Exiled from his tribe, Slaine is forced to roam the land of the Tir-Nan-Og with Ukko. Ahead of him lie terrifying ordeals that will require all of Slaine's famed warrior strength if he is to return victorious and claim his rightful place as King."
2000 AD's ever-popular Celtic hero returns in a deluxe collectors' hardback edition! Before the events of 'The Horned God', a group comprising of Slaine; Ukko, his faithful (if evil-smelling) dwarf; Nest, a trainee priestess who knows the secrets of the Land of the Young; and Slaine's vast, voracious dragon steed, the Knucker, wander Tir-Nan-Og in search of the fortress of the Ever-Living Ones, arch-druids who may hold the key to the final defeat of the evil forces oppressing Slaine's people. But a chance encounter with a demonic alien race who are besieging the fortess, hurls Slaine and his allies through time... to ever-greater battles, threats, and challenges!
THIRTY YEARS OF MYTH AND LEGEND! Marking 30 years of the Celtic barbarian s adventures, this special anniversary book brings together a sequence of new stories from creator Pat Mills and the biggest artists to have worked on Sláine over the past three decades. This hardback volume also includes The Art of Slaine, a retrospective of Sláine covers and commentary. A great collector's item and not to be missed by fans of great storytelling, art and warp spasms everywhere! Includes and afterword by Graham Linehan.
A Celtic Conan, Slaine is a legendary warrior exiled from his tribe whose adventures take him across the mythic land of Tir Nan Og. Tir-Nan-Og-The Land of The Young. This violent world is home to warrior tribles who worship gods both benign and malevolent. The best of these warriors is a young member of the Sessair tribe Slaine Mac Roth. Together with his repellent dwarf, Ukko, Slaine, wanders theland encountering all sorts of weird sinister creatures, including the death-worshiping Sloughs.
Tir-Nan-Og - the Land of the Young - is a violent world, home to warring tribes who worship gods both benign and malevolent. One such tribe is the Sessair, brave warriors of enormous skill, and best among them is a young barbarian named Slaine Mac Roth. Slaine is a master of the "warp-spasm" - channelling the mystical power of the Earth through his body to become a mighty, monstrous beserker! In this first collection of Slaine's adventures, we meet both Slaine and his repellent dwarf companion, Ukko - and their enemies, the Sloughs.
Slaine, the eternal Celtic warrior king from the time of myths and legends, faces his next great challenge in the age of King Arthur. It is the follow up to The Horned God."