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No problem, mate.  1980 is the one to watch, there were two printers' strikes that year.

Don't let Jamarmiller hear you say that...!

Thank you kindly.

Here you go.

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http://www.bloodforthebaron.com is proud to present the opening chapter of the epic story Operation: Bloodhound.  This was the first story to run in the pages of Battle Action Force, and remains a fan-favourite now, over twenty years later.  This digitally remastered edition is brought to you for the first time in full colour.

Penned by the luminary Gerry Day, the strip boasted artwork from two of the industry's greats; Geoff Campion and Cam Kennedy, with lettering by the stalwart Peter Knight.  Modesty presents me from hyping it too much, as this week's BFTB Colouring Project was done by yours truly, Jim Marshall.

Please let me know what you think, I am not a professional so any advice would be much appreciated.  More next week!

Link: http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/Blood/Bloodhound%20002%20003.html" target="_blank">Operation: Bloodhound

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Battle #466 - 478 (c2c)

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Battle #453 - 465 (c2c)

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Battle #440 - 452 (c2c)

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Not a chance.  Give the blighters what-for, make them think twice before daring to set foot on our God-given soil again.  My side, your side.

Send them all home minus both their eyeballs, save one fella with just one to lead them the way.

My God, Johnny are you still banging on about this?  Don't you sleep, man?

No, no, I'm only ribbing you.  I'm posting to say sorry in case I offended you yesterday.  I don't think I actually wounded your pride at all, I hope not, but I did go over the top and I would like to apologise for it.  Not to say I didn't mean it at the time, you wound me up good and proper and no mistake, but today, well, today I'm not too proud of it.  I do that sometimes, and for the record I can be just as lippy offline too.

I'm sorry, Johnnyeyebrows.  And the same goes to anybody else who I may have upset.

I'd like to address Buttonman, if I may.  I'm not sure if your post about being embarrassed to be associated by some of the remarks was directed at me or not, but if that is the case then I again apologise.  I would never dream of presuming to speak for somebody else; I'm all about independance.  I'd be uncomfortable doing it even if I was asked to.

Now you made a couple of comments that caught my eye, one was 'woolly liberals', another was 'blinkered right-on attitude'.  Again, I don't know if these were directed at myself or not, but either way I'm happy to be the poster-child for Flower Power in this instance.  I most certainly am liberal (as I'm sure is quite apparent), but I must pick up on the term woolly.  I don't think I've been at all unclear in my stance or opinions, and feel I must stress that this isn't just some naive concept born of a need to be loved or the like, but is a carefully thought-out set of values inspired not least by my own personal experiences, observations, losses, triumphs, hopes and regrets, not to mention external stimuli and countless other influences.  In short, I have pledged to do as little harm as possible within my lifetime, and if I can leave the world a better place, or at least no worse off, when it's my time then I'll be happy with that.  I wouldn't call it a belief structure as I always try to be open to new ideas, but it is my state of mind.

As for having a blinkered right-on attitude, now I  think a right-on attitude is slang for being liberal, please correct me if I am mistaken, but I assure you I am not blinkered.  I strive to see past preconceptions, beliefs, rhetoric, dogma, traditions, borders, rules, regulations, laws, expectations, pretty much any obstacle really.  Of course it all flies out the window if I get my back up but I do try very hard not to be Judge Mental.

So to summarise, I'm not crusading to change people to my way of thinking, that totally flies in the face of what I'm about - to live and let live, I take people as I find them, and I accept them warts and all.  And with that, I expect people to take me as I am.  I'm not bullshitting, this is my point of view.  I admit I might speak without thinking at times, but it's all true.

I hope I haven't come across as anti-soldier.  I have several friends currently serving, some of whom have been luckier than others, and while I may not agree with their choices in profession (it certainly wouldn't be right for me on many levels), I do respect their decisions.  One aspect which does seem to have been left out of this thread so far is that every single one of those soldiers chose to enlist (whether they read Battle Action Force or not).

Now, if I were to wake up tomorrow and find Volgan Paratroopers filling the skies, no doubt my first reaction would be to have a total wiggins.  I like to think that even in an agitated state I'd have enough about me to grab my loved ones and lead them to safety, but I don't know for sure.  In my time I have experienced a great many things including terror, shock and adrenaline.  I suspect that being face to face with a warzone would be similar to an overload of all three at once.  Whatever the case, I like to think that as soon as I was able I would try to pull myself together as best I could, and then go and see what I could do to help.

Now, given the impossible situation of, say, defending one's family against a psychopath, then yes, I would step up - it's practically automatic.  But I would aim to wound, not to kill.  It's also easier to justify defending another than oneself but before I meander off too far the point that I was going for is that as a realist pacifist I'm more than prepared to fight for those I love, but only in defence.  I will not instigate the fight.

So that's enough with the hypotheticals for now.  W. R. Logan made a prior comment about 'armchair philosophers'; now I've looked at that remark from every angle I can think of and I really cannot think of a better place to philosophise from than one's own armchair.  Here's hoping that that sparks a brand new debate.

Oh, and as nobody else picked up on it, tweak72 came out with a cracking typo: "I am Royalist because I lie"

Sure, you can read "whatever" as a concession if you like.  It's not though.

OK I'm bordering on incredulity now, and have about as much interest in repeating myself as I do in Prince Harry.  However...

I am not whinging, nor am I anyone's victim.  I'm just pointing out your crummy behaviour.  One man's snarkiness is another man's wit.  I make a play on words, you call me names.  Bravo.

It's been fun watching you move in very tight circles, but honestly, you're going to argue with that merely becuase I said it so whatever.

I'm going to go watch TV now, go and annoy somebody else.  You prick.

i hope someones keeping up with the 'moron' count, i expect to see it tabulated & put into pie chart format as well.

I make it one so far.

You've been abusive and hostile - I'm not whinging about it, just stating the facts.

You jump over hurdles, not through them.  That would be hoops you were thinking of.

I honestly have no idea what you think mind reading means but for the rest of us it's telepathy.

Your point was little more than "This is what I think and that's the end of it."

The poll was biased to your side because the question was "is the medic a moron?" (essentially) as opposed to "which of these two is the moron - the soldier or the medic?"  Get it?

Anyway, this thread is getting back on track, I keep trying to finish this farce and you keep scribbling over everything.  I was over it ages ago, but you just keep on back-pedalling.

I think Johnnylowbrows quite suits you.