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General / Forum’s Fav Thrill - Full Tilt Boogie vs. DreadNoughts Rd 3 Heat 58

« on: Today at 06:29:00 AM »

So here we are final week of Round 3 and quality here will set us up well for what's to come. There are some stunning ties here and a proper local derby to really add some flavour - I was so chuffed when this one was drawn as it's a right good tie (you’ll only have to wait until Tuesday…). Round 4 will be coming soon (Monday next week I imagine!) and it's going to start to get super tough… or tougher at least!

Two new favourites in play here, both with only one full series, both with at least one more on the way. So I guess we have an easy metric to help you decide this one. Which of the two are you looking forward to returning the most? Full Tilt Boogie, which struggled to see off Vector 13, is the sort of thrill the prog needs to shake things up and pull the prog into a new age and a new audience. DreadNoughts, who took out the mighty Paul Grist’s Demon Nic could therefore be said to be backward looking, reflecting on past glories, but is far from it feeling absolutely relevant and as current as FTB in the context of the time it's being created. Which one are you happiest to see back?

Full Tilt Boogie - more info

Vs

DreadNoughts - more info

Just reply in this thread naming your favourite thrill of these two series at the beginning of your post (or use Bold tags so I can spot it easily) and say what you like about these wonderful stories after that.

Match ends early on the morning of Thursday 30th June and the winner gets a place in Round 4 (of 9!!!).

What on Earth is ALL of this?

For those that need ‘um and can be bothered to follow ‘um there’s some simple rules

Any questions, just ask as ever - and have FUN

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General / Forum’s Fav Thrill - Dandridge vs. VCs Rd 3 Heat 57

« on: Today at 06:27:25 AM »

So here we are final week of Round 3 and quality here will set us up well for what's to come. There are some stunning ties here and a proper local derby to really add some flavour - I was so chuffed when this one was drawn as it's a right good tie (you’ll only have to wait until Tuesday…). Round 4 will be coming soon (Monday next week I imagine!) and it's going to start to get super tough… or tougher at least!

Curious one this. VCs straddles the ages, being one of the early strips that provided nostalgia for the Prog as it reformed to an early entrant from Rebellion’s time. You can vote for all, either, or whatever aspect and folks did in numbers in an easy victory over Citi-Def. Dandridge is in danger of being a forgotten curio, never quite gripping folks enough to become a long running thrill, but fun while it was here and enjoyed enough to see off Urban Strike and Orlok. Different class of opponent for this one though.

Dandridge - more info

Vs

VCs - more info

Just reply in this thread naming your favourite thrill of these two series at the beginning of your post (or use Bold tags so I can spot it easily) and say what you like about these wonderful stories after that.

Match ends early on the morning of Thursday 30th June and the winner gets a place in Round 4 (of 9!!!).

What on Earth is ALL of this?

For those that need ‘um and can be bothered to follow ‘um there’s some simple rules

Any questions, just ask as ever - and have FUN

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General / Re: Sideshow Vote II: Simply the best – Number VI

« on: Today at 06:21:34 AM »

Phase 3 had always been my favourite, but on a recent read

Phase 2

shone.

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General / Re: Sideshow Vote II: Does it tally up?

« on: Today at 06:20:30 AM »

If the Prog has tauight us anything it that a story needs to be as long as it needs to be. Classics can be 1 offs, 4 parts or 12 or more. Let the creative team determine.

Just tell me a story I do not care about the length

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General / Re: Graphically 2000 AD! 2000 AD through design and iconography

« on: 26 June, 2022, 10:29:32 AM »

Very interesting idea and great first post (and second looking at the Trans Time one). Be interesting to see how big this gets as when you start to think about it there is a LOT of iconography in the thrills.

Count me in.

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General / Re: Forum’s Fav Thrill - Fall of Deadworld vs. Skizz Rd 3 Heat 56

« on: 26 June, 2022, 08:16:17 AM »

VOTING CLOSED

Oh this was closer than I thought, so much so that I was preparing my call and it was a tough one. Could I see past my love of the first Skizz, Jim Baikie art and how much I enjoy the other two books, all be it less than 1... I'm  not sure I would have been able to... In the end however I didn't need to make that final gut wrenching decision as Dash Decent, though he fell in the much more one sided tie finished today go some consolation as his final vote decided this and

Skizz

man it into Round 4, flipp' neck.

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General / Re: Forum’s Fav Thrill - Meltdown Man vs. Dash Decent Rd 3 Heat 55

« on: 26 June, 2022, 08:07:21 AM »

VOTING CLOSED

Well despite nobel support from Funt Solo and our very own Dash Decent there was going the thrill Dash Decent could do here and quick as you like

Meltdown Man

will be looking to throw another thrill in the vats in Round 4.

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Announcements / Re: 2000 AD - The Ultimate Collection

« on: 25 June, 2022, 03:43:04 PM »

Seriously, why are they bothering with Samantha Slade at all? It's the worst thing to appear in the prog since Rebellion took over.

How quickly we forget Stalag 666!

Or Dead Man Walking!

I've said it before and I'll say it again I like Dead Man Walking. Don't listen to Bishop it's not like he has any to say on the matte...

...the want...

...writer you say...

...oh...

Well I still like it...

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Announcements / Re: Pandora Perfect - coming March 2023

« on: 25 June, 2022, 02:24:40 PM »

OHHHH let's hope this one does big numbers as this feels like the sort of end game the Regenes are after. Everything crossed for this one.

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Announcements / Re: The Leopard From Lime Street 3: Rise of the Snow Beast - coming March 2023

« on: 25 June, 2022, 02:22:50 PM »

Oh wow I'd all but given up on this coming out. That's FANTASTIC news!

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Announcements / Re: 2000 AD - The Ultimate Collection

« on: 25 June, 2022, 02:16:20 PM »

Seriously, why are they bothering with Samantha Slade at all? It's the worst thing to appear in the prog since Rebellion took over.

How quickly we forget Stalag 666!

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General / Re: Side-side-vote - The golden goose-stepper

« on: 25 June, 2022, 02:15:23 PM »

Space magic or sci-fi regene science  type stuff. Fudge it. They have for long enough.

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General / Re: Forum’s Fav Thrill - Fall of Deadworld vs. Skizz Rd 3 Heat 56

« on: 25 June, 2022, 06:54:41 AM »

Ohhh this one could swing on final day votes. I think I see one thrill just peaking ahead but I could well be wrong. Vote today and I'll reveal all tomorrow.

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General / Re: Forum’s Fav Thrill - Meltdown Man vs. Dash Decent Rd 3 Heat 55

« on: 25 June, 2022, 06:53:39 AM »

I'll be honest when I do the draw ties that haven't finished I entered into the draw as x vs y so I have a track of both possible winners. I didn't both here. Closes tomorrow morning.

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General / Re: Forum’s Fav Thrill - Feral and Foe vs. Durham Red Rd 3 Heat 54

« on: 25 June, 2022, 06:52:28 AM »

VOTING CLOSED

Thought Durham Red would have put up more of a fight here. The strip has had some many rich and interesting interations, from classic Carlos and Alan Grant, Mark Harrison, then Mark Harrison and Dabnett himself and the recent hard western thrillers (my personal fav) but no. The power of a new Dabnett strip dominated here. Backed up with Rich Elson's muscular art

Feral and Foe

will be bickering into Round 4