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Found this via the ever excellent John Freeman and Down the tubes.

really fine comic, 20's Lovecraft influence and yet marvelously creepy in its own way.

https://tapastic.com/episode/352976

Here's a link for a short story for Big finish Paul Spragg memorial competition.

https://www.bigfinish.com/pages/v/the-paul-spragg-memorial-short-trip-competition-rules-of-entry


Got this through the ever excellent  Down the tubes.

http://downthetubes.net/?p=31108

http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/legendary-batman-artist-norm-breyfogle-stroke-fund/281723

I couldn't see if this was up or not. I realise it's a expensive time for all at the moment  but the medical system in the USA appears to be for billionaires only.

Norm Breyfogle worked with Alan Grant on some fantastic Batman comics.

I'm sure we all wish him a speedy recovery.

https://www.coolminiornot.com/shop/54mm-plus-category/dark-world-creations/judge-dredd-on-mk1-lawmaster-limited-edition-70mm.html

Looks lovely. Couldn't see if it's been posted here already.
Please remove if it has.

yeah you read it right...http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/halo%E2%80%99s-tricky-escape-from-%E2%80%98development-hell%E2%80%99-154833695.html

Really good. Excellent cover by Mark Harrison. Dredd story The Ajudicators is one of the best -satirising capes (just in time for a certain superhero movie perhaps) yet also a fun read. Ezquerra triumphs again and Simon Spurrier's script sparkles. Samizdat Squad makes a welcome return with PJ Holden on art duties and it's a fine b&w/greytone opening to the new story. [spoiler]A crab/ train mecha at the end  -cool![/spoiler]

An article with Mark Millar ( for it is he) in which admits writing some of the worst 2000AD stories ever. However there's more on his latest works and why War Heroes ain't round for the moment.

Strange continues well but the ending seemed a bit abrupt.

A q&a with Bryan Hitch as well.

Even a certain Grant Goggans (of these 'ere boards) in the letters pages.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=3cVi1amgXSA

Large icky things and a big mech. Win!

Yay! It's here!  Having missed some of the early episodes I gorged on part 1. There's also some extras at the back Colin Macneil sketches and what looks like  Dan (Abnett) and Colin (Macneils') original "pitch" to the editor.

And they jokingly had it originally down as  "Rebellion"...

The story simply roars along with no or little window dressing, art just as stunning as I remembered. A lovely early Christmas present.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13856561

And now for something completely different...

The game seems more delayed than LU but this trailer is ace IMHO.

http://www.swtor.com/media/trailers/return

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnbmQYXXdRs

http://uk.ign.com/videos/2010/12/13/mass-effect-3-earth-announcement-trailer?objectid=14235014

Frick me!  I think the Reapers have nuked the pub the London- meet boarders were at 

It's here! And a fine meg too.

Dredd was a superb James Bond spoof with Liam Sharp and Al Ewing now on MI6's double oh/ most wanted list.
The accuracy of the Bonds was astounding even [spoiler]Craigs [/spoiler] craggy ugly face was recognisable.

The new stuff was fine 2000ad vintage Samizdat Squad with b&w art by Paul Marshall makes it a win,a good interview with Liam Sharp and Lilly Mckenzie still going strong.

best of all at last Insurrection 2- a unusual start but I can see why they did it and the best illo of a sjs prison over a gas giant you're ever likely to see.

Nice One Dan Abnett and Colin Macneil.

A Bryan Talbot piece on Grandville as well which I haven't read as yet.

Toast the revolution indeed.

heaven forbid I should re-surrect an old thread and as I got the dreaded 120 days warning I thought I'd start a new 'un.

Got this for £6.30 on download and as I'd never read it and remember hearing good thngs about it I thought I'd try.

Bloody hell this sort of thing ( a secret govt dept for occult investigations) has been done a few times before and yet...this was just marvelous.

The art is my personal joy  pure unsullied b&w art by Dom Reardon and it just captures the bonkers nature of the whole thing very well.

The story itself by Gordon Rennie is excellent too and so different in that way only 2000Ad is. A SPOILER ALERT -almost certainly demonic, thinly veiled version of David Bowie hires some occult experts after buying up the secret govt dept. Cue horror on the underground and triangles of death and sacrifice.   

I think my only annoyance was the story arc ended a bit abruptly and I wanted the odious Ravne to meet some unpleasant end but he didn't. Oh well. It is 2000AD after all.

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/warhammer-40-000-dark-millenium/13377

Holy shit of TERRA!

I bought it as I like background books and it was a nice read. Not enough art IMHO but some good set ups with mutie towns and slaver gangs all detailed. Useful to spark some ideas for stories as well for those so inclined. Small complaint is one character is described as being a "croc" lady doesn't that make her a Klegg? Anyway it isn't made clear.

Fun though and nice to flip through and just read at random.

Colin Wilson art,(for yes it is he) so a must buy for me even  though I'd got one  of the comics already.Good story with the "main" characters Luke, Leia, etc reduced to second feature beside Lieutenant Deena Shan "rebel scum" soldier in the alliance who fears she's not cut out to be a hero.

Enjoyed it, but here's my gripe. When you buy a 2000AD TPB you get lots of extras- the covers at least and often some bits of the original script or missing pages/ ideas that didn't work out.The 86ers TPB i just got for example had concept sketches and some covers. This SW TPB cost as much but I get nothing at all. I can't help but feel slightly short changed.

Flu by Wayne Simmons (on these 'ere boards) is a zombie post apocalypse tale.No nonsense with the book plunging the characters into the after- effects on society of the dread "flu" a disease like bird flu, mad cow and other foodey scares but this one not only kills the victims but then ressurrects them.

It's all set in Northern Ireland which adds some nice polictical tension to the whole proceedings usually missing from zombie books.

The chapters are nice and shortish (which I like) and the characters

all too human in their failings (which are many).

A decent read and the characters not only change but so do  the zombies and there is a creepy atmosphere throughout with the zombs juxtapositioned with the heroes trying to get out.

Mmm the ending was particularly good and frankly looked like a set up for a "Flu 2". Which would be no bad thing.

You'll never look at anyone sneezing in quite the same way...

Now this is why I buy twothy. Military sci-fi with an almost Lovecraftian twist.All sorts of jolly art styles from Simon Coleby,  Karl Richardson and PJ Holden.
Bonkers alien spaceships like a medusoid cnidarian! Written by Arthur Wyatt and Gordon Rennie.

Included are some rough sketches and stuff though I'd love to have seen a script or two as well.

basically it features Lft. Blue a G.I dumped into the Citadel a Souther fort on a forgotten front in the war used as a place to put other freaks and mis-fits including some rebel Norts!

Fun all the way.Who needs web heads or spandex clad cheerleaders for capitalism after this?

Got it on download.(where I could also donate at the same time to haiti fund), Alan Grant writer and Arthur Ransom art. Parts of it are genuinely incredible such as the short stories "Reasons to be Cheerful" , "The Jesus Syndrome" and "The Witch? Report" however other parts especially the initial tale "Shamballa" just seemed too full of Grants flights of whimsy,(giants? undeground cities in Tibet?) to really keep me interested. The art though throughout is just incredible. Ranson is a genius.

"Satan" however I felt almost cheated. The ending did not justify the otherwise excellent build up.

"Revolution" another good tale but the "Protest" again too whimsical for my tastes.

I'm certainly glad I got it and will be re-reading I'm sure.