Sláine Macroth - 2000AD Explored

[@dunesnake]

Personaly, story of the character and his world lore aside. What I find particulary compelling and well made is the aestethics of the character and the peoples of his world. Showing a well achiebed mixture between both the aesyetic and philosophocal elements of celtic culture and 80' amd 90's punk culture

[@rojaws1183]

Slaine Mac Roth, a bonesplitter, a reddener of swords, a pruner of limbs who delights in redfrothed carnage. No welcome visitor. Not a friendly face. Your lives would be prolonged for getting out of his way. Excellent with axe and sword he is. Far from trifling the wound he gives with his ungentle, woe working weapons. Well damaged his enemies. Their tribes are full of vacancies. Another must read 2000ad comic for all comic lovers.

[@brightglory5734]

Thumbs

[@DaviesMartinezBeats]

Well remembered..

[@garrym5682]

Great video. One thing - “Niamh” is pronounced “Neev”

[@g0atboy207]

I've read loads of Slaine comics. They're absolutely great. I think one of the best aspects of Slaine apart from taking inspiration from real mythology is unironically Ukko. Not only the character of Ukko himself but Slaine's friendship (and it is a friendship) with him enhances Slaine's character as well

[@SuperAdamstar]

Clint Langley is my favourite artist for slaine ...beautiful work .

[@DonPandemoniac]

Kiss my axe! Killer characters, mythological influences, one-liners that would make Arnie blush and astonishing artwork to boot. Sláine is a must read.

[@notsane6967]

His sword Blood prow is pretty amazing too. The art work , even through many artists , is always detailed and graphic. One of my favorites growing up. Thanks for the nostalgia Mr H.

[@whiskeyvictor5703]

Slaw-nyeh. 😉 I've loved this comic for over 35 years. Beautiful artwork. I especially love seeing how they adapted Old Irish literature and Greco-Roman accounts of the ancient Celts for their weird, late Ice Age setting. Shame there hasn't been a live-action adaptation (like they have with, say, Judge Dredd).

[@gez7a]

Mick McMahon's artwork is stunning.

[@nrthernbloke9462]

The Horned God remains one of my all time favourite stories from the 2.000A.D. comics ... I think today after the success of Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit and the popularity of Game of Thrones , Slàine would easily make a epic transition from comic book to the big screen . I think both Dredd movies were 'dreddful' as far as a fan is concerned anyway. If I was a film director , I would love to make a movie of the legend that is Slàine MacRoth.

[@mrmrgaming]

Would say Slaine is my fav comic book read, a close second is ABC Warriors. Lucky enough to have signed books and art by my fav Slain artist, Clint Langley....Biz also did fantastic work on Slaine.

[@wildmanfisher]

Simon Bisley was who got me into the series. I used one of his Horned God drawings for my first tattoo years back. But Clint Langley, my god, what a talent he has. Spectacular style and details.

[@mrmrgaming]

@@wildmanfisher He is the only artist I have bought artwork from. Amazing talent and a nice guy.

[@steveo4601]

I got into 2000AD back in 1989, wish I still had collection.

[@ZivTheWyrd]

Before i even get out of the ads, Slaìne was the main reason i read 2000AD. I LOVE the writing for this character

[@johnord684]

Been reading 2000 ad since 77 ,Slaine is still my favorite .

[@Nickolaars]

The Name of the Sword was the first comic book I ever bought! Good ol' nostalgia.

[@Tristan_again]

I remember Slaine as having these fantastically confusing inter-dimensional storylines that I was probably just too young to get my head around. Loved the Simon Bisley artwork, though! "He did not think it too many."

[@DaviesMartinezBeats]

He did not....

[@MultiSoulless]

46 year old 2000ad reader here - just picked up the Titan Books Slaine The King (Special Edition) on Ebay. Absolutely grew up with this character.

[@Jetstoanywhere]

I was introduced to Slaine by the awesome artwork of Simon Bisley

[@nicolbolasplaneswalker2106]

Never heard of this character. Now I want to read the comics. Great video. :)

[@mrmrgaming]

Start with The Horned God (collected), then do The Book Of Invasions 1 to 4. If you want more early stuff there is plenty (will get more background to him), but if you just what I think is the best, those 5 books should cover it.

