Week 4 has the full range of ties. From probably one of the most one sided match-ups we will see this round... and when I say probably, I mean definitely. To a couple of absolute stinkers. There is as you might imagine plenty in between as well.
A John Smith classic was included in a very tough draw yesterday and the opener today is no different. Revere might not be quite so universally revered as Indigo Prime, but then Fiends is no Nemesis, so on paper this is just as tricky a tie as that one. The form book doesn't help much either, with Fiends having faced Bob Byrne's Twisted Tales and Revere spitting glass in the face of Sam(antha) Slade in Round 2.
Fiends of the Eastern Front - more info (https://shop.2000ad.com/series/fiends-of-the-eastern-front)
Vs
Revere - more info (http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=thrill&page=profiles&choice=revere)
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 Sunday 5th June and the winner gets a place in Round 4 (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
Fiends of the Eastern Front
Fiends of the Eastern Front
Revere. In the event of an apocalypse, along with my shelf of Slaines, a few selected Dredds, Nemesis, Brink and all the collected Sinister Dexters (trades, floppies, etc) Revere would be among the comics I'd shove in q backpack before making my way down to the shelter.
SBT
Revere
Fiends.
Ezquerra-created vampires vs. the witch-boy of London....this is so difficult. However a decision must be made and I'm going to stick to my love of the Smithiverse with Revere.
Revere
Revere
I like Revere a lot. It's imaginative and beautiful. It tries something new. But Fiends went from a quirky little one-off that barrelled along to a far more wide-ranging series that has more than a bit of the Mignola about it. Although it's currently descended a bit too much into "immortal beings kick the shit out of each other", it's still great.
On balance, I think I'd rather re-read Fiends more often, and so it takes it by that slender margin.
Revere for me. That first book of Fiends is glorious horror fun, but Revere is like, ART, man.
I'll go for Fiends coz vampires.
fiends of the eastern front
'Aha! You thought I, Baba Yaga, was behind it all, but it was in fact I, Rasputin! Aha! You thought I, Rasputin, was behind it all, but it was in fact I, Cain! Aha! You thought Cain was a mere man? I am in fact a crocodile-monster! Aha...etc etc'
A year ago I'd have voted Fiends, but it's really started to annoy me recently. Vampires and warfare - why isn't that enough?
So it comes down to Edginton's dilution of GFD's concept versus the clarity of Smith and Harrison's. Revere wins it - it came, it told its tale, it departed.
Fiends of the Eastern Front. The classic Ezquerra and MacNeil series are the best and get my vote (which are greatly enhanced by the Bishop novels).
Fiends of the Eastern Front, please, Bob.
This one's neck and neck, pretty much! In support of Revere, here's a glorious bit of concept art to chew on...
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O9cRT1ZZSSU/WC8_qpXQVUI/AAAAAAAAGVw/To5iJouiXt0w7fpRbeWVXVO77GjJ5FO1QCK4B/s640/Revere%2Btrailer.JPG)
]* this post was paid for by the "Fiends has become a pale shadow of its former glory and it's a crying shame" campaign *[
Revere, every time. Just one of my favourite 2000ad stories of all time. So glad it's getting collected in the UC.
Quote from: credo on 03 June, 2022, 12:59:56 PM
Revere, every time. Just one of my favourite 2000ad stories of all time. So glad it's getting collected in the UC.
Same for me.
Revere.
Quote from: AlexF on 03 June, 2022, 08:41:47 AM
]* this post was paid for by the "Fiends has become a pale shadow of its former glory and it's a crying shame" campaign *[
I'm enjoying modern Fiends, but it's a very different beast.
OG Fiends was a war story with Vampires in it. Nu Fiends is a Hellboy story without Hellboy in it.
(Revere was a character concept and a setting, without a story. But I sort of enjoyed that as well.)
Almost done this week and if AlexF is right those votes for Revere might just push it over the edge. Unless that is there are votes coming today to turn this back to Fiends? I'll let you know in the morning.
Unsurprisingly, I vote Fiends.
Fiends
Quote from: Link Prime on 03 June, 2022, 04:08:06 PM
Quote from: credo on 03 June, 2022, 12:59:56 PM
Revere, every time. Just one of my favourite 2000ad stories of all time. So glad it's getting collected in the UC.
Same for me.
Revere.
I'll third that.
Revere.
My rough count has this as a dead heat at the moment. Lots of love for both properties...will Colin get the decider?
Quote from: Funt Solo on 04 June, 2022, 07:47:28 PM
My rough count has this as a dead heat at the moment. Lots of love for both properties...will Colin get the decider?
Will someone PLEASE vote now!
Fiends of the Eastern Front.
Cheers
VOTING CLOSED
And a big thank you to Napalm Kev for taking away my need to cast the deciding vote on this one... and in doing so determine how I would have voted... the other way. Though to be honest if he'd have voted the other way I'm guessing my vote would have flipped! The simple fact is I love both these thrill and want neither to go out. As it is too many John Smith thrills have fallen of late and we only have a few left. That's no reason to vote for one thrill over another and the new burst of life Fiends has got means it probably does deserve this... just. Luckily my opinion matter not a jot and
Fiends of the Eastern Front
Will be trying to bat aside opponents in Round 4 ... see what I did there... do you...
Fangs for that.