A stunning exploration of the beauty & drama of 150 black structures built by the world's leading architects over 1000 years ...

WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN DARK AGE The country has collapsed Only the stronghold of Black Acre remains Conceived by the robber-barons of the 21st century this opulent city-state is the last bastion of stability in a world ablaze with chaos & strife Hull an elite warrior from the city&s neo-Spartan military class has devoted his life to defending the borders of his homeland & now that one of his comrades has gone missing during a clandestine mission into hostile territory Hull himself must venture out beyond the wall into the brutal & lawless frontier known as the Hinterlands But when the mission goes violently off the rails Hull is left with more questions than answers What went wrong? Who is really in charge? & is there anyone
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- he can trust? key to creating a great story about the future isn&t in making it seem possible but probable Ladies & gentlemen let me introduce you to a little tale called Blackacre"
- Jonathan Hickman is the perfect new comic for our times Like some bizarre cross between Mad Max & Judge Dredd that I can&t wait to read more of"
- Ed Brubaker amazing new book from an amazing new writer This book rules"
- Matt Fraction One of the better comics Image is putting out"
- Bloody Disgusting great debut Highly recommended!"
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After finding an unlikely home amongst the holy warriors of Sacred Yoke Hull & Lee must prove their loyalty
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The complete Blackadder scripts by Richard Curtis Ben Elton Rowan Atkinson & John Lloyd Twenty-six years ago Edmund Blackadder made his first appearance on our screens Comedy has never been the same since (nor indeed has history) Gathered here
- in this twenty-sixth anniversary commemorative edition
- are the complete scripts of Blackadder's adventures & mostly misadventures Blackadder Blackadder II Blackadder the Third & Blackadder Goes Forth Every word every lie every cunning plan & cock-up From medieval nastiness through Elizabethan & Regency glory to the mud & sauteed rats of the First World War Blackadder & his oafish underling Baldrick can be most definitely blamed for ruining England's reputation as a country with a great history This historical record has been set down by Mr Richard Curtis Mr Ben Elton Mr Rowan Atkinson & Mr John Lloyd Richard Curtis is the writerdirector behind Four Weddings & a Funeral Love Actually & The Boat That Rocked) & Ben Elton is the bestselling author & writer of The Young Ones The Man From Auntie & The Thin Blue Line The character of Blackadder was played by Rowan Atkinson who is the star of the Mr Bean TV series & films & Johnny English The four Blackadder series produced by John Lloyd won numerous BAFTAs & also an EMMY

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Back & Forth It&s New Year&s Eve 1999 & Lord Edmund Blackadder & friends are gathered to celebrate the Millennium Blackadder discloses he has built a time machine
- & to prove it works he proposes a wager of £10000 to anyone who cares to name an historical object for him to collect on his journey through time Blackadder bids his friends farewell & steps into the time machine & he & Baldrick set upon a journey spanning centuries The Cavalier Years In 1648 King Charles was in flight from the wrath of Cromwell & his roundheads Only two men remained faithful risking certain death by their fidelity to the crown One was the sole descendent of a great historical English dynasty
- his name Sir Edmund Blackadder The other was the sole descendent of an unfortunate meeting between a pig farmer & a bearded lady History has quite rightly forgotten his name Baldrick&s Diary A behind the scenes look at the making of Blackadder through the eyes of Baldrick! Actors Rowan Atkinson Tony Robinson Stephen Fry Hugh Laurie Tim Mc Innerny Miranda Richardson Patsy Byrne & Colin Firth Certificate 15 years & over Year 2000 Screen Widescreen Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages English (DTS & Stereo) Duration 1 hour & 3 minutes (approx)


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This DVD contains the complete second series of the legendary comedy Blackadder now digitally restored from the original programme masters The filthy genes of the Blackadder dynasty bubble back to the surface as Lord Edmund swaggers around town with a big head & small beard in search of grace & favour from the stark-raving mad Queen Bess Accompanied by a small rabble of riff-raff together they manage to lower the whole tone of England’s golden age ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play England 1558-1603 The filthy genes of the Blackadders reassert themselves as Lord Edmund seeks grace & favour from Good Queen Bess with his rabble of beruffed riff-raff All 6 Episodes of Series 2 1 Bells 2 Head 3 Potato 4 Money 5 Beer 6 Chains Actors Rowan Atkinson Tony Robinson Tim Mc Innerny Miranda Richardson Stephen Fry Patsy Byrne Rik Mayall Tom Baker Miriam Margolyes Hugh Laurie & Ronald Lacey Director Mandie Fletcher Certificate 15 years & over Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby (10) Mono Subtitles English For The Hearing Impaired Duration 3 hours (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This DVD contains the complete third series of the legendary comedy Blackadder now digitally restored from the original programme masters The fortunes of the Blackadder family are somewhat in decline with the advent of the Regency period Edmund is now butler & confidante to George the Prince Regent a dandified dunderhead who can’t even figure out how to put on his own pantaloons But it’s an ideal opportunity for Blackadder to make buckets of cash & even become Prince Regent himself Unfortunately he veers from calamity to disaster with little in the way of constructive help from Baldrick ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play &A Christmas Carol& Blackadder-style Bet you can&t guess who the Scrooge is? Dickens& classic tale of kindness truth & virtue completely mucked up & ruined by having a member of the Blackadder family involved Also Baldrick of course the man you can rely on to turn a Christmas dinner into a dog&s dinner as long as the dog isn&t particularly fussy Stuffed with deeply horrid people (many of whom are gigantically fat) & groaning with cartloads of seasonal bottom jokes it manages to squeeze in not only a Victorian Black Adder but also his famous Elizabethan Regency & Space Age relatives into a huge pie of entertainment that will satisfy all but the most discriminating viewers Actors Rowan Atkinson Tony Robinson Robbie Coltrane Miranda Richardson Hugh Laurie Stephen Fry Patsy Byrne Miriam Margolyes Jim Broadbent & Pauline Melville Director Richard Boden Certificate PG Year 1988 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 43 minutes (approx)
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Producers Eduardo (writer of The Blair Witch Project) Sanchez & Gregg (Producer of The Blair Witch Project) Hale are joined by Robert Napton & Jamie Nash to present the ultimate adventure tale of a bygone age when pyrates ruled the waters! Beginning with his childhood through to his bitter end Blackbeard's legacy has never been explored as deeply & illustrated as beautifully by Mario Guevara than now! Also contains biographical information on Blackbeard & a complete cover gallery ...