Hondo-City Law

[Emperor]

Review from Broken Frontier:

Hondo-City Law is an action fest TPB full of double ententes, shady ethics and ofcourse uncompromising characters in a shady world where nothing works as good as a big explosion. The clean Japanese counterpart of the American Mega Cities is highly recommended as a visiting place in all tourist destination packages in the worlds of 2000AD!

www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/p/detail/hondo-city-law

[Hawkmumbler]

It took me a while to notice this was the US release!
I wondered wether Shimura was still in print for a moment.

[Emperor]

Morrison got everything spot-on with Hondo City Law. I lived in Japan for several years, have seen more than my fair share of Japanese action flicks, and I tend to be hyper-critical of Western writers imitating only the superficial aspects of Japan without the depth. Not here. Morrison's stories were brilliant, and my only disappointment is that this is not Hondo City Law: Volume 1. I very much want more stories.

The art is equally impressive. There are four artists here, all of them different, all of them good. Colin MacNeil illustrates the original Hondo City story in fully-painted loveliness. Two of the stories, "Shimura" and "Babes with Big Bazookas", have early Frank Quitely art that is just phenomenal. I found that I actually liked this Quitely art better than his current stuff which has become heavily stylized. Andy Clarke does "Executioner" and "Deus X". This was the first time I had seen Clarke's art, and I loved it. He has a realistic style similar to Travis Charest. The last story, "Hondo City Justice", was drawn by Neil Googe and was my least favorite. He used a "manga style" that was fitting to the subject matter but was out of step with the style of the other Hondo City tales.

http://www.comicsbulletin.com/main/reviews/hondo-city-law

[Tombo]

It took me a while to notice this was the US release!
I wondered wether Shimura was still in print for a moment.

I bought the Shimura TPB from Mongoose Publishing a few weeks ago when it was on sale

http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/oopsale/2000adgraphicnovels.html

[Mardroid]

It took me a while to notice this was the US release!
I wondered wether Shimura was still in print for a moment.

I bought the Shimura TPB from Mongoose Publishing a few weeks ago when it was on sale

Me too. Some of the stories were better than others, I thought, but a good read overall.

[JSouth5942]

I was hoping someone who had purchased this book could help me out and let me know which issue No's this includes.

This is usually listed in the small print just inside the font cover.

Thanks in advance guys.

[Dark Jimbo]

The link at the start tells you all the stories contained.

[JSouth5942]

The link at the start tells you all the stories contained.

Thanks Jimbo was looking for the specific issue numbers though.

[I, Cosh]

How about Barney?

Shimura
http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&Comic=Megazine&choice=SHIMURA

Inaba (includes her solo story and Hondo-City Justice)
http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&Comic=Megazine&choice=INABA

[Emperor]

The link at the start tells you all the stories contained.

Thanks Jimbo was looking for the specific issue numbers though.

Here you go:

http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=234164

[JSouth5942]

The link at the start tells you all the stories contained.

Thanks Jimbo was looking for the specific issue numbers though.

Here you go:

http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=234164

Thanks Emp!

[Judge MANSON]

What are the differences between the two books???

I have bought "Shimura" and I am waiting some answers for the "Hondo-City" book because I am frankly disappointed by the US editions which are reprints of the UK editions!!!

I already have paid twice for the same stories in two books ("Undercover" UK and "Lenny Zero" USA) that I do not want anymore so bad disagreements!!

[Judge Brian]

Both books reprint the Quitely stories & the Inaba story by Teague.

[Judge MANSON]

Thanks Judge Brian!!

[Judge Brian]

I only just picked up a used Shimura trade a month ago. I hope the new Hondo trade doesn't reprint too much of it.