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So we've got no Advent calendar this year, but let's not let that stifle our festive creativeness. If you have something you'd have put in the advent calendar, just have a song, a poem, a creative activity, or a drawing you'd like to share with the Forum why not pop it as a present under Tharg's Forum Festive Thrill-Tree.
Unlike the advent calendar there's no schedule, so drop something off for all forumites to enjoy whenever it suits you. If you see one day have lots of treats then why not wait for a quieter day so your gift gets the attention it deserves. If you can't wait no biggie.
I'll start another thread for 'Thanks cards for presents under the Thrill-tree'. So this thread can be all about the goodies.
Come on why not slip something under Tharg's evergreen bushy delight for us all to enjoy?
To kick things off and to emphasize that anything can be put under the thrill-tree my first gift is... well sorry.. it's another tourney - I know, I know, from me as cliche as sock for X-Mas presents, but hey this one is all Christamas themed so why not join in and have a bit of fun over at
'Forum's Favourite Festive Front Tourney' (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47144.0)
Hope AlexF doesn't mind me moving this here. But this is a perfect example of the presents that can be left under the Thrill-Tree
Quote from: AlexF on 30 November, 2020, 06:42:13 PM
Don't know if this counts as an Advent Calendar alternative, but I have resolved and indeed made necessary preparations for the Heroes of 2000AD Blog to run all through December!
(http://heroesof2000ad.blogspot.com/)
- Going to post two new entries per week, and more over the Xmas/New Year break - and following the Space Spinner getting ahead model I have indeed already written and scheduled them. The end is in sight - I'm drawing the line of 'hero' at a count of 50, which I figure is enough stories to fill a year's worth of Progs.
But that's not enough!
On the 3 off days between new Heroes entries, I'm also running another Blog ranking the Judge Dredd epics. By my criteria, there are 52 in total...
I'll post links to that tomorrow once the blog itself goes live.
My first contribution - a sort-of-quiz - hope y'all like it, 'coz I've got one for every day up to christmas!
GN Blurb Translated Too Many Times (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47146.new#new).
answer to the first day's blurb posted and blurb number two now up (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47146.msg1046144#msg1046144).
Thanks Colin, for copying that link here!
The 'Heroes of 2000AD blog will rumble on on Friday'.
In the meantime, why not check out a new, much more limited in scope blog here:
https://dreddepicsranked.blogspot.com/ (https://dreddepicsranked.blogspot.com/)
in which I break down all the Dredd epic storylines in order of how good they are.
And yes, I will be making reference to Broodblik's Ultimate Dredd Tourney, but only at the very end.
Spoiler alert - the hive minds assessment doesn't line up with mine.
I'll set up another thread in case people are interested enough to tell me how wrong I am.
Random Grids of Yesteryear #1: Scream!
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If that grid is correct, then at this point the entirety of Scream has been collected by now - some of it more than once!
Or is 'fiends and neighbours' an actual series? Kind of sounds like a set of spooky pin-ups.
Quote from: AlexF on 03 December, 2020, 09:45:42 AM
If that grid is correct, then at this point the entirety of Scream has been collected by now - some of it more than once!
Or is 'fiends and neighbours' an actual series? Kind of sounds like a set of spooky pin-ups.
Fiends and Neighbours was a one page gag strip (such as is associated with Beano, Dandy and other children's comics - as opposed to young teens or whatever Scream!, Eagle, Tiger and the rest were classified as).
One or two page gag strip, and was itself a reprint from Cor!! comic.
I don't think any of Tales From The Grave has been reprinted yet, has it?
Quote from: AlexF on 03 December, 2020, 09:45:42 AM
If that grid is correct...
Sir, I am a nerd!
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Random Grids of Yesteryear #2: Toxic!(https://i.imgur.com/YQqd6QZ.png)
Random Grids of Yesteryear #3: Warrior
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For some reason I find that Warrior Grid fascinating and it surprises me how choppy the line-up was... it shouldn't I've read um all and kinda thing that's how it struck me at the time (I read them that is). Also I thought there was more Bojeffries in there...
