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One for my fellow Republicans:
I was tasked with purchasing Garth Brooks tickets for my lovely missus and her sisters this morning, and like many others, faced the most frustrating two hour trudge of my life; staring at an unmoving and unforgiving Ticketmaster loading screen.
I reported my failure at 11.15am, and suffice to say, she hasn't taken it well (she hasn't spoken to me all day!).

She's obviously a huge fan (I'm not- I couldn't name more than two songs the guy ever sang, and am a bit taken aback by what I can only call a frenzy to get tickets for these gigs).
If any Irish boarders out there have 2 - 5 tics for sale, I'd really appreciate you helping out a fellow boarder.
Prices on some ticket websites are ranging from €300 to €800!
Don't be cruel (hey, that was Elvis wasn't it)?

Seriously though, this is a genuine request.

Cheers,
Richard

* let's be honest, how many series/stories live up to that standard of sustained viewing?

Fair point.

I can't speak for anyone else but I'm on tenterhooks.

Leave those Starr crossed lovers to their console commands, Minkyboy.
Cupids arrow is in flight- and this time it's Orcish.

[Wolverine]

Was perusing Midtowns listings for next week and noticed that Marvel are re-launching Paul Cornell's Wolverine with Vol 6 (???? When did that happen?).

I genuinely cannot get over the apathy I have for this title.

There's only so many hours to devote to TV. 3 hours I can give easily but 48 is a big ask.

Yet you did for Breaking Bad didn't you?
I know exactly where you're coming from though- there's a certain aversion to starting a new box-set that you're quite sure you're going to like.
It's a personal time and financial commitment that seems almost like a chore beforehand, yet when you're knee deep in the machinations of season 4 it beggars belief that you ever considered not watching this great show.
As an aside, I've been the owner of Boardwalk Empire season 1 on Blu since Christmas 2012, and it's sat there on the shelf unwatched and unloved, waiting for that 3-day stomach bug sick leave that's always just round the corner.

Sorry for the bum steer, neebs.

No bum steer at all Sauchie, I loved every minute of this- almost three hours of genuine hilarious entertainment.
It's been a long time since I left the cinema feeling absolutely satisfied with what I'd just watched.

[ABC Warriors]

I'm confused, where exactly in continuity/timeline are we supposed to be in ABC Warriors? I'm guessing this is just before they had Mek-Quake commited and then went off to recruit Zippo? If so, doesn't it seem a bit strange that Happy Shrapnel hasn't been mentioned by anyone in the strip for the past 20 years despite him being alive?

Actually Pat's been playing a bit of a long game here - the gang have been mentioning Tubal as their armourer/mechanic since Langely first started on the strip back in 2007.

Yeah, was just gonna mention that- Tubal Caine has been name dropped more times than Dr. Dre on Eminem's 1st album.

You're not the only one enjoying Ulysees Sweet by the way Lee- I'm digging the whole package.

[Mad Ronn]

im sure the next chapter will be Morrigun flashbacks before she/it gets blasted out of the Warriors and we'll have to go through this all again seen from a different perspective.

I'm waiting for the Mad Ronn and Hitaki flashbacks!

[Thrill Power]

Both Year One & MAJD are well worth a look for any boarders who have resisted thus far.
Bargain price exotic Thrill Power.

Regarding the 'regular' IDW series- personally I genuinely wouldn't bother downloading them even if they were free.

[Miracleman]

Miracleman 2; Still haven't got round to reading the first issue of this re-release yet. This one has more Moore, Alan Davis, and is two quid cheaper- result.
Saga 18; I'm a few issues behind on the read pile, but sticking with this stellar comic.
Transformers Regeneration One 98; Hurtling towards its climax, maybe at a bit too close to breakneck speed, as The Adventurer mentions. I'm slightly puzzled as to why Furman introduced Jhiaxus as a major player so late in the game- there were more than enough (literally decades long) plot threads to carry this to its conclusion.
Superior Spider-Man 26; Also heading to a conclusion- I'll enjoy Otto's last few issues at the helm.

[Origins: Wolverine]

I'd be in a similar position - Origins: Wolverine was one of the worst movies I've ever seen (it got switched off after half an hour because life's too short), but I actually really like First Class.

It's a bit rough around the edges (understandable given that it was made in a ridiculous time-frame - less than a year from script to screen iirc), but it's a thoroughly enjoyable movie that is worth watching for Michael Fassbender's Magneto alone. An underrated movie, much better than most of the Marvel movies and up there with X-Men 2 imho.

Indeed, after The Last Stand & Origins you'd be forgiven for never wanting to see an X film again.
First Class & The Wolverine, while no masterpieces, are streets ahead of their predecessors, and worth a look.

My (and probably most others) rankings would be;

X-Men 2
X-Men
X-Men: First Class
The Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men 3: The Last Stand

Although has that ret-con been ret-conned?

I want to Time-Bomb myself back to 1990.

1) Bob Molesworth- Headache Tharg
2) Uncle Fester- Cosmic Tharg
3) Archie- Flintish Tharg

If I walked into my LCS and noticed any of these three were the cover to a Future Shocks collection I'd simply nod in approval.

HM) Bolt 01- Ancient Tharg (I'm a sucker for a great lighting effect).

Great stuff all round.

What Greg said.

I'd forgotten how good Steve Dillon's Rogue was...

[Wake]

Hey Wake, why no heads up on the flood of new Flint art on your website???
Two of my favourite pieces have been snapped up already!

Sorry about that. I normally do post here too, but there were already quite a few people interested and some of the pages were pre-reserved.

I also have some cool Zombo pages that aren't up yet (because I haven't confirmed which stories they come from).

Cheers,

Wake

All is forgiven Wake- I received my slice of Flinty goodness in the post yesterday.

One of the more horrifying Day of Chaos pages, and beautifully rendered.
I only wish I could have afforded two!