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#91
Prog / Re: Prog 2381: A grizzly fate
Last post by IndigoPrime - 08 May, 2024, 08:19:46 PMI don't think any judge should be safe, nor any type of character. I know Wagner has in the past said he wasn't keen on women coming to harm in his strips. That wouldn't really make any sense today. But killing off women to drive the narrative of men is not good. (Not that I'm saying that's what's happened here, note.)
Tight boots was when the doubts crept in. And certainly by the period before Necropolis there had been plenty of references to Dredd getting on a bit. So 35 years later, he must be super creaky.
Tight boots was when the doubts crept in. And certainly by the period before Necropolis there had been plenty of references to Dredd getting on a bit. So 35 years later, he must be super creaky.
#92
Off Topic / Re: RIPs
Last post by JayzusB.Christ - 08 May, 2024, 08:17:32 PMHe was a big part of the scene when I had a clue about music. 61 is way too young. Goodbye, Steve, you'll be missed.
#93
Prog / Re: Prog 2381: A grizzly fate
Last post by Funt Solo - 08 May, 2024, 08:02:57 PMIt is a recurring theme, yes. Ever since tight boots, right? And, I know, fridging be bad. (I sometimes wonder about catching myself on, though, when another black side character dies and I face palm. Like, are black side characters *not* allowed to die? Anyway - different debate.)
#94
Prog / Re: Prog 2381: A grizzly fate
Last post by IndigoPrime - 08 May, 2024, 07:44:04 PMI think it's more that the comic's been saying Dredd is old for a very long time now. Bit of a recurring theme. So for me that lacks impact. What did have impact: Dredd vs Shako. I was happily caught up in the action. As for Moon having to die to push the narrative of male protagonists... I really hope not.
#95
Off Topic / Re: RIPs
Last post by Colin YNWA - 08 May, 2024, 07:36:48 PMSteve Albini record producer and leader singer of the brilliant Shellac died of a heart attack.
Beyond gutted he was such a talent with amazing ethics and principles. Damn
Guardian report
Beyond gutted he was such a talent with amazing ethics and principles. Damn
Guardian report
#96
Off Topic / Re: “Truth? You can't handle t...
Last post by Funt Solo - 08 May, 2024, 07:00:22 PMSome right-wing politicians being horrible ass-hats seems to me an argument for democracy, not against it.
As for "those who believe in government" - that (for me) is nonsensical. Government exists right now. It's not a belief, it's a fact. (I realize it's only a label for a particular structure, but the label and the structure both exist - really whether one believes in them or not.)
As for "those who believe in government" - that (for me) is nonsensical. Government exists right now. It's not a belief, it's a fact. (I realize it's only a label for a particular structure, but the label and the structure both exist - really whether one believes in them or not.)
#97
Prog / Re: Prog 2381: A grizzly fate
Last post by Funt Solo - 08 May, 2024, 06:49:06 PMQuote from: IndigoPrime on 08 May, 2024, 04:51:05 PMI'm not sure that's how the creators see things though.
I'd be fascinated to hear what the writer was aiming for.
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I have wondered if Moon has to die in order for Logan and Dredd's relationship now to become even more frayed.
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Regarding plot armor - it's difficult to have any enjoyment in any story, I suspect, if one is focused too strongly on that aspect of things. And it applies to most tales. Folk used to complain about Alpha flashbacks on the basis that there was no threat to the character - but most SD stories one would assume that Johnny had plot armor. Well, right up until they killed him, anyway.
I suppose my point is that I have to believe that Dredd is killable in order to have buy-in for the dramatic tension of any given story. (But the same is true of Tyranny Rex, even though a bunch of her just died, or Feral & Foe, or Gene the Hackman, or Sin-Dex, even though one of them appears to be sort of dead etc.)
#98
Off Topic / Re: “Truth? You can't handle t...
Last post by The Legendary Shark - 08 May, 2024, 06:01:51 PMWhen I say "you," I of course mean the Royal you - not any specific you. The interrogative you, not the accusatory you.
#99
Prog / Re: Prog 2381: A grizzly fate
Last post by nxylas - 08 May, 2024, 05:17:48 PMThe Dredd story reminded me a little of the Steven Spielberg movie Duel - a thrilling chase with, as I recall (it's a long time since I've seen it), a somewhat anticlimactic ending.
#100
Off Topic / Re: Life is riddled with a pro...
Last post by The Legendary Shark - 08 May, 2024, 05:12:08 PMI always have a bottle of oil-of-cloves on hand whenever I feel a twinge coming on. Also, chewing raw garlic gets rid of infections but is as uncomfortable as Hell. Alcohol can also be a boon during such trying times :-D