The highlight this week is double-length Dexter. Funny script, lots of action, and glorious art by Tazio Bettin. There's also a really good cover by Andy Clarke (although the number plates don't match!).
Next is Brink with an interesting reveal.
Judge Dredd introduces some more characters, and then begins the action.
I'm not really following Skip Tracer. Why is the pop star even there? She's just a pop star. Why is Blake helping them again? "I have a bad feeling about this," well that's original.
Cover by Andy Clarke:
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Cover and Logo:
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Quote from: Richard on 09 July, 2022, 06:20:12 PM
There's also a really good cover by Andy Clarke (although the number plates don't match!).
2BORN28 = To be or not to hate
I didn't know that!
Now do "28ORNT28".
Saturday Prog for once and sods law not time to read it yesterday! Which is a shame as its a good Prog. Feels like a long time since we had a 4 thrill Prog with a double lenght story making up the short fall, though it may well not be? Still with Andy Clarke doing Sinister Dexter (on the cover at least) it really does feel like old times.
Dredd the solid foundations are in place, the action begins, Patrick Goddard, what's not to love.
Skip Tracer is so okay its painful.
Dexter is the double and its an excellent action packed set piece. Why oh why did Bulletopia lose all that momentum I have a feeling when read back it will be pretty good. Need to find the time when its done.
Brink remains a masterclass in good comics.
Well I predicted that we might be on a rough road to Prog 2300, if we are and its like this its going to be surrounded wonderful views!
B/W Cover:
(https://2000ad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SD-4GREYTONE-784x1024.jpg)
Lovely to see Andy Clarke gracing the prog again, that's beautiful work!
I'm a few months behind on the prog, so apologies if this is part of the story, but... Is that an Austin Allegro?
Quote from: broodblik on 09 July, 2022, 07:53:47 PM
Quote from: Richard on 09 July, 2022, 06:20:12 PM
There's also a really good cover by Andy Clarke (although the number plates don't match!).
2BORN28 = To be or not to hate
"Two born to hate", surely?
Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 12 July, 2022, 07:18:53 PM
Quote from: broodblik on 09 July, 2022, 07:53:47 PM
Quote from: Richard on 09 July, 2022, 06:20:12 PM
There's also a really good cover by Andy Clarke (although the number plates don't match!).
2BORN28 = To be or not to hate
"Two born to hate", surely?
Yes, that makes more sense
A good prog with a good cover. Brink and Dredd leading the pack.
Dredd – The story keeps the intrigue high as we are jumping between timelines. Good stuff
Skippy – The story is taking us back to the Cube. So far it looks interesting and would like to know what went down. We will see how the grand finale is handled
Sin/Dex – I am enjoying the Bulletopia run more than the previous "arcs" and each story has been good, but I also would like to whole saga to conclude. This mini story is much more action oriented as the gangs fight it out for dominance
Brink – This was a great episode, and the last few pages turned the whole thing on its head. Dan knows how to spin the story like a web around us, superb.
For a panicked moment, I thought Skip Tracer was going to be the double-length strip.
If you wondered what is going to happen with Sin/Dex after Bulletopia here is a quote from an interview (for the Sci-Special) with Dan Abnett:
Bulletopia ends soon (as you say, one more story after Malice in Plunderland), at which point we have big plans for the next big era. There will be reunions of all sorts... and few of them will be pleasant.
With a strip as long-running as SinDex, no matter how solid the default setting is (i.e. the short, one-off stories), I think you need to keep it fresh by re-inventing it on a regular basis, and shake things up – at least temporarily. I've done that before with 'eras' like Downlode Tales and Malone. There's always a way to re-set again.
What we have coming is a major re-invention which will be the biggest departure from the 'norm' so far, with a very different tone... yet will also capture the original spirit of the series in a distilled form. It's an exciting prospect.
https://2000ad.com/news/interview-bang-bang-shoot-shoot-dan-abnett-talks-sinister-dexter-killer-serial-for-the-2000-ad-sci-fi-special/ (https://2000ad.com/news/interview-bang-bang-shoot-shoot-dan-abnett-talks-sinister-dexter-killer-serial-for-the-2000-ad-sci-fi-special/)
I didn't even know the prog had an ever since on the payroll - so finding out that Matt Smith, as well as being editor, was also the longest serving ever since was a bit of an eye opener.
Truly, it is a Brimful of Thrills, ever since long time to date so far up to now yet thus from the before-times until the now-days. Melancholema.
(https://i.imgur.com/mkLl9Ig.png)
Quote from: broodblik on 13 July, 2022, 11:57:48 AM
If you wondered what is going to happen with Sin/Dex after Bulletopia here is a quote from an interview (for the Sci-Special) with Dan Abnett:
Bulletopia ends soon (as you say, one more story after Malice in Plunderland), at which point we have big plans for the next big era. There will be reunions of all sorts... and few of them will be pleasant.
With a strip as long-running as SinDex, no matter how solid the default setting is (i.e. the short, one-off stories), I think you need to keep it fresh by re-inventing it on a regular basis, and shake things up – at least temporarily. I've done that before with 'eras' like Downlode Tales and Malone. There's always a way to re-set again.
What we have coming is a major re-invention which will be the biggest departure from the 'norm' so far, with a very different tone... yet will also capture the original spirit of the series in a distilled form. It's an exciting prospect.
https://2000ad.com/news/interview-bang-bang-shoot-shoot-dan-abnett-talks-sinister-dexter-killer-serial-for-the-2000-ad-sci-fi-special/ (https://2000ad.com/news/interview-bang-bang-shoot-shoot-dan-abnett-talks-sinister-dexter-killer-serial-for-the-2000-ad-sci-fi-special/)
That sounds you hear is me ejaculating with joy and doing a very sweaty dance. I had feared that the constant whining about SiniDex (largely on the more shall we say militant thicko places on social media) had reached Tharg's ears and the strip may be closing in on an ending. Glad to hear that the staunchly European adventures of my favourite gunsharks are set to continue.
SBT
Yeah agree with Smallbluething this is very exciting. Sinister Dexter has proved very flexible and robust in its ability to tell different stories and to morph and change over time - always having the 'default' setting to come back to. Its been a shame that Bulletopia hasn't quite worked due to its schedule, for whatever reason. Its great however to know that this old warhorse of a thrill is already preping its next big thing and I can't wait.
Some folks - particularly in the places SBT references seem adverse to change - which has always struck me as very strange for fans of a comic like 2000ad. I think thrills like S&D are so strong they are prefect to flex and flip and I look forward to it every time and it almost always lands.
My understanding is that Tazio Bettin will continue on the strip. I must say that I really like his work on Sin/Dex.
Just picked up prog 2291 and realised I didn't say anything about this one yet.
It was great!
There.