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My re-read has taken a slight detour before what I thought would be the start of the issues I'd never read with issue 1000 and I'm going through the first couple of volumes of the Megazine.

Assuming that everyone thinks that America is a classic the first thing to really grab me was how brillant Al's Baby was. Now I haven't heard much talk about this. It doesn't seem to be percieved as classic Wagner (I might well be worong here????) but I loved ever clowning minute of it. Its just classic comedy Wagner and brillantly done. All this and glorious Ezquerra art too boot make it for me a bit of a classic. So I'd be really intrigued to hear what others think?

Quote from: "Colin_YNWA"It doesn't seem to be percieved as classic Wagner (I might well be wrong here????)

I thought it was regarded as one of his best?

Loved Al's Baby, though I only came to it via the EE a few years back. Would love to read series II and III (or, better yet, a lovely new GN of all three series, hint hint hint?)

Oh, absolutely.  Al's Baby is a complete classic.  A big collected edition is long overdue!

ALs baby.

true mega city one style take on an old chestnut. with laugh out loud moments and sheer madness amongst carnage.
it is a classic, of the highest order.
superb art, brillant script, all coming together with results that make it a page turning spectular.

another of our finest moments.

I only read it when it was in the EE and thought it was an absolute cracker. I remember forcing my then-girlfriend to read it and her saying, in a befuddled tone which indicated how much her belief that reading comics was for mentally subnormal infants had been shaken: "But this is really funny!"

Was Uber cool

Arh it very reassuring to hear that it is held in high regard and it was just me not knowing that!

Its creator owned am I right?

AFAIK it's only a Dredd spin-off in the loosest possible sense - it was intended for another magazine, but ended up in the Meg, which at the time was solely for Dreddworld material, so an intro page was added to contextualize it in Dredd's history.

Only ever really read the third series, but would certainly buy a collected GN of the whole lot.

Al's Baby is fantastic.
Read it first a couple of years ago in an extreme edition and it's been one of my faves ever since.
Fantastically written.

Just read the sequel and it ain't half fun as well!

I have to join my voice with those requesting a nice GN of all three runs.  

And I'm not talking those little thingys they give away with the meg these days (lovely though they are).  A nice fat, glossy papered and available in bookshops and comic shops for the unwary to accidentally stumble upon and fall in love with.

Although if they DO do that, is it possible for Thargs print-bots to remove the Dreddworld framing sequence that I remember with a cringe?  Utterly unnecessary and dreadful.

Well just finished the three Al Baby story and while it dosn't offer anything new it was still fun. This one seemed to be treading water a little. It is however a shame that there's no book 4 (this is right?) as elevating Alo to Godfather may have made for an interesting story rather than just a cute ending?

Is this where we start a petition for a collection, Colin YNWA?

I thinkn there's a lot of people who want it. Might need to pester John and Carlos though not Tharg as as some said above its creator owned.

Oh yeah, good point.  But in the absence of a Wagner/Ezquerra forum we could just make a bit of a racket in Tharg's basement until he gives them a call and mentions it?

Anyway, I reckon that with Colin & I we've got a definite TWO WHOLE VOTES so far, who else wants to chip in?

Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 04 September, 2009, 02:10:00 PM
I thinkn there's a lot of people who want it. Might need to pester John and Carlos though not Tharg as as some said above its creator owned.

Shouldn't be a problem, should it? So was Button Man.

Quote from: Mike Gloady on 04 September, 2009, 02:13:54 PM
Anyway, I reckon that with Colin & I we've got a definite TWO WHOLE VOTES so far, who else wants to chip in?

I'd spend my galactic groats on it!

I'd do a Reprint This! on Al's Baby, if appearing on Reprint This! wasn't the kiss of death for Tharg giving us a nice bookshelf edition of what we want.

Maybe I will anyway.  Give me an excuse to reread the three series again...!

Go for it Grant.  At the moment we have precisely NO bookshelf edition, the worst that can happen is that this situation will continue.

I would be up for a complete collection. My vote is in.







V

I'd buy it.

Hi all,

If my memory serves me right Book 2 has been reprinted as the 2nd half of some foreign language versions of Al's Baby.

German and Dutch at least with a 'collected' Dutch version, although all done in the early to mid 90's.

Cheers

This is available as an Extreme Edition if anyone cant wait for a reprint.

Hi,
Quick question.
Can someone please tell me the surname of Al in Al's baby...
Fanks in advance.
Alec

It's Bestardi, isn't it?

THAT'S IT!  :D
Cheers, Radiator.

AL's BABY!...A GEM OF AN IDEA CARRIED OUT SMARTLY!

Quote from: Mike Gloady on 20 June, 2009, 05:55:47 PM
I have to join my voice with those requesting a nice GN of all three runs.  

And I'm not talking those little thingys they give away with the meg these days (lovely though they are).  A nice fat, glossy papered and available in bookshops and comic shops for the unwary to accidentally stumble upon and fall in love with.

Although if they DO do that, is it possible for Thargs print-bots to remove the Dreddworld framing sequence that I remember with a cringe?  Utterly unnecessary and dreadful.

It will be coming out in November and won't have the Dreddworld framing sequence.

I hinted to JW on Farcebook & he's said he'll no doubt talk about when he sees Carlos the day after next.. AB4 - if only it was really that easy!!

Just thought I'd share this:

http://mpreg.myfineforum.org/archive/al-s-baby__o_t__t_341.html

Nothing that informative but why are they all so delighted? Then I read the top of the forum: "Archive for MpregCentral A place where dreams of male pregnancy are realized." It is a whole forum about male pregnancy with a sub-forum dedicated to appearances of male pregnancy in the media. Someone should point them towards the Meg story where Colin got LoD preggers (not literally I assume), my vote goes to "anyone but Roger" (although occasionally I think my vote should go directly to Roger). They might end up worshipping John Wagner like a god, which is quite right just not for this.

"A place where dreams of male pregnancy are realized"

I'm reminded of that bit in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader where the fellow clarifies the difference between daydreams and dreams.

Where's the foetus gonna gestate? In a box?