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Film & TV / Re: Rogue Trooper News…!

Last post by Funt Solo - Today at 10:36:15 PM

Empire magazine (May, I think) has a bit of blurb on the upcoming Rogue Trooper movie.

#2

Off Topic / Re: “Truth? You can't handle t...

Last post by Funt Solo - Today at 10:12:14 PM

Ah, Republicans.

In terms of shock value, though, this is perhaps as shocking as Liz Truss saying almost anything to anyone.

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Prog / Re: Prog 2380 - By Steed and S...

Last post by Jake Lynch - Today at 08:35:51 PM

Jake Lynch's art is fantastic on this so still plenty to enjoy.

This Earthlet seems to possess great insight - I for one would certainly like to hear more from him... *cough*

#4

Prog / Re: Prog 2381: A grizzly fate

Last post by Jacqusie - Today at 08:24:00 PM

Could have been supporting cast. Could have grown. But no: dead. Yet another in the long, long, long list.

I was thinking of why some of the strips in Dredd's world and in 2000AD have worked so well and it comes down to character development and building personalities around a central figure, who with Dredd, isn't really all that interesting.

The Pit was a great example of this as John Wagner introduced us to a diverse cast who we really engaged with as did Necropolis with the Cadets, McGruder & Anderson.

Rob Williams has also given birth to a wonderful range of personalities, most notably in Low Life and some of the supporting cast in Dredd and MC1 have been the kind of characters you can get behind...  before they all pretty much die.

It might be quite funny when in the script writing room, but I see this as such a waste and takes too much away from the story. Ok they are Judges, it's dangerous, we get it, but readers like familiarity and people we can return to over and over again to get to know and love.

Someone mentioned cancelling their subscription recently, I've done the same, I don't get much from stories like this now, Dredd's world has shrunk and despite the Editors wanting him to live for another 20 years (that's another story) I just don't enjoy these stories as I once did. I find myself getting winsome for the Wagner days and I'm not as excited as most on here by the new artists and writers, so perhaps it's a good time to bow out after 36 years.

Maybe Mr Williams could kill off another significant character in the Dredd universe and I would definetly pay to see that... I suspect that if he could get away with it, he would.

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Off Topic / Re: “Truth? You can't handle t...

Last post by The Legendary Shark - Today at 07:55:57 PM

How can we not be angered by these people? They write "laws" to bind us and ignore any that bind them. Disgusting.

Fortunately, the ICC doesn't seem to be in any hurry to back down,

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Events / Re: Lawless 2024

Last post by Doomlord66 - Today at 06:04:48 PM

I'm still weighing up whether I can make this one. I'd like to as I've only ever been to one before and that was Bristol 2008. Back then at that one, I managed to get a lot of stuff signed and some good sketches - Dredd by Boo, Dredd by D'Israeli, Dredd by Dylan Teague and Nik Dante by John Burns so I'd love to get some more to add to those.

[Shakara: Plus One]

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Prog / Re: Prog 2380 - By Steed and S...

Last post by Funt Solo - Today at 03:55:17 PM

I sometimes think of Proteus Vex as Shakara: Plus One.

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General / Re: 2000AD Original Art Thread

Last post by Barrington Boots - Today at 01:48:11 PM

I'm digging this encouragement.

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General / Re: 2000AD Original Art Thread

Last post by Trooper McFad - Today at 01:27:57 PM

Not yet! It's a full bleed page with laminate speech bubbles, so I'm not really sure what I want to do with it with it. I should just get it up and be happy but the indecision is strong here! I think it looks nicer without the laminate...

I haven't got that Henry Flint page framed yet either.

Do it in a batch with the new Carlos one you are about to win 😉
The framer might give you discount 😄

#10

General / Re: 2000AD Original Art Thread

Last post by Barrington Boots - Today at 01:22:54 PM

Not yet! It's a full bleed page with laminate speech bubbles, so I'm not really sure what I want to do with it with it. I should just get it up and be happy but the indecision is strong here! I think it looks nicer without the laminate...

I haven't got that Henry Flint page framed yet either.