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Introduction The Redwall Newsline is a page that collects all information available on upcoming Brian Jacques related products. If you're looking for BJ products already available, please check The Redwall Bookshelf. The Newsline has broken the story on a lot of products and titles before official word comes from Redwall.org. We were the first site to have information regarding Triss, Loamhedge, The Angel's Command, The Taggerung and The Tribes of Redwall up. We are also the only site to have interviews with the people behind scenes of the Redwall Television Series itself, Mr. Jack Procher, Mr. Daniel Fernandez, Mr. Glenn Norman, and Ms. Michelle Goodeve! In an effort to get knowledge of the Newsline mainstream, so to speak, I'm asking people to spread the word. If you run a Redwall related website and include a prominent link back to the Newsline (url: http://members.aol.com/m3may/upcoming.html), I'll not-only add you to a list of Newsline supporters to the right, I'll give your site a plug on The Long Patrol. And by prominent, I don't mean you have to have it in big letters at the top of your page. Just let people know it's a site where you can get the latest Redwall information and don't bury it on a links page. It's that simple. E-mail me to let me know you've shown your support so I can add you to our list. The idea behind the Newsline is to collect all information on Redwall and Brian Jacques products at one website so that fans don't have to visit over a dozen websites just to find what they're looking for. Please support the cause. Thanks in advance! | |
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| This is the final update of The Long Patrol at its home of six years, members.aol.com/m3may/longpatrol.html The reason is that The Long Patrol, The Redwall Newsline, and RWTV are packing up and moving to a new home! You'll notice there have been very few updates the last few weeks-- this is why. I've been redesigning and moving the sites over to their new homes at: www.longpatrolclub.comThe Newsline and RWTV can now be found at: newsline.longpatrolclub.comPlease update your bookmarks and come on over! After you're done exploring the site, swing by and register at our new forum (powered by vBulletin), forums.longpatrolclub.com I thank everyone who has supported the site over the years and hope you'll relocate with us. Regards! ~Martin the Warrior~ -President of The Long Patrol | ||
| 10/8/02 2:25 AM EDT - Review of Triss Posted | ||
| What's this? No waiting a year for the review? 'fraid not. I've completed my review for Triss and have posted it here. Along with the review debuts a quasi-new format for The Redwall Bookshelf-- most notably a new banner and revised list formatting. As of yet, only the main Bookshelf page and Triss are in the new format, but I should get all the older reviews switched over soon enough. Given that Triss is now out and reviewed, its Newsline page has been removed. So, get on over and read my review of Triss, then come discuss the book on the LP Forum's Triss board! | ||
| 10/5/02 10:50 PM EDT - Autobiography Page Added | ||
| I've now added a section devoted to Brian's upcoming autobiography, tentatively entitled A Divvil of a Lad. Divvil is expected to be released by Philomel sometime in 2003. | ||
| 10/5/02 5:00 PM EDT - The Angel's Command ARC Cover | ||
That lovable bootleg site, eBay, now has somebody selling off an Advance Reading Copy of The Angel's Command. Included is a scan of the cover. Now, this is obviously not the final cover (I'm hoping they keep either Michael Koelsch or David Wyatt), but it is a cover, nonetheless (and a cool one, at that).
Special thanks to Forum member yankeemb7 for directing my attention to the site. The Angel's Command is slated for release on March 31st, 2003. | ||
| 10/3/02 11:00 PM EDT - Ask Brian @ Terrouge | ||
| Erin, the Editor-in-Chief of Terrouge, has secured an interview with the chappie himself, Brian Jacques (to take place on October 12th). In preparation, she's inviting all Redwallers to submit questions for her to ask him. She can't guarantee that they'll all be asked, but you can bet she'll fit the really good ones in somewhere. The deadline for questions is October 8th. If you have one you'd like to submit for consideration, swing by the "Redwall News" section of the Terrouge Forums and post in the appropriate thread. As a personal request, please think up really good questions, not more "Do Redwallers have bathrooms?" or "What do you think of Mad Cow disease?" Chances to ask Brian questions are rare and we don't want to waste it. I'm looking forward to seeing some tidbits about upcoming releases (which I'll be sure to report on if there are any). | ||
| 9/30/02 9:15 PM EDT - Triss Day! | ||