[@oskarstrom4034]

My favoutite comic of all time. Still hoping for a movie,

[@slainemccool2875]

Nice sláine doesn’t get enough love

[@ChrisCrazyHouse]

One of my favorite graphic novels. Great memories reading this

[@SK4M_Freal]

2000ad the best comics ever!!! Strontium dog and Thargs future shocks were the best. but really enjoyed Slaine and the artwork was fantastic!!! more 2000ad please MR. H.

[@lordinquisitor6233]

The artwork looks like chaos from warhammer

[@brightglory5734]

Sure as sure we know what this guy is making his throne out of.

[@rosesfrompens654]

Thomas Wightman OY, THIS BOY CAN TURN INTO AN ORK BOY!

[@Daimon-X]

The Everchosen of Chaos...

[@Damienx247]

Hard not to, when Simon Bisely had done a lot of the illustrations.

[@MikeHunt-xj5xf]

Every time i showed my friends Simon Bisley's art, they compared it to warhammer, i swear the warhammer artists much have read 2000ad.

[@75deathstrike]

There was a pretty good Slaine graphic adventure game on the ZX Spectrum. That was where I first came across him. There were quite a lot of 2000AD games in the 8-bit era eg) Slaine, Nemesis the Warlock and Rogue Trooper.

[@UncleJackOnline]

was always one of my favourite 2000ad characters, I once read somewhere his name is pronounced something like Slaw nee but everyone I know and me myself always say Slain

[@jamesbracken6885]

I remenber his first apearance in 2000 ad comic in 83 i was fourteen💚

[@richardpaulcaird9192]

Tomb of Terror! = best slaine story ever!!!

[@thechin2875]

Class Irish warrior he is

[@ylandersokrates6714]

An outstanding comic.....Slaine the horned god is such a great story....Would the be the ultimate blockbuster, but all i see is remakes and sequels of movies we all have seen already.

[@kevinmcauley7527]

Brilliant! My favourite 2000ad character. Good job Mr H

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

Slaine would give guts from berserk a run for his money

[@SandroSensei]

To bad you dont do these videos anymore. Maybe as a sideproject even. Its how I came in contact with your channel. Would love to hear your take on the Cythrons.

[@CalebKerr123]

My Dad is a big fan and recommends it. Thanks for the video.

[@sorearm]

Always amazing artwork

[@macker33]

The artwork for slaine when 2000ad was still black and white is unbelievable.

[@MackeyDeez]

I love 2000 AD comic titles I have Slaine the book of invasions all 3 volumes and the horned god. I recommend 2000 AD titles to anyone who has gotten sick of the incursion of social justice in DC and Marvel comics.

[@benb3316]

Yeah! He more or less started due to the success of the Governator Conan movie in 82. "Yeah, do a barbarian story..." you can imagine in a British accent... BUT - they looked into myth and history including the (recent) discovery of "Doggerland" that until about 5000BC most of the land around Britain was above water and yes there are (reality) things being found there all the time. So they made a "Conan Clone" that wasn't just "Thud and Blunder" but grew on his own right. I read most of the early stories - crudely colorized - in the "Quality Comics" reprint in the USA. THEN I was BLOWN AWAY by the "Horned God" storyline that sent Slaine to super-stardom and helped spark the Comics revolution and boom of the 90s. Slaine was loosely patterned on a classic Celtic Hero CuCulian and then on stuff from early quasi mythic histories like the "Book of Invasions". And - as Mr H said - to try to go over all the stories would just be diminishment/spoiler. Go out and read them. I recommend highly "Slaine: The Horned God" - more or less middle of the series but was made so you could jump into the fray! Oh - for total awesomeness - youtube "Slaine The horned god" Some fan spent a TON of money, rumored to be $70K to make a trailer as if it was going to be made into a movie for real. And it looks FAR cooler than any movie out there today. It's gotta be made someday...!

[@chrisodriscoll3077]

Yeah, do a barbarian story..." you can imagine in a British accent... - Except Sláine isn't British , he is if anything Irish, and he isn't even that. Sláine draws from both Fionn McCumhail & he Cú Chullain. Also Sláine's character (going by the stories reference points) is not a Celt, he is Tuath De Dannan the mythological inhabitants of Ireland before the Celts.

[@benb3316]

@@chrisodriscoll3077 On the British accent I was more imagining some British EDITOR at a British MAGAZINE (2000AD) making the call. Lots of "Do a barbarian thingie" around the time Conan the Governator movie got released to make $. Slaine would definitely need to have an Irish tone though he was pre-Irish by thousands of years - but the person he's loosely based on was "The first man to set foot in Ireland" an ancient tribal king.

