I was reading some online bumph* about the film Prometheus and remembered a magazine I used to avidly consume when I was a child … I suppose in the late 60’s to about 1970.
What was that magazine? Here are some sketchy clues …
– It was a colour production in a large magazine format (smaller than broadsheet but much larger sheet than most magazines of today).
– I think it ran weekly … may have been monthly.
– I think most of the content was boy’s interest news … interesting scientific stuff and sporting stuff (I may be well wrong on this slant).
– What I do recall clearly – hence the Prometheseus connection. At some stage in its life the magazine ran a sci-fi “graphic novel” in excerpts, 6-8 pages at a time over many editions (multi-year). That story was a translation (I don’t recall where or how but a spaceship had been found and someone spent their life’s efforts translating records found on it) that, when translated, was a history of an empire (akin to our Roman or Greek civilisations).
Any takers?
Thanks
* Oh yes … bumph! I was delighted when doing an online spellcheck to discover this is also spelled bumf and is short for bum fodder! Paper/words worthy of only one use. How lovely, and how fitting online.
By: Smith - 6th December 2012 at 21:00
The Trigan Empire
Nice one Steve. I did a bit of googling myself yesterday and found it’s quite a cult passion … sci-fi and graphic art blogs all revering the quality of the series, for example rated well above the Star Wars saga. A huge tale of empire in beautiful colour artwork and inventive content … even if the plots were very B&W … bronzed goodies and BAD baddies.
I’m guessing but what you probably found (on eBay) is the edited Tales of the Trigan Empire (7 of 12 graphic novels edited down into one book) and they’re expensive enough (hundreds of $$$). I only found one place t(lost it just now) o get the whole saga = 12x hardback volumes @ 70 quid each. Ouch!
Don
By: RAFRochford - 6th December 2012 at 15:59
Wow!
That’s dredged up a memory from the past! Only last week I was trying to recall a hard back sci fi graphic novel that I was bought way back in about 1979/1980. Could just about remember the plot..but that was all.
Seems what I had was a hard back compilation of the Trigan Empire! That’ll save me a few sleepless nights trying to remember what it was called! Thanks guys!
Now! Off to Ebay!
Regards;
Steve
Edit! Just found a couple on Ebay. Published by Hamlyn in 1978. Fetching a fortune now!!
By: charliehunt - 6th December 2012 at 08:27
Excellent childrens magazine. My son lapped it up during the early seventies (so did I!!)
By: Smith - 6th December 2012 at 02:47
Is it this ? ( Ranger magazine ).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_(magazine)
Actually the link’s a bit weird,you have to click on the first line where it says Ranger ( magazine )
( I’m a female with obviously too much time on my hands 🙂 ).
Bumblebee … well done to you too as it turns out. I’ve just had a look at that and it seems Ranger was merged into Look and Learn. And the Trigan Empire comic strip started in Ranger then came across to (or was restarted in) Look and Learn.
So well done! But the magazine I subscribed to was Look and Learn.
cheers
By: Smith - 5th December 2012 at 23:25
Look and Learn?
YES! Inspired … well done!
I did a quick Google image search of “Look and Learn” and there’s “The Trigan Empire”. I’ll warrant that’s the graphic series I had in mind.
Thank you.
Look here on wikipedia
By: BumbleBee - 5th December 2012 at 23:21
Is it this ? ( Ranger magazine ).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_(magazine)
Actually the link’s a bit weird,you have to click on the first line where it says Ranger ( magazine )
( I’m a female with obviously too much time on my hands 🙂 ).
By: jayemm74 - 5th December 2012 at 22:59
Look and Learn?
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December 5, 2012 at 9:44 pm