New Poll: Should Slaine's latest series be his last?

[2000AD Online]

Should Slaine's latest series be his last?

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[Steamboy]

Oooh 50/50 split from 6 replies so far...

CU Krestel

[longmanshort]

Heh, not anymore ;)

[Carlsborg Expert.]

there used to be this silly idea that spin offs could be done as if they were moments overlooked during original epic sos not to cut into said epic. So where are are the lost tails of MacRoth?
Lost up his bottomless cauldren second shelf? I dunno I guess I am wishful thinking.

[Steamboy]

They tried that Mr Smoker with the Lost Years tales of which there were a couple of good ones, particullarly the one with the Sea Demons(Femorians) in it, very different to the current Slain and with a nice humour bent to it. "oh my god he's eating his spawn". tThey were all about the time Slain ruled as king befor all the time travelling malarkey, I liked em but then I dont see anything wrong with current Slain except it plods a bit and the Book structure is anoying, still pleanty of awsom art to stare at.

CU Krestel

[Floyd-the-k]

I don`t think so. I`m not Slaine`s number one fan, but the latest series has its` moments.  

[IndigoPrime]

Really? I must have missed them!

[Jared Katooie]

The bit when the last book ended was great.

[Max Kon]

The bit when the last book ended was great.

Yeah it was, and was the end of every Recent Slaine Book. It's like when a witch dies.

[Max Kon]

left of this bit:

Ding Dong The Book Is Over
Ding Dong The Book Is Over
Ding Dong T....

[buserian]

Given the astounding level of ignorance being displayed in the current prog review thread, I really hope (and expect) that the editors ain't gonna be stupid enough to take this poll at face value. Slaine seems to be one of those characters that certain people will bitch about no matter what's done with him - even when their previous suggestions are taken on board. For the record, I'm quite enjoying the current Slaine run, although I think he works better in shorter stories rather than epics.

[Oddboy]

Well dispite thinking that Sl?ine's the worst thing in the prog at the moment - I've voted to keep him.
I think Buserian might have a point with his 'Epics' theory. Unfortunately, we've got stuck in this epic Books of Invasions arc, which seems to be not only retreading old ground, but retreading itself every book.
What's up with Kai at the moment - he still at Druid School?

[IndigoPrime]

Well, I've read Slaine from the start, and loved the character up until the "leyser" guns crept in. However, after jumping the shark somewhat, the character managed to jump back, providing us with The Spoils of Annwyn and Slaine the King?both decent stories. It really should have ended there, but The Horned God proved otherwise, and, for the first two books, was really good. The third book saw the rot set in, largely in the totally uninspired art. After that point, it was like Mills gave up on Slaine: the character was on auto-pilot, and we've been subjected to repeats ever since (with the exception of "time traveling Slaine", which was an abomination).

Slaine should have gone into the Earth and he should have stayed there. That way, he'd have forever remained a classic character rather than a hackneyed clich

[Wils]

So where are are the lost tails of MacRoth?

They were stolen. BY A WOMAN!!!

;)

[paulvonscott]

I'm happy to keep Slaine, there's a lot I'd scrap before Slaine, that's for sure!