Black Flame
Encyclopedia
Black Flame was an imprint of BL Publishing
, the publishing arm of Games Workshop
and a sister imprint to the Black Library
and Solaris Books
. Black Flame was devoted to publishing cult fiction in the fields of science fiction
, fantasy
and horror
. On 25 April 2008 Black Flame officially closed down.
The rights to Black Flame's 2000 AD titles have been bought by Rebellion Developments
, and, as of November 2009, made available in eBook format. However, the rest of the Black Flame titles remain out of print.
and Rebellion
, owners of 2000 AD comic. They also revived the Dark Future
cyberpunk series, created by Games Workshop (with both new books and reprints).
The books are typically “further adventures” using the pre-established characters, but in the case of New Line there are also a select number of film novelizations.
BL Publishing
BL Publishing is a division of Games Workshop, and is split into three sections:* The Black Library publishes novels, art books, background books and graphic novels set in the Warhammer Fantasy world and the Warhammer 40,000 universe....
, the publishing arm of Games Workshop
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group plc is a British game production and retailing company. Games Workshop has published the tabletop wargames Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000...
and a sister imprint to the Black Library
Black Library
The Black Library is a division of Games Workshop which is devoted to publishing novels and audiobooks set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000 fictional universes...
and Solaris Books
Solaris Books
Solaris Books is an imprint which focuses on publishing science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy novels and anthologies. The range includes titles by both established and new authors...
. Black Flame was devoted to publishing cult fiction in the fields of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
and horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
. On 25 April 2008 Black Flame officially closed down.
The rights to Black Flame's 2000 AD titles have been bought by Rebellion Developments
Rebellion Developments
Rebellion is a British computer games company, based in Oxford, who are most famous for the first Aliens vs. Predator computer game. It has published comic books since 2000 and launched its own book imprint, Abaddon Books, in 2006.-History:...
, and, as of November 2009, made available in eBook format. However, the rest of the Black Flame titles remain out of print.
Publications
Black Flame published novels from licensed properties: New Line CinemaNew Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
and Rebellion
Rebellion Developments
Rebellion is a British computer games company, based in Oxford, who are most famous for the first Aliens vs. Predator computer game. It has published comic books since 2000 and launched its own book imprint, Abaddon Books, in 2006.-History:...
, owners of 2000 AD comic. They also revived the Dark Future
Dark Future
Dark Future is a 1988 miniature wargame by Games Workshop. It is set in an alternate reality where the United States—and indeed the rest of the world—is falling apart. Society is going to ruins, and the natural laws of physics are breaking down...
cyberpunk series, created by Games Workshop (with both new books and reprints).
The books are typically “further adventures” using the pre-established characters, but in the case of New Line there are also a select number of film novelizations.
New Line
- Jason XJason XJason X is a 2002 science fiction horror slasher film directed by James Isaac. It is the tenth in the Friday the 13th film series and stars Kane Hodder as the undead mass murderer Jason Voorhees, the film made $16,951,798 worldwide with a budget of $14 million...
:- Jason X: The Official Novelization (Pat Cadigan, January 2005 ISBN 1844161684)
- The Experiment (Pat Cadigan, January 2005 ISBN 1844161692)
- Planet of the Beast (Nancy Kilpatrick, June 2005 ISBN 1844161838)
- Death Moon (Alex Johnson, November 2005 ISBN 1844162737)
- To The Third Power (Nancy Kilpatrick, April 2006 ISBN 1844162818)
- Final DestinationFinal DestinationFinal Destination is a 2000 supernatural slasher film written and directed by James Wong. The film was co-written by Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick, both of them having previously worked with Wong in the TV series The X-Files. The film stars Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith and Tony Todd...
:- Dead Reckoning (Natasha RhodesNatasha RhodesNatasha Rhodes is a British-born author best known for her contemporary fantasy book series Dante's Girl, starring supernatural crime-fighter Kayla Steele. She has also written many film novelizations of popular blockbuster movies such as Blade: Trinity and the Final Destination series of movies,...
