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::"two droids being washed out of their homes"

Watching all the flood stuff on the news over the past couple of months, the only time I sat up and took notice was when they said "floodwaters approaching Oxford" - I was like "omigod - the Nerve Centre!  Noooooooo!"

In Farewell, My Billions, Sam has spent two years in the "health farm", which would place the year at 2200 (according to what you said).  However, he also states that it's been 50 years since he last wore his Robo-Hunter uniform.

He then heads to New York, stating that it's been 50 years since he was last there.  

He then tracks Hoagy and Stogie to Sin City, near Tahiti, before eventually returning to his old offices in Manhatten and selling them for cash.

And that's where we last saw Sam prior to the new Samantha Slade series.  

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(Unless you count the other Robo-Hunter stories, which you just can't.)

It's a different universe.  

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However, there's an utter nutter (meant in a nice way) around these parts who's trying to join everything up into a single continuity, so he might say different.

Fuck off, negativity police!

;)

Van Dom - I wish your predictions were true, but there's been no evidence so far of any aspects of the "good old days" of Robo-Hunter.  We wait for months between instalments (because that's the modern way of doing 2000AD) so that we could care less about what we vaguely remember of the plot, then we get the new minimalist versions of what were once vibrant, exciting creators (now in the meandering river plain aspects of their lives) and - well, it's just all a bit bloody tedious.

Still, at least someone's enjoying it.

But - look at this cover, which shows the Robo-World collectable poster (circa p283) and then compare the rich madness of it with the tame, dull, banal, driftwood that we're being served up with now:

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I really enjoyed this weeks Dredd - art and script.    It was aa good self-contained story with a twist - perfect for a Dredd one-off.  

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Robo-Hunter is horribly repetitive and follows this basic set-up without any kind of deviance:

1. Samantha gets involved in a get rich quick scheme.
2. It all goes horribly wrong.

Repeat ad infinitum.

As if that wasn't tedious enough, we even get told repeatedly that it's going to happen, as with this week's "I'm off to Paris on a get rich quick scheme - but I'm speaking to you from the future and it all goes horribly wrong" text.

Isn't this just lazy?  

It's another one of those strips where I just don't understand why it keeps coming back.  

Stone Island 2?

Le chemin de ma vie est répandu avec la merde de vache du propre troupeau satanique du diable!

Postie: "I'm on strike."

Cosh: "Shut up! Cunt. You louse. You got some fuckin' neck. Strike? Fuck off, you're revolting.
Your fuckin' suntan, you're like leather. Like a leather man. You could make a fuckin' suitcase. You look like a fat crocodile, fat bastard. You look like fuckin' Idi Amin. State of you. You should be ashamed of yourself. Who d'you think you are? King of the castle? Cock of the walk? Oof! You think this is the Wheel of Fortune? You make your dough and fuck off? Thanks, Cosh. See you, Cosh. Off to Spain, Cosh. Fuck off, Cosh. Lie in your pool laughing at me, d'you think I'll have that? You think I'll have that, ya ponce? All right, I'll make it easy. God, you're fucking trying. Are you gonna do the job? It's not a difficult question. Yes or no?"

Postie: "Cosh..."

Cosh: "Say it."  

Postie: "No."

Cosh: "Yes. Fuck off, wanker, you're doin' it."

It might be irony.

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I defended Mills against what I considered to be unfair accusations of misogyny.  I stand by my opinions there.  

As it is, I'm slagging off the quality of the (written) storytelling on Defoe and Greysuit.  I'm not slagging off Mills for any assumed personal beliefs.

Sorry, buttonman - I meant to say:

Dredd - great!
86ers - cool!
Robohunter - gosh!
Greysuit - shock!
Defoe - awe!

Thanks, Tharg and chums!!!

Recently, for me, it's been a distinctively average line-up - with the exception of Dredd.

Dredd - great new angle on the character.

86ers - a Nort back story that's not bad to read - but I had to go and check what this last story was because I'd forgotten about it again.

Greysuit - I find this bland.  I can't make my mind up about the art - it's just sort of muddy.  As for the script - I've read it all before in various forms.  Evil scientists torture for fun - but then get their just deserts from the superhero with mystical powers.  All the psycho-babble about how science generates superhuman strength is just annoying.  Fuck me - I've had enough of all this "tortured beyond the pale" stuff from 2000AD writers.  As if Leatherjack wasn't bad enough.  Can't we just have someone who wants to get out (ie Halo Jones) or nuke their parents (ie DR & Quinch)?

Robohunter - oddly, I was just beginning to enjoy this for the first time since it came back in it's female incarnation.  The rambling, doesn't really matter storyline is a good cure for the dark, repetitive putrescence of Greysuit.  Still - fairly dull stuff.  I did really enjoy the vibrant colours on offer from the usually bland palette of, erm, the artist that took over from Gibson.  Sorry - I forget his name.

Medieval Weapons Catalogue (aka Defoe).  Nuff said. The art is the only saving grace in this otherwise turgid nonsense.  

Strongly researched period character #1: "Watch out Defoe - we're going to get killed by thousands of rampaging zombies.  By the way, let's also discuss my religious views as we exert ourselves beyond normal human endurance.

Defoe: "Never fear - I have this patented Da Vinci Anti-Zombie Tank capable of...[reading from manual whilst chopping up 500 zombies with the Anti-Zombie Combine Harvester from the previous week]...destroying exactly the amount of zombies that are endangering us."

etc.  (for weeks on end)

So, if they're all returning, then - damn.

First VHS: Mad Max

[Profiles]

You can find London Falling in progs 1491-1495.  Well worth it - a superlative story from Spurrier and gorgeous, evocative art from Lee Garbett.  (By the by - you can find out info. on 2000AD/Meg series yourself by looking here: http://www.2000adonline.com/?zone=thrill&page=index">Profiles

Simon Bishop, eh?

Other stuff I loved:

JD: The Connection
Malone, plus resurfaced Sinister Dexter
Low Life - Baby Talk
The Red Seas - Underworld & The Hollow Land
Harry Kipling (Deceased)
The Ten Seconders
Breathing Space

For me, the blunt change in mood from Booth as dangerous megalomaniac to comedy meat-shield was clunky.  It seemed like a rushed ending.