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When did this strip appear?

I think we are all junkies.
If we were in Mega City 1, 2000AD would be contrabrand by now.

Hmmmm.

I am NOT looking for the magical elixir of the perfect mix of elements, Matt. I was arguing that comics created with a solid vision in mind are what is best. I will be the last person to advocate 'manufacturing' comics.

j.

Is this really still a debate? The art should suit the story, full stop. Would 'From Hell' have been better in colour? Would Storming Heaven have worked in black and white?

You just requested
1. Lenny Zero
2. Demarco PI
3. Rain Dogs
4. Shakara (sorry, but true)
5. Necronauts
6. ?

A good argument, I'm not damning stories like Dredd (who is the best thing in the comic at present), what I am against is what looks to be a total collapse into the old. An example of this is the reprints in the Megazine which I believe look utterly out of place. But then again, I'm not too fussed about Wardog, either!
I believe that the only way foward is to update the old into the new, without regretting what has been left behind - Dredd has evolved, as did Strontium Dog in the only way it could, ditto Durham Red, although I believe that the droids went a bit gonzo with the apocalyptic finale.
The worst new stories are those that have tried to be deliberately 'retro', and the best being those that kept the original 2000AD spirit, but without being weighed down by excess baggage.

Please, no more revivals of antiquated stories like Bad Company that are only of interest to the nostalgic. I don't care much for this 'old boys club' that 2000AD looks to be becoming. No offence, but 2000AD is broke, and you can't fix it without doing something new.

Whoa! I wasn't saying 12 episodes, I was saying 12 pages! No debut earns 12 episodes! One 12 page story, without being bogged down by the week wait until the next episode.

j.

On the subject of story spans, wouldn't one 12 page story be better for character development than two 6 page episodes, one problem with 2000AD stories is that they are constantly constrained by the plot by being forced to build up to a cliffhanger. For me the Megazine stories have far greater potential for creating lasting characters with depth (with the possible exception of Wardog).