RESULTS -The Galaxy’s Greatest Top 20 Series - Tournament

[Magnetica]

Yeah the top three are predictable - the order though could be fascinating.

Its great to have a recent (well I still consider Brink recent) in the top 10. We can be a tied and conservative bunch (small 'c', small 'c') us comic fans so that warms the cockles.

I think if we do the same for the Meg a recent thrill will have an even bigger impact maybe?

Yes I'm pretty sure a current series will come out on top in a Meg poll. But to be fair, I don't think there is the depth of quality in the Meg compared to the Prog.

[broodblik]

Lawless I am sure will be able to compete with the prog line-up the others I am not sure about

[Greg M.]

It goes to show that while the done and gone thrills of folks like John Smith have a massive impact they don't have the time to work their ways into our hearts the way longer running stories do.

I dunno - about a third of my choices were of that ilk. Mind you, almost half of my choices were either Smith or Milligan - two big proponents of that format.

[broodblik]

The final positions:








3. Nikolai Dante




2. Strontium Dog




1. Nemesis the Warlock

[broodblik]

The complete breakdown: position, total points, percentage people voting for thrill, total number firsts, total number seconds and total number thirds

1). Nemesis the Warlock (377) (86,96%) (4) (6) (3)
2). Strontium Dog (Alpha) (375) (86,96%) (8) (2) (2)
3). Nikolai Dante (306) (82,61%) (5) (1) (2)
4). Slaine (265) (82,61%) (1) (3) (2)
5). Halo Jones (249) (82,61%) (2) (2) (0)
6). ABC Warriors (210) (73,91%) (1) (0) (2)
7). Zenith (209) (73,91%) (0) (2) (1)
8). Brink (172) (56,52%) (0) (1) (2)
9). Bad Company (133) (47,83%) (1) (0) (1)
10). Button Man (118) (47,83%) (0) (0) (0)
11). Robo-Hunter (Sam) (112) (47,83%) (0) (0) (0)
12). Kingdom (105) (43,48%) (0) (0) (1)
13). Sinister Dexter (103) (34,78%) (0) (1) (0)
14). Anderson (102) (47,83%) (0) (0) (0)
15). The Dead Man (101) (26,09%) (0) (0) (2)
16). Cabalistics Inc (100) (34,78%) (0) (0) (0)
17). Rogue Trooper (Rogue) (96) (34,78%) (0) (2) (0)
18). Indigo Prime (91) (39,13%) (1) (1) (0)
19). Stainless Steel Rat (84) (26,09%) (0) (0) (1)
20). Shakara (81) (30,43%) (0) (0) (0)
21). D.R. & Quinch (76) (43,48%) (0) (0) (0)
22). Mazeworld (66) (26,09%) (0) (0) (0)
23). Blackhawk (63) (21,74%) (0) (0) (0)
24). Ace Trucking Co (59) (26,09%) (0) (0) (0)
25). Brass Sun (59) (34,78%) (0) (0) (0)
26). Firekind (59) (30,43%) (0) (0) (0)
27). Devlin Waugh (56) (26,09%) (0) (0) (0)
28). Cradlegrave (55) (26,09%) (0) (0) (0)
29). Luke Kirby (54) (21,74%) (0) (0) (1)
30). The VCs (54) (26,09%) (0) (0) (0)
31). Skizz (50) (26,09%) (0) (0) (1)
32). Deadworld (49) (17,39%) (0) (1) (0)
33). Revere (47) (17,39%) (0) (1) (0)
34). Absalom (43) (21,74%) (0) (0) (0)
35). Flesh (43) (17,39%) (0) (0) (0)
36). Jaegir (42) (26,09%) (0) (0) (0)
37). Chopper (38) (17,39%) (0) (0) (1)
38). Shako (38) (13,04%) (0) (0) (0)
39). The Dead (35) (8,7%) (0) (0) (1)
40). Meltdown Man (29) (17,39%) (0) (0) (0)
41). Return to Armageddon (28) (13,04%) (0) (0) (0)
42). The Red Seas (27) (17,39%) (0) (0) (0)
43). Hope (26) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
44). Lobster Random (25) (13,04%) (0) (0) (0)
45). Disaster 1990 (24) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
46). Zombo (24) (21,74%) (0) (0) (0)
47). Defoe (21) (13,04%) (0) (0) (0)
48). Leviathan (21) (17,39%) (0) (0) (0)
49). Tales of Telguuth (20) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
50). Metalzoic (19) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
51). Ro-Busters (18) (13,04%) (0) (0) (0)
52). Savage (18) (17,39%) (0) (0) (0)
53). Al's Baby (17) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
54). Glimmer Rats (17) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
55). Stickleback (17) (13,04%) (0) (0) (0)
56). Fiends of the Eastern Front (16) (13,04%) (0) (0) (0)
57). Scarlett Traces (16) (17,39%) (0) (0) (0)
58). Thistlebone (15) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
59). Ampney Crucis (14) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
60). Full Tilt Boogie (14) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
61). Grievous Journey of Ichabod Azrael (14) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
62). Kingmaker (14) (13,04%) (0) (0) (0)
63). The Order (14) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
64). Grey Area (13) (13,04%) (0) (0) (0)
65). Slaughter Bowl (13) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
66). The Balls Brothers (13) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
67). Armoured Gideon (11) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
68). Low Life (11) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
69). Survival Geeks (11) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
70). Vector 13 (11) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
71). Mach Zero (10) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
72). Dan Dare (9) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
73). Harry Twenty on the High Rock (9) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
74). The Mind of Wolfie Smith (9) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
75). Finn (8) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
76). Helium (8) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
77). Silo (7) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
78). Tyranny Rex (7) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
79). Maniac 5 (6) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
80). Bad City Blue (4) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
81). Durham Red (4) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
82). Aquila (3) (8,7%) (0) (0) (0)
83). Cannon Fodder (3) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
84). Invasion (3) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
85). Mach One (3) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
86). Shadows (3) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
87). Brix Barton (2) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
88). Rogue Trooper (Friday) (2) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
89). Stone Island (2) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
90). Tharg The Mighty (2) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
91). Big Dave (1) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
92). Dead Meat (1) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
93). Fervent and Lobe (1) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
94). Memento (1) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
95). Robo-Hunter (Samantha) (1) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
96). Sooner or Later (1) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)
97). Time Twisters (1) (4,35%) (0) (0) (0)

