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#1
Quote from: norton canes on 27 March, 2024, 02:03:52 PMAnd the little puzzle at the end provided a lovely note of uncertainty - why choose the subpar Moon over the patently more capable Hale? Stay tuned!

She proved herself to be a good Judge when Dredd questioned her about her injuries. And Maitland was a good Judge.

As for Hale, I imagine Dredd saw too much of himself there. No need for two Dredd's on this mission I guess!
#2
Off Topic / Re: And so it ends...
18 March, 2024, 03:39:15 PM
Quote from: Funt Solo on 17 March, 2024, 05:05:08 PMWeird retirement home vibes.

I was born to be old  ;)
#3
Off Topic / Re: And so it ends...
17 March, 2024, 04:33:19 PM
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 17 March, 2024, 10:41:13 AMSad to hear you're going, Robin. I do understand - I don't love the prog nearly as much as I used to, and skip far more stories these days, but I don't think that's the prog's fault*.  More a combination of my getting older and the absolute avalanche of alternative entertainment sources available these days.  Anyway I'm glad you're sticking around the board - you'll always be a Squaxx and, if you're anything like me, you'll read your back progs over and over again forever.

*Certain things do irritate me, though, such as the refusal to let Anderson age - if you want a sexy young judge, Tharg, there are plenty of freshly graduated cadets out there.  There are also certain things that can't be avoided, like the lack of any real plot development in MC1 without John Wagner at the helm, the loss of classic characters like Nemesis and Dante, and the flogging to death of others like Sláine and SinDex.  This is all just my own opinion, of course, and SinDex has picked up a bit with this new Azimuth thing so i haven't quite given up on it just yet.  There's still the likes of Thistlebone, though, and I really enjoyed the recent Maitland Dredd epic even if it did divide opinion.

Sorry to see you go Robin.

I'm pretty much in the same boat. I stopped the Meg a while ago, only buy the special edition ones now.
Even the lure of Colin MacNeil doing a recent Dredd wasn't enough to get me to buy it.

As for the Mighty Tooth, again it's pretty much just Dredd that keeps me engaged these days, along with Sin/Dex.

I blame the Ultimate Collection - I stayed in for most of the original 80 volumes, only to find that I wasn't interested in *actually reading* about 90% of it. That's when I started looking at these classic thrills as nothing more than wasted shelf space.
Ended up cancelling the subscription, and giving almost my entire comics and Hachette collection to charity (I kept Dante. I'm not insane!)
It was liberating, but also the point where I think I stopped caring quite as much.*

Thoroughly agree with the Anderson thing. Either go all-in with her ageing, or replace her with some 'kewl young chick'.
Just make a bloody decision either way!


*That said, I've just purchased 10 classic progs on Ebay, because I've never read Metalzoic. The love is clearly still there.
#4
Creative Common / Re: Does my Art look big in this?
16 March, 2024, 08:57:24 PM
Quote from: staticgirl on 16 March, 2024, 11:08:24 AMWell hello old thread. Just got a million notifications and remembered this existed!  :lol:
Well I might as well post my latest image. 'It's not meant to be historically accurate' she said hastily in case any archaeologists are blowing a gasket.


I'm getting Belardinelli Slaine vibes from this. Lovely work :)
#5
Creative Common / Re: Does my Art look big in this?
14 March, 2024, 09:01:12 PM
Y'know.. Death and Mortis have a bit of a 'Who the Hell's gonna mess with us?!' stance about them...
Great piece of work :)
#6
Creative Common / Re: Does my Art look big in this?
14 March, 2024, 06:01:11 PM
Now that's just disturbingly good!
Brilliant piece, thoroughly worthy of an A3 print :)
#7
Quote from: broodblik on 13 March, 2024, 06:44:37 PMI also did not like the fact that we now get a 20-page story in every edition (and if you do not like it then 50% of the prog was a lost cause). I understand the idea was to get a collection done as quickly as possible (maybe it was already decided by then that the regen might be done and dusted). I liked it more when we had more stories thus a bigger change of something to your liking. I still believe scheduling is the bigger problem waiting for months between editions was a problem.

I thought the idea of one longer strip per issue was a great one, considering there were only four issues a year. A good four-parter to keep readers coming back every 3 months, as well as a couple of shorter done-in-one tales to back it up.