[@MrFurious176]

Now that is a bad ass character!

[@taylor29ish]

Loving your 2000ad videos. I'd love to see you do Nikolai Dante, or Button man next.

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

Slaine Macroth, Lady Death, Judge Dredd, Nemesis The Warlock, ABC Warriors, my top 5 all time favorite comics. Lady Death is not 2000ad but she's the closest there is to the American equivalent of 2000AD

[@fredro76]

Yeah Slàine was one of my favourites from 2000AD. It mixed in a lot of the Celtic mythology we were taught in primary school. I used to love reading about the eternal cauldron re-animating the slain warriors and seeing it in all its glorious red gore was such a treat >:D BTW it's pronounced ( s-lawn-ye). I'm from Dublin and speak Irish

[@MrHReviews]

hey pal, the creator of the character has pronounced it slaine, I know the Gaelic pronunciation, but they have omitted it numerous times, hence why its okay to say either. as they made it and the character predates Gaelic lol

[@fredro76]

Mr H Reviews cool, good to know. I had fun showing it to my teachers when I was 10, I suppose these days I would be sent to counselling or something, aaaah the 80's such a simpler time :) keep up the good work :)

[@MrHReviews]

ha, your teachers clearly didn't have good taste, if they didn't know about it already ;) such a good comic, the newer stuff, is interesting, seem to have gone for a more hyper reality art style, which is a bit like marmite!

[@fredro76]

Mr H Reviews I remember how insane the art work was compared to ANYTHING I ever saw as a kid, I wasn't surprised when I learned that they were actual paintings rather than regular animation. Haven't read it in years though :(

[@vidstarr]

How about Niamh, I have heard that one is supposed to be pronounced as Eve.

[@MecchaKakkoi]

So many artists copied Simon Bisley's original work on Slaine. Suddenly that style was everywhere. I think Glen Fabry was the first to really do it justice though and vastly underrated compared to Bisley's more flashy style.

[@williamhaward1140]

The horned god should be mandatory reading

[@maxbrandt6]

I've heard of Slamine but not read any of his exploits, I'll see what my local graphic novel merchant can do for me on this topic.

[@Luke.S2099]

Iv'e seen Slaine in a few 2000ad comics from back in the day, thought he was cool, he kind of reminds me of Macbeth, and Conan.

[@torquetheprisoner]

damn slaine kicks ass

[@JaythePandaren]

Sláine the ultimate Barbarain. Would of been awesome to see hom fight conan

[@SandroSensei]

Will you explain The Cytrons please? Thanks, big fan of these 2000ad content. Game to your channel for this but I sticked around.

[@DaviesMartinezBeats]

Slaine once fought the 'Dark Lord of the Wierd' Slough Feg himself....

[@mrmacguff1n]

3 word description Irish, Conan, Hulk

[@RobWright1981]

Shlawn-yeh Mig-rah.

[@skidmark2704]

Soooo space/time Conan with a touch of the hulk? Alright, I'm in.

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

Jason Momoa would be perfect for the role of slaine, it's said he's interested in playing Lobo another one of my comic favs, if Jason Momoa plays slaine and if there is an animated series, slaine should have the same personality of Lobo that would make him the British equivalent of Lobo

[@jshboosh]

This is where I got my middle name, only ever picked up a few issues, but need to go into depth, might start going by my middlename instead of Tony!

[@shmick19]

My fav 2000AD line

[@oovii808]

Slaine, the mutant Conan.

[@brightglory5734]

Ok i can't watch this just now but old boy looks hectic.

[@skykid3]

Loved Slain,please tell me there's a film or series planned to bring him to our screens?

[@nodatastored684]

I'm so shocked this is not an HBO Series 😊

[@laoch5658]

sláine is influenced by cuchulainn

[@kcvic]

only a few more subscribers and we see Mr H's face

[@MrHReviews]

+kcvic lol a "few" ten thousand or so... I'd like to think by the end of the year, but we shall see

[@smeggerssmeghead3100]

LEGAND HAS IT, he was based on Sid Vicious

[@ironclaw3000user]

Neat something new to me. i wonder where I'll find this nice suggestion. 👍

[@onlythetruthone2809]

Still got 5 or 600 2000ad's at my old boys. He wants rid of them. All original in varying condition. Would they be worth much at all? They were certainly well read over the years. Enjoying your videos bringing back some great memories. Thx 👍

[@SK4M_Freal]

OH! and rogue trooper, abc warriors. wicked the lot of it!!!

