Title: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: paulvonscott on 18 November, 2002, 07:14:28 PM
Post by: paulvonscott on 18 November, 2002, 07:14:28 PM
I should point out that Paul Von Scott is a registered trademark of BoloxCo (the biggest manufacturers of wholesale bollocks in Britain) and has been used by Rebellion without permission, there could be legal action. Though as it doesn't say Arse or even Orse after it, I'm sure that they'll let it slide.
Needless to say I've enjoyed this Middenface a lot and glad to see it will be back. Radlander was a mixture of gruesome and moving, Bendatti's finished and over all was okay, great art, but the story was a bit wobbly. TPO good again, enjoyed the surprisingly simple Rogue Story from Moore. Blah de blah blah blah.
Needless to say I've enjoyed this Middenface a lot and glad to see it will be back. Radlander was a mixture of gruesome and moving, Bendatti's finished and over all was okay, great art, but the story was a bit wobbly. TPO good again, enjoyed the surprisingly simple Rogue Story from Moore. Blah de blah blah blah.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Tiplodocus on 18 November, 2002, 07:30:12 PM
Post by: Tiplodocus on 18 November, 2002, 07:30:12 PM
Not as gobsmackingly good as some of the recent issues but still very enjoyable. I wasn't quite expecting that ending to SCARLET TRACES though.
Glad I'm a subscriber.
Glad I'm a subscriber.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Tiplodocus on 18 November, 2002, 07:35:23 PM
Post by: Tiplodocus on 18 November, 2002, 07:35:23 PM
Oh and I missed you getting your name in lights? Where was it?
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: paulvonscott on 18 November, 2002, 07:38:09 PM
Post by: paulvonscott on 18 November, 2002, 07:38:09 PM
Yeah, Scarlet Traces (which I've just finished) did end unpredictably, and was all the better for it. Definitely left it open for another series, though whether we'll ever see such a thing, who can say. Certainly with the warnings from the Martian that there are worse things out there, its possible. Anyway, liked it, glad to have had the opportunity to read it.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 19 November, 2002, 04:04:58 AM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 19 November, 2002, 04:04:58 AM
Discovered the names on my second read through, in the middle of Warrington Bus Station. Laughed like a loon and got stared at. Made my day.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: paulvonscott on 19 November, 2002, 05:59:05 AM
Post by: paulvonscott on 19 November, 2002, 05:59:05 AM
Tiploidium, try the first page of Middenface. I never asked for it mind you.
I never asked.
I never asked.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 03:21:14 PM
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 03:21:14 PM
now this i really am looking foward to see
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Tiplodocus on 19 November, 2002, 03:40:44 PM
Post by: Tiplodocus on 19 November, 2002, 03:40:44 PM
I was originally looking at the Durham Red strip because, given the contents, I'd assumed you'd be hidden somewhere in there.
But you even got to be in a good story!Outstanding! And well done to all the Boarders covered. So either Alan Grant or Dylan Teague is a regular visitor to the board then?
"That Middenface story is the best story in the world ever..."
But you even got to be in a good story!Outstanding! And well done to all the Boarders covered. So either Alan Grant or Dylan Teague is a regular visitor to the board then?
"That Middenface story is the best story in the world ever..."
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 03:47:22 PM
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 03:47:22 PM
it is isn't it hee
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Leigh S on 19 November, 2002, 03:50:23 PM
Post by: Leigh S on 19 November, 2002, 03:50:23 PM
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Nice to have used the same cell as young McNulty - and glad I didnt share it! McN comes across as a little schizophrenic in this. On one page hes having difficulty shooting a Kreeler who's just killed his pal(and later stating that "naebody deserves" shooting). Next he's carrying out the most horrific punishment/torture on another mutant!
I enjoyed this story on the whole, but it did at times come across as an uneasy blend of the Beano (catapults and grannies) and Trainspotting. Although that said, if that was the intention, its actually quite an interesting mix, it just didnt gel quite right IMO!