, 2005 ISBN 1-84416-170-6) - Destination Zero (David McIntee, 2005 ISBN 1-84416-171-4)
- End of the Line (Rebecca LeveneRebecca LeveneRebecca Levene is a British author and editor, best known for editing Virgin's New Adventures series of original fiction Doctor Who novels.-Biography:...
, 2005 ISBN 1-84416-176-5) - Dead Man's Hand (Steve Roman, 2005 ISBN 1-84416-177-3)
- Looks Could Kill (Nancy A. CollinsNancy A. CollinsNancy A. Collins is a United States horror fiction writer best known for her series of vampire novels featuring her character Sonja Blue. Collins has alsowritten for comic books, including the Swamp Thing series, Jason Vs...
, 2005 ISBN 1-84416-316-4) - Death of the Senses (Andy McDermott, 2006 ISBN 1844163857)
- Wipeout (Alex Johnson, Unpublished ISBN 1844164098)
- Final Destination I: The Movie (Natasha RhodesNatasha RhodesNatasha Rhodes is a British-born author best known for her contemporary fantasy book series Dante's Girl, starring supernatural crime-fighter Kayla Steele. She has also written many film novelizations of popular blockbuster movies such as Blade: Trinity and the Final Destination series of movies,...
, 2006 ISBN 1-84416-317-2) - Final Destination II: The Movie (Nancy A. CollinsNancy A. CollinsNancy A. Collins is a United States horror fiction writer best known for her series of vampire novels featuring her character Sonja Blue. Collins has alsowritten for comic books, including the Swamp Thing series, Jason Vs...
, 2006 ISBN 1-84416-318-0) - Final Destination III: The Movie (Christa FaustChrista FaustChrista Faust is an American author who writes original novels, as well as novelizations and media tie-ins. Faust won the 2009 Crimespree Award for Money Shot.-Novels:*Control Freak...
, 2006 ISBN 1-84416-319-9)
- Dead Reckoning (Natasha Rhodes
- A Nightmare on Elm Street:
- Suffer the Children (David BishopDavid BishopDavid Bishop is a screenwriter and author. Born in New Zealand, he was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000....
, May 2005 ISBN 1-84416-172-2) - Dreamspawn (Christa FaustChrista FaustChrista Faust is an American author who writes original novels, as well as novelizations and media tie-ins. Faust won the 2009 Crimespree Award for Money Shot.-Novels:*Control Freak...
, 2005 ISBN 1-84416-173-0) - Protege (Tim WaggonerTim WaggonerTim Waggoner is the author of numerous novels, two short story collections, and over one hundred published stories in the Fantasy, Horror, and Thriller genres. He graduated from Wright State University in 1989 with a Master of Arts in English with a Creative Writing Concentration...
, September 2005 ISBN 1-84416-255-9) - Perchance to Dream (Natasha RhodesNatasha RhodesNatasha Rhodes is a British-born author best known for her contemporary fantasy book series Dante's Girl, starring supernatural crime-fighter Kayla Steele. She has also written many film novelizations of popular blockbuster movies such as Blade: Trinity and the Final Destination series of movies,...
, February 2006 ISBN 1-84416-322-9) - The Dream Dealers (Jeffrey ThomasJeffrey Thomas (writer)Jeffrey Thomas is a prolific writer of science fiction and horror, best known for his stories set in the nightmarish future city called Punktown, such as the novel Deadstock and the collection Punktown , from which a story was reprinted in St. Martin's The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #14...
, July 2006 ISBN 1-84416-383-0) - Ripped From a Dream: A Nightmare on Elm Street Omnibus (collects first three books)
- Suffer the Children (David Bishop
- Friday the 13th:
- Church of the Divine Psychopath (Scott Phillips, August 2005 ISBN 1844161811)
- Hell Lake (Paul A. Woods, August 2005 ISBN 184416182X)
- Hate-Kill-Repeat (Jason Arnopp, May 2005 ISBN 1844162710)
- The Jason Strain (Christa Faust, January 2006 ISBN 1844163202)
- Carnival of Maniacs (Stephen Hand, June 2006 ISBN 1844163806)
- The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
:- The Pool Guy/Memphis
- Upgrade/Sensuous Cindy
- Sunset/Into the Light
- Chosen/The Placebo Effect
- Burned/One Night At Mercy
- Others Books:
- The Texas Chainsaw MassacreThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 remake of the 1974 horror film of the same name. The 2003 film was directed by Marcus Nispel and produced by Michael Bay...
