Greeting everyone!
It feels great to be part of this drokkin' awesome forum!
Growing up i'm ashamed to say I wasn't that familiar with Dredd. Sure I read the odd programme here or there, but I was more a Tin Tin/ Asterix and Manga nut. It was only a year ago I read the Cursed Earth story arc and I was totally blown away by it! Soon after I started getting back into the programmes, and recently the Megazine too. I have to say the Dredd universe is like no other - its absolutely unique! The wide array of talented writers and artists, always managing to bring something fresh to Dredd and the 2000AD universe not to mention the humour too! :D
I have to say that I am a fully fledged fan right now! I'm chuffed to be part of this great forum, and look forward to sharing my thoughts on The Meg and 2000AD!
Cheers!
welcome aboard Mabs :wave:
Now then Mabs, and welcome to the forum!
Welcome, Mabs!
Thanks guys! A pleasure to be part of this awesome forum! :D
Hi Mabs.
Hello Mabs! I think I know you from another forum, I go under a more 2000AD-centric name here (but he was a bastard too!) :D
Quote from: PreacherCain on 30 September, 2012, 10:09:19 PM
Hello Mabs! I think I know you from another forum, I go under a more 2000AD-centric name here (but he was a bastard too!) :D
ha ha! :D
Yeah, i'm known as Nexus Wookie over 'there'! But here I think i'll keep my 'proper' nickname! :D
And I
may be mistaken, but I think I know who you are too! Lol!
Thanks mate! Good to be on board! :D
Hey there, Mabs. Thoughts on the Meg and Prog, you say...? Fantastic!
Quote from: Mabs on 28 September, 2012, 05:08:01 PM
Greeting everyone!
It feels great to be part of this drokkin' awesome forum!
Growing up i'm ashamed to say I wasn't that familiar with Dredd. Sure I read the odd programme here or there, but I was more a Tin Tin/ Asterix and Manga nut.
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Cheers!
Hey hey! I'm a newbie, too! But welcome all the same!
Just wanted to share. I love Tin Tin, too! I grew up reading and watching Tin Tin all the time.
One of my closest friends was an Asterix & Obelix nut. And he showed me a lot of those strips and cartoons.
Also, I'm a big Anime & Manga nut, myself. Glad to see you are too.
What are some of your favorites?
Greetings.
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Quote from: orinAGN on 01 October, 2012, 03:17:47 PM
Quote from: Mabs on 28 September, 2012, 05:08:01 PM
Greeting everyone!
It feels great to be part of this drokkin' awesome forum!
Growing up i'm ashamed to say I wasn't that familiar with Dredd. Sure I read the odd programme here or there, but I was more a Tin Tin/ Asterix and Manga nut.
................
Cheers!
Hey hey! I'm a newbie, too! But welcome all the same!
Just wanted to share. I love Tin Tin, too! I grew up reading and watching Tin Tin all the time.
One of my closest friends was an Asterix & Obelix nut. And he showed me a lot of those strips and cartoons.
Also, I'm a big Anime & Manga nut, myself. Glad to see you are too.
What are some of your favorites?
Hi orinAGN! Yeah I was a big fan of Anime/ Manga growing up. I was a fan of Akira, Appleseed (Masamune Shirow's artwork is superb!) and Black Magic (also by Shirow), Bubblegum Crisis and Dominion Tank Police to name but a few. I also read some Ghost in the Shell too. I was a regular reader of UK's Manga Mania magazine and they used to publish these comics every month. Recently I started collecting the massive Akira volumes by Kodansha (i've got the first four volumes, still got another two to go!). Glad to hear you like Tin Tin too! Even as an adult I still love reading 'em, same goes for Asterix too! Speaking of French comics, recently I started reading the Aldebaran saga (consisting of Aldebaran Vol 1-3, Betelgeuse 1-3 and the recent Antares): its an awesome science fiction story by writer/ artist Leo. I highly recommend them! :D
And its not just comics too, I love collecting Anime films. I have nearly all of Hiyao Miyazaki's films. My 4 year old boy love's watching them (Ponyo and Spirited Away being his faves). I love Vampire Hunter D, both the original and the sequel Bloodlust by Kawajiri (i'm a big fan of his!) . Ninja Scroll by him, is one of my all time favourite Manga! I love Akira and Ghost in the Shell too. Recently I watched Black Jack and thought it was superb! So yeah, Anime and Manga is pretty much in my blood! :D
AWESOME!