Scarlet Traces was great stuff - a sequel please
Bendatti: I'd just echo what others have said - unengaging.
TPO - another good installment - two things that made me laugh: Pats comments about Khaos theory (not too difficult IMO, just a bit silly) and the Clown being a vertigo pisstake. Surely editorial must have seen that no bugger would know that? I certainly didnt get it, and since i expect 90% of the audience hadnt ever seen a Vertigo comic, its no wonder it left most confused! that summed up for me one of the major errors made during this period - forgetting who the audience was.
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Nice to have used the same cell as young McNulty - and glad I didnt share it! McN comes across as a little schizophrenic in this. On one page hes having difficulty shooting a Kreeler who's just killed his pal(and later stating that "naebody deserves" shooting). Next he's carrying out the most horrific punishment/torture on another mutant!
I enjoyed this story on the whole, but it did at times come across as an uneasy blend of the Beano (catapults and grannies) and Trainspotting. Although that said, if that was the intention, its actually quite an interesting mix, it just didnt gel quite right IMO!
Scarlet Traces was great stuff - a sequel please
Bendatti: I'd just echo what others have said - unengaging.
TPO - another good installment - two things that made me laugh: Pats comments about Khaos theory (not too difficult IMO, just a bit silly) and the Clown being a vertigo pisstake. Surely editorial must have seen that no bugger would know that? I certainly didnt get it, and since i expect 90% of the audience hadnt ever seen a Vertigo comic, its no wonder it left most confused! that summed up for me one of the major errors made during this period - forgetting who the audience was.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 03:55:13 PM
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 03:55:13 PM
wee mcnulty schitzo jings criven help me boab!!!
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 04:55:04 PM
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 04:55:04 PM
"Made my day."
Mine too! I guffawed and guffawed and woke up the whole block, I think, after getting home late and - I'm glad to say - reading the Meg into the wee small hours.
Many thanks to whoever was responsible. Would that be the writer, penciller or inker?
But I'm not going to lay off Bison. :-)
- Trout
Mine too! I guffawed and guffawed and woke up the whole block, I think, after getting home late and - I'm glad to say - reading the Meg into the wee small hours.
Many thanks to whoever was responsible. Would that be the writer, penciller or inker?
But I'm not going to lay off Bison. :-)
- Trout
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 04:57:52 PM
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 04:57:52 PM
hmm yeah i still despise bison and i will forever and ever until my ding breath or until they decide to write wireheads three anyway
(just because they change the bloody name to parasites doesn't mean it'll be better)
(just because they change the bloody name to parasites doesn't mean it'll be better)
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 19 November, 2002, 05:35:21 PM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 19 November, 2002, 05:35:21 PM
I assumed that Dylan Teague was responsible as 'Dyl' is one of us.
One of us.
One of us.
One of us.
E.t.c.
One of us.
One of us.
One of us.
E.t.c.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 05:40:30 PM
Post by: 2000AD Online on 19 November, 2002, 05:40:30 PM
one of us
one of us
one of us
hee hee catchy i like it
one of us
one of us
hee hee catchy i like it
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 07:46:17 PM
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 07:46:17 PM
Well done to Dylan Teague, then! This issue will be filed away carefully with the time I won a competition, in a special place in my heart.
Truly and effusively pleased. Cracking art, too.
(By the way, Watch, it's more Oor Wullie than the Beano. IMO it's obvious - to us Scots - that Alan Grant has basically taken the mischievous little scamp from the Sunday Post and given him lumps.)
Lang may yer lumps reek!
- Trout
Truly and effusively pleased. Cracking art, too.
(By the way, Watch, it's more Oor Wullie than the Beano. IMO it's obvious - to us Scots - that Alan Grant has basically taken the mischievous little scamp from the Sunday Post and given him lumps.)
Lang may yer lumps reek!