Unfortunately Lowborn High wasn't the strip to make that format work, which is a shame.
#8
Prog / Re: Prog 2371 - Smash the State
29 February, 2024, 03:47:58 PM
Maitland means much more to this Squaxx than Cal ever did  :'(

As for Dredd not supporting her as much as we'd have liked, he considered her 'a good Judge' and would probably be happy to leave her to deal with stuff. Even with a price on her head, I doubt he'd worry too much. Occupational hazard for a Judge.

I Reckon Hernandez has covered his back pretty well too. The mech-box-thing coming to life and causing chaos will probably be blamed for Domo getting free. And as for who pulled the trigger... I've a feeling Domo will be blamed and placed at the scene, but it wasn't him.


It has depressed me though, and not just because we've lost Maitland, but because it's so very on the nose for the state of the current world.
I remember being optimistic for the future back in the 90's. There's none of that now.
It's becoming very clear that things will probably never get better, and Mega-City One is clearly no different.


(Shark) Bah.
#9
Creative Common / Re: Does My Figure look big in this?
22 February, 2024, 08:55:38 PM
Quote from: Trooper McFad on 01 December, 2023, 07:02:39 PM


Mate.

I'm a bit stunned by this, and eternally grateful! What a wonderful piece of work!
A genuinely massive thank you from me for this one x

And that there Giant is awesome too  :)
#10
Creative Common / Re: Does my (a.i.)art look big in This?
12 February, 2024, 06:40:04 PM
'Drew' being the operative word here.
Not f*cking 'typed'.
#11
Film & TV / Re: Rogue Trooper News…!
12 February, 2024, 04:44:50 PM
Quote from: Link Prime on 12 February, 2024, 04:37:24 PM
Quote from: Fortnight on 12 February, 2024, 03:56:21 PM
Quote from: Woolly on 12 February, 2024, 03:32:17 PMIf we post here enough, will we get our names in the film?
If anything in a sub plot goes on for a couple of weeks I reckon I'm in with a shot.

Quickly - retrieve the Biochip from GI 80085 before it expires.

Good work, soldier.

Okay - insert it into the slot in that Millicom issue automated tungsten chain link.

Excellent. Looks like we have the means to retrieve the command Hopper from that blasted Qik-zand.

Welcome back to the fight, Link.

"Roger that, Sarge"

"Infantryman Woolly - Duck!"

"What?"

[Head explodes]

"Those Nort b*stards, they took out his chip!"
#12
Film & TV / Re: Rogue Trooper News…!
12 February, 2024, 03:32:17 PM
11 pages and no-one's asked the most important question:

If we post here enough, will we get our names in the film?  ;)


Seriously though, this is all great news.
Good director, good cast, and the Unreal Engine 5 stuff I've seen so far has blown me away with it's quality.
I've got high hopes for this one.
#13
General / Re: Top 3 single episode Dredds
08 February, 2024, 03:36:43 PM
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 08 February, 2024, 01:53:59 PMAl Ewing... 'choose your own adventure'-style one where you had to hack the game to finish the story and which was Moore-ishly clever in how it pushed the medium of comics to its limits.

Wagner... The haunting one where a man develops empathy for genetically engineered medical zombies.

Literally the first two that came to mind when I started reading the thread. Maybe I do have good taste after all!

I also like the one with the Rockefeller orbital homes, that the Judges turn into a slum. The great Ian Gibson on art duties.
And, of course, the classic with the poor guy on a bus who can't stop farting. The sublime Peter Doherty providing the art.

Pretty sure The Mighty Wagner wrote them both.

#14
Prog / Re: Prog 2367; A New Direction
31 January, 2024, 03:16:26 PM
This is already one of the best Dredds in years. If John Wagner was credited as the writer, I wouldn't question it. Hats off to the Wyatt and Williams droids, they're playing a blinder!
And Henry Flint is untouchable. Much as I love the work of Chris Blythe, no-one other than the Mighty Flint himself should ever colour the Mighty Flint's artwork!

As for the plot... I'm worried.
Maitland's plan, as mentioned in this episode, is commendable. Definitely the way forward in my eyes.
But... saying "One incident proves nothing. It's statistically insignificant." in the face of a juve getting beaten almost to death.
That feels pretty cold for Maitland.
#15
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 19 January, 2024, 07:08:01 PM...Sabbat's head was impaled.

My mind-canon says that Sabbat's cave is now a heavily guarded fortress, with various PSI Div department's trying to tap into his power.

Or something. I'm not great at comics either!