(Stephen Hand, March 2004 ISBN 1844160602) - The Butterfly EffectThe Butterfly EffectThe Butterfly Effect is a 2004 American sci-fi psychological thriller film that is written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber and starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart...
(James SwallowJames SwallowJames Swallow is a British author and scriptwriter. He is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as numerous audio dramas and videogames....
, December 2003 ISBN 1844160815) - CellularCellular (film)Cellular is a 2004 thriller film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham and William H. Macy. The screenplay was written by Chris Morgan, Larry Cohen and J...
(Pat Cadigan, October 2004 ISBN 1844161048) - Blade: TrinityBlade: TrinityBlade: Trinity is a 2004 American superhero vampire action film, written and directed by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the screenplays to the first two Blade films...
(Natasha Rhodes, October 2004 ISBN 1844161064) - Snakes on a PlaneSnakes on a PlaneSnakes on a Plane is a 2006 American horror-action-thriller film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006 in North America...
(Christa Faust, July 2006 ISBN 1844163814) - Freddy vs. JasonFreddy vs. JasonFreddy vs. Jason is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Ronny Yu. The film is a crossover between the A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises...
(Stephen Hand, July 2003 ISBN 1844160599)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2000 AD
- Judge DreddJudge DreddJudge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
:- Dredd vs Death (Gordon RennieGordon RennieGordon Rennie is a comics writer, responsible for White Trash: Moronic Inferno, as well as several comic strips for 2000 AD and novels for Warhammer Fantasy....
, October 2003, ISBN 1-84416-061-0) - Bad Moon Rising (David BishopDavid BishopDavid Bishop is a screenwriter and author. Born in New Zealand, he was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000....
, June 2004, ISBN 1-84416-107-2) - Black Atlantic (Simon JowettSimon Jowett-Biography:His early work was in comics, as the writer of the James Bond stories Silent Armageddon and Shattered Helix ) and as a contributor to 2000AD. He left comics largely behind in the mid-1990s, when he moved into script-writing for other media...
and Peter J Evans, June 2004, ISBN 1-84416-108-0) - Eclipse (James SwallowJames SwallowJames Swallow is a British author and scriptwriter. He is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as numerous audio dramas and videogames....
, August 2004, ISBN 1-84416-122-6) - Kingdom of the Blind (David BishopDavid BishopDavid Bishop is a screenwriter and author. Born in New Zealand, he was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000....
, November 2004, ISBN 1-84416-133-1) - Swine Fever (Andrew CartmelAndrew CartmelAndrew Cartmel is a British science fiction writer and journalist, and former script editor of Doctor Who. He has also worked as a script editor on other television series, as a magazine editor, a film studies lecturer and as a novelist.-Biography:...
, May 2005, ISBN 1-84416-174-9) - Final Cut (Matt SmithMatt Smith (comics)Matt Smith is the editor of long-running British science fiction weekly anthology comic 2000 AD, and the sister title Judge Dredd Megazine. He has also written two novels.-Biography:...
, January 2005, ISBN 1-84416-135-8) - Whiteout (James SwallowJames SwallowJames Swallow is a British author and scriptwriter. He is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as numerous audio dramas and videogames....
, September 2005, ISBN 1-84416-219-2) - Psykogeddon (Dave StoneDave Stone-Biography:Stone has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and Judge Dredd.Stone also contributed a number of comic series to 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, focusing on the Dreddverse...
, January 2006, ISBN 1-84416-321-0)
- Dredd vs Death (Gordon Rennie
- ABC WarriorsABC WarriorsABC Warriors is a long-running 2000 AD comic strip written by Pat Mills, which first appeared in prog 119 in 1979 and continues to run today. Art for the opening episodes was by Kevin O'Neill, Mike McMahon, Brett Ewins, and Brendan McCarthy - who between them designed the original seven members of...