- Trout
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Slippery PD on 19 November, 2002, 07:52:56 PM
Post by: Slippery PD on 19 November, 2002, 07:52:56 PM
Trout - yer devine perception, humbles us all. I knew I had seen stories like this somewhere and of course, he's Oor Wullie!! (Obviously, thereare no muties or blasters or much violence in Wullies strip). King yer spot on!
As an aside, when I first met my English wife I told her to read Oor Wullie and the Broons, by heck, did she laugh...... But'n'Ben.... heheh
-yer Slippo "broon"
As an aside, when I first met my English wife I told her to read Oor Wullie and the Broons, by heck, did she laugh...... But'n'Ben.... heheh
-yer Slippo "broon"
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 07:56:57 PM
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 07:56:57 PM
For complex cultural reasons, my wife had never encountered The Broons or Oor Wullie before she met me seven years ago.
Now she demands them every Christmas and laughs her head off at them.
I keep telling here all the stories are the same and it's basically shite, but she won't listen to me.
Jings, crivvens and help ma boab. Black bun and Mrs Green fae doon the stairs.
etc
- Trout
PS - hey can anyone spam a Dudley D Watkins scan, to show English boarders the Broons at their best-ever?
I'll have a look, but my web-fu is weak.
Now she demands them every Christmas and laughs her head off at them.
I keep telling here all the stories are the same and it's basically shite, but she won't listen to me.
Jings, crivvens and help ma boab. Black bun and Mrs Green fae doon the stairs.
etc
- Trout
PS - hey can anyone spam a Dudley D Watkins scan, to show English boarders the Broons at their best-ever?
I'll have a look, but my web-fu is weak.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 08:00:49 PM
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 08:00:49 PM
Hmmm. Will this work?
Oor Wullie
Your Wullie
A'body's Wullie!
Oor Wullie
Your Wullie
A'body's Wullie!
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 08:01:43 PM
Post by: Trout on 19 November, 2002, 08:01:43 PM
Clearly not. Just go here:
Link: Crivvens!
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 November, 2002, 03:01:49 AM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 November, 2002, 03:01:49 AM
Well the Beano is made by the same company that make 'Oor Wullie', D.C. Thompson.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Tu-plang on 20 November, 2002, 09:54:53 AM
Post by: Tu-plang on 20 November, 2002, 09:54:53 AM
I've got an Oor Wullie book from when I was a little 'un, cept at the time I couldn't understand a f*ckin word of the Scot accents.
Dinnae Ken? Who?
Dinnae Ken? Who?
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: HiEx on 20 November, 2002, 02:33:21 PM
Post by: HiEx on 20 November, 2002, 02:33:21 PM
I don't have my Meg 4.18 yet. I'm curious, how is the Durham Red photo strip? Actually, I'm suprised no one has commented on it/reviewed it yet.
HiEx
HiEx
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Tu-plang on 20 November, 2002, 03:12:18 PM
Post by: Tu-plang on 20 November, 2002, 03:12:18 PM
I've not seen it either, but I'm not sure if it is a photo strip,. On the site here it credits Mark Harrison for fully-painted artwork.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Wake on 20 November, 2002, 03:12:43 PM
Post by: Wake on 20 November, 2002, 03:12:43 PM
That's because it isn't a photo strip....it's painted by Mark Harrison...at least it looks painted rather than computer coloured to me.
Wake
Wake
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: Tiplodocus on 20 November, 2002, 03:51:38 PM
Post by: Tiplodocus on 20 November, 2002, 03:51:38 PM
It's not a photostrip.
I guess nobody has reviewed it yet because it's self-indulgent twaddle taking pot shots at ridiculously soft and harmless targets when they could have done something with a bit of depth that hit at some of the real vampires/bloodsuckers of this world.
Please spare us from more "biting" satire from Mister Abnett and getting him writing solid adventure stuff. ((In my humble opinion etc. of course.))
I guess nobody has reviewed it yet because it's self-indulgent twaddle taking pot shots at ridiculously soft and harmless targets when they could have done something with a bit of depth that hit at some of the real vampires/bloodsuckers of this world.
