Prog 1936 - Damnation Army

[Jacqusie]

Slaine doesn't end so much as just... stop. Very odd, and frankly unsatisfying, place to leave things.

...As it did in the first book of The Brutania Chronicles with Slaine, pretty much giving up, about to be killed wasn't it?

I wonder what happens next...

[JPMaybe]

Ick.  That's a brilliant cover but I can't actually look at it for very long without squirming.  I keep wanting to go at it with a comedone extractor.

[robert_ellis]

Another stunning prog. Each story had something cool & read well. Glad to see Slaind rested for a bit.

[Dandontdare]

Loved the cover (off centre was the correct choice IMHO); Dredd was over too quickly, I could happily consume whole books of this kind of stuff; Absolom is also fantastic (has theer ever been a nice kind priest in comics?  ), and the art in Slaine went up a notch this week (if that's even possible).

Helium is good fun, but feels like a mix-tape of stories I've read before. I found Outlier a little hard to follow last time around, and in this episode I didn't have a clue what was going on. I usually like a wordless strip that makes you work a bit, but the characters have made no impression on me as real people so I really don't care enough to put the effort in - big alien punch up is about all I took from this episode, and that makes it sound a lot more thrilling than it was. I don't skip, (even ostriches!) but I'm getting close with this one.

[Fungus]

In a strong line-up, Outlier is... well-named.

[ThryllSeekyr]

Slaine is of course the odd one out, no surprise there as that strip chops to its conclusion. Its nice that the end reflects the previous books, but as people have said it does rather just stop, rather than conclude anything. Still looking forward to this strip returning next year as Tharg promises.

Not to next year, this would be like punishment!

I read it to, and don't find the abrupt ending so strange. Bit of cliff hanger there and Slaine's latest words are surprisingly chilling to read after what I was reading in the other Progs before this one. . Did anybody get it that Godin loos more like a unclothed-Cythron (Check the appearance of Klingslor (Did that come from Klingon?) after Slaine messing up his helmet and uniform (I assume those are made from bones or some sort of exo-skeletion they can remove!) from Time-Killer. There a obvious connection between the Drunes and their Dark-Gods there. Otherwise, t does look like Slaine is being pushed or dragged by hooked of Gort's axe to his exit. Yet, it's not like he hasn't being through this sort of thing before.

[Goaty]

Nice cover! Very simple to this;

[Mikey]

I liked:

Dredd and Helium firing along nicely, but top thrill spot goes to Absalom this week for delivering on all fronts, including the wonderful cover.

I didn't like so much:
The abrupt ending to Slaine - I don't like when there's not a neat tie off! Cliffhangers that look forward or hint at the events of the next book are fine but I felt leaving the strip in the middle of a rumble was a bit off. I was also a bit confused by Outlier and felt I'd missed an episode. As far as I can tell, it focussed on the crew from the last outing?

M.

[Judge Nutmeg]

shake n vac
and Dredd's boots off 

[ThryllSeekyr]

I didn't like so much:
The abrupt ending to Slaine - I don't like when there's not a neat tie off! Cliffhangers that look forward or hint at the events of the next book are fine but I felt leaving the strip in the middle of a rumble was a bit off.

It's a Cliff-Hanger-Rumble 

Does anybody agree that Gort's version being warped reminds me of Slaine when he was being drawn by MacmHon. Looking at the exposure of his ribs and lower spine.

Not that I object, I just wondered. 

[DrJomster]

Another very strong prog!

Loved the boots off at the door in Dredd.

[hazy efc]

Another very strong prog!

Loved the boots off at the door in Dredd.

I had a chuckle at that myself.

[Link Prime]

Another very strong prog!

Loved the boots off at the door in Dredd.

I had a chuckle at that myself.

Yeah, very good.

The "3 Trees" street sign in Murphyville also raised a smile- I assume it was the MacNeil Droid who snuck that one in.

[Tiplodocus]

Enjoyed all of that (except, you know).

The cross is miles better where it is. if it was in the centre, you wouldn't see all of the gruesome detail on his nose.