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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 15, 2018 10:26:50 GMT
Hopefully seeing Martin at some pt in the next few weekends. What shall we give him this time?
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Post by blueshift on Jan 15, 2018 12:20:34 GMT
Hopefully seeing Martin at some pt in the next few weekends. What shall we give him this time? Animal Man |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 15, 2018 12:48:06 GMT
Not got it
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 15, 2018 13:42:17 GMT
Brute Force.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jan 15, 2018 14:02:21 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 15, 2018 18:10:23 GMT
What 2000AD does Phil have?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 15, 2018 19:25:13 GMT
Case Files 1-30, Restricted 1-4, all the Dredd trades Rebellion have done, most of the Rebellion Dredverse trades, Robo Hunter, Stronitum Dog, Rogue Trooper and Ace Trucking co phone books, Skizz, Futur Shocks, Harry 20.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 15, 2018 20:31:43 GMT
Give him Harry 20. THE FINEST 2000AD STRIP.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 15, 2018 20:58:26 GMT
I endorse this proposal.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 15, 2018 21:57:25 GMT
I suspect Martin would enjoy Ace Trucking Co.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 16, 2018 6:26:14 GMT
You'll have to change the name of this thread now.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 20, 2018 15:07:21 GMT
Martin left with Harry 20 On The High Rock
Future Shocks - which was next to Harry 20 on the shelf and I think might be up his alley
Essential Defenders 1 & 4 - the ones he hasn't read
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 25, 2018 17:44:42 GMT
That's some fine reading.
Does the Future Shocks have the Moore/Gibbons Time Travel cop story in it?
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 25, 2018 18:38:18 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 29, 2018 15:22:53 GMT
Martin has been quiet, have we broken his mind with this latest set of comics?
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 10, 2018 15:01:32 GMT
Martin has been quiet, have we broken his mind with this latest set of comics? Finished Harry Twenty, a solid little graphic novella. I sure didn't see the bit with the android coming. Imagining what the story would have felt like to a reader who got it in 5-page chunks over a year or more. Half-way through Future Shocks. May try Iron Fist before returning to The Defenders. Nothing really grabs me about it at first glance, except for the list of creators on the front cover: Claremont / Byrne / Hama. Feel obliged to give it a fair try. Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 17, 2018 7:18:16 GMT
Finished Future Shocks - all highly entertaining/amusing stuff, and impressed by the level of detail/care given to the artwork in what are essentially humour strips.
Also read the four-part Iron Fist origin. Doesn't really grab me so far, but interesting to see what sparked Larry Hama's Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow a few years later. I dunno, I normally complain when comics have too few words, but with martial arts I think words break the flow of the action. G.I. Joe's 'Silent Interlude' and 'Hush Job' are the only stories where a comic has made me feel like I'm watching martial arts sequences flow properly.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 17, 2018 8:14:57 GMT
Finished Future Shocks - all highly entertaining/amusing stuff, and impressed by the level of detail/care given to the artwork in what are essentially humour strips. I thought that might be up your street. Any particular favourites? Also read the four-part Iron Fist origin. Doesn't really grab me so far, but interesting to see what sparked Larry Hama's Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow a few years later. I dunno, I normally complain when comics have too few words, but with martial arts I think words break the flow of the action. G.I. Joe's 'Silent Interlude' and 'Hush Job' are the only stories where a comic has made me feel like I'm watching martial arts sequences flow properly. Martin Iron Fist is OK to start with but really gets going when Byrne/Claremont turn up. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 17, 2018 8:30:17 GMT
I thought that might be up your street. Any particular favourites? Quargol-Seven of the Trans Galactic Garbage Disposal Corps - 'They Sweep the Spaceways'. Martin |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 18, 2018 8:02:06 GMT
Finished Epic Iron Fist. Learnt a few things, including that second-person narration does not work, especially when you keep being told "You are Iron Fist," a character you really don't care about. Highlights were the regular cameos by more charismatic Marvel characters like Iron Man, Captain America and the X-Men who invariably have misunderstandings with Iron Fist that provide an excuse for them to fight.
The inside back cover of the book tells me to read Power Man & Iron Fist next. Having seen Power Man in Defenders, that's like suggesting I sprinkle a condiment I don't care for onto a food I don't care for, which I suppose would enable me to make just a single trip to the kitchen bin.
Never mind! I enjoyed the 2000AD books Phil gave me, and I have two Essential volumes of Defenders still to read, which I know I will enjoy.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 18, 2018 8:53:33 GMT
Oh dear. Andu and I both enjoyed that.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 18, 2018 9:15:49 GMT
Sweet Christmas!
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 18, 2018 22:28:02 GMT
Power Man and Iron Fist was a great comic. On their own, the characters are not as good but together they work.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 5, 2018 5:23:48 GMT
Oh dear. Andu and I both enjoyed that. One of my niggles about Iron Fist is the way the writer keeps trying to sound clever by naming the moves Iron Fist uses, such as Lion Punch, Rabbit Headbutt, Goldfish Kick and Penguin Elbow, which are accompanied by generic pictures of kicks and punches, and give the reader no useful information whatsoever. It contrasts sharply with the Lee Child novels I was reading at the same time, where the author helpfully tells me what part of the bad guy's anatomy Reacher hits with what part of his body, how hard, his thinking behind it and what damage it does. Giving it a silly animal name would add nothing to the narrative. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 5, 2018 7:02:01 GMT
It would still hurt though.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 5, 2018 7:16:58 GMT
The lamb chop can be improved with mint sauce. Followed by a fruit punch.
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 5, 2018 7:26:02 GMT
And escaping by means of a sausage roll.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 5, 2018 7:45:22 GMT
The internet tells me the bones in a penguin's elbows are almost fused. I suspect someone might have been having a laugh when they taught Iron Fist that one.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 5, 2018 17:26:35 GMT
The internet tells me the bones in a penguin's elbows are almost fused. I suspect someone might have been having a laugh when they taught Iron Fist that one. I said "such as", not "including". The examples I gave may not have actually appeared in the script... and my memory is hazy as to whether there were any Kung-Fu Penguins. Edit: I can't believe you're nitpicking my Penguin Elbow but letting Goldfish Kick pass without comment. Martin |
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Post by legios on Apr 5, 2018 17:51:12 GMT
And escaping by means of a sausage roll. Martin Should any of these moves end up putting you on your face on the floor then you need to swiftly utilise the apple turnover. Karl |
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