Well I signed up for a free month with AOL this evening so I could take a look at the 2000AD site and the Pat Mills interview. Here are the highlights. Was anybody else from here there (if you see what I mean)?

Wakefield

Re: Slaine movie
PMillsLIVE: Hur, hur (sarcastic laugh). I was commissioned to do a Slaine TV bible which included an opening movie length episode. Currently nothing further's happened although there have been discussions with an American studio about it. More I should not say. I refer you to my laugh at the beginning !$

Re: Nemesis
PMillsLIVE: I wish! I wish! Here#s the score... It should really return drawn by Kevin O'Neill. An opportunity for that to happen fell through. I think there may be a guest spot maybe in the 2000AD issue. But that's it. The reason is, new stories are pushing through and new readers have never heard of Nemesis. I wish we had the same attitdue in this country as Americans have - e.g. the Marvel Universe , which has an extended , an ongoing shelf life. But the weekly format is such that a story can easily get pushed out if the artist or writer isn't awalys available or if another story is demancing that space. It's a shame - but there you go. If you feel strongly about Nemesis, do write in and say you#d like to see it back. Maybe they can ber persuaded.

Re: Slaine's first episode
PMillsLIVE: With enormous pain! My wife at the time Angie drew the first episode. It cost us both a lot. She'd never drawn a comic strip before and it was vooted the most popular strip the first time any strip has beaten Dredd. I believe this is largely down rto Angie's achievement on the art. Because her face didn't fit, all this was quietly forgotten about She found the atmosphere in male comics so horrendous she left comics for quite a while. #Whenever I get a chance I always give her a plug for her work... which was not really overtaken until Glenn Fabry and Simon Bisley came along . McMahon did a great but v different Slaine. Shit! I've gone on a bit here! You've obviously struck a nerve!