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[Preacher]

Here's my woefully unoriginal bunch, many of which I know have aged terribly:

The Preacher Series - Never have I cared about a relationship in a comic so much.

The Sin City books - 'Cos you feel like you're actually 'in' the story with the narrator. When a character blacks out, you black out with them for a couple of pages, it's wonderful story telling of wonderful twisty turny stories! Plus the art is generally mesmurising.

From Hell - Fascinating and 'orrible all at the same time! By far my favourite Moore book. I know some people think the annotations are pompous but I likes 'em!

Judge Dredd Mega Collection - There's nothing like those Saturday Daily Star Dredds by Wagner, Grant and Smith to get across the tone, imagination and wit of Dredd's world. All Dredd writers should be forced to read this twenty before having a go at the character!

Dredd: America - The first printing (i.e. not the 'complete' version with the sub standard America 2) wrapped in MacNeil's wonderful cover is a beautiful book from start to finish.

[can]

Cor, when I finished it last night I didn't use the 3d glasses. I teased 'em out of the pack today (it can be done without ruining the dust jacket!) and the 3d was luvverly, perhaps the best I've seen!

Can we have a jump on the band wagon 2000ad 3D special please Thargy?

Hmmm. Finished this last night and, to be honest, I didn't really like it. O'Neil's art was absolutely amazing throughout but I found the story and tone of the book a bit, dare I say it, pretentious. I'll give it another go in a few months.

It was fun spotting the Bash Street Kids throught the book though!

Yup, mine too. I was over the moon so no apology necessary Thargy!

[Cover]

Me tuppence worth:

Cover - As usual, a belter. I hope something gets done with all of these.

Dredd - Classy story continues. I really like Slaughterhouse and hope he doesn't die. I'd love to see him as a tortured villain, slowly turning from decent bloke to major Dredd baddie with the reader sympathetically seeing how he made the journey as it were.

ABCs - A decent enough end to the book.

Buttondude - Nice to see the game in action again. Still a bit Meh for what is my fave series after Dredd.

Stone Island - I enjoyed the end of this series and thought it was quite touching really. It didn't bother me at all that Sorrel's willy made such a prominant appearance. Nice to see he hangs to the left too. For anyone that missed it first time around, here's my interpretation of Simon painting this strip...
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[Jason Brashill]

Oh Fegbarr, I really feel for you. I'm a complete misery guts/grouchy bastard without my computer!

Anyway - After a mammoth gaming session I've just completed Ep2 and Portal. I've started playing through Portal with the developers commentary on a was delighted to hear out very own Jason Brashill on there!

Cool!

Gah! I envy you Adventurer! I got about 5 mins worth of Portal and an hours play of Ep 2 then had to go to work, very, very late!

Ade - As Half-Life 2 took so many years to develop, Valve decided to release shorter, 'episodic' additions to the series to shorten waiting times between games. This is Half Life 2 - Episode 2. Unfortunately, these episodes still take bloomin' years to make but are well worth the wait!

I can't wait for work to finish!

Woohoo! The files are decrypting now - I'm gonna pop!

[I can't wait!!!]

And I can't wait!!!

I'm seriously tempted to ring in sick at work tomorrow to play these. Half-Life is my all time favourite series of games and Ep2 looks beautiful! The new Hunters look evil!

Portal looks amazing too, I can't wait to get my hands on this mind bending game!

I genuinely am going to have trouble sleeping tonight, how sad is that!?!

Damn you Solo! I feel like Greedo!

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[burn them all!]

To add some further balance while dragging the thread down to gutter level at the same time - my postman is a postlady and she's as sexy as owt!

Still, going on strike on mine and Batson's birthday weeks is criminal - burn them all!

[don't strike in me fucking birthday week y'bastards!!!]

WOOHOO! It's my birthday on FRIDAY - I'm 35 but don't feel a day over 34.

Yes I feel sorry for, and support, the posties (other thread) but don't strike in me fucking birthday week y'bastards!!!

Yeah, I am enjoying it but for me, the realism and characterisation has suffered immesely with this series.

In books 1-3 the characters and set ups were so realistic - the only time it really slipped was Harry blazing into the senator's mansion at the end of book 2.

With this book, the whole clan of Ninjas and the Kill Bill style bride has taken it too far out of reality for me.

Aw, thanks everyone, I'll be trying all those suggestions out this week.

I love this board!