I'm with Colin for the most part on this prog. There's definitely a lot to like about the quality of what we're being given.
Dredd's a cracking, albeit predictable one-shot. Visitors to MC1 fall foul of the law. We've seen it from dimensional, alien, chronal ... pretty much every type of traveller going. The city is stark staring bonkers and the Judges top the list. Currie's artwork though really lifts the piece. Loving the European vibes with shades of Moebius.
Full Tilt Boogie back on the core issues at play makes a little more sense after the last few weeks. Well, insofar as we're sat staring at whatever is at the heart of the quest our protagonist has been gulled into.
Now Fall of Deadworld is an interesting one. As the current run ends we find ourselves faced with issues that start to tie things together. Ultimately this is about how Deadworld became the world we know from our first exposure to Judge Death. Necropolis introduced us to the Dark Sisters who have featured significantly in more recent runs. We see that they are far more significant to Death's development than we were first led to believe.
The 'errant sister, Enomia' is curious. As the Greek goddess of law, good governance and order, it is curious that she is linked to Phobia and Nausea. Then again, maybe it is worth considering that ultimately Deadworld is utterly devastated. After all, the point of the Dark Judges is that they stand as completely opposite to Dredd's perspective and his world.
Certainly this is a series that merits a re-read. There is a lot that just doesn't seem to work properly for various reasons. Possibly because so much is going on?
As Colin says, Thistlebone delivers that earie, creepy, mind-alteringly queasy Hammer Horror style as always. Davis is the perfect choice for this strip although Lee Carter would be a close second after his performance on Cradlegrave. Where will this land? Given the penchant of Eglington for rooting this series in deep, dark British mythology, my money is on plenty of blood and gore.
I'd be a little more excited about the return of Rogue Trooper if I knew the creative team but I think that is because we've had some absolutely dire runs over the years. Here's to hoping it is up there with some of the stronger offerings we've had since they've tried to revise the strip.
Overall though, this is a cracking prog.
Dredd's a cracking, albeit predictable one-shot. Visitors to MC1 fall foul of the law. We've seen it from dimensional, alien, chronal ... pretty much every type of traveller going. The city is stark staring bonkers and the Judges top the list. Currie's artwork though really lifts the piece. Loving the European vibes with shades of Moebius.
Full Tilt Boogie back on the core issues at play makes a little more sense after the last few weeks. Well, insofar as we're sat staring at whatever is at the heart of the quest our protagonist has been gulled into.
Now Fall of Deadworld is an interesting one. As the current run ends we find ourselves faced with issues that start to tie things together. Ultimately this is about how Deadworld became the world we know from our first exposure to Judge Death. Necropolis introduced us to the Dark Sisters who have featured significantly in more recent runs. We see that they are far more significant to Death's development than we were first led to believe.
The 'errant sister, Enomia' is curious. As the Greek goddess of law, good governance and order, it is curious that she is linked to Phobia and Nausea. Then again, maybe it is worth considering that ultimately Deadworld is utterly devastated. After all, the point of the Dark Judges is that they stand as completely opposite to Dredd's perspective and his world.
Certainly this is a series that merits a re-read. There is a lot that just doesn't seem to work properly for various reasons. Possibly because so much is going on?
As Colin says, Thistlebone delivers that earie, creepy, mind-alteringly queasy Hammer Horror style as always. Davis is the perfect choice for this strip although Lee Carter would be a close second after his performance on Cradlegrave. Where will this land? Given the penchant of Eglington for rooting this series in deep, dark British mythology, my money is on plenty of blood and gore.
I'd be a little more excited about the return of Rogue Trooper if I knew the creative team but I think that is because we've had some absolutely dire runs over the years. Here's to hoping it is up there with some of the stronger offerings we've had since they've tried to revise the strip.
Overall though, this is a cracking prog.