A .B . C . W A R R I O R S
SEVEN HEADS FOR HEKATE!
K H R O N I C L E S O F K H A O S
THE ABC WARRIORS: ATOMIC, BACTERIAL, CHEMICAL WARRIOR-ROBOTS ENLISTED BY A FUTURE HUMANITY TO FIGHT BATTLES ON AN INTERGALACTIC SCALE. Once robots with
a cause, they are now deemed disposable by a war-weary mankind, and have been brought to the planet Hekate by Deadlock to learn the ways of Khoas! In an orgy of blood, violence and madness the Meknificent Seven must collect seven heads in their preparation for The Night of The Blood Moon! Written by Pat Mills (Nemesis The Warlock ) and Tony Skinner (Punisher 2099 ) with stunning fully-painted artwork by Kev Walker ( Judge Judge Dredd: Satan’s Island ) this unconventional adventure is classic 2000 AD !
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ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE HOUSE OF THARG! ABC WARRIORS: WARRIORS: THE MEKNIFICENT SEVEN
By Mills, Ewins, Ezquerra, Gibbons, McCarthy, McMahon, O’Neill
The Volgan war has raged for years, spreading off of Earth and on to Mars. Now an Earth general has assembled a team of advanced robots — capable of withstanding atomic, bacterial or chemical attack — to finally conquer the “devil planet.” They are Hammerstein, a war-droid whose chest “puffs” with pride when he hears the national anthem; Joe Pineapples, a secretive, ice-cool sniper; Blackblood, so evil he drinks the oil of fallen robots; Mongrol, a mindless killing machine; Happy Shrapnel, a sharp-shooting old-timer; Steelhorn, the self-styled “greatest robot ever created”; and Deadlock, the mysterious Khaos-worshipper and wielder of the mystical Ace of Swords. They are the A.B.C. Warriors — and they’ve come to tame a planet. Spread the word! Paperback 136 pages £9.99
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KRHONICLES OF KHAOS ABC WARRIORS CREATED BY PAT MILLS, KEVIN O’NEILL, MIKE MCMAHON AND BRENDAN MCCARTHY
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KHRONICLES OF KHAOS PAT MILLS g TONY SKINNER
Writer KEV WALKER
Artists KEV WALKER
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Creative Director and CEO: Jason Kingsley Chief Technical Officer: Chris Kingsley 2000 AD Editor in Chief: Matt Smith Graphic Design: Simon Parr & Luke Preece Marketing and PR: Keith Richardson Repro Assistant: Kathryn Symes Graphic Novels Editor: Jonathan Oliver Designer: Luke Preece Original Commissioning Editor: Steve MacManus Originally serialised in 2000 AD Progs 750-757, 780-784, 787-790.Copyright © 1991,1992, 2006 Rebellion A/S. All Rights Reserved. ABC Warriors and all related characters, their distinctive likenesses and related elements featured in this publication are trademarks of Rebellion A/S. 2000 AD is a registered trademark. The stories, characters and incidents featured in this publication are entirely fictional. Published by Rebellion, The Studio, Brewer Street, Oxford OX1 1QN. www.rebellion.co.uk ISBN: 1904265499 Printed in Malta by Gutenberg Press Manufactured in the EU by LPPS Ltd., Wellingborough, NN8 3PJ, UK. First Printing: April 2007 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. For information on other 2000 AD graphic novels, or if you have any comments on this book, please email
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INTRODUCTION When I began writing the ABC Warriors many moons of Hekate ago, I referred to the robot Deadlock being involved with Khaos magic, although I didn’t yet know what it really involved. But I prefer, whenever I can, to use real life rather than books for my research and so, as the serial developed, I invited my friend Tony Skinner to co-write Khronicles of Khaos with me. Because Tony not only understands chaos magic, but practices his own version of it happily, healthily and legally with his community in France. Tony is a successful musician and, in between gigs, he would give me his personal take on the subject as we wrote this story, often in austere and harsh working conditions like the middle of a bluebell wood or the back of a wine bar. Perfect conditions for Tony’s brand of chaos. For his was not the chaos magic of gaming publications or the heavy books to be found in occult bookshops, but the real deal. And it has one major advantage over such tomes, it was fun! And it’s our sense of Fun and mockery of stuffedshirts of all persuasions that comes across in this volume as we explore the anomalies of reality, the absurdities of convention and the nature of magic. However, it soon became clear to us that the chaotic theme of our futuristic ‘romp’, whilst highly regarded by the readers and selling well abroad, was not entirely understood or appreciated within the industry. Thus when Ro-Jaws signs off to his uncomprehending comrade Hammerstein with, “So welcome to the CBA Warriors”, meaning everything is back to front, editorial assumed it was a typing error on my part and changed it to “ABC Warriors”. We had to alter it later on the first book edition. Elsewhere I would hear rumblings of disapproval from fellow artists, writers and editors about the strange nature of this story and even more about the strangeness of my writing partner. I was finally told by one leading comic artist (sporting pink punk hair) that it was entirely wrong for me to even have as a friend anyone who had such a fun-loving, hedonistic, rock and roll lifestyle. Never mind a co-writer for comics. Tsk!
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Tsk! Perhaps if I’d written with my accountant, it would have been so different. It became clear my chaos-loving friend’s huge talent would never be taken up in a solo capacity – even though he was largely responsible for some of our most successful co-creations: the assassin Accident Man – the top serial in Toxic!; Punisher 2099 for Marvel Comics (which sold a million copies on issue one) and 2000 AD ’s own Finn which I was told by the editor was more popular than Sláine, just before he mysteriously axed it. So leaving the monastic, cloistered world of comics behind, Tony happily and successfully returned to his first love – rock and roll. But comics are the greyer and the less chaotic for his absence. One character of special note is Joe Pineapples and his – er – transformation. It was something Tony and I both really wanted to happen, because of our own unfashionable views about overly-cool characters and big guns which I doubt we could express so passionately today. Judging by reactions to other subsequent ‘unorthodox’ deviations of mine, there would be a howl of disapproval from a small group of internet opinionators, probably made worse by my usual two fingered response. But this was back in the 1990’s when Khaos could still have its say and Order had not quite triumphed. These days I haven’t changed my views, but I do need to be a little more discreet in expressing them, so do enjoy Joe’s extravagant ‘coming out’ for it marks the end of an era. This was the first series of the ABC Warriors to appear in full colour and Kevin Walker’s sumptuous artwork and excellent storytelling does full justice to the theme of chaos, not least his Joe Pineapples who is truly sublime. So won’t it be! Pat Mills
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KHRONICLES OF KHAOS - BOOK 1 Script: Pat Mills & Tony Skinner Art: Kev Walker Letters: Steve Potter Originally published in 2000 AD Progs 750 - 758
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KHRONICLES OF KHAOS - PROLOGUE TO BOOK 2 Script: Kev Walker Art: Kev Walker Letters: Steve Potter Originally published in 2000 AD Prog 780
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KHRONICLES OF KHAOS - BOOK 2 Script: Pat Mills & Tony Skinner Art: Kev Walker Letters: Steve Potter Originally published in 2000 AD Progs 781 - 784, 787 - 790
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