| The fifteenth book in the Redwall Series hits shelves today and the fans rejoice. Having flipped through the book, examined the artwork, and read the first batch of chapters, here are my initial thoughts on it. We'll start with the new illustrator, David Elliot. The one area where Elliot really impressed me was with the map. Right off the bat, he shrugged off the conventional approach to this series standard and instead went for an almost three-dimensional approach. The map is drawn at an angle, as if this were an actual model of Mossflower set on a table top and you were filming it diagonally with a camera. You can actually see Salamandastron towering over the sea, which is a very nice effect. The downside to this map is that it makes Redwall seem like it's right across the street from the mountain, rather than the lengthy journey away it is. Still, it's impressive. Now, the art itself isn't as impressive. It's good, but not great. It looks like a cross between Fangorn's style and Gary Chalk's. It falls just shy of Fangorn's realism and has a hint of the abstract quality that graced Chalk's work. Needless to say, it will take some getting used to. But, it's not "bad" and I'm anxious to see what Elliot has in store for us. Now, the story, so far, is still unfolding. The albino ferrets (known as "Pure Ferrets" in the book) have quickly been established on Riftguard, as has Triss and her fellow slaves. Interestingly enough, Triss has not been shown to be a Mariel/Martin/Felldoh/Mattimeo type slave-- she desires her freedom, but as of yet has not vowed vengeance upon Kurda or the others at Riftguard and, likewise, has yet to show defiance towards them. She's not without spine, but I'd equate it with the way Keyla got by in Marshank, using her wits to navigate her way around the ferret's moods rather than earning their wrath with cheek. Having a heroine not obsessed with revenge is refreshing and I'm hoping that won't change. In the months leading up to Triss, it has been theorized that the two "former dibbuns" mentioned in the Loamhedge note would be Sarobando and Bragoon (also mentioned in the note), making them dibbuns in Triss. Many expected Sarobando and Bragoon would be the "pair of wandering Dibbuns" who "accidentally discovers the long lost entrance to Brockhall", as the dustjacket puts it. Well, it turns out that those two Dibbuns are named "Bikkle" and "Ruggam". A speedy flip through revealed no mention of either "Sarobando" or "Bragoon". So, on this issue, we're left with two possibilities: 1) Sarobando and Bragoon are not the Dibbuns mentioned in the letter; or 2) Despite the wording, we won't meet these Dibbuns "now growing old" prior to Loamhedge. As a point of interest, the DAB appears on page 14 in Chapter 2 of the book. It has yet to resurface, but even so, it was an amusing scene to read and my congratulations go out to DAB for their immortalization in the world of Redwall. As has been reported, Triss takes place after The Taggerung. "How long after?" is a question I'm sure is on many of your minds. The answer is actually given, in the form of the young badger Sagaxus imitating his father, Lord Hightor: "Why your mother even named you Sagaxus I'll never know. She said you were supposed to be like that old Badger Lord she'd read of, Russano the Wise, her fifth great-grandsire." So, this is set (going by Sagaxus) eight badger generations later. Quite a length of time, even longer than the gap between Salamandastron and Redwall, I'd wager. What makes this book refreshing, though, is that it's really the first Redwall book to feature a completely new cast of characters since Salamandastron. Having characters carry-over, showing a progression in the world of Redwall, is all well and good, but one could argue that one of Brian's strengths was that he could make each generation as unique as the rest. Having no established characters is a nice change of pace, taking me back to my first days of reading Redwall when everyone was new. So, there you have my initial impressions. A full review should be up within two weeks after I finish the book. To tide you over, for a limited time I'm posting a few scans from the book, showcasing the map (by David Elliot), two of David Elliot's chapter illustrations, and the back of Troy Howell's cover. Please do not repost these images. Map from TrissSo, head on out and pick up Triss! | ||
| 9/27/02 10:25 PM EDT - Free Stuff Alert | ||
The national chain of bookstores, Waldenbooks, is gearing up for Triss' release (and capitalizing on Taggerung's PB release) and putting books from the Redwall Series on display. As part of those displays, they're offering free Redwall bookmarks. These are the same bookmarks that are being offered through the Redwall Readers Club, except you can get them for free. There are six in all-- depicting Tammo, Tsarmina, Sunflash, Ungatt Trunn, Captain Snow, and Klitch & Goffa. They're simply cropped portions of Troy Howell's book covers with a note on which book the character was in, but still look pretty nice. On the back is a list of Brian's books through Triss. I've scanned in a shot of all six bookmarks, front and back. Please do not repost this image.So, head on down to your local Waldenbooks to pick one up. If any of you encounter this promotion in any other bookstores, be sure to let me know. As a point of interest for you collectors out there, Waldenbooks has carried the latest Redwall trading card when a new Redwall book is released. | ||
| 9/15/02 12:30 AM EDT - Release Dates Update | ||
