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| Wrath of the Gods & The Ghost World The Deluxe hardback edition |
IT'S ARRIVED!
Wrath of the Gods and The Ghost World
For the first time Frank Bellamy's complete "Ghost World " story from Boys' World has been commercially reprinted! Full praise must go to Geoff West (the Book Palace boss!) and Stuart Williams (design & production) and John Symonds for the scans. Book Palace does a great job reprinting comic strips and this one must have been their hardest - see below.
There are two versions available and they are incredible. I received the Super Deluxe Collectors' Edition clamshell case version - or "fantastic" version as I called it - because I contributed the introduction to "The Ghost World" section.
I have been sent the 'clamshell' very spectacular version (am I gushing too much?) which you can see me unboxing in the above video. You can also turn on the sound to hear what a quiet place I live in - with the addition of a Robin singing! Many thanks to my wife Nicola for her superb work - all in one take!
THE CONTENT
The Boys' World comic ran from 26 January 1963 - 3 October 1964 (just 89 issues) before being subsumed into Eagle- with the name still being used on the Annual until1972! It was very much a comic like Eagle and created for and aimed at the 60s generation. If you want to read more about the comic and see a full listing of the contents with a great background essay on the creators plus lots of pictures send Steve Holland your money.
The Book Palace books have reprinted "the complete Wrath of the Gods by Ron Embleton and John M Burns and the complete Frank Bellamy's The Ghost World in one huge volume."
Paul Duncan - whose book credits are a fanboy's dream - wrote the introduction to "Wrath of the Gods" and I wrote the introduction to "The Ghost World"
THE BOOKS
Wrath of the Gods & The Ghost World
The Deluxe hardback edition
The first is the Deluxe Collectors' Limited Edition of 450 copies. "All the Embleton and Burns double-page spreads are printed as deluxe fold-outs (see my video above) in this monster full colour volume. A glorious 124 pages including 60 double fold out pages."
DETAILS
- Authors: Willie Patterson, Harry Harrison
- Artists: Frank Bellamy, Ron Embleton, John M Burns
- Publisher: Book Palace Books, May 2025
- Number of pages: 124
- Format: Hard Cover; Full Colour illustrations
- Size: 13" x 10" (324mm x 253mm)
- ISBN: 9781913548599
- Price: £75.00
- [Introductions to both strips by Paul Duncan and Norman Boyd (yours truly)]
- ORDER HERE or if in America, try Bud's Art Books
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| Wrath of the Gods & The Ghost World The Super Deluxe hardback edition in 'clamshell' box |
The second book is the 'clamshell' shown in the video above. It's called the Super Deluxe Collectors' Edition "Limited to just 50 copies worldwide, enclosed in a glorious hardcover clamshell case.
This Super Deluxe Edition includes:
- The complete Wrath of the Gods and The Ghost World book
- 16-page book reprinting the final Wrath Quests from Boys' World Annuals
- Two prints scanned from Frank Bellamy's Ghost World original art
- Two John M Burns prints scanned from unpublished artwork
- Plus a print of an original pencil sketch by John M Burns.
DETAILS
- Authors: Willie Patterson, Harry Harrison
- Artists: Frank Bellamy, Ron Embleton, John M Burns
- Publisher: Book Palace Books, May 2025
- Number of pages: 124
- Format: Hard Cover; Full Colour illustrations
- Size: 13" x 10" (324mm x 253mm)
- ISBN: 9781913548605
- Price: £130.00
- [Introductions to both strips by Paul Duncan and Norman Boyd (yours truly)]
- ORDER HERE
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