[@MrHReviews]

+SK4M lever done videos on those guys :)

[@jbeattie1244]

I've met pat Mills several times and I miss slàine for I loved his adventures but I miss my collection for I had to give it away in order to move

[@stoeydude2000]

Thats one mean dude!

[@rojaws1183]

Yes he is quite a rude brute.

[@jasonsantos3037]

I believe he was inspired by a character from Irish mythology I wish mythology forgot his name Heavily inspired I'll just say

[@hanshans387]

Could you please make more Slaine videos? :-)

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

Slaine's favorite alcohol beverage is Guinness

[@rogermorris9696]

Loving the 2000 AD videos. Are collecting the editions 2000 AD putting out?

[@MrHReviews]

+Roger Morris I've got an awful lot already tbh buddy, sláine for instance I have a black hard back book featuring his origins in it and several stories. So a lot of the newer stuff that's compilations I tend to have some of.

[@emeidocathail7808]

Pronounced ‘Slawnye’ (accent .. fada .. on the á is pronounced ‘aw’ in Gaeilge) The village near my home town is named after. him .. Celtic War god.

[@pistolhero1973]

Well, let's assume that Slaine is a dark Cuchulaine, aye ?

[@generalstrike7187]

Cúchullainn is pretty dark himself. Didn't he tie himself to a standing stone with his own entrails or something?

[@johnkubiak1154]

@@generalstrike7187 yes but after he was disemboweled . He did it because he swore he wouldn't die on his knees

[@Shagamaw-100]

@@johnkubiak1154 He also killed his own son and brother as well.

[@MikeHunt-xj5xf]

Why can't Bisley paint like this anymore? He can't even do ink the way he did like in the ABC warriors.

[@vidstarr]

I learnt this the long way, but if anybody tries to ell you your Slaine as in dead, but according the Irish meaning for the word it anyways be that your very healthy or in good health like makes a toast while drinking or sharing a meal.

[@generalstrike7187]

I think the 'cheers' thing is 'Sláinte'.

[@jasonharney8364]

Slawn-ya - Pronunciation by an Irish lad. Or even - SH-lawn-ya. 'á' has an 'aw' sound and 'e' creates a 'ya' sound

[@MrHReviews]

+Jason Harney no pal, the creators have confirmed either is absolutely fine. As they made the character and constructed his alternate universe, they are final word on it. Appreciate you trying to correct, but no

[@jasonharney8364]

Fair enough. I'm simply going on the Irish spelling. To each their own.

[@MrHReviews]

+Jason Harney no I know, I tried to cover that at the start dude, it doesn't need correcting if I hung a lantern on it as something that is debatable.

[@jasonharney8364]

Thats cool, I wasn't trying to undermine anything, just giving my attempt at the pronunciation. Also have to say just watching your videos has gotten me into reading some the Dredd comics, keep up the good work.

[@MrHReviews]

+Jason Harney thanks Jason! They are actually coming out with a judge dredd TV show soon too! I have some videos on it, so keep an eye out for further developments

[@DaviesMartinezBeats]

Who remembers the Hairy Snorkle looking dudes he used to fight? They had crossbows with a magazine of bolts that could be launched in rapid fire mode...

[@vidstarr]

Skullswords, or Druneswords. They had to wear those masks with the breathing tubes because the couldn't stomach the odours wafting from their lord and master, Slough Feg. Seriously, take it from me, I used to work in a abattoir for seven months and you get used to the smell after a while. So, I guess you can tell who is of higher rank.

[@DaviesMartinezBeats]

+vidstarr Arrrrrr, you have jogged my memory vidstarr, thank you for that...

[@JosephMelia]

The comic says that Slaine is pronounced Slawn yeh like Yawn yeah..I always say Slayne like Slay with an N at the end as well.. Niamh however is most definitely pronounced Neeve, like leave. I always pronounce Ukko like Oohko like Ooh ko. Cythrons, I always pronounce Sigh trons. Potato tomato.

[@madisonatteberry9720]

So he's like The Incredible Hulk only with a more scientific reasoning behind his transformation seeing how gamma radiation doesn't work like that. Slaine is Magic. Yep legit and scientific enough for me.

[@rojaws1183]

There is nothing scientific about Slaine. He get his powers from a godess.