Anyway the real reason I'm here when preparing something for the Thrill-tree I stumbles across a picture I did for the advent as a back up last year and never finished. So I finished it up and present it here to remind folks to throw a pressie under the Thrill tree if the mood takes you.
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The one on the right is Snow Feg.
Quote from: Funt Solo on 06 December, 2020, 03:35:07 PM
The one on the right is Snow Feg.
Which one's Slough Throst?
Quote from: sheridan on 06 December, 2020, 03:39:56 PM
Quote from: Funt Solo on 06 December, 2020, 03:35:07 PM
The one on the right is Snow Feg.
Which one's Slough Throst?
He was meant to be snow Thoth but it didn't really work!
Well to be clear I had no involvement in the making of this AND its not in any way 2000ad related... BUT there is no Earth on which this doesn't need to be under the tree.
Dalek and Cyberman sing Fairy Tale of New York
https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR2CeXFU0gZHfUNvEYpkUDzdRgBkjKhu9vVj3_DIp2uEC5vTUiHQHvztGu0&v=fDIctGxcq0Y (https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR2CeXFU0gZHfUNvEYpkUDzdRgBkjKhu9vVj3_DIp2uEC5vTUiHQHvztGu0&v=fDIctGxcq0Y)
If we really feel we need a 2000ad link I found this via Paul Grist's Facebook ... so yah know that counts right...
I have continued to update the daily 2000AD Translations (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47146.new#new) (but keep forgetting to update this thread as well).
Merry Christmas everyone! I've not posted in a while. Here is a picture I did for charity a short while back featuring Judge Dredd-1977. I've also provided a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C-V2ygILbE&t=661s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C-V2ygILbE&t=661s) to a sped up mpeg with music of myself inking and penciling the picture in this post. All the best! :)
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Hi all! I've put together a Festive and at least 70% 2000AD-related charity raffle with generous donations from a whole bunch of folk, again in aid of Magic Breakfast, giving vulnerable kids their first (and often only) meal of the day.
Go here for more details:
https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47170.msg1046880#msg1046880
Another of my now annual Calvin and Hobbes copies. Taking a glorious strip by Bill Watterson and clumsily thrillpowering it up. This year we go to Russia...
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Stand Tall Squaxx! The daily Zarjaz is back once gain to bring you a throb of Thrills each morning between now and Christmas.
Join us each day either here (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=40749.msg1023584#msg1023584) or over at The FQP Blog (https://futurequake.wordpress.com/) to watch the story unfurl!
If you are new to the daily Zarjaz then for more strips, head on over to The Daily Zarjaz Archive (https://futurequake.wordpress.com/the-zarjaz-daily/) and enjoy lots of complete strips, all for free!
Remember, it ain't called Zarjaz for nothing!
Quote from: Colin YNWA on 12 December, 2020, 11:16:26 AM
Another of my now annual Calvin and Hobbes copies. Taking a glorious strip by Bill Watterson and clumsily thrillpowering it up. This year we go to Russia...
(https://i.imgur.com/3fuULhR.jpg)
Pure Calvin in fantasy world 👍🏻👍🏻
Here are the pencils and inks for the picture of Hammerstein featured in the mpeg movie which shows my whole process of penciling through to inking the A.B.C. Warrior. Link Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYWNFqovPwk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYWNFqovPwk)
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Man December has been such fun thanks to all the lovely presents and all the folks who played in the quizzes, votes, puzzles, draws etc etc.
One last bit of fun to round off the year I'm going to run Tharg's Year in Review. Basically favourites of the years votes between Christmas and New Year. Hopefully it will pass the time as we all forget what day it is.
More details - https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47206.0 (https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=47206.0)
And now, for your amusement, my Christmas present to you all. It's taken me longer than I expected but it does all seem to work, so please settle back and get ready to while away a little time wandering through this interactive story. It'll be easier if you're drunk, I expect...
Elastoplast Christmas
A kind of frpg thing
http://www.filedropper.com/elastoplastchristmas (http://www.filedropper.com/elastoplastchristmas)