How best to ring in the new year than to cast your peepers across the stuff to get excited about over the next twelve months – and Rebellion has got you covered once more. This time with their slate of twelve titles to come from their 2022 Treasury of British Comics catalogue.
The Treasury of British Comics was established in 2017 to take advantage of the enormous catalogue of 20th century British boys and girls anthology comic material that Rebellion has amassed from original license holders and publishers who had long let the work languish in storage. Bringing the nostalgia back for older readers and re-introducing lost classics to the next generation – all restored by Rebellion’s own in-house reprographics team, alongside reimaginings and updates.
This year we get extra helpings of classic work by extraordinary artist (or should we say ‘artist extraordinaire’?) Don Lawrence as, alongside the fourth omnibus collection of The Trigan Empire with his extraordinary painted art, you get to see the complete strip that he worked on before – Karl The Viking, published in two volumes to bookend this year – in January and December. This will give art enthusiasts a chance to enjoy his black and white work from 1960 to 1964.
Also in the 2022 Treasury mix is more comedy – with Leo Baxendale‘s Badtime Bedtime Stories plus 60s Batman parody Birdman & Chicken – along with more volumes of villainous The Spider and heroic The Steel Claw; and new reprints House of Dolmann, and A Spell of Trouble; and the first volume of war comic The Sarge.
In the summer, Rebellion’s 2022 Treasury will bring two specials which join classic strips with more contemporary reimaginings – Black Beth: Vengeance Be Thy Name and The Best of Cat Girl, in June and August.
TREASURY OF BRITISH COMICS – 2022 SOLICITATIONS
Karl The Viking Vol. 1
Originally serialised in Lion, Karl the Viking is a sweeping historical fantasy story of an orphaned Saxon boy, adopted and raised by the viking Eingar after his raid on Britain. Upon coming of age Karl succeeds Eingar and leads his tribe into battle in Britain against wild tribes of Picts, and re-connects with his old Saxon family, gaining an ally in his cousin Godwulf, and making an enemy of the Earl of Eastumbria. These fast-paced stories were drawn by Don Lawrence shortly before he revolutionised painted comic art with The Trigan Empire, when he was already a master of pen and ink, and his Karl the Viking series was the pinnacle of black and white comic art.
ISBN: 9781786184627
Paperback (plus webshop exclusive hardcover)
January 20, 2022
£19.99
240 pages
Karl the Viking Vol.2
In the second, and concluding, volume of Karl the Viking the brave Briton takes the fight even further abroad than before as he and his band of warriors battle against the rival viking Gefion One-Eye in Africa, become mercenaries in a violent dispute between treacherous Russian tribes, and survive against fantastical and unnatural sea monsters. Karl the Viking is the series which made Don Lawrence’s reputation, and it was on this basis that he was hired to revolutionise painted comic art with The Trigan Empire. This volume also contains stories written by Michael Moorcock penned when he was just beginning to create the adventures of Elric.
ISBN: 9781786187338
Paperback (plus webshop exclusive hardcover)
December 6, 2022
£19.99 / $24.99
256 pages
The Spider: Crime Unlimited
From the pages of Super Picture Library! The Spider is the uncrowned king of the New York underworld, so elusive to the police that he even manages to taunt the Police Commissioner at his retirement party. But Professor Aldo Cummings, a famous but ill-tempered scientist, determined to stop the schemes of the Spider once and for all, invents a ray-machine which will eliminate the evil from a person’s personality. But a tragic miscalculation will turn Professor Cummings into the Professor of Power, and he will seek a more direct confrontation with the Spider. The first collection of The Spider stories originally published as part of the Picture Library series, these long-lost and fast-paced pulp adventure stories have never been reprinted before, written by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and Donne Avenell (Adam Eterno).
ISBN: 9781786184658
Hardcover
February 3, 2022
£19.99
256 pages
Birdman and Chicken: The Krazy Crusaders
To the outside world, Dick Lane and Mick Mason look like two average, law-abiding citizens. However, they lead an amazing double life – for when fiendish finks and vile villains step over the line, Dick and Mick strike back as the crime-fighting duo, Birdman and Chicken!
Cowled, caped and equipped with a vast array of crime-busting gadgets, Birdman and Chicken fight back against the likes of The Giggler, Sourpuss, The Puzzler and Father Time – and sometimes they win! A rib-tickling parody of the 1966 Batman television series, Trevor Metcalfe’s super-series was a highlight of Krazy comic every week and is finally collected here for the first time.
ISBN: 9781786184924
Paperback
March 3, 2022
£14.99
192 pages
House of Dolmann
Genius creator and expert ventriloquist, Eric Dolmann has created a small army of robotic puppets to help the forces of law and order fight back against crime. Whatever the situation, Dolman has a mechanical warrior perfectly suited to get the job done! From the safety of his flying ‘Dolmobile’, he directs Raider, Elasto, Mole, Togo and Giggler into action! Occasionally they will question his judgement and bicker amongst one another – even though they aren’t capable of independent thought!
