Over the halfway mark already in Round 4, things are moving fast these days and I might consider one a day for future rounds, we'll see. This week is an interesting mix. We have a couple of contenders for the tourney as a whole, the one remaining Prog 1 thrill and I think this week will filters some of the 'lesser' thrills out... but as ever we'll see
A tie that could sound like the most miss matched aquatic duel ever... if you took the title of one of them too literally. As it is this might be a mismatch the other way. We'll see...also what the heck is it with Stickleback coming up against thrills beginning with 'H', may not bode well if it makes it to later rounds... hold on and Hookjaw being drawn against thrills beginning with S... weird...
Form book:
Hookjaw - Bye; Silo, Strange and Darke
Stickleback - Bye; Harmony; Helltrackers
Hookjaw - more info (https://shop.2000ad.com/index.php/series/story/hook-jaw-1)
Vs
Stickleback - more info (http://www.2000ad.org/index.php?zone=thrill&page=profiles&Comic=2000AD&choice=stickle)
Just reply in this thread naming your favourite thrill of these two series at the beginning of your post (or use Bold tags so I can spot it easily) and say what you like about these wonderful stories after that.
Match ends early on the morning of Sunday 24th July and the winner gets a place in Round 5 (of 9!!!).
What on Earth is ALL of this? (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=48011.0)
For those that need 'um and can be bothered to follow 'um there's some simple rules (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=48011.msg1070150#msg1070150)
Any questions, just ask as ever - and have FUN!
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
Sticky
Stickleback
Stickleback
I'm not a massive fan of either, but I don't think one series of Hookjaw is enough to justify a vote over Stickleback.
Stickleback.
I liked that Hookjaw did something different, but it's slight compared with the ongoing epic that is Stickleback. That story has been packed with intrigue and twists, even if [spoiler]the final reveal was... not ideal[/spoiler].
Hookjaw. It came out of nowhere and delighted me week after week.
hookjaw
Stickleback
Quote from: Blue Cactus on 21 July, 2022, 09:15:04 AM
Hookjaw. It came out of nowhere and delighted me week after week.
Beautifully put.
Hookjaw for me too.
Stickleback - still holding out for a 2nd volume in the UC.
Stickleback classic thrills and artwork
Stickleback
Stickleback. Perhaps the best of the Edgiverse stories.
Stickleback.
Cheers
Hookjaw
Stickleback
Hookjaw
Haven't quite got round to cracking into the Hookjaw reprint in the MEg but am looking forward to it, which is not something I can say of Stickleback.
So, Hook-Jaw.
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
It plopped out of my Meg package last night, and I'm looking forward to re-reading it. I recall at the time it certainly felt like an interesting attempt to do something different, rather than copy and paste 1970s "shark eats people" action.
I'll give a vote for Stickleback.
Stickleback by a clean pair of heels.
Hook-jaw
Whoops forgot to put the 24hour warning on the ties closing tomorrow.... so be warned this will now close in less than 24 hours, so get ya votes in!
Just re-read Hookjaw last night from the Meg floppy. It's not enough to make me change my vote, but it all hangs together really well. I recall people (largely the usual suspects) being miffed at the time about it, but I thought it came across as a really smart reimagining of the basic premise – and more horrific than a ramped-up Jaws.
Stickleback.
VOTING CLOSED
Much more interesting tie here, though still pretty clear cut. Very pleased to see Hookjaw do so well. Its a thrill that did what the more conservative 2000ad reader (small c, no votes in next PM necessarily) seems to hate. A thrill that takes a traditional tale and reshapes and reimagines it. Hookjaw did that and di it so very well. A wonderful story. In the end though it was a fish out of water when coming up again the leviathon that is
Stickleback
swims into Round 5.