen for a while to publish
2000 AD material in the USA. Since then, it’s been a matter of ironing
out a licensing deal, which hasn’t yet been fully signed off.
Dynamite
are quite keen on doing all sorts of things with 2000 AD properties,
but at the moment we’re just concentrating on an all-new Dredd title
for the American market.
Can you tell us what stage the deal is at with Dynamite, and if there's a rough timeline for getting the first comic out?
MS: The deal’s still being finalised at the moment. I think Dynamite are looking to get the first issue out sometime in 2009.
John Wagner was mentioned quite prominently in Dynamite's
announcement, but what level of involvement has he had with the project
so far?
MS: We’ve run it past him to see he if
he’s interested /available in contributing, which he potentially is,
but until the deal’s signed we can’t go forward with putting together
any stories yet.
Will there be any plans to offer the comic, or the new stories, to UK readers?
MS: At the moment, it’s just
planned as a US title, which Dynamite would be able to collect up into
their own trade paperbacks. But we’ll see further down the line...
So there you have it - we'll keep you informed as and when we find out more details...
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