[@vidstarr]

There I some science-fiction if you read Time-Killer, but yeah, it's still fantasy really.

[@garyrae5413]

Elfric,proper scary

[@shmick19]

I can't remember the time or run but where he was on the cover of 2000AD with other giving the 2 fingers as they had not been captured and had their fingers chopped off (and so could use bows)....made me think that was definitely where the i sult came from? Slaine/school

[@vidstarr]

That thing about Fomorians cutting off the fingers of their human captives was in a small time spin off called Scatha, about the She-Warrior, & Witch, who may have trained the Red Branch warriors. Only 8 episodes, before it was cancelled. You will never find this in 2000AD. This in only printed a local newspaper, a still authored by Pat Mils, and one of the Slaine artists Glenn Fabry. Reason why, you might have thought it was Slaine. The art work is identical to some parts of Time Killer & Slaine the King.

[@hgwells1899]

Yes, that was from Slaine: Lord of Misrule. A pagan retelling of Robin Hood, suggesting the insult was they still had fingers to draw back the bow string

[@n7vet590]

I always wanted to warp spasm as a kid

[@luciuscorneliussullafelix6326]

I read the Horned God one. I always wanted to read more

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

Where do I start reading, the horned god, warriors dawn, books of invasions, Lord of misrule?

[@denisvezijak9219]

This is great, i always loved this kind of stories, but where and how to get to read about this character? Im so exited about this story. I still have not read (hope i will soon) new novel about Predator. Why dont you give you digression about book and story? I trust your judgement.

[@MrHReviews]

I haven't read it and doubt I will

[@goldarkrenos9328]

conan vs slain it needs to happend before sjwmarvel start ruining the barbarian

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

Goldar Krenos and Kratos! Btw does Conan have a berzerk mode like Slaine!

[@mikebartkovich197]

He does not to my knowledge but does have some prophecy making him immortal until he becomes king or some curse from crom to not die and watch everything around him die

[@spencersedgwick8994]

wwwwwwwaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrppppppppp ssssssppppppaaaaaassssssmmmmm no more needed

[@6aliph77]

How bout vertigos the preacher??

[@JamJestKox]

What's a good reading order?

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

Ukko is to Slaine just like Bauldrick is to Edmond Blackadder

[@outofstab6854]

How about some berserk videos?

[@vidstarr]

Played that game, didn't like it much and asked for refund (From Steam) it's like total no brainer since he could just walk around swinging that giant sword of his slaying everything left, right of him right off the bat.

[@lordgregory9107]

vidstarr Berserk is not just a game. Berserk is a manga. It's a dark fantasy horror story. It's got breathtaking artwork and an epic story with very interesting and compelling characters. If you are a fan of dark fantasy and Lovecraftian horrors than Berserk is for you.

[@mangaka350]

The game is based from an epic comic book! Please do your research first!

[@patrickroe5652]

Niamh is pronounced neve

[@alpinion323]

Correct Irish pronunciation for the terminally British: SLAWNya. The á is ALWAYS pronounced as "aw"

[@vidstarr]

About the pronouciation, some people might disagree that it's wrong to say his name in perfect English, but when the comic is written that way, I guess okay.

[@MrHReviews]

when the writer and creator of the character confirms it can be said in either way, i tend to take his word lol

[@vidstarr]

I might object to your pronouciation Niamh, which I have learnt it said like Eve in Old Irish, but again, I guess if you can prove that the correct English way to say it by spelling it out the same way it's written, then that might be okay too. I used to just say Nam.

[@MrHReviews]

nope, i completely got that wrong lol

[@splo1nger909]

Brain bags were taken

[@Lakefront_Khan]

So his has the wasp rage from Cu Cuhullon or how ever you spell it?

[@vasaradragonsbane5580]

Kameron Dula Yes. Basically copy/pasted powers just a different backstory.

[@vidstarr]

You'd be surprised how original he really is.

[@TheCockeyez]

Are you gonna do the ABC warriors?

[@MrHReviews]

+TheCockeyez done them

[@TheCockeyez]

Mr H Reviews The usual typed before researching.

[@MrHReviews]

+TheCockeyez lol nah it's all good man, you'll find a lot in the 2000ad universe playlist :) if there's anything you want covered, please suggest it

[@fero7301]

my name is slaine

[@jackiesantos2121]

Answers email interesting well 2000ad characters Illinois barbarian from Warhammer