Please spare us from more "biting" satire from Mister Abnett and getting him writing solid adventure stuff. ((In my humble opinion etc. of course.))
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: stodge on 20 November, 2002, 04:17:50 PM
Post by: stodge on 20 November, 2002, 04:17:50 PM
it's a wonder you could stand out against all the usual weirdo's that hang around in warrington bus station. i bet they hardly noticed some sane looking person laughing.....
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: stodge on 20 November, 2002, 04:21:12 PM
Post by: stodge on 20 November, 2002, 04:21:12 PM
has everybody overlooked the classic line in young middenface which answers all our previous questions...."shut it dickhead!" it was obviously planned from the start to look like a (insert slang name for penis here).
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 November, 2002, 05:44:56 PM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 November, 2002, 05:44:56 PM
Yeah, that Bus Station is a nutter magnet. I think it's the fact that no sun light ever penetrates the gloom.
Title: Re: Megazine 4.18/200
Post by: HiEx on 22 November, 2002, 09:09:09 AM
Post by: HiEx on 22 November, 2002, 09:09:09 AM
Just got my Meg 4.18 in the post yesterday.
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Cover - No comment, but as I'm infected by Yellow Fever, I'm just not turned on by any non-oriental chick :) Still, I suppose that the actress chosen does a fair Durham Red.
Dredd - Didn't really like Radlander. Glad it's finally finished. And I'll say it again John Ridgeway draws crap Lawgivers!
Durham Red - As I said in another thread, I loved this story. Very funny with great writing and art well done to Abnett & Harrison.
Young Middenface - It was great getting a mention on the wall, still, i'm glad to see the end of the story. The art and writing was good, but I'm just not a Middenface fan.
Bendatti Vendetta - I'll have to try reading the whole thing in one go to see if it gets any better. Nice art, but the whole thing was let down by the fact that we never really got to know or care about the characters.
TPO- Great as always. Really looking forward to an expanded collected book edition.
Cinnabar - A cracking tale, made all the better as this is my first time to read it.
Scarlet Traces - Absolutely outstanding, with a real suprise ending with the death of many of the characters. I really hope we see more of this soon.
In conclusion, the high points were the Durham Red and Scarlet Traces stories, with the only real low point being the Bendatti Vendetta.
I must say, I'm really looking forward to Meg 201. The new line up sounds great. I mean three, count em,three Dredd stories! Devlin Waugh and the Fiends reprint. Kleggs coud be interesting as well.........can't wait,.
HiEx
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Cover - No comment, but as I'm infected by Yellow Fever, I'm just not turned on by any non-oriental chick :) Still, I suppose that the actress chosen does a fair Durham Red.
Dredd - Didn't really like Radlander. Glad it's finally finished. And I'll say it again John Ridgeway draws crap Lawgivers!
Durham Red - As I said in another thread, I loved this story. Very funny with great writing and art well done to Abnett & Harrison.
Young Middenface - It was great getting a mention on the wall, still, i'm glad to see the end of the story. The art and writing was good, but I'm just not a Middenface fan.
Bendatti Vendetta - I'll have to try reading the whole thing in one go to see if it gets any better. Nice art, but the whole thing was let down by the fact that we never really got to know or care about the characters.
TPO- Great as always. Really looking forward to an expanded collected book edition.
Cinnabar - A cracking tale, made all the better as this is my first time to read it.
Scarlet Traces - Absolutely outstanding, with a real suprise ending with the death of many of the characters. I really hope we see more of this soon.
In conclusion, the high points were the Durham Red and Scarlet Traces stories, with the only real low point being the Bendatti Vendetta.
I must say, I'm really looking forward to Meg 201. The new line up sounds great. I mean three, count em,three Dredd stories! Devlin Waugh and the Fiends reprint. Kleggs coud be interesting as well.........can't wait,.
HiEx