Messages

I can remember reading 52 but I can not remember Final Crisis. Maybe its just me but I find reading Morrison's work mostly painful with over complicating concepts and arcs which becomes difficult to follow and mostly incomprehensible. I never liked anything Morrison did except Zenith. He was always for me very much over rated writer.

Awesome thanks

[Dredd]

Enjoyable prog with some minor bumps on the road.

Dredd – I like the opening episode as we are thrown right into the action. The what/why/where is not yet explained but the focus first are about survival. Like the art by Guera he has a very Stallone-Dredd vibe.

Terror – This has a feeling like it is the start of something rather than a complete tale but I can also see it as opening Pandora's' Box. The story feels like it is just a rehash of many other similar stories.

Boogie – This has become quite interesting especially the last panel of where the story is heading. I cannot see that everything will be resolved in this book. I am enjoying this and hope to see more in the future.

Prime – When reading this I feel like Yoda-talk is the way forward. Confusion we have story brings resolved no way. Wow looks at fancy panel we have picture very beautiful color does get lost.

Vex – It feels like this episode are a setup to land the final panel of what everyone is believing to be  the truth. Excellent art, great story as always.

Anyway, while I'm not mad about this latest version of Dredd, I'm very much in favour of Tharg letting it happen.  Dredd wouldn't be Dredd if his look hadn't been allowed to evolve over the years.

This is actually one of those areas where I actually love the fact that the artist have a lot more freedom. Yes, Dredd interpretations will not work for you but it is fascinating to see different people apply their trade. Not yet read this week's Dredd but from the intro last week I like Guera style.

Coming in July a new Misty Special:

https://2000ad.com/news/classic-horror-comic-misty-returns-in-2024/

Cover by RM Guera:

I just watched Napoleon, I was not impressed. Overall the movie is quite boring. The battle scenes are excellent but the acting in most cases felt unbelievable. Napoleon was portraited as a childish man Jacques Phoenix did not work in the role. This should have been a strong movie but it was a major letdown.

[Proteus Vex]

Proteus Vex
Why is Midnight Indicating Shame so much more powerful than others of her species?

She's a potential queen isn't she?  That's  the reason she doesn't get the urge to return to the hive.

She is a potential threat to the current queen. She mind start her own hive thus se must be neutralized.
 

One thing that strikes me is that the recent Milligan and Dayglo strip Devil's Railroad got a fair bit of opprobrium. Both strips have evil bullies doing ghastly things to vulnerable people, and the bullies win. But this strip is getting much more of a pass.
Is it mainly the cartoony vs realistic art that is making the difference?

For me the big difference is that in the one the focus is on the horror whereas the other's focus was mostly on horrible characters. Also it did not help the strip in Devil's that I literally did not care for any of the characters

Cover for The Sarge Volume 2 Webshop Exclusive:

[Dredd]

I like the cover, especially the fact that it feels like the old annuals of yesteryear. I still think we are suffering from some scheduling issues here going back to the xmas prog. I am not sure from my point of view that this can really be seen as a point where new readers can just pick up and go. We have a few stories that are either in the middle or near the end of their respective runs. Maybe that is part of the plan to showcase and pull in readers to entice them to buy the back progs but to have a few stories starting. I still prefer a natural break. Back to the prog it was a good solid prog.

Dredd – A good start to a new arc – this was just a prelude. I am not too familiar with the artist, but I do like it.

Full Tilt Boogie – Interesting new twist in the story. As always, a good solid episode. Love this.

Thistlebone – This was one twisted tale. I do feel that by the last episode this was dragging its feet a little bit but still a good horrorfest. Simon Davis does know how to gore us out.

Indigo Prime – Like the usage of B/W in the strip still as always, a lot of head-scratching going on what is really going on and yes, I think that is the idea.

Rogue – The bigger disappointment with the strip is not the story but rather the art of Paul Marshall which is not up to his normal high standards. The story itself is fine, nothing spectacular.

Vex – Glad to have this back since this has been my favorite series the last few years. The first episode covers a lot of ground. This was an excellent opening.

Cover for The 2000 AD Art Of Steve Dillon - Apex Slipcase Edition:

Cover for The 2000 AD Art Of Steve Dillon - Apex Edition:

Cover by John McCrea:

Yes, he did a Cadet Dredd story in prog 2346. Personally I am not a fan of his style