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#1
General / Re: Top 3 single episode Dredds
14 March, 2024, 12:17:57 PM
Quote from: GoGilesGo on 13 March, 2024, 07:09:30 PMLeaving Rowdy and The End of the Affair (a fond farewell to Bella Bagley) were, incredibly, back to back episodes in progs 1280 and 1281. Both Excellent one offs

We had it all.
#2
General / Re: Top 3 single episode Dredds
13 March, 2024, 12:14:31 PM
Any one-off from the TB Grover era is worth a re-read.

'It Pays to be Mental' and 'Love Story' left indelible marks, and the most "recent" one-off to do so was 'Leaving Rowdy' from (oh sweet Jesus) 2002.

Anyway, I just dug up this thread to let ye know that my back-issue order of Meg 461 arrived last weekend, and that the recommendation was solid.
A really great one-off by Carroll & MacNeil.
#3
Books & Comics / Re: Whats everyone reading?
13 March, 2024, 11:57:32 AM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 13 March, 2024, 11:28:48 AMThe little bits I've seen that is.

Just the White Rabbit pages, eh?

Some of his Marvel work is also worth checking out, in particular his short stint on X-Factor.
#4
Books & Comics / Re: Whats everyone reading?
13 March, 2024, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: Tjm86 on 13 March, 2024, 08:00:32 AMCertainly nowhere near the nadir of John Bogdanove on Superman of that time

With you on the Zero Hour summarization, but I have always had a soft spot for Bogdanove's unusual style.
Certainly the most memorable aspect of that entire Superman era for me.

I'm currently reading the 3rd Astro City Metrobook - "The Dark Age".
This is the first time that the collection has reached a point of all new material for me, and I am blown away by the quality.
Set in the 70's / 80's grim & gritty era of Astro City it's the epic story of two brothers as friends, enemies, on opposing sides of the law and ultimately fighting together to facilitate their singular underlying purpose - revenge.
I have only two chapters left to go, and I don't want it to end. 10/10



#5
Got an 80% thumbs-up Prog this week, so pretty much no complaints.

The Regened debate continues to be a wild ride, with a lot of you former Pro-Geners admitting you won't miss it.

The whole affair will be poorly regarded retrospectively I suspect - by the majority of us who will still be alive and well, and buying 2000AD, in the next decade and indeed the couple after that.

The only actual threats I see on the Prog's short to medium-term horizon are the cut-backs at the competent Script Droid production facility.
#6
Games / Re: Last game played...
12 March, 2024, 03:38:45 PM
Quote from: Doomlord66 on 12 March, 2024, 12:12:41 AMCurrently playing The Callisto Protocol

Pretty much identical to Dead Space.... nuff said..

I'm a Dead Space veteran but I only got about 2 hours into it before giving up - ruthlessly difficult!


Quote from: pictsy on 12 March, 2024, 09:06:36 AMInterestingly it's the only one of the Bioshock games I completed.  I got bored of the others incredibly quickly.

The first one impressed me the most design wise, but I enjoyed all three.
Hard to top that Cyndi Lauper Easter egg in Infinite though.



#7
Games / Re: Playdate
07 March, 2024, 07:55:08 PM
Just received a notification that Playdate have a software sale on at the moment.
Any recommendations?
(assuming I'm not the only person on the continent that owns one of these yellow coasters)
#8
Games / Re: Last game played...
07 March, 2024, 07:42:30 PM
Been playing Stardew Valley on and off for more than 6 years - on the Switch, laptop and phone, but primarily on Playstation.
Finally achieved the Platinum Trophy the other night ("Iridium Seal").
The elation lasted a record breaking 15 seconds before the usual life reevaluation pangs set in swiftly afterwards.

Also continuing dipping in and out of The Devil in Me by Supermassive - without a doubt the most disturbing one of the lot.

 
#9
Prog / Re: Prog 2372 - Escape Pod!
07 March, 2024, 07:32:00 PM
Quote from: Funt Amenable to Change on 07 March, 2024, 03:34:02 PMParody?

Parody, maybe.
Clickbait - yes.

Quote from: Richard on 07 March, 2024, 05:02:00 PMSPOILER WARNING for Judge Dredd: Origins (because it's in the latest Complete Case Files)

Origins ended with Fargo pleading with Dredd to end the system he had created, but Dredd didn't do anything about it then and it wasn't followed up on. Then at the end of Day of Chaos it was obvious to everyone that Justice Dept had failed to protect the city. If neither of those events prompted Dredd to change his views, I'm not sure what else would.


Agree with this.
Fancifully mooted a few times on the Forum, but Day of Chaos felt like a natural end to the series.
Moreso as the years have passed.
#10
"I've been a world famous tough guy since I was 55".
#11
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 01 March, 2024, 09:13:57 PMRichly deserved.

Absolutely.
A contender for The GOAT.
#12
Prog / Re: Prog 2372 - Escape Pod!
07 March, 2024, 02:05:20 PM
This Dredd strip seems to have been a crowd-pleaser for most of the forum.
I'll take the contrarian stance - I thought it was awful from start to inevitable finish.

First; the promo.
There is a certain aspect to the story-line's marketing that seems to readily wish to attempt to ingratiate / piss off the 5% of whack-jobs on either of the polar opposite ends of the ever-so-tiresome political spectrum.
"Defund Judge Dredd!!!" probably doesn't resonate too strongly with the overwhelming majority of level headed readers hailing from the UK or Ireland.
As a citizen of the latter, I can reliably inform you all that we're about 20 years away from funding our (unarmed) police force to a competent minimum level.
Yeah, I'm aware of the location that the strip is set in, but this just seemed to be too much of a Bleedingcolon level of shit-stirring cringe for my taste buds.

Second; the premise.
How did anyone think that the story would end in any other way than it did?
If they can't let a late septuagenarian take the long walk in peace, then why would this be the story to upend the basic set-up of the strip?

Third; the execution.
God-tier artwork from Flint can't always save the day, as history has regrettably shown us, and this was another such case for me.
Couldn't stand Maitland from her first appearance, have no clue about the Red Queen stuff as a non-Meg reader and typing the words "Lead Villain: Major Domo" would give Chris Claremont a spinal convulsion.
This story didn't even come close to Twilight's last Gleaming for me, never mind the likes of America.


As for the rest of the Prog; I am getting a Thrill-Kek out of both Indigo Prime and Deadworld, and Thistlebone III remains the strongest strip in ages, maybe years.
Wonderful artwork on all three strips too.

I still skip the impenetrable Full Suck Suckie, but yeah - nice cover by Lex.
#13
Prog / Re: Prog 2371 - Smash the State
28 February, 2024, 05:40:51 PM
Perrier meant more to me than the irritating bean counter.
#14
Prog / Re: Prog 2369 - Turning the World Upside Down
15 February, 2024, 02:40:28 PM
I really enjoyed Thistlebone this week.

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#15
Film & TV / Re: Rogue Trooper News…!
15 February, 2024, 02:37:01 PM
Quote from: I, Cosh on 13 February, 2024, 09:46:51 AM
Quote from: Woolly on 12 February, 2024, 03:32:17 PMIf we post here enough, will we get our names in the film?  ;)
Finally, my time has come.

We'll give you that one.
Still, not the same league as nouveau A-listers Rogue Judge, Rogue69 or Trooper McFad.