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Have you ever wondered what Unity would be like read in chronological order, with all redundancy edited out? I did. So I put this together.

The editing works in some places, doesn't in others.

It's a big download. You can download each chapter individually, or the single archive with all 7 cbz files (333MB). You'll need a reader that can handle the cbz format.

Click here to download all chapters in one zip file.

Or download individual chapters:

Chapter 0

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6



OK'd by Dino if it remained digital only.

If you like it, please make a donation to CFF.

Elveen, can you please post the donation info? Thanks.
Last edited by Heath on Thu Jun 08, 2017 8:34:53 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Very cool of you to do! :thumb:

I'm look forward to reading it.

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Can Dino add it to Comixology ?? That would be Awesome! Charge $5 for it or something? Maybe have their 'people' 'clean' it up a bit?

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Thank you for doing this, very cool! :clap:

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Downloading now. Very impressive effort, must have taken a while. Do I even remember correctly that you had to restart after a hard disk crash? Looking forward to the donation info.

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That is awesome that Dino Ok'd this. :thumb:

Thanks Heath!

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Thanks for doing this

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Awesome download! Thanks! :clap:
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Very cool, nicely done sir :thumb:

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FANTASTIC! thanks a bunch for this!
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thanks Heath...great idea :thumb:
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Just downloaded. Can't wait to re-read unity without the redundancy!
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Updated the first post. The original location where the file was hosted may be going away soon, so I moved it to my Dropbox. I also took the opportunity to split it until multiple files so the individual chapters can be downloaded separately. The comprehensive .zip file containing all the chapters is still available.
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Heath wrote:Updated the first post. The original location where the file was hosted may be going away soon, so I moved it to my Dropbox. I also took the opportunity to split it until multiple files so the individual chapters can be downloaded separately. The comprehensive .zip file containing all the chapters is still available.
Awesome resource. Thanks for keeping it active for new readers. The redux really is easier to read than the original with all of its repetitive scenes.

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I still want it on Comixology!! Charge $3 and send the proceeds to CFF!!!! C'mon Dino, you know THAT is a great idea! :high-five:

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IanAlexavier wrote:I still want it on Comixology!! Charge $3 and send the proceeds to CFF!!!! C'mon Dino, you know THAT is a great idea! :high-five:
Is that because you only read via Comixology? Otherwise, releasing on Comixology provides nothing of substance to these files. You can covert them to be read on literally anything - including an old school Kindle (although it would be in greyscale).
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This looks really cool :)

I've never read the original Unity, so it's exciting to me to be able to read it in its entirety for the first time, with all the reprinted material edited out.

Really looking forward to giving this a look! Will post later once I've read it :D
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Shadowman99 wrote:This looks really cool :)

I've never read the original Unity, so it's exciting to me to be able to read it in its entirety for the first time, with all the reprinted material edited out.

Really looking forward to giving this a look! Will post later once I've read it :D
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This is awesome Heath!

Thanks so much for sharing this with us and updating the post with a new link!
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:clap: :clap:

Thanks for posting this! I tracked down the holes in my Unity collection last year, but this is great to read! And good job on the covers and chapter/credit pages!

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AnthonyF wrote::clap: :clap:

Thanks for posting this! I tracked down the holes in my Unity collection last year, but this is great to read! And good job on the covers and chapter/credit pages!
I like how it says "Free" with the chapter number in the price boxes on the covers :D
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Shadowman99 wrote: I like how it says "Free" with the chapter number in the price boxes on the covers :D
I was fooled at first, thought they were actual published comic covers facepalm

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The first two covers were created from ads for Unity. The others are all taken from interior art - full page spreads or panels enlarged to cover size. I now see a similar theme across the covers for chapters 3 through 6 and would change a couple of them now. That said, the cover for chapter 5 is my favorite of the whole group. And the cover for chapter 6 is my least favorite. I think I was getting tired of working on it by that point.
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Thanks again for this! :thumb: I remember trying to download it back in '12 and it failed, then I totally forgot about it! facepalm
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