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Title: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Colin YNWA on 12 January, 2022, 06:26:49 AM
We've DONE IT - the final week of Round 1 - well done. You've earnt a break after all this work ... so to respect that there's one less vote this week. Just the 7 - I know I'm as generous as Tharg. If things are going to plan I might keep momentum up and BLAST straight into Round 2... enjoy the break!

Both eras of Middenface have shown up in Round 1, the tales of his younger days have already fallen. Will his older and ...ahem... wiser adventures fare any better? Against Blunt I suspect opinion will be divided?

Which most rattles your thrill-receptors:

Blunt - more info (http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=BLUNT)

Vs.

Middenface McNulty - more info (https://shop.2000ad.com/series/middenface-mcnulty)

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 Saturday 15th January and the winner gets a place in Round 2 (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!
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Huey2 on 12 January, 2022, 06:29:15 AM
Midden face Mcnulty
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: broodblik on 12 January, 2022, 07:41:46 AM
Blunt
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: rogue69 on 12 January, 2022, 07:43:53 AM
Middenface McNulty
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: abelardsnazz on 12 January, 2022, 07:49:38 AM
I think Middenface works better as a sidekick/foil to Johnny than as a main character, plus Blunt has some fantastic art from Boo Cook.

Blunt.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Trooper McFad on 12 January, 2022, 08:27:56 AM
Middenface McNulty
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Magnetica on 12 January, 2022, 08:45:01 AM
I like Blunt a little bit more than I do Death Planet.

Given that my vote goes to Mrs McNulty's wee bairn.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Link Prime on 12 January, 2022, 09:30:11 AM
Middenface McNulty for the rather excellent (and never reprinted) "Wan Man an' his Dug".

Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Timothy on 12 January, 2022, 09:38:02 AM
Blunt
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: The Mind of Wolfie Smith on 12 January, 2022, 09:39:58 AM
blunt
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: AlexF on 12 January, 2022, 09:48:28 AM
Just checkin'... this is for the Middenface solo stories that are not 'Young Middenface', which we already voted on a while back?
So basically that one fun John McCrea strip from way back in Volume 1 of the Megazine?
Which certainly deserves a reprint airing one day... but is not as imaginatively weird and wonderful as

Blunt
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Dark Jimbo on 12 January, 2022, 09:55:24 AM
Quote from: AlexF on 12 January, 2022, 09:48:28 AM
Just checkin'... this is for the Middenface solo stories that are not 'Young Middenface', which we already voted on a while back?
So basically that one fun John McCrea strip from way back in Volume 1 of the Megazine?

Hmm, good point. Basically we should only be counting here Wan Man an' His Dug plus Grannibal. Everything else ran as 'Young Middenface', which as you say I think we've already voted on.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Colin YNWA on 12 January, 2022, 01:15:53 PM
Quote from: AlexF on 12 January, 2022, 09:48:28 AM
Just checkin'... this is for the Middenface solo stories that are not 'Young Middenface', which we already voted on a while back?
So basically that one fun John McCrea strip from way back in Volume 1 of the Megazine?

Yeah that's right anything labelled Young Middenface has been included in the earlier vote... well in my head at least!
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Blue Cactus on 12 January, 2022, 03:24:49 PM
Don't think I've read those Middenfaces. Abstain.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Magnetica on 12 January, 2022, 06:11:05 PM
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 12 January, 2022, 01:15:53 PM
Quote from: AlexF on 12 January, 2022, 09:48:28 AM
Just checkin'... this is for the Middenface solo stories that are not 'Young Middenface', which we already voted on a while back?
So basically that one fun John McCrea strip from way back in Volume 1 of the Megazine?

Yeah that's right anything labelled Young Middenface has been included in the earlier vote... well in my head at least!

Oh I see; I hadn't taken that into account. But I'm still not voting for Blunt.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 12 January, 2022, 06:22:35 PM
Middenface for me.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Funt Solo on 12 January, 2022, 06:58:35 PM
Blunt (not my favorite thrill) does gain extra points for turning the Landraider into a spaceship.

(https://i.imgur.com/Oui3DjJ.png)
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Southstreeter on 12 January, 2022, 10:41:24 PM
I hated Blunt, struggled to even read it. Sorry, Boo, your art isn't for me. So even though I'm not sure if I actually read it, I'm going for Middenface
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Sean SD on 13 January, 2022, 10:20:52 AM
Blunt - Boo Cook's work is great
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Rogue Judge on 13 January, 2022, 11:21:44 PM
Middenface McNulty. I can't get into Blunt but do like Boo's art.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Colin YNWA on 14 January, 2022, 06:27:22 AM
Uhh I'm really not sure here... which way is this one going? Well last minute votes today could change it all anyway. Pop them in today and I'll count up in the morning.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: IndigoPrime on 14 January, 2022, 08:42:07 AM
Blunt. Not a great strip for me, but far better than Middenface.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: davidbishop on 14 January, 2022, 01:53:05 PM
Middenface. Still waiting for the reprint so I can relive the late Steve Whitaker's wonderful colours over John McCrea's glorious line art.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: Colin YNWA on 15 January, 2022, 07:08:20 AM
VOTING CLOSED

SO CLOSE! I mean damn. Let me be honest there was one vote in it and if the vote had been tied I'd have used my casting vote to put the loser through. On that basis we learn a couple of things. Both these thrills are admired, or maybe loathed in almost equal measure. Second the impact David Bishop has on things, in my mind we at least in part, owe him the modern Prog and his last minute votes decide things in the tourney. His vote for

Middenface McNulty

send that series into Round 2.
Title: Re: Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Blunt vs Middenface McNulty Rd 1 Heat 86
Post by: davidbishop on 15 January, 2022, 01:27:37 PM
Putting my thumb on the scale.