:- The Medusa War (Pat MillsPat MillsPat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....
, April 2004, ISBN 1-84416-109-9) - Rage Against the Machines (Mike Wild, June 2005, ISBN 1-84416-178-1)
- The Medusa War (Pat Mills
- Strontium DogStrontium DogStrontium Dog is a long-running comics series featuring in the British science fiction weekly 2000 AD, starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter with an array of imaginative gadgets and weapons....
:- Bad Timing (Rebecca LeveneRebecca LeveneRebecca Levene is a British author and editor, best known for editing Virgin's New Adventures series of original fiction Doctor Who novels.-Biography:...
, June 2004, ISBN 1-84416-110-2) - Prophet Margin (Simon SpurrierSimon SpurrierSimon Spurrier is a British comics writer, who has previously worked as a cook, a bookseller and an art director for the BBC.Getting his start in comics with the British small press, he went on to write his own series for 2000 AD, like Lobster Random, Bec & Kawl, The Simping Detective and Harry...
, December 2004, ISBN 1-84416-134-X) - Ruthless (Jonathan ClementsJonathan ClementsJonathan Clements is a British author and scriptwriter. His non-fiction works include biographies of Confucius, Koxinga and Qin Shihuangdi , as well as monthly opinion columns for Neo magazine...
, April 2005, ISBN 1-84416-136-6) - Day of the Dogs (Andrew CartmelAndrew CartmelAndrew Cartmel is a British science fiction writer and journalist, and former script editor of Doctor Who. He has also worked as a script editor on other television series, as a magazine editor, a film studies lecturer and as a novelist.-Biography:...
, July 2005, ISBN 1-84416-218-4) - A Fistful of Strontium (Jaspre Bark and Steve Lyons, October 2005, ISBN 1-84416-270-2)
- Bad Timing (Rebecca Levene
- Durham RedDurham RedDurham Red was originally created in 1987 as a female sidekick and lover for Johnny Alpha in the long-running British comicbook series Strontium Dog. She was a sexy bounty hunter with a mutation that gave her a vampiric lust for blood.-Publication history:...
(all by Peter J. EvansPeter J. EvansPeter J. Evans is a British author.He made his professional writing debut in 1992. Since then he has worked on a broad spectrum of projects, including over two hundred articles for various entertainment magazines...
):- The Unquiet Grave (August 2004, ISBN 1-84416-159-5)
- The Omega Solution (May 2005, ISBN 1-84416-175-7)
- The Encoded Heart (October 2005, ISBN 1-84416-272-9)
- Manticore Reborn (January 2006, ISBN 1-84416-323-7)
- Black Dawn (July 2006, ISBN 1-84416-382-2)
- Rogue TrooperRogue TrooperRogue Trooper is a science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons. It follows the adventures of Rogue, a G.I. and his three comrades' search for the Traitor General...
:- Crucible (Gordon RennieGordon RennieGordon Rennie is a comics writer, responsible for White Trash: Moronic Inferno, as well as several comic strips for 2000 AD and novels for Warhammer Fantasy....
, October 2004, ISBN 1-84416-061-0) - Blood Relative (James SwallowJames SwallowJames Swallow is a British author and scriptwriter. He is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as numerous audio dramas and videogames....
, March 2005, ISBN 1-84416-061-0) - The Quartz Massacre (Rebecca LeveneRebecca LeveneRebecca Levene is a British author and editor, best known for editing Virgin's New Adventures series of original fiction Doctor Who novels.-Biography:...
, March 2006, ISBN 1-84416-110-2)
- Crucible (Gordon Rennie
- Nikolai DanteNikolai DanteNikolai Dante is a comics series starring a hero of the same name and published in the weekly British science fiction anthology 2000 AD. Created by writer Robbie Morrison and artist Simon Fraser, Dante first appeared in 1997 in Prog 1035...
(all by David BishopDavid BishopDavid Bishop is a screenwriter and author. Born in New Zealand, he was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000....
