Messages

Heh, I copied Alan Moore's Future Shocks at school.

Still not sold on Revere. I don't mind having to work at a story (prefer to, sometimes), but I seem to recall that Revere was the last thing that Smith wrote while on LSD, and it does show.

It's probably  that I struggle more with Simon Harrison's art than Smith's writing...

Agreeing with much of this.
Only adjustment was that a mate did the Alan Moore plagiarising (that "there was a knock at the door" last panel one) and it must have been a slow day because the teacher read the story in front of the class. I called him out on it afterwards. Delicious).

I ripped that story off at school as well. I got a C for it. Not a good reflection on Mr Moore!

A great page to start with! Lovely stuff.

Thank you! That's the one! Great stuff!

Yeah - i enjoyed that too

Oh - and I only joined the story at the last series - so maybe it was very different before that.

[Justice]

this is the first of Ichabod I've seen and the Saint was the first thing that struck me about the whole story.

That's just because Preacher and Ichabod are both comics, though, isn't it? The Saint of Killers is a great character, but there's nothing remotely original about him; he's a visual and narrative amalgam of every character Clint Eastwood played on horseback, right down to his hog legs and his origin/motivation. Unless we're arguing over who was first to co-opt established Western imagery in comic form ...

Talking of inspiration, this week's hundred foot steer in the sky made me thirst for Justice

It's not just that they're both comics. They're both cowboy comic heroes who are on a quest to kill God.

Cowboy comic heroes who have died and are now on a quest to kill god powered only by their hate and leaving behind a trail of destruction in their wake. . . .

No supposed about it. Firekind is somewhere at the high end of the top one or two stories Tharg's ever commissioned.

What might the other be?

Grudgefather

[From Grace]

From Grace. One of Spurrier's best and gorgeous art from the lad Irving.

That's a good one- Spurrier was already a very talented writer at that stage, but this made me stand up and take notice.

I'd also approve of a complete Bix Barton (including any one-off stories from the specials / yearbook).
It was absolutely bonkers, in the 2000AD mold.

A side note- if anyone out there knows if Bix Barton original artwork is available for sale (either by Jim McCarthy or another party), I would really appreciate a PM with contact details.

Contact me first!! I want it more!

I'd personally just prefer to see Luke Kirby continue. I really liked it.

I'd really like to see a complete collection of Bix Barton.

Ichabod Azrael - I know everyone loves this, but I cant shake the Saint of Killers from my head.

My last week's prog never came - but this week's did.

My thieving postman clearly has bad taste!

more complex than i can handle!

Great scan too - what are you using?

Borag Thungg, Hivemind,

I have some Thargs and I was help identifying where they were used and getting a scan of them in use

All wonderful art by Brett Ewins

1

??
??

2

Back of an annual?
Music reviews?
??

3

Future Shock Logo
Nerve Centre
??

4


This is the cover to Prog 600 I seem to remember

YOu can offer stuff for sale at any price if you want - doesn't mean it's going to sell

Not really that unbelievable - if you want the book and it is out of print then you have to pay more. Ace trucking was one of my favourite stories.