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(Original serialization, part 5) 
(Original serialization, part 6) 
(Original serialization, part 7) 
(Original serialization, part 8) 
(Original serialization, part 9) 
(Original serialization, part 10) 
(Original serialization, part 11) 
(Original serialization, part 14) 
(Original serialization, part 15) 
(Collected edition, first half) 
(Collected edition, second half) 
(Diceman edition) Combined Summary
| Series: |
2000 AD
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no. 36
— parts 1-7 2000 AD — no. 37 — parts 8-15 2000 AD — no. 447 — part 1 2000 AD — no. 448 — part 2 2000 AD — no. 449 — part 3 2000 AD — no. 450 — part 4 2000 AD — no. 451 — part 5 2000 AD — no. 452 — part 6 2000 AD — no. 453 — part 7 2000 AD — no. 454 — part 8 2000 AD — no. 455 — part 9 2000 AD — no. 456 — part 10 2000 AD — no. 457 — part 11 2000 AD — no. 458 — part 12 2000 AD — no. 459 — part 13 2000 AD — no. 460 — part 14 2000 AD — no. 461 — part 15 2000 AD Rebellion Reprints Diceman |
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| Alternate Title: |
Slaine: Tomb of Terror |
| Author: |
Mills, Pat
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| Illustrators: |
Fabry, Glenn
(Original serialization, part 1; Original serialization, part 2; Original serialization, part 12; Original serialization, part 13; Original serialization, part 14; Collected edition, first half; Collected edition, second half; 2000 AD Rebellion Reprints edition; Diceman edition) Pugh, David (Original serialization, part 3; Original serialization, part 4; Original serialization, part 5; Original serialization, part 6; Original serialization, part 7; Original serialization, part 9; Original serialization, part 10; Original serialization, part 11; Original serialization, part 15; Collected edition, first half; Collected edition, second half; 2000 AD Rebellion Reprints edition) |
| Translator: |
Pugh, David
(Original serialization, part 8) |
| Dates: |
December 7, 1985 (Original serialization, part 1) December 14, 1985 (Original serialization, part 2) December 21, 1985 (Original serialization, part 3) December 28, 1985 (Original serialization, part 4) January 4, 1986 (Original serialization, part 5) January 11, 1986 (Original serialization, part 6) January 18, 1986 (Original serialization, part 7) January 25, 1986 (Original serialization, part 8) February 1, 1986 (Original serialization, part 9) February 8, 1986 (Original serialization, part 10) February 15, 1986 (Original serialization, part 11) February 22, 1986 (Original serialization, part 12) March 1, 1986 (Original serialization, part 13) March 8, 1986 (Original serialization, part 14) March 15, 1986 (Original serialization, part 15) September 1, 1988 (Collected edition, first half) October 1, 1988 (Collected edition, second half) 2008 (2000 AD Rebellion Reprints edition) June 20, 2023 (Diceman edition) |
| User Summary: | Together with your party of fellow adventurers, you must infiltrate and explore an ancient tomb in order to prevent an evil deity from being released onto your world. |
| Guillermo's Thoughts: |
(This review covers the entire You Are Slaine in Tomb of Terror miniseries). This interactive adventure, which uses the same game system as the Slaine stories included in the Diceman comic book series, was first serialized over fifteen issues of the legendary 2000 AD comic strip. It was later collected into two volumes of the The Best of 2000 AD series. To my knowledge, this is the longest Slaine interactive adventure available. Because this adventure was featured in the main 2000 AD comic, it is designed differently from the Diceman mini-gamebooks. Every chapter begins with a fully linear comic book story. Meanwhile, the final couple of pages in each issue contain the game instructions, branching paths, and monster stats. This allows faithful readers of the strip with no interest in interactivity to read the story without being bothered by the game part. It also allows players to choose paths that deviate slightly from the comic book storyline. Fortunately, this unusual design works well enough so that both types of readers can get a satisfying experience out of the miniseries. The story is action-packed and entertaining, and while the requirements of the format mean that the adventure is quite linear, many of the choices are still quite challenging. If you are a fan of dungeon-crawling, this adventure will be right up your alley. The biggest letdown for me was the fact that challenge level posed by the opponents you face is very low, so much that it almost feels as if you are reading a Sagard gamebook. This made the series less engaging than it should have been. Overall, I enjoyed reading this adventure, but it would have been better if it had the same challenge level as many of the stories in the Diceman series. This is worth getting only if you don't have to spend a ton of money on it. |
| Special Thanks: | Thanks to Guillermo Paredes for the plot summary. |
| Users Who Own This Item: | Malthus Dire |
Known Editions
Original serialization, part 1 (part 1 in 2000 AD Prog 447)Original serialization, part 2 (part 2 in 2000 AD Prog 448)
Original serialization, part 3 (part 3 in 2000 AD Prog 449)
Original serialization, part 4 (part 4 in 2000 AD Prog 450)
Original serialization, part 10 (part 10 in 2000 AD Prog 456)
Original serialization, part 11 (part 11 in 2000 AD Prog 457)
Original serialization, part 12 (part 12 in 2000 AD Prog 458)
Original serialization, part 13 (part 13 in 2000 AD Prog 459)
Original serialization, part 14 (part 14 in 2000 AD Prog 460)
Original serialization, part 15 (part 15 in 2000 AD Prog 461)
Original serialization, part 5 (part 5 in 2000 AD Prog 451)
Original serialization, part 6 (part 6 in 2000 AD Prog 452)
Original serialization, part 7 (part 7 in 2000 AD Prog 453)
Original serialization, part 8 (part 8 in 2000 AD Prog 454)
Original serialization, part 9 (part 9 in 2000 AD Prog 455)
Collected edition, first half (parts 1-7 in The Best of 2000 AD Monthly 36)
Collected edition, second half (parts 8-15 in The Best of 2000 AD Monthly 37)
2000 AD Rebellion Reprints edition (in Slaine the King)
Diceman edition (in Diceman)
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from Eagle comic, December 7, 1985. Thanks to Ed Jolley for the scan.