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#19351
Other Reviews / American Gothic
06 July, 2010, 08:50:41 AM
well that was fun. I'm a big fan of the western and feel its a genre under used in 2000ad. Well a traditional western setting that is, the format has been used plenty. Anyway I digress so I was chuffed when I came across this as part of my catch-up. Its a story that seems to have complete slipped under my radar and I can't for the life of me think why. Its not often discussed so hearing what other people think would certainly be interesting.

Its a great concept, executed well and a very entertaining read. Ok the villian could have been fleshed out a little more and been a bit more original and the end felt a little rushed. A few extra episodes to increase the tension. To have the hunter slowly hunt their victims rather than a single raid, all but wiping out the wagon train would have been nice. That aside however a good story.

As for the art well that was a delight. Around episode 7 as the story darken up I noticed a real Klaus Janson feel to the inking and I bloody love Klaus Janson. The way it slowly got darker and darker to match the tone was fantastic. Wonderful atmospheric work from Mike Collins as good as I've seen from him.

Hi ho silver
#19352
Books & Comics / Re: Batman questions
06 July, 2010, 08:36:46 AM
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 06 July, 2010, 07:45:20 AM

Marvel -- more so than DC -- is utterly impenetrable to the casual reader. It's impenetrable to me and I'm a literate, solvent, one-time die-hard comic geek with an active desire to read more comics. Imagine a new reader, perhaps someone coming in off the back of whatever movie re-boots the X-Franchise.


Now this is a sentiment that I can get behind. Its always been a mystery to me why people label DC as impenetrable and not Marvel. Don't get me wrong I can understand why people can struggle with DC at times but Marvel is criminal for this stuff. A load of their key books have rolled from one epic to the next since Civil War with not a stop to catch breathe.
#19353
Film & TV / Re: Whos Birthday
05 July, 2010, 08:05:36 PM
For the reasons you allude to e.g. it'd just be Smith and Tennant I'd say no... well unless there was some clever CGI way around it... no even that sucks.

The trouble with multiple Doctor stories is to date they've all been poor.
#19354
It was bloody awful. Sooo errr well reprinting it seems like a terrible, terrible thing to do to anybody... mind there's worse to come soon in the Casefiles I'd guess.

Edited to note: It does have Ezquerra art so I guess it ain't all bad... but really...
#19355
General / Re: Big Dave - why such a downer?
05 July, 2010, 02:50:10 PM
I remember really liking Kola Kommandos when I first read it. When I came to re-read it not so long ago well... not so much shall we say.
#19356
Off Topic / 6 Music saved from the axe!
05 July, 2010, 12:27:00 PM
Well this is bloomin' good news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10507286.stm

Slightly tempered by the fact that they are cutting the budget to the website by 25% and I'm sure for other than Asian Network is also going.

A great victory for the BBC this. FANTASTIC!
#19357
Books & Comics / Re: John Smith's Vampirella????
05 July, 2010, 09:01:25 AM
Quote from: TordelBack on 05 July, 2010, 08:41:14 AM

And enough of this Cradlegrave defeatism.   Bundle it with virtually any other Smith self-contained series and stick it in a binding.  It's too good to just leave it mouldering in the floppies.


Yeah I completely agree with this sentiment. Though I have always been a fan of the idea of having a 2000ad Horror Graphic Novel. Collecting a few of the self contained horror stories that are too short to get their own trade. Either way it needs to get out there.
#19358
Other Reviews / Progs 1433 - 1436
05 July, 2010, 08:59:18 AM
Now I normally use this place to discuss complete stories and not runs of Progs but in doing that I often seem to take for granted some of the more regularly entertaining strips in the comic. I mean who needs to hear me say 'Such and such a Dante strip was great'... hey quiet at the back no need to be rude I know no one needs to hear me spout about any strip but...

ahem anyway but these Progs were standout brillant Progs and part of that was great examples of the usual suspects and so I'll like to quickly doth my hat and praise um.