ISBN 9781786184917
Paperback (plus webshop exclusive hardcover)
April 14, 2022
£14.99
144 pages
The Sarge Vol.1
They depended on the Sarge. And the world depended on them. British Sergeant Jim Masters, a veteran of WW1, has to protect and lead his inexperienced platoon during the Second World War. From Dunkirk to North Africa, the might of the German Army face the ultimate adversaries when Masters and his boys spring into action – Nothing can substitute experience! With an introduction by Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys)
ISBN: 9781786186331
Hardcover (plus webshop exclusive edition)
May 12, 2022
£19.99
144 pages
The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Vol 4
The fourth omnibus of the science-fiction classic, The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire, collects the stories published from 1973 through to 1976. Don Lawrence’s painted art continues to be a highlight of the series, and as he takes a sabbatical from the strip Miguel Quesada and Philip Corke match his impressive work with their own style. The Trigan Empire remains resilient against enemies on all fronts, from treacherous politicians, murderous Zith assassins, and alien invaders, Trigo and Janno protect the citizens of Elekton.
ISBN: 9781786185648
Paperback (plus webshop exclusive hardcover)
May 24, 2022
£19.99
240 pages
Black Beth: Vengeance Be Thy Name
A warrior with a name born of the black rage that filled her heart! In a world of swords and sorcery, the evil tyrant Rassau discovers that he is destined to be killed by a fearsome warrior called Beth. Together with his men, Rassau seeks Beth out, destroying her village and killing all held dear to her. With the aid of a former warrior – the blind Quido – Beth becomes a skilled fighter and sworn enemy of all that is evil! She will not rest until her people are avenged! This book contains both the original strip and the brilliantly resurrected stories that have been masterfully guided by writer Alec Worley and DC Comic’s newest star, the astonishing Greek artist, DaNi!
ISBN: 9781786186355
Paperback (plus webshop exclusive hardcover)
June 7, 2022
£14.99
80 pages
The Best of Cat Girl
The beloved UK superheroine finally pounces into her own collection! From the pages of classic 1960s girls’ comic Sally comes the first ever collection of beloved British superheroine The Cat Girl! Cathy Carter is not your average teen. She can jump further, fight longer and climb higher than anyone she knows – with the aid of a magic suit, she is Cat Girl! Facing off in glamorous, globetrotting adventures against supervillains and master criminals, Cathy often finds the hardest fight comes from her bumbling detective father, who doesn’t believe Cathy can fend for herself. Can Cathy save the world when the person trying to hold her back – is her dad? This collection contains Cat Girl’s latest adventure, RAMZEE and Elkys Nova’s ‘Cat Girl Returns‘ from the Tammy & Jinty special, as well as a purrfect selection of the best classic Cat Girl stories from Sally, and a brand new cover from Elkys Nova.
ISBN: 9781786185853
Paperback (plus webshop exclusive hardcover)
August 2, 2022
£14.99
128 pages
Badtime Bedtime Stories
Once upon a badtime… In these explosive, hysterical comics, Jack the Nipper, Little Miss Muffet and Little Red Riding Hood run wild in chaotic retellings of beloved tales. These anarchic, frenzied comics stories from the pen of Leo Baxendale are the arguably the jewel of the British humour comics, beloved by many for their DIY storybook aesthetic when they were originally printed in Monster Fun. Now, in this stunning new collection, the comics are restored to their full glory, while reprinted in a smaller style to retain the intimate feel of the originals. Crammed with gags and hidden details, these Badtime Bedtime Stories are the perfect late night read for kids and grown ups!
ISBN: 9781786185310
Hardcover
September 1, 2022
£14.,99
96 pages
A Spell of Trouble
TO WITCH OR NOT TO WITCH? Popular, rich and great at school, Carrie lives a charmed life – because, unbeknownst to her classmates, she’s a witch! Hailing from a long line of witches and warlocks Carrie has never wanted for anything – that is until her bumbling, nonmagical and anti-magic cousin Angela shows up! And worst of all – if Carrie can’t turn Angela into a legendary sorceress – she’ll lose all her powers! Worlds collide and sparks fly as these cousins have to learn to live together – or else! This comedy classic from British girls’ comic Jinty features a brand new cover by the original artist, Trini Tinturé, as well as another tale, the spooky, insect-infested ‘Creepy Crawley‘, in a volume perfect for Halloween!
ISBN: 9781786186126
Paperback
October 13, 2022
£14,99
80 pages
The Steel Claw Vol.2 – Reign of the Brain
One of Britain’s most enduring comic book heroes returns in two stories reprinted here for the first time! The second collection of the sci-fi classic, The Steel Claw collects writer Tom Tully’s first two stories originally published in the comic Valiant between 1963 and 1964. Featuring the stunning, realistic black and white art of Spanish comics’ legend Jesus Blasco!
ISBN: 9781786186812
Paperback (plus webshop exclusive hardcover)
November 10, 2022
£14.99
112 pages
