The 2000 AD 35th Anniversary Panel - Cardiff Comic Expo 2012

On the weekend of 25th/26th of February 2012, Cardiff held a great weekend for comic fans, under the banner of Cardiff International Comic and Animation Expo. During this convention one of the largest and funniest 2000 AD panels took place.

The hosts for the event were Stacey Whittle and Iz McAuliffe, co-producer of the convention. On the panel were  Mike Carroll, John M.Burns, Rob Williams, Gordon Rennie, PJ Holden, Dave Roach, Mike Collins, Mick McMahon and Patrick Goddard.

The following two videos are the panel, excuse the angle but I didn't want loads of audience heads in the shot, so I had to take it from the side. The problem with this, is that a certain Gordon Rennie obscured a few panel members but you can still hear them easily enough.
Also just as I set the shot up I thought that Stacey and Iz would be sat down at the end of the panel but they decided to stand, hence poor Stacey is out of shot!
Remember to turn off your mobile phones, as you wouldn't want to disrupt the panel and one last thing, don't enlarge the screen too much, as this was taken on my non HD video camera!

I hope you enjoy this talk as much as we did on the day!

Slaine Novels (Black Flame)

These two novels (released in 2006/07 and priced at £6.99) are expansions on the character brought to us by Pat Mills & Angela Kincaid and is from the pages of 2000 AD. If you've followed Slaine in the prog you'll recognise many elements in these books but that won't spoil your enjoyment as I feel it all adds to the characters story!

Story by

Steven Savile

Cover by

Max Bertolini

The first verse in the Lay of Slaine Mac Roth

'Tir-Nan-Og - a land of savage beauty where fierce warrior tribes fight for land, cattle and honour. Fate can be seen in every aspect of life in this kingdom, but none more so than in Slaine Mac Roth, son of the Sessair.

Struggling to come to terms with his warrior's gift, the Warp Spasm, the young Slaine gets his first taste of bloody battle when his kinsmen raid a rival tribe. But with fate guiding his path, Slaine's epic journey is just about to begin.'

Story by

Steven Savile

Cover by

Max Bertolini

The second verse in the Lay of Slaine Mac Roth

'Celtic warrior and son of the Sessair tribe, Saline Mac Roth, learns of a murderous scheme by the evil Slogh Feg to destroy his tribe. In order to thwart these plans and save his people Slaine must journey to the dangerous other realm of the Sidhe on a quest to retrieve a series of powerful magical items. With only luck, heroism and the help of his trusted friend Ukko the Dwarf, will Slaine be able to stop Slough Feg before it's too late?'

Both novels have a glossary at the back, to help anyone unfamiliar with the strange names and terms that litter the world of Slaine. The first novel also has an excerpt from Mike Wild's Caballistics, Inc. novel 'Hell on Earth'

Sadly, this series was cut off in its prime, as it seemed that we would have been following Slaine's tales through a few good books yet!