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About Dark Empire 2's reprint . . .

Discussion in 'Literature' started by Excellence, Jul 15, 2003.

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  1. Excellence

    Excellence Jedi Knight star 7

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    I didn't realise Dark Horse had a forum, so when I peeked around it was fortuitous luck I found this piece. With all the recent news about Dark Empire 1 and Empire's End being reprinted, I thought this might be informative.

    I copied a post from Randy Stradley there:

    Yes, sonny, there will -- eventually -- be a new edition of DE II. First, though, I have to wait until our current stocks are whittled down a bit. See, we just recently went back to press on DE II, and we still have several thousand of them in the warehouse.

    So unfortunately it seems like DE2 won't be reprinted with hopefully a far better cover front for quite some time. He also commented about wanting to get the new Empire's End out "as soon as possible."

    This is good news, isn't it?
     
    Excellence, Jul 15, 2003
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  2. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    Well, unlike DE1, DE2 could go for a better cover (the original DE1 cover still rocks the most though).

    Still, I wouldn't say it would be worth it to wait on DE2 if your already getting DE1.
     
    The2ndQuest , Jul 15, 2003
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  3. Excellence

    Excellence Jedi Knight star 7

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    As soon as it comes out in a month, I'll hope Amazon has it. But it's a pity DE2 may not be reprinted---or was it unpopular? Reviews say it's a perfect duplicate of its predecessor.
     
    Excellence, Jul 16, 2003
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  4. The2ndQuest

    The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    DE2 wasn't as well recieved as DE1, but it was still fairly well recieved. EE however, generally gets negative response, but is still needed to close the trilogy out.

    DE2 isn't getting reprinted yet simply because there are still tons of copies "in stock" at places from it's previous printing.
     
    The2ndQuest , Jul 16, 2003
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  5. JoruusCbaoth

    JoruusCbaoth Jedi Padawan star 4

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    EE was also haphazardly reduced from 6 issues to two. It made for a very rushed conclusion to the story.
     
    JoruusCbaoth, Jul 16, 2003
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  6. snarf5181

    snarf5181 Jedi Youngling star 3

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    DE II is easily my favorite -- way better than the the other 2 from the perspective of a jedi fan.
     
    snarf5181, Jul 17, 2003
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  7. JoruusCbaoth

    JoruusCbaoth Jedi Padawan star 4

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    DEII makes a lot more effort to fit in with the later-published continuity than DE did, that's for sure. It's not really DE's fault, considering it was written for Marvel in 1989, but then the license switched hands and it spent 2 years on the shelf.
     
    JoruusCbaoth, Jul 17, 2003
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