):- From Russia with Lust: The Nikolai Dante Omnibus (672 pages, March 2007, ISBN 1-84416-454-3) collects:
- The Strangelove Gambit (January 2005, ISBN 1-84416-139-0)
- Imperial Black (August 2005, ISBN 1-84416-180-3)
- Honour Be Damned (March 2006, ISBN 1-84416-324-5)
- From Russia with Lust: The Nikolai Dante Omnibus (672 pages, March 2007, ISBN 1-84416-454-3) collects:
- Fiends of the Eastern FrontFiends of the Eastern FrontFiends of the Eastern Front was a story in the comics anthology 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Carlos Ezquerra. The series mixed vampires into the general horror of the Eastern front...
(all by David BishopDavid BishopDavid Bishop is a screenwriter and author. Born in New Zealand, he was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000....
):- Fiends of the Eastern Front (672 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1-84416-455-1) collects:
- Operation Vampyr (December 2005 ISBN 1-84416-274-5)
- The Blood Red Army (April 2006,, ISBN 1-84416-325-3)
- Twilight of the Dead (August 2006, ISBN 1-84416-384-9)
- Fiends of the Rising Sun (July 2007, ISBN 1-84416-494-2)
- Fiends of the Eastern Front (672 pages, February 2007, ISBN 1-84416-455-1) collects:
- Anderson: PSI DivisionJudge AndersonJudge Cassandra Anderson is a fictional character that started as a supporting player in the comic story Judge Dredd of 2000 AD and eventually rose in prominence and became the star of her own series, which is entitled Anderson: Psi-Division. It was created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian...
(all by Mitchel Scanlon):- Fear the Darkness (February 2006)
- Red Shadows (May 2006)
- Sins of the Father (Jan 2007)
- Caballistics, Inc.Caballistics, Inc.Caballistics, Inc is a horror/fantasy comic strip, set in the present day, that has been running in the weekly British anthology comic 2000AD since December 2002...
(all by Mike Wild):- Hell on Earth (August 2006, ISBN 1-84416-386-5)
- Better the Devil (March 2007, ISBN 1-84416-432-2)
- SláineSláine (comics)Sláine is a comic hero from the pages of 2000 AD - one of Britain's most popular comic books.Sláine is a barbarian fantasy adventure series based on Celtic myths and stories which first appeared in 1983, written by Pat Mills and initially drawn by his then wife, Angela Kincaid. Most of the early...
(all by Steven SavileSteven SavileSteven Savile is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer, and editor living in Stockholm, Sweden...
):- Slaine the Exile
- Slaine the Defiler (September 2007, ISBN 1-84416-493-4)
Dark Future
- Golgotha Run (Dave StoneDave Stone-Biography:Stone has written many spin off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and Judge Dredd.Stone also contributed a number of comic series to 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, focusing on the Dreddverse...
, September 2005 ISBN 1-84416-237-0) - Demon Download (Jack Yeovil, September 2005 ISBN 1-84416-236-2)
- American Meat (Stuart MooreStuart MooreStuart Moore is a writer and editor of comic books and novels.-Career:Moore's writing includes the original science-fiction series Earthlight and PARA; Iron Man, New Avengers/Transformers, and Wolverine ; Firestorm and Detective Comics ; the multicultural superhero team The 99; the comics...
, October 2005 ISBN 1-84416-299-0) - Route 666 (Jack Yeovil, February 2006 ISBN 1-84416-327-X)
- Jade Dragon (James SwallowJames SwallowJames Swallow is a British author and scriptwriter. He is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as numerous audio dramas and videogames....
, March 2006 ISBN 1-84416-378-4) - Krokodil Tears (Jack Yeovil July 2006 ISBN 1-84416-379-2)
- Reality Bites: In the Jungle No-one Can Hear You Scream (Stuart MooreStuart MooreStuart Moore is a writer and editor of comic books and novels.-Career:Moore's writing includes the original science-fiction series Earthlight and PARA; Iron Man, New Avengers/Transformers, and Wolverine ; Firestorm and Detective Comics ; the multicultural superhero team The 99; the comics...
, October 2006 ISBN 1-84416-408-X)