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Off Topic / Re: Boys Adventure comic blog

Last post by Richard S. - Today at 06:33:19 AM

Looks like 2 more pages of art from Leo Baxendale's lost masterpiece Supercomic are up for sale later this month...

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/05/updated-leo-baxendales-supercomic.html

#2

Prog / Re: Prog 2381: A grizzly fate

Last post by Funt Solo - Today at 02:35:51 AM

I genuinely thought that 'Tooth & Claw' was the start of one of those multi-story stealth epics that Dredd does so well: start off with Tooth & Claw, Moon gets offed, Dredd's on his own in rough territory, and he's got to finish the mission on his own, cut off from backup and without any resources.

I totally get what you mean. Another way of looking at it, though, is like at the end of Judgement Day:




The next story was The Marshal. We never saw the story about Dredd and Alpha - probably because, much like The Kessel Run, it's best left in our imaginations.

Now that the bear's dead, Dredd crosses the mountain and returns to the city. Of course he makes it. (It's still true what you say, though. There is a disjointed nature to Dredd at the moment, and it's because there's no show runner. Whether that's good or bad..?)

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Prog / Re: Prog 2381: A grizzly fate

Last post by Stegron - 17 May, 2024, 11:42:44 PM

Long-time lurker here - the Dredd vs Bear story was great fun, but I'm utterly baffled by something. Nothing to do with the tale itself, but the outcome. Suddenly we're back in MC-1 with Iron Teeth as if nothing happened.

But the little prelude episode, with Logan telling Dredd about the sensitivity of the location for the secret mission he's about to undertake... a mission that required two other judges, plus cadets. So what the hell was that all about? I genuinely thought that 'Tooth & Claw' was the start of one of those multi-story stealth epics that Dredd does so well: start off with Tooth & Claw, Moon gets offed, Dredd's on his own in rough territory, and he's got to finish the mission on his own, cut off from backup and without any resources.

Anyone else get the impression that Iron Teeth is an inventory story, hastily thrown in until the next part of whatever Rob William's has planned for the continuation of whatever Dredd's mission in the Northern Radlands was?

#4

News / Re: The Great Dante Readthroug...

Last post by Illyana - 17 May, 2024, 10:36:02 PM

Happy cleaning!

We so appreciate y'all. This thread may not be as active as it once was, but you regulars are so great. I'm gonna go quiet for a bit to make sure I'm not scaring folks away, but I'll continue to post new episode notes & calls for questions.

#5

Creative Common / Re: Does my Art look big in th...

Last post by JayzusB.Christ - 17 May, 2024, 05:19:47 PM

Lovely stuff all round. I particularly like Nightbook's Armitage - I'd go so far as to say he's nailed the look better than Armitage's actual current illustrator (who I still like a lot).

#6

Games / Re: Gamebooks

Last post by JayzusB.Christ - 17 May, 2024, 05:15:16 PM

These reviews are great fun - keep them coming, folks!  I realise I never stop banging on about Jim Moon and his podcast Hypnogoria, but his audio walkthrough of City of Thieves is a treat to listen to.

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News / Re: The Great Dante Readthroug...

Last post by JayzusB.Christ - 17 May, 2024, 05:09:17 PM

Excellent! I have to clean my house now and this is going to make it much easier.

#8

Classifieds / Re: Auctions for progs 1 - 200...

Last post by bmcphail - 17 May, 2024, 04:44:55 PM

PM Sent.  Thank you.

#9

General / Re: Forthcoming Thrills - 2024

Last post by Steve Green - 17 May, 2024, 04:08:39 PM

I'd love to be surprised, but I wouldn't hold up too much hope that it's much more than just the Eagle reprints scanned and made into a trade.

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General / Re: Forthcoming Thrills - 2024

Last post by Vector14 - 17 May, 2024, 04:05:54 PM

That's so bad it's funny. The top two panels look like a bad AI attempt to recreate the original.