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> See also Alan Mackenzie's insistence on
> running dance music reviews in
> 2000AD...another masterstroke in totally
> misjuding or ignoring your readership's
> tastes.

I _always_ thought that period of attempted trendiness was profoundly embarassing and almost entirely akin to watching your Dad dance ...

Cheers

Jim

> "Policeman dressed in black, with the
> authority to kill in a futuristic city, carrying a
> weapon that shoots six types of bullet and
> criminals that change identity in The New
> You face/body changing parlour."
> Logans Run (book)

Not read it, but that _is_ a bit fishy, innit!

Cheers

Jim

> That version fell through, and then, lo and
> behold, they went off and made Robocop
> instead.

I also remember reading an interview with Sam Hamm (first Tim Burton Batman movie screenwriter) who said, quite explicitly, when discussing the comics-to-film process that the Robocop writers had Dredd firmly in mind ...

Cheers

Jim

> you seem to have MY comic collection, that
> list sounds so similar , except for the
> 2000AD's.

> coinkydink me tinks not

Ah, well, good taste will out!

Cheers

Jim

... which, regrettably, I cannot store.

I'm just fishing to see if anyone might be interested in taking 'em off my hands as a job lot (provided the price is reasonable, obviously). I don't want to faff about splitting them up, and I'm not desperate to make a massive amount of cash as long as they go to a good home!

(I may consider selling the US format stuff as a separate lot to the UK mags, but I really _need_ to get rid of these, because I have _no room!_)

A detailed list will follow as soon as I get 'em here and catalogue 'em, but amongst all this stuff (off the top of my head) are:

UK

2000AD:
Progs 100 - 1200 with a gap between the late 900s and early 1100s. Most in fair condition, a few completely knackered and some pretty much mint (bought to replace ones I'd cut the covers off when I was 10). At least one Halo Jones issue signed by Alan Moore.

Megazine:
Pretty much the lot, I think, all in decent condition.

Deadline:
About the first twenty or so issues.

Eagle:
The 80s one. First year or two, #1 still with (crap) free gift!

US FORMAT

Swamp Thing: from Moore's 'American Gothic' through the whole of Veitch's run. Some issues signed by Moore.

Watchmen: complete set. #1 signed by Moore & Gibbons.

V for Vendetta (DC): complete set.

Doom Patrol: whole of Morrison's run.

Animal Man: whole of Morrison's run.

Adventures of Luther Arkwright MS (Valkyrie): complete set and I'll throw in a signed poster.

Hellblazer: first 40-odd issues.

Sandman: first 20-odd issues.

Legends of the Dark Knight: Gothic (Morrison).

X-Men: most of Claremont's post-John-Byrne run (I think ... I may have flogged these!)

Enigma: complete set (Milligan, Fegredo, utterly fab).

The Extremist: complete set (Milligan, McKeever, ditto).

Stray Toasters: complete set (Sienkiewicz ... although I may be the only person who thought this was a wonderful series).

Elektra Assassin: complete set, Miller and Siekiewicz, #1 & 8 signed by Sienkiewicz.

Sh*tloads of Dark Horse stuff: DHP, Mayhem (featuring the Mask, of Jim Carrey fame), Aliens (first three series, written by Mark 'Timecop' Verheiden), Predator, Terminator ...

Plus God-only-knows what else. Certainly some dross, but a pile of real quality stuff, too.

Anyone provisionally interested?

As I said - full list to follow, but I think that's most of the best stuff above ...

Cheers

Jim

> I cannot see it back without Belardinelli as
> the artist, what's he doing at the moment?

This question came up on a.c.2000ad a while back. Sadly, better informed people than I announced that he retired many years ago and had since died.

If true, then that's the sad loss of a genuine talent, although he _was_ pretty ancient.

Cheers

Jim

I'm crushed.

> Yes, but if you just spammed the crap
> section of the board, for instance the part
> where people keep bollocksing on about

> ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, then that would
> be good.

Have I read this correctly? Am I to understand that _you_ are complaining about off-topic drivel on someone's message board?

Mr Pot, I'd like to introduce to Mr Kettle. Can you guess what colour he is?

Cheers

Jim

>Who's Tanner? Was he the main character in
> the Night Zero stories?

Yeah, that was him, although I'd put any character from any of Michael Fleischer's efforts above him in the Shite Rankings.

Along with Soul Gun Whatever and the entire cast of Wireheads.

Cheers

Jim

> This has already been done by Gordon
> Rennie and appears on the Class of 79
> website.

Yup. I can definitely remember that Colin MacNeil and Staz Johnson were among the lucky Earthlets ...

Cheers

Jim

> Is that how *anyone* actually speaks?

Cheez, Si - don't start _that_ one off again ...!

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Jim

> The bring back Armageddon campaign starts here!!!!

Umm ... my memory could be at fault here, but wasn't 'Bad Man' creator-owned?

Notwithstanding varying opinions on the quality of the series (I hated every panel of it, FWIW), surely any publisher would be out of their mind to allow a _creator-owned_ series to define the back-story of their most valuable property ...?

Cheers

Jim

> hey scojo, have a butchers at this site.

Ermm ... I couldn't help noticing they have a report on the Watchmen script (high seven figures, no mention of Alan Moore) up there ...?

... I thought that project was deader than something very dead indeed. That had been killed twice more, just to be on the safe side ...

Cheers

Jim

> I just want to know if there are any women who
> read and post messages on the board.

I have it on good authority that 'Milo' is, in fact, a dead ringer for Angelina Jolie ...

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Jim

Aww, c'mon. Nathan - I just promised to stop feeding the troll and you go and rattle his cage ...!

Cheers

Jim