Akira, Appleseed, Bubblegum Crisis (and Bubblegum Crash, as I recall) and Dominion Tank Police, Ghost in the Shell are all awesome.
QuoteI have nearly all of Hiyao Miyazaki's films. My 4 year old boy love's watching them (Ponyo and Spirited Away being his faves).
I have very mixed feelings about Miyazaki.
Though, I do love LOVE Kiki's Delivery Service. My favorite is Porco Rosso!
I got very tired of his other movies very fast. I used to love Princess Mononoke. But now, I can barely sit through it. And I never liked Howl's Moving Castle, or Nausicaa.
And YES! I love Vampire Hunter D and Bloodlust! And definitely Ninja Scroll.
Glad to see we have a lot of common tastes.
Quote from: orinAGN on 01 October, 2012, 05:59:44 PM
AWESOME!
Akira, Appleseed, Bubblegum Crisis (and Bubblegum Crash, as I recall) and Dominion Tank Police, Ghost in the Shell are all awesome.
QuoteI have nearly all of Hiyao Miyazaki's films. My 4 year old boy love's watching them (Ponyo and Spirited Away being his faves).
I have very mixed feelings about Miyazaki.
Though, I do love LOVE Kiki's Delivery Service. My favorite is Porco Rosso!
I got very tired of his other movies very fast. I used to love Princess Mononoke. But now, I can barely sit through it. And I never liked Howl's Moving Castle, or Nausicaa.
And YES! I love Vampire Hunter D and Bloodlust! And definitely Ninja Scroll.
Glad to see we have a lot of common tastes.
Lol! You're right mate and I should've mentioned it that Bubblegum Crash was called 'Crisis' in the U.K! So just a slight difference. But yeah, glad to see we share the same tastes in Anime! I understand what you mean by Miyazaki's film's, sometimes it can seem a little long, and slow paced. But I think theres a certain beauty to his film's, and a lot of messages you can take from them mainly about the eco system and man's folly. There's a feeling of innocence in most of his films which I like. But then again I also love my more grown up Anime like Ninja Scroll and Urotsukidoji! :D
Quote from: Mabs on 01 October, 2012, 06:09:35 PM
I understand what you mean by Miyazaki's film's, sometimes it can seem a little long, and slow paced. But I think theres a certain beauty to his film's, and a lot of messages you can take from them mainly about the eco system and man's folly.
Nope.
I love the slow pacing and the length. And the beauty. And the ecological message.
What I hate is the amount of over the top crazy/stupid in so many characters.
I think the one that sums it up best for me is "Howl's Moving Castle". Everyone in that movie is a complete moron. No one makes a smart decision the ENTIRE film. And when they're not being moron's they're just insane.
Princess Mononoke has a lot of that same problem.
It's why I like Kiki's Delivery Service, Porcor Rosso, and Arietty. A lot less crazy/stupid. And a lot more relatable characters.
Quote from: orinAGN on 02 October, 2012, 04:19:01 PM
Quote from: Mabs on 01 October, 2012, 06:09:35 PM
I understand what you mean by Miyazaki's film's, sometimes it can seem a little long, and slow paced. But I think theres a certain beauty to his film's, and a lot of messages you can take from them mainly about the eco system and man's folly.
Nope.
I love the slow pacing and the length. And the beauty. And the ecological message.
What I hate is the amount of over the top crazy/stupid in so many characters.
I think the one that sums it up best for me is "Howl's Moving Castle". Everyone in that movie is a complete moron. No one makes a smart decision the ENTIRE film. And when they're not being moron's they're just insane.
Princess Mononoke has a lot of that same problem.
It's why I like Kiki's Delivery Service, Porcor Rosso, and Arietty. A lot less crazy/stupid. And a lot more relatable characters.
I never realised that so many of the characters in Howl were bad decsion makers! :D I must give it another watch. I have to say I have a soft spot for Howl, I think some of the characters were really fun, like Calcifer and that little kid. Its based on a novel by British writer Diana Wynn Jones , and. I really must give it a read.