| Well, I'll start off with the good news (not that I have any bad news). ;) My project has been finished, so things will settle into a more relaxed pace and we'll be caught up in no time. After that's done, the "rebuilding" I mentioned a few weeks back will occur. More on that at a later date. The Taggerung hit shelves a few weeks back in paperback. As such, it can now be discussed freely in the Books section of our Forum. A spoiler ban is in effect for Triss, though, so all posts concerning Brian's latest book should be made in the new Triss Discussion section. Speaking of release dates, I've updated the Releases page to reflect new street dates that I hadn't added, yet. Most notable among them is the September 30th, 2002 release of Triss (approx. 15 days away) and the March 31st, 2003 release date of The Angel's Command (which I'm actually looking forward to more than Triss). As for what's coming on the site-- this week should see the Editorials section updated, the Nameday Archive section updated, and a few more tweaks. Beyond that, I've got a couple of surprise projects in the work for RWTV (on top of finishing the Mattimeo and, yes, Martin the Warrior reviews). We'll also be seeing the return of The Redwall Ring! WebRing broke away from Yahoo! a few months back and most of my complaints were resolved, so the Ring will be returning and admitting new members (some can actually join already, but I won't be outlining how until I'm ready). Possibly with a new design. We'll have to see. Stay tuned. | ||
| 8/12/02 1:30 PM EDT - TWO MONTHS?!?!! | ||
| Sorry for the length of silence there. A year-long project I and a group of friends have been working on is in the process of wrapping up, so I've been busy taking care of a lot of things having to do with that. There's still a few more weeks to go so you won't be seeing major updates, but news updates should be back and things should quiet down once more in time for Triss' release. For now, there are a couple of things I've been asked to mention. First and foremost is the full-return of Terrouge at their new (presumably permenant) home, www.terrouge.com. Best of luck with the new host, guys. Also, the makers of Starblade Isle have put together a Survivor-type game called RedVenture. If you can't get enough of Survivor-type role-playing, give it a look. In news closer to home, this Thursday will mark The Long Patrol's sixth year of existence. Even I am amazed at how fast time flies. Like last year, there won't be a huge update, but I'll be sure to get something special up for the occasion. ;) Also, the Make 'Redwall' Soundtrack a Reality petition (currently clocking in with 325 signatures) has had a goal set. To ensure a soundtrack release, we'll need to have somewhere in the ballpark of 4,000 signatures. We're a ways off, but if everyone keeps on plugging the petition, we'll get there. Thank you for your support. Any permenant, prominent links to the petition are appreciated. The paperback edition of The Taggerung is set to be released at the end of the month (August 27th, specifically.... thanks for the reminder, Violett). If you haven't picked it up yet, be sure to do so. The spoiler ban on the Forum will be lifted once the PB is on the shelves and everything is fair game after that. Read at your own risk. Once that project I mentioned is finished, I'll be turning my attention to overhauling the site design. For now, I'll call it the "rebuilding", for reasons I won't get into just yet. But, there's plenty on the horizon, so stick around. | ||
| 6/10/02 1:00 AM EDT - Help Make the 'Redwall' Soundtrack a Reality | ||
| It's time. One aspect of the 'Redwall' television series that almost all fans agree on is that the score, composed by Jack Procher and Daniel Fernandez, is incredible. Seldom do series animated in North America receive such an excellent soundtrack. Unfortunately, the only way to currently hear the music is via the show itself, with numerous voices getting in the way. That is why we are trying to convince Nelvana Co. Ltd., the production company behind 'Redwall', to release this wonderful score on a CD soundtrack. However, 'Redwall' is not one of Nelvana's flagship shows, meaning if we sit around hoping for a soundtrack, it probably won't happen. We need to show Nelvana that there is a demand for this product, leaving them with no alternative but to release it. So, like I said I would in my interviews with Jack and Daniel, I'm starting a petition to convince them. If you'd be willing to purchase the soundtrack of 'Redwall', please sign the petition. Help Make the 'Redwall' Soundtrack a Reality. Webmasters/Forum Hosts, I would appreciate it if you'd mention the petition on your site/board. Those of you who post at multiple Redwall forums, I'd appreciate you spreading the word. If this petition is to have any sort of impact on Nelvana, it needs maximum exposure. Every signature helps. Thank you all. Again, it's appreciated. | ||
| 6/1/02 3:30 PM EDT - 'Otters' Cover Surfaces | ||
Two treats for you today. First is the cover scan for The Tribes of Redwall: Otters-- another Newsline exclusive.Otters is due out in the UK in a scant six days (Thursday). No US release date has been announced. If history is anything to judge by, however, expect it out either in September with Triss or next February (a year after Badgers' release). Also, due to the interest in sheet music for the 'Redwall' television show's theme song, I've teamed up with Treerose, LP Charter Member and all-around musical genius, to produce some fan made sheets. The music has been added to RWTV and can be found here. This sheet music may NOT be posted on any other website and may be downloaded only for your personal use. Keep your eye on RWTV for more updates. In the meantime, happy 1st of June. | ||
