- Paperback: 132 pages
- Publisher: REBELLION/2000AD (14 Aug 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905437749
- ISBN-13: 978-1905437740
- Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 18.6 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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The inhabitants of 19th century London live in fear of a villainous character known only as Stickleback. Rumour says he is a master criminal, pulling the strings amidst the denizens of the underworld and manipulating them to his own ends - but hot on his heels is the 'dark' detective Valentine Bey.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Stickleback, a mysterious figure in Old London Town. Some say he is a myth others refer to him as the Pope of Crime.
This collects, what is currently, both Stickleback stories. Mother England and England's Glory. Both published originally in 2000AD. They are set in a version of London that never existed, set during a Victorian period with clockwork machines and grotesque monsters.
Both stories have an underlying Cthulhu vibe to them with otherworldy monsters not found in normal horror books. Ian Edgington is turning out to be another excellent writer, acting as a follow up to his work in the excellent Leviathan (2000 Ad) and the two wonderful War of the Worlds related books Scarlet Traces Scarlet Traces: Great Game.
The other selling point is the art supplied by D'Isreali. In Leviathan he came up with some excellent designs like the stokers. But here he has surpassed himself. In the opening chapters there are wonderfully bizare clockwork creations (an exploding cow being a particular highlight). But it is when we are introduced to Stickleback himself we find the true beauty of his work. Stickleback with his exposed spine, Mister lug with his two heads, Fiery Jack who appears to be an animated charred corpse. Then there are the Cthulhu type creatures, zombies and wild bill hicock.
If you are a fan of any of Edgington's and D'Isreali's previous works then you owe it to yourself to get this as soon as possible.
This collects, what is currently, both Stickleback stories. Mother England and England's Glory. Both published originally in 2000AD. They are set in a version of London that never existed, set during a Victorian period with clockwork machines and grotesque monsters.
Both stories have an underlying Cthulhu vibe to them with otherworldy monsters not found in normal horror books. Ian Edgington is turning out to be another excellent writer, acting as a follow up to his work in the excellent Leviathan (2000 Ad) and the two wonderful War of the Worlds related books Scarlet Traces Scarlet Traces: Great Game.
The other selling point is the art supplied by D'Isreali. In Leviathan he came up with some excellent designs like the stokers. But here he has surpassed himself. In the opening chapters there are wonderfully bizare clockwork creations (an exploding cow being a particular highlight). But it is when we are introduced to Stickleback himself we find the true beauty of his work. Stickleback with his exposed spine, Mister lug with his two heads, Fiery Jack who appears to be an animated charred corpse. Then there are the Cthulhu type creatures, zombies and wild bill hicock.
If you are a fan of any of Edgington's and D'Isreali's previous works then you owe it to yourself to get this as soon as possible.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having been a bit of a sporadic reader of 2000ad I have missed out on a lot of good strips no doubt, this is because I find gratuitous violence a bit much to stomach if there isn't a solid plotline behind it. Having said that the publication is probably the closest thing to what i want out of a comic and it has been responsible for a great deal of innovation, I also find a lot of the American publications to be too sanitised and unwilling to see the flaws of a story's protaganist(though i'm sure thats a generalisation).
AAAAnyway Stickleback escaped my notice because of my 2000ad sabbatical and so I only picked up on it through this compilation of the two stories, and I'm very glad it was published.
The hero is a villain, its set in Victorian times, involves fantastical characters and Paganism. P.A Keating has already summarised it quite well, I just wanted to add my voice to say that i think this is a great story and that i love it. Stickleback himself is a bit of an enigma and really i think he should be picked up for a film. I wasn't massively impressed by the artwork on a first quick flick through but when you actually read the stories D'Israeli's work suits it absolutely perfectly, black and white with I suspect signs of photoshoppy goodness.
Stickleback you crafty cockney anti-hero! whats your dark secret?
AAAAnyway Stickleback escaped my notice because of my 2000ad sabbatical and so I only picked up on it through this compilation of the two stories, and I'm very glad it was published.