[Colin YNWA]

Wow - well my first immediate reaction is I was not expecting that order at the top at all. I assumed Johnny A would win with probably Nikolai second.

That's really interesting! But man was that close!

[broodblik]

When I started this my prediction was:

1. Strontium Dog (with a landslide victory)
2. Nemesis (put this second since the love on this forum for the warlock)
3. Halo Jones (this is Alan Moore people what more reason)
4. Nikolai Dante
5. Slaine

[Greg M.]

We voted for Torquemada! We voted for Termight! We voted with zeal!

I also assumed it'd be Johnny with gold and Nemesis with silver - and yes, I thought there'd be quite a gap between them. If asked prior to the tournament, I'm not sure I'd have even expected Nikolai to break the top 5 - there's a plenty of people who really don't like Dante - but he does so quite commandingly.

[Colin YNWA]

When I started this my prediction was:

1. Strontium Dog (with a landslide victory)
2. Nemesis (put this second since the love on this forum for the warlock)
3. Halo Jones (this is Alan Moore people what more reason)
4. Nikolai Dante
5. Slaine

Not bad you got the series right if not the placings. I'm always a little surprised that Slaine sustains its appeal. Its had some damned fine highs, has (almost) always been beautiful to look at, but damn it can be a chore to read at times. Still lots of folks love it so that has to be celebrated, especially when you think how long its been going.

[broodblik]

The following illustrate the total number of people voting for their favorite thrill. Clearly Strontium Dog in that regard should have won:

1). Strontium Dog (8)
2). Nikolai Dante (5)
3). Nemesis the Warlock (4)
4). Halo Jones    (2)
5). Slaine (1)                    
6). ABC Warriors (1)
7). Bad Company (1)            
8). Indigo Prime (1)       

[Colin YNWA]

Damn who could that be who voted for Bad Company as their number one???

[broodblik]

When I started this my prediction was:

1. Strontium Dog (with a landslide victory)
2. Nemesis (put this second since the love on this forum for the warlock)
3. Halo Jones (this is Alan Moore people what more reason)
4. Nikolai Dante
5. Slaine

Not bad you got the series right if not the placings. I'm always a little surprised that Slaine sustains its appeal. Its had some damned fine highs, has (almost) always been beautiful to look at, but damn it can be a chore to read at times. Still lots of folks love it so that has to be celebrated, especially when you think how long its been going.

The biggest plus for Slaine will always be The Horned God. This is certainly one off the best pieces of comic ever published. I recently re-read the complete The Brutania Chronicles, it works beautifully in one sitting. I struggle to understand why people have stop loving Slaine.

[Greg M.]

Damn who could that be who voted for Bad Company as their number one???

Some turniphead.

As for Slaine - this has been observed before, but after The Horned God, Slaine shifted from being a prestige series, whose appearance was a big deal, into a far more regular fixture that at one point was barely out of the prog (particular under Dave Bishop's editorship - he wanted Pat to focus all his creative energies on Slaine and Slaine alone.) I think a lot of readers suffered from Slaine fatigue at that point - I did, and I'm quite sure even Pat did - and fell completely out of love with the series in its contemporary form.

[broodblik]

I was disappointed after Horned God that we did not get more Slaine (at that stage it was my favorite thing in the prog). I might be in the minority but I never ever found any Slaine series that I did not like. Slaine accordingly to me is Mills best work except maybe Charley's War.

[Greg M.]

The Horned God seemed a natural end to the series, and the subsequent time-travel stuff became interminable. This also coincided with a time when Pat was at his most polemical, and it started to turn into the Pat Mills Historical Lecture Tour. I'm willing to accept that post-Secret Commonwealth, the series gets back on its feet, but I couldn't get on with Langley's art.