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Try batter on it, then deep fry it next time!

I dunno- Junker, Trash and that arse about the guy with the gem in his chest weren't fit to lick the sweat off a dead man's ball's.

!!!galB mauqeauQ

Redhead? Isn't it greyscale? I thought she was a brunette!

I thought it was ok too. Totally agree that the artwork was atmospheric and suited the story, i'm happier to see this kind of stuff than pish about the latest anime or some crappy 70's/80's cult TV. I saw a lot of them first time round and they were shit. Fu Manchu- don't want to know about it. Desperate Dan- who gives a toss. I certainly don't want short fiction- fuck that, half the reason i stuck with comics is that i can't de arsed reading books anymore- the other half would be for the artwork. (sometimes)

Nice Dredd, MC1-Juve.
I've never once been to a comic's convention. A mate has got a ticket for me for Bristol. He's paying the travel and accomodation also. Only I can't go. I'ts my daughters 18th that weekend. Canna get oot o' that. There is no justice. (There's just us.)

Art is worth however much someone will pay for it, if you think ?200 is too much, and someone else buys it.... then it's worth ?200 quid. Simple as. Artists overheads are absolutely minimal, but fine art in galleries or sold through dealers, lose 50-70% to the dealer/gallery as commission. I doubt comics dealers would be as harsh though. Guys like Rufus seem to me to do it for love of comic art, and i can understand that.

You've also got to remember that an artist might be reluctant to sell some pieces- having too much shite lyin around or needing cash for more alcohol etc forcing him to!
Anyway, it will take more for them to part with these...
"I suppose i could always do another one if i really wanted...."

Cover: Steve Roberts is not the droid for this type of character, in my opinion. Whilst i like some of his stuff on B&C, this just doesn't look right. I think the nose is a tip of the 2000ad Benny hat (refuse point blank to use the name 'beanie') to Flint's Aimee.

Dredd: Quality work from Gordon Rennie, hopefully all this talk of Wagners retirement is somewhat premature, but i've no objection to Gordon doing some more Dredd work. Koburn in the Meg has been good too, and shows he's got a handle on Dredd that only the absolute purists can deny. Don't normally care much for Anthony Williams art, but this was much better especially his colours which i usually detest. Sorry.
Random: O.K., kids- clever, witty, inspired dialogue, fantastic artwork- pick of the prog at the moment. Lets hope the story doesn't get lost in the convoluted cleverness that was his last outing.
ABC's: Rolling along, i agree it will read better together, the weekliness of 2k slows down what should be a fast paced battle, I recon a GN will get across the action. Artwork is ace. Pat Mills dialogue is sometimes a bit clunky- always was- except Black Siddha which is tres cool.
86'ers- started to get more interesting, though other than a blue character, and some of the naming, i don't find it particularly evocative of the original Rogue stuff, and when he appeared it seemed a bit surreal. And he looked in his fifties! Can you do your own colouring PJ? I'd like to see that, coz the Blythe droids colouring doesn't help the artwork- i've always found it bland and utterly uninspired. OK- this has been niggling me since i came back to the fold of Scrotnig a few years back. It's not that it's bad- it's just totally mediocre, with no real vision or feel for the atmosphere or mood of the story. If the colours are done by the artist himself, he will usually do a better job than a photoshop wizard- "woo look i can colour in with a computer" woopy fokkin do, there ain't no art in that. Sorry Chris- but the art is in the vision, not the execution.
Lowlife: I like this series, though i'm not keen on some of the characters they are in keeping with MC-1. Coleby's art is very good, i wasn't was never keen on it way back when he started in 19mumble mumble, but i have to say how good he is now in the interest of Karmic balance. Before his stuff was stiff, now it's much more fluid and adventurous- confidence breeds success i suppose. Good stuff.
Overall a good prog, except for the reminders that i can't go to the bristol expo, and i don't have rogue trooper.Arse.

The Anglo-Saxons had a fertility goddess called Ostara or Eastre. Her festival was spring and she was associated with birth and rabbits. On her holy day eggs were painted and rolled down a hill to celebrate. The eggs, i assume represent fertility.

Here's another one, just black ink, but on A3 paper, only just fit onto the scanner though, so his elbow pad isn't in shot! If it comes out a bit too big, i'll have to go back to 'bucket and adjust. That's if it works...http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h134/Dog_Deever/BigDredd.jpg">

Cheers. Is it too derivative? I canna help it, it just comes out like that. I worry a bit about that. But Carlos IS Judge Dredd. It's just the way it is...

Phew! I'm goin tae walk the dog noo...

Yee Hee! Woo Hoo! Abbo Dabbo..!Bleurgh!http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h134/Dog_Deever/c905e8b6.jpg">

Maybe...http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h134/Dog_Deever/Dreddsketch.jpg">