The hero is a villain, its set in Victorian times, involves fantastical characters and Paganism. P.A Keating has already summarised it quite well, I just wanted to add my voice to say that i think this is a great story and that i love it. Stickleback himself is a bit of an enigma and really i think he should be picked up for a film. I wasn't massively impressed by the artwork on a first quick flick through but when you actually read the stories D'Israeli's work suits it absolutely perfectly, black and white with I suspect signs of photoshoppy goodness.
Stickleback you crafty cockney anti-hero! whats your dark secret?
Format:Paperback
As reviewed on my 2000AD blog Brit Cit Reviews.
When I picked up the first Stickleback trade, I was taking something of a shot in the dark as I'd never read any Stickleback strips before. It proved to be a damn good shot as, as the back cover claims, Stickleback really is a modern 2000AD classic.
Stickleback is somewhat unusual in that the main character and his cronies, are out and out crooks. The only real heroic character is the police Inspector who is on his trail, Valentine Bey. The first of the two (lengthy) strips in this trade focuses on the character of Bey, with Stickleback lurking in the background, only making a couple of appearances in the entire strip. This is very effective as it immediatly adds an air of mystery to Stickleback, and when he kills Bey in cold blood at the strips conclusion, it comes as a real shock. The second strip is really where we start to get to grips with Stickleback and his gang of supernatural accomplices. Having established the steampunk style world that Stickleback inhabits in the first strip, writer Ian Edgington is able to use the second strip to introduce us to the criminal gang of Stickleback, and add a few more layers of mystery to the eponymous title character. The choice of D'Israeli as artist was a great one, as his extremly distinctive and innovative art, is perfectly suited to the Gormenghast-style London town.
Throughout this trade are references and hints to other stories, including a couple of cheeky nods to the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. Edgington is known for tying his different strips together to create a single universe, and that is clearly evident here, especially tying in to another of his 2000AD strips "The Red Seas". Both the pub (The Jolly Cripple) and one of the main villains (Orlando Doyle) from The Red Seas put in an appearance, although it is certainly not neccessary to have read The Red Seas to be able to enjoy Stickleback.
Sitckleback certainly lives up to the moniker of a modern 2000AD classic. Imaginative storytelling, intriguing characters, and innovative art make Stickleback one that is not to be missed. I suggest you pick up a copy of England's Glory at once.
When I picked up the first Stickleback trade, I was taking something of a shot in the dark as I'd never read any Stickleback strips before. It proved to be a damn good shot as, as the back cover claims, Stickleback really is a modern 2000AD classic.
Stickleback is somewhat unusual in that the main character and his cronies, are out and out crooks. The only real heroic character is the police Inspector who is on his trail, Valentine Bey. The first of the two (lengthy) strips in this trade focuses on the character of Bey, with Stickleback lurking in the background, only making a couple of appearances in the entire strip. This is very effective as it immediatly adds an air of mystery to Stickleback, and when he kills Bey in cold blood at the strips conclusion, it comes as a real shock. The second strip is really where we start to get to grips with Stickleback and his gang of supernatural accomplices. Having established the steampunk style world that Stickleback inhabits in the first strip, writer Ian Edgington is able to use the second strip to introduce us to the criminal gang of Stickleback, and add a few more layers of mystery to the eponymous title character. The choice of D'Israeli as artist was a great one, as his extremly distinctive and innovative art, is perfectly suited to the Gormenghast-style London town.
Throughout this trade are references and hints to other stories, including a couple of cheeky nods to the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. Edgington is known for tying his different strips together to create a single universe, and that is clearly evident here, especially tying in to another of his 2000AD strips "The Red Seas". Both the pub (The Jolly Cripple) and one of the main villains (Orlando Doyle) from The Red Seas put in an appearance, although it is certainly not neccessary to have read The Red Seas to be able to enjoy Stickleback.
Sitckleback certainly lives up to the moniker of a modern 2000AD classic. Imaginative storytelling, intriguing characters, and innovative art make Stickleback one that is not to be missed. I suggest you pick up a copy of England's Glory at once.
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