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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 25, 2012 7:52:23 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 25, 2012 9:45:53 GMT
Been following Steve Cook's blog for a while now.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 25, 2012 17:54:25 GMT
Picked up The Ballad of Halo Jones from the library after wanting to read it following the tales of its creation in Thrill Power Overload. Pretty much as I remembered: Book 1 is utter gibberish, almost unreadable. Book 2 is solid gold. Book 3 is a gem. The art gets better and better.
The writing quality pretty much encapsulates Alan Moore. You can see the 'up his own arse' version that would write League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and also you can see the great mind who wrote Swamp Thing. Mad.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 25, 2012 19:47:12 GMT
Alan Moore is one of those maddening writers who has two distinct modes, and it is sometimes hard to tell which one you are going to get. When he is on form he is terrific. Other times he is basically just talking to himself.
Picked up Prog 1788 today, having missed quite a few weeks recently due to travelling around and not having much of a comics budget until payday... Good grief the current Dredd arc really is grim isn't it? I think I probably got more out of Nikolai Dante this prog than I normally do just because I needed that contrast to Dredd. I think that once they trade this current Dredd arc I will probably pick it up - but I doubt that it will be an easy read by any means.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 25, 2012 19:53:41 GMT
Indeed, but Jones is worth reading for the Book III storyline alone. One of the best war stories you will read in comics and a perfect example of how 5 pages a part is enough to tell a dense, complex and deeply emotional story.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 25, 2012 20:02:18 GMT
It is one of those things that I am aware of but have never quite got around to reading. I must have a look to see if my library has it (they have all sorts of odd things tucked away that cycle out every so often).
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 25, 2012 21:10:23 GMT
If you can keep her from seeing it I'll let you read Liz's christmas present copy while you're here.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 25, 2012 22:29:15 GMT
remember reading it in Best of 2000ad back in the day and enjoying it immensely.
Ian Gibson is one of those artists that has never quite been given his due.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 25, 2012 22:37:15 GMT
We aught to do 2000ad (non dredd) on the top 5 artists.... that might make interesting reading
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 25, 2012 22:39:52 GMT
I was going to be going back to the tooth well next week with another series from 2000ad.
It'd be a difficult one to do I think for overall 2000ad artists.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 26, 2012 7:22:39 GMT
I'm trying to think of another prominant 2000ad series that's had that many multiple artists though....
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 26, 2012 10:50:12 GMT
Rogue Trooper(s) and Strontium Dog(s) both have quite a few, when you factor in the annuals and specials.
Also Future Shocks, Terror Tales, Time Twisters, Tales of Telguuth and the like all had multiple artists.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 26, 2012 10:50:58 GMT
Though I think if you were doing a 2000ad one, it would be fairer to split it between decades.
70's, 80's, 90's, 00's and 10's.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 26, 2012 11:46:20 GMT
Rogue Trooper(s) and Strontium Dog(s) both have quite a few, when you factor in the annuals and specials. Also Future Shocks, Terror Tales, Time Twisters, Tales of Telguuth and the like all had multiple artists. Andy Rogue Trooper perhaps...... But Strontium Dog is essentially one man's strip with occasional other filling in. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 26, 2012 11:59:18 GMT
Ah but I am taking into acount the post Final Solution plus Tales of the Doghouse.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 26, 2012 12:02:02 GMT
Final Solution is sitting in the To Read pile.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 26, 2012 12:03:14 GMT
Your mileage may vary - Simon Harrison's art is bloody amazing though.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 28, 2012 12:21:41 GMT
Dredd this week: so good I had to buy the prog.
According to this issue 350 million citizens and 60% of the Judge force have died. Wikipedia indicates that post Apocalypse War the population was 400 million. Assuming population growth was kept in check by Necropolis and Judgement Day the population now could be as low as 50 million, an 87% fall in population, and thus a substantial increase of the number of judges to members of the population.
Francisco resigns? Could have predicted that, as I could Hershey's return. I cheered in the shop reading it I was so pleased to see Hershey back and the sight of Rico riding in with mutants to help clean the city up was an interesting one given the events of tour of duty, especially tied in with Hershey's return. Has he been in the townships ever since?
Logan survives: I was worried he wouldn't. It adds to his indestructability legend.
One final death: Garcia. But she's always been the other half of Buell & Garcia so almost not really a character in her own right. Along with Niles & Roake I think she makes up the total named character deaths in the serial. Did Roffman survive the destruction of PSU's headquarters?
The Day of Chaos was over rather quickly - 2 issues compared to the huge run up - and yeah there were some grim elements again this week but a lot of positive stuff for the future
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 28, 2012 17:20:25 GMT
You should buy the Prog if you are reading, naughty Uncle Phil!
Dredd is a bit unrelenting in its misery though, isn't it?
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 28, 2012 17:31:56 GMT
Yeah, whatever the Wagner has planned by the end won't be pretty.
Would they kill Joe off?
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 28, 2012 17:42:36 GMT
It would take balls of steel to do that in a movie year.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 28, 2012 17:44:11 GMT
True, but we have Rico to step into the breach.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 28, 2012 18:10:08 GMT
My feeling from the issue, which as I said I did buy, was that we are done: it's picking up the pieces now.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 28, 2012 18:13:36 GMT
Doubt we are done.
3 Dark Judges still oot and aboot.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 28, 2012 18:14:41 GMT
No, they're neatly bottled up in the Maybe front room.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 28, 2012 18:16:08 GMT
That won't last.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 28, 2012 18:20:28 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 28, 2012 18:24:29 GMT
What other loose ends have we got? Obviously PJ's out there again....
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 28, 2012 18:39:21 GMT
Having just got back into 2000AD again recently, what Dredd stories proceeded Day of Chaos and are any of them traded?
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 28, 2012 18:39:43 GMT
What other loose ends have we got? Obviously PJ's out there again.... He needs to die! I hate him. -Ralph |
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