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[Anderson]

Oh, this is difficult. I'm no fan of either to be honest, as Anderson has suffered from (for me) being unreadable guff for too many years now. And even when it was readable, it was lumbered by too many stories drawn by Arthur Ranson, who is an artist I've never enjoyed.

Max Normal, on the other hand, had that strip recently that just went on and on and never really caught fire (which is what I suppose we are supposed to be voting for, and not the wonderful Casanovas stories from decades ago).

Voting for Anderson based on the first five or so years of the strip seems dishonest somehow, since that's plainly not what the series is now, but I guess I'm going to have to. So, Anderson.

SBT

[Luke Kirby]

Luke Kirby

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[Ichabod]

While Shakara is a modern classic, I had the huge pleasure of rereading Ichabod in the US format mini series a while back, and loved it.

So, Ichabod.

SBT

Depending on their age, I would either give them The Cursed Earth and The Apocalypse War, or tell them to just buy and read the prog for a month and carry on from there.

SBT

[Savage]

 Savage.

Although I really like 13.

SBT

[Shadows]

Choosing between either of these is like choosing between prawns or a pint of milk. Both will give me the screaming shits and make me feel desperately unwell. Only one will potentially kill me though, so I'll have to go for the milk.

Shadows.

SBT

Yep, good stuff, and subbed!

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I always had a problem with the term 'future shock' for the same reasons. Until I read this- handily explained by Wikipedia:

Future Shock is a 1970 book by American futurist Alvin Toffler,[1] written together with his spouse Adelaide Farrell,[2][3] in which the authors define the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies. The shortest definition for the term in the book is a personal perception of "too much change in too short a period of time". The book, which became an international bestseller, has sold over 6 million copies and has been widely translated.

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Didn't know where else to put this, so. Today I've been working in a client's flat, and while he went off for some much-needed rest, I had a nosey through the stack of mags and books under his coffee table.

And there it was- a tatty old copy of the 1986 Sci-Fi Special ('Here's Looking At You, Juve!' cover by John Higgins).

My own copy hasn't seen the light of day for many a year, being bagged and boarded and stored in the box reserved for specials and empemera, so I had a quick read.

Rogue Trooper: The Fanatics, by Milligan and Ortiz!
Stronty: Papa Por-ka reprint from Star Lord!
Dredd: Beyond The Wall- one of my absolute favourite one-episode Dredds!

And The Man Who Couldn't Die, by "O.A. Stepaniuk" (who dat?)  and David Pugh. Now, that's a story I'd think would benefit from a reprint in a floppy. Great stuff.

Sometimes the world throws progs at you when you least expect it.

SBT

[Book One]

For me it's either of the first two. So we go for Book One.

SBT

I *have* just reread Hookjaw, and was pleased to find it was every bit as good as I remembered. Yes, it's a quick read, and yes, the promise of follow-ups has as yet been unfulfilled, but for a self-contained horror story, it's very good indeed.

And besides, if I remember correctly, it came from nowhere- with no hype, and not even a word on social media or in the Nerve Centre, so there is every chance further installments will similarly suddenly pop up one fine week. Let's hope so.

SBT

Terrible news, thanks for everything and thoughts are with all those who knew him.

SBT

[Skizz]

Skizz, for Book One alone. I'm not sure I've ever managed to get through 2 & 3.

SBT

[HookJaw]

I should put off voting until I've reread HookJaw in this month's floppy, but on flicking through that I've been reminded of how much I loved this in the prog.

Plus, the tears of ageing Action fans in certain social media groups when they realised this new one wasn't just a shark eating divers was amusing. So, HookJaw.

Not that Stinkybum isn't one of Tharg's great triumphs, because it is. It's just in this case, the shark monster (maybe) thingie nabs it.

SBT

Whether it means anything or not, my local WHS got *three* copies of the latest edition in yesterday (Sinister Dexter vol 5), which meant I was able to pick one up, having sussed they now stock it *behind the counter on the high shelf*, not actually on the shop floor like things they want people to buy. Previously we've been lucky to get a single one, and then not every time.

Anyway, I can't wait to get to this- despite at this point that looks like being Monday at the earliest.

SBT