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Spoilers => Megazine => Topic started by: Proudhuff on 15 April, 2017, 01:40:44 PM

Title: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Proudhuff on 15 April, 2017, 01:40:44 PM
Cover: stunning stuff, how many links on the chain? ;)

Dredd: a great set up action, humour and detective story all in good measure.

Text: Dermot Power chats, new chaps too and a promos for a road rage comic and the Last American.

Havn: works for me, enough to hook into the brain and carried well by the artwork.

Anderson: slightly underawed by this can't put my finger on why.

Lawless: continues the high level of inventiveness and character building. nice finale.

No letters page  :-X


Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Proudhuff on 15 April, 2017, 01:46:40 PM
oh and the Floppy is a PJ Holden calling card to America... if only TMO had put one of his covers on it... sneaky way to keep your droids in line! 
The title page from Dead Signal would have worked a treat ::)
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Eamonn Clarke on 18 April, 2017, 10:15:48 AM
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r182/Caliban_photos/7353508D-D1B3-4506-A175-489995F8169C_zpsbwvvgww1.jpg)
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Steve Green on 18 April, 2017, 10:59:17 AM
I love the graffitied body armour.
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: dweezil2 on 19 April, 2017, 10:05:21 PM
Really excellent first part to the Dredd story this month, look forward to seeing where it goes!   :)
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: sheridan on 22 April, 2017, 08:06:51 PM
Quote from: Steve Green on 18 April, 2017, 10:59:17 AM
I love the graffitied body armour.

I'm liking how there's graffiti on the body armour, tattooing on the arm and a display on the wristband/watch, none of which causes confusion on what we're seeing.
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Proudhuff on 23 April, 2017, 03:27:39 PM
Megazine sales now up to five boarders....Looks like TMO will have to bring back Dreddlines after all  :D
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: All-Comic.com on 23 April, 2017, 07:25:37 PM
Excellent issue, no question. 5-Star spoiler free review: http://all-comic.com/2017/judge-dredd-megazine-383/ (http://all-comic.com/2017/judge-dredd-megazine-383/)
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 April, 2017, 08:20:29 PM
Well what can we say the Megazine is continuing to be consistanty high quality thrillage. Have to say its  barely missing a beat at the moment as the best compliment I can pay if currently is it more than holds its own with a Prog in rare old form.

What to say about the specifics. Well Dredd is a fantstic opener, nice set up and leaves plenty of room for things to develop. Just smashing stuff.

Havn builds nicely on last month and for me moves things along very well and is much more grounded than the opener pulling things together nicely.

Anderson continues to be solid entertaining comics done well. Just not a fault with it. Its not exceptional but its bloody good stuff.

Unlike Lawless which is exceptional. This is just the very best that comics has to offer and Dabnett and Winslade find yet more imaginative and enthralling ways to move things forward. Its a great character piece that entertains in its own right and really pushes the bigger picture to the fore. This is just perfect comics.

All that and the text pieces are roundly entertaining too. The Meg really is knocking it out the park at the moment. Superb.
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Magnetica on 24 April, 2017, 12:16:55 PM
Only read Havn and Lawless so far. But so good so far.

Quick question - who was that at the end of Lawless?
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: SpongeJosh on 24 April, 2017, 04:17:12 PM
Favourite Meg cover of the year for me. I have to agree with Colin the Meg is brilliant at the moment. Just hope it hasn't peaked.
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Proudhuff on 24 April, 2017, 06:23:15 PM
I think Colin's liking Lawless....
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Colin YNWA on 24 April, 2017, 06:47:57 PM
Quote from: Proudhuff on 24 April, 2017, 06:23:15 PM
I think Colin's liking Lawless....

Oh you know I can take it or leave it...

... oh who am I kidding I want to rub it all over my sequential art glands until I squirt 4 coloured goo everywhere.

If I could I'd marry it.
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: ZenArcade on 24 April, 2017, 07:32:31 PM
For those who don't know, the cover is by Ryan Brown's wee brother Adam.  He works closely with Glenn Fabry and it looks real good. Z
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Magnetica on 25 April, 2017, 12:16:32 AM
Thanks ...I was wondering as it looks a bit like a "Ryan Brown" but the credit is "Adam"...so thanks for clearing that up.
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: sheridan on 25 April, 2017, 07:48:43 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 24 April, 2017, 06:47:57 PM
Quote from: Proudhuff on 24 April, 2017, 06:23:15 PM
I think Colin's liking Lawless....

Oh you know I can take it or leave it...

... oh who am I kidding I want to rub it all over my sequential art glands until I squirt 4 coloured goo everywhere.

If I could I'd marry it.

We'll have none of that four-coloured nonsense around Lawless (apart from covers, of course).
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Magnetica on 28 April, 2017, 03:16:17 PM
Finally read Dredd and Anderson.

Nice opener to the Dredd tale.

Anderson - the way Anderson [spoiler]escaped from her captors[/spoiler] was a great sequence and LOL. Great stuff.
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Hawkmumbler on 30 April, 2017, 12:17:54 PM
Damn Lawless is good. Like, really goddamn good. Like....DAMN.
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Fungus on 30 April, 2017, 12:38:53 PM
Apart from the magnificent Lawless the meg's thrills didn't quite deliver but promised much. Thoroughly enjoyed the PJ floppy though -- especially the last panel of Voodoo Plant p4 splash pages 21 & 22 of Dead Signal. Sometimes the floppy is a real treat.

Abnett could be the best script droid on Tharg's books currently, for me. Didn't think I'd ever say that. In the prog and meg, it's all good, even S & D regularly entertains.
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Jacqusie on 07 May, 2017, 05:25:55 PM
Quote from: Eamonn Clarke on 18 April, 2017, 10:15:48 AM
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r182/Caliban_photos/7353508D-D1B3-4506-A175-489995F8169C_zpsbwvvgww1.jpg)


This is great, Dredd looks like Clint again!  :)
Title: Re: Meg 383 Riot Act!
Post by: Link Prime on 10 May, 2017, 10:02:03 AM
Juts had the opportunity to read this last night, and was impressed as always.

Have to comment on the Marshall / Teague combo on Anderson- they work very well together.