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The only chance for a Flesh movie would be on the big screen, though it would have to undergo many changes to be palatable for a big Hollywood studio...

- Scrap the passe cowboy element and replace with techno-warriors in shiny body armour with plasma cannons. Instead of horses they ride hoverbikes. Concentrate on one team of these warriors, comprised of all the action movie cliches in the business (austrian leader, ethnic novelty, brainbox, freak-out, square, etc)

- Introduce a love triangle between Austrian leader, the slightly older and more debonair member of a business consurtium who does not believe the dinosaurs will cause bother, and a lovely young hollywood starlette of the day with little real acting talent - nice tits and arse, though.

- Add the cute element to amuse the children and elderly - a friendly baby dinosaur, such as a pteranodon called Flapper, a mammoth called Nutty, or a caveman cheekily nicknamed Einstein, the Jar Jar of the movie (Hollywood takes no interest in historial accuracy where actions moves are concerned). A wacky professor whose ravings move the plot along, played by Robin Williams, is a surefire hit (it seems like a good idea at the time)

- Unlike the comic, there are few casualties during the dinosaur war. The Austrian leader, love interest, cute dinosaur/caveman and a representative spread of ethnics (to show dinosaurs are not racist when they go on killing sprees) all survive. They look sadly back at the world the dinosaurs have regained before jumping through a time vortex, a la Sliders... and end up in a parallel Earth controlled by sentient dinosaurs!

The movie flops and never gets the planned sequel. 2000AD fans rage and get blasted, settling in for the wait until the Ace Trucking Co animated movie from Cosgrove Hall... which falls through and ends up as a series of five minute slots on CBBC, sandwiched inbetween a talkng Aardvark and the latest Popstars line-up.

- JC

'And, as another poster said, what 2000AD live-action spin offs?'

Never heard of Judge Dredd the movie?

- JC

'decent, 2000AD live action spin-offs?'

that's exactly what I mean :)

- JC

You might be forgetting that to be truly effective and not relgated to the cosy, family teatime slot that Dinotopia enjoyed, Flesh needs to be extremely violent and gory - I don't think any British TV company is going to spend so much money on a niche product that can only be shown at 2am, excluding much of the average TV audience.

Do we really want crappy, BBC CG effects and an orchestral soundtrack for such a fondly-remembered series? Surely it would only serve to hammer another nail into the coffin of decent, 2000AD live action spin-offs.

- JC

Cloning bodies is not the ultimate aim of those vain enough to want physical copies of themselves - they want to be able to transfer their personalities and memories into a body at the prime of its life. All this fuss about clones won't amount to much until mind-transferral becomes possible. Not many people would want an infant copy of themselves - what would be the point? The human species has the capability to reproduce without such methods. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

- JC

My explanation would be that the death belt was emitting widespread electromagnetic fields, almost to ground level, barring flight. The land raider and killdozer were armoured specifically against such interference, but the Justice Department - nor any cxivilian fleets - could be modified in time to get the vaccine across.

Well, it's my take :)

- JC

Link: http://2kadpbem.20com/jd" target="_blank">THE JUDGE DREDD STREET SIM

Flesh and Invasion are obviously exceptions - they are both exciting and visceral, conjuring up all manner of images for the series concerned. The mind races with the very name. 'Breathing Space'.. hmmm .. congestion on the London Underground? I don't imagine Flesh was five minutes work - as Paul suggested, think of all the titles that would first have come to mind.

Hopefully 2003 with be the year the storylines are more interesting than their titles, instead of yet more filler bridging the gap between now and the next offensive! Let's the editor and writers working hard to develop strips that have a greater life span - and interest retention - than 6 weeks :)

- JC

- From Grace
- Breathing Space
- Dragon Sun/Tiger Moon

Not very exciting titles, are they? Failed Vertigo Comics submissions? What happened to names that burst with thrill power:

Meltdown Man
Return to Armageddon
Strontium Dog
Fiends of the Eastern Front
Flesh

.. to name but a few. Me thinks the writers have forgotten which comic they are writing for. At least they aren't those Grudawful one word jobs that take five seconds to come up with.

- JC

You don't back down on bans. The guy caused a lot of offence. He's been booted out and should go find his kicks somewhere else. Let Scojo back in and you may as well no bother banning anybody again - then what's the point of being a moderator? Show the board whose in charge, Wake :)

- JC

I forgot to mention...

CARLOS EZQUERRA IS DRAWING ABC WARRIORS!!! So says a tiny passage at the bottom of the intro page to the Fiends of the Eastern Front 'freebie'

- JC

'I won't be buying the MEGAZINE this month , i think it's to expensive and there is no justification for the price hike posters and suplements should be freebies and not charged for, see you next month MEGAZINE'

Scrooge... :)

A pity, as it is a great issue - you're really missing out. The Meg is a steal at the price and I'd have no probs paying a tenner month for it if it were to maintain this level of quality.

- JC

Link: http://2kadpbem.20m.com" target="_blank">The DICE ORGY

BTW, Gordon - did Mongoose Publishing ever get around to tapping you up to write something for the JD RPG? Matt Sprange talked briefly about it some time ago... I recommended yourself, and Dan Abnett, whom I thought would be a great choice to pen the Cuidad Barranquilla sourcebook.

- JC

Link: http://2kadpbem.20com/jd" target="_blank">THE JUDGE DREDD STREET SIM

'btw, John, have you managed to figure out what Judge Cal's name is yet? ;->'

- Albert Ecclasius Mingo Callyfragiloco.

Cal for short :)

- JC

Link: http://2kadpbem.20com/jd" target="_blank">THE JUDGE DREDD STREET SIM

The new Meg size is exactly 21 cm wide, the same as A4. I would imagine it is cheaper to print this size than having to chop down to the 2000AD standard of 19.5 cm.

BTW, the Rennie droid needs to bend over to receive a Hotshot - his editor too, I'm afraid. There is no sector 501-505 in MC-1; the Pit (where the text story takes place) incorporates Sectors 301-305. Pick up your copy of the Judge Dredd RPG rulebook and your minds will be cleared of all confusion!

- 1-CAL

Link: http://2kadpbem.20com/jd" target="_blank">THE JUDGE DREDD STREET SIM

What can I say - a cracking issue, and a return to the larger page sizes of yore. Most of the strips are set squarely in Dredd's world, which is what the Megazine should really be all about, otherwise there's nothing much to distinguish it from 2000AD. The only wish I have for the Megazine is that is features a 20-page Dredd strip every issue :)

What are the chances of 2000AD getting a larger page size?

Before I go, may I wish everybody a Very Merry Christmas and a Scrotnig New Year.

- JC

Link: http://2kadpbem.20m.com/jd" target="_blank">THE JUDGE DREDD STREET SIM