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Started by Colin YNWA, 26 October, 2021, 06:25:07 AM

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Colin YNWA

Round 1 might require you get your thrill-banks tuned up as we drag some lesser lights of Tharg's Thrillverse out - though there are some stonking series in here it has to be said. And even when there's not, most of the ties offer some intriguing conundrums at least.

Two series that features characters who first appeared in top rated thrills in the Prog and went on to their own place in the sun.

NOTE: Young Death is considered its own series and will appear in the tourney in its own right - so please don't consider it here.

Which most rattles your thrill-receptors:

Scarlet Apocrypha - more info

vs.

Judge Death - more info

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 Friday 29th October and the winner gets a place in Round 2 (of 9!!!).

What on Earth is ALL of this?

For those that need 'um and can be bothered to follow 'um there's some simple rules

Any questions, just ask as ever - and have FUN!

broodblik

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

Old age is the Lord's way of telling us to step aside for something new. Death's in case we didn't take the hint.



Dark Jimbo

So for the purposes of this tourney, what exactly are we counting as 'Judge Death'? If 'Young Death' is excluded, that leaves... what, the Frazer Irving stories?
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broodblik

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

Old age is the Lord's way of telling us to step aside for something new. Death's in case we didn't take the hint.

Colin YNWA

There's the Fraser Irving story, Wilderness Years and a few one offs. There's a list on the linkie below (excluding Young Death which I'm treating like Cadet Dredd and Anderson, even Young Middenface).

Judge Death - more info


Dark Jimbo

Quote from: broodblik on 26 October, 2021, 08:11:25 AM
I believe that Young Death storyline is part of Judge Death

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 26 October, 2021, 06:25:07 AM
NOTE: Young Death is considered its own series and will appear in the tourney in its own right - so please don't consider it here.
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abelardsnazz

Death's solo stories include the classic Tea With Mrs Gunderson so my vote is for Judge Death.

broodblik

Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 26 October, 2021, 08:18:17 AM
Quote from: broodblik on 26 October, 2021, 08:11:25 AM
I believe that Young Death storyline is part of Judge Death

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 26 October, 2021, 06:25:07 AM
NOTE: Young Death is considered its own series and will appear in the tourney in its own right - so please don't consider it here.

Thanks, but it will still not change my vote
When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

Old age is the Lord's way of telling us to step aside for something new. Death's in case we didn't take the hint.

Colin YNWA

To be fair to everyone I knew they'd be controversay about some decisions has to include / exclude, or how to include some stories... thought I might get past day 2 though!

The Mind of Wolfie Smith


Dark Jimbo

So it's some so-so Death one-offs - plus one excellent, character-redefining pair of series - versus a short-lived Durham Red anthology series. Huh.

I think I'm going to vote based on how much fun I had reading the originals, and on that basis The Scarlet Apocrypha takes it. Who never wanted to see John Burns or Frazer Irving's take on the Strontium Bitch? Or Durham versus Captain Constanta's fiends, come to that?
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sheridan

Judge Death - I didn't like the set-up of The Scarlet Apocrypha - stories which by definition did not contribute to the wider Durham Red / SD universe.  Though just to be contrary, I did like the similar apocryphal stories by Neil Gaiman between Alan Moore and their own Marvelman* stories.


* I'm not gonna call it Miracleman.  I'm not gonna call it Miracleman.

BPP

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