The Dredd here is immense fun and Mr Rennie really produces a blinder, exciting, scarey and in keeping with the feel of a Wagner. Its also fun to note how much 'Total War' is being referenced after the event. Just a great Dredd and while I'm not Boo Cook's biggest fan and I know he has many, here I completely get why people love his work, he's perfect for this story and I love the art. (oh and I know this story actually began in Prog 1432).

Speaking of Dredd there's a wonderful Sinister Dexter three parter amongst these Progs. I say speaking of Dredd as with a bit of tweaking it could have been a Dredd story. A great example of how Downlode is a great character within the strip just as Mega City One is in Dredd. Fun S&D and all rendered by the simply brillant Steve Yeowell. Doesn't get much better.

Finally (for this review I'm going to be talking about American Gothic and VCs independantly I suspect) a jungle romp in Dante that is just wonderful. 'Primal Scream' is a fantastic reminder of the light and breezely action adventure that Dante started off as. Such good fun and yet not out of context in the readily darkening world our favourite love machine lives in. The introduction of Lauren recently has been wonderful and the way she runs around this entire story like Jane of the Jungle such a hoot. Oh and John Burns paints up panther men and lion kings an absolute storm.

These individual progs are some of the best I can remember. Old classics done well and all looking beautiful while newer strips sit welcomely beside.

Damn I love this comic.
#19359
General / Re: Big Dave - why such a downer?
05 July, 2010, 08:40:04 AM
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 04 July, 2010, 08:34:35 PM

I think you'll find that by no means everyone dislike Big Dave, and a substantial chunk of those who did objected primarily on the grounds that they didn't feel it was an appropriate strip for 2000AD.

What Jim said (though whether that actually his own opinion he didn't say). Its a great strip but one of the very very few that I didn't think fitted with the comic. I do believe 2000ad is incredibly robust format that can carry just about anything. Big Dave is the exception that prooved the rule for me. I do wonder if its not so much that it doesn't fit with 2000ad as it woulod have found a better home elsewhere at that time?

Anyway it was great fun just a bit out of place. Still its good that 2000ad tries these things I guess.
#19360
Creative Common / Re: Does my Art look big in this?
05 July, 2010, 08:32:16 AM
So like does she hang out with the Vampire Vixens then? Are there more of them???
#19361
Books & Comics / Re: John Smith's Vampirella????
05 July, 2010, 08:30:19 AM
Quote from: Emperor on 05 July, 2010, 12:23:59 AM
John Smith is like buses...

What a really good way to get around and a service that needs to be protected in these times of 'austerity' but since deregulation not as reliable and much more expensive than they used to be?????
#19362
Film & TV / Re: Mad Max in Scotland: Doomsday
04 July, 2010, 08:09:56 PM
Well just got around to watching this today and what mighty fun it was.

The entire thing was a mash-up of cliches and elements taken from other movies, Escape from New York, Mad Max (all three), Aliens and numerous other and no doubt hundreds more I didn't spot. The fact however that it wears its references on its sheeve and has such fun with it all that its a blast. The dialogue is horrible at times but the same thing applies.

I'm sure I've read a sequel is on its way (was it Alex Ronald working on it?) and it left this prospect very open at the end. Indeed very welcome too.

Superb fun.
#19364
Books & Comics / Re: John Smith's Vampirella????
04 July, 2010, 07:16:14 PM
Quote from: john_s on 04 July, 2010, 05:20:02 PM
Does that make it any clearer?

Yep!

Well its certainly good to get it from the horses mouth before I spent a load of time trying to track them down. Thanks for the (brutal) honesty.

I'll just echo what others have said, and indeed I've said myself here before love to see you have a run at Hellblazer. Fingers crossed.
#19365
That completely passed me by... which given my internet nerdery is poor form. Thanks for the heads up sounds interesting and will try to track it down.