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So is everyone who stops posting for a day going to get a thread?

Yeah thats the idea! 

Seriously though, since i've signed up on here there's rarely been a day that Goaty was not about, so naturally i was a tad worried not to see him around for the past 5 or 6 days.

Goaty is around, but he's been jetting about the UK quite a bit, plus he's been busy animating ITV kids stories, AND designing loads of cool art. Not only that, but he's still publishing his 'Deaf Jogger' fitness advice clips, and has been involving himself in deaf stand-up improv.  You might also want to check out his awesome 'Deaf Rap' video. In between he's found time to get royally pissed with a bunch of his compadres. That's how awesome Goaty is.   

I think we can probably forgive him a few days away from the forum. 

Thanks for that, shaolin! 

I take it thats Anderson right? In that case i'd say that is possibly the closest we can come to seeing the real Anderson; you know the one with wrinkles as such as was shown in the Meg a while back. Great work Johnny!

Indeed! A top guy is Mr. Baillie! Also, i sent him an e-mail last night and he was kind enough to get back to me this morning - we might see him working with Inaki Miranda again hopefully in the future - fingers crossed of course.

[Orbital]

Orbital Volume 5,

Sweet!  I had thought that series was over given the ending of Volume 4.

Wow. Volume 5? brilliant news!

Something's amiss here in the forum.....

Something doesn't feel right these past few days...

It's Goaty. Where are you man? This place isn't the same without you!   

Tordelback, did you know that a line from your review and some from mine too (along with others) has been quoted in David Baillie's blog?

http://www.davidbaillie.net/ghostshipmathematica/

It's very nice of Mr. Baillie if i may say so myself! Can anyone else spot their review? 

I' m having an absolute blast with Marshal Law! Absolutely brilliant stuff. My favourite panel thus far is this one;



Kevin O'Neill's artwork is jawdroppingly good. And the painted back ground looks stunning. Pay close attention to the guy hand cuffed at the back of Marshal Law's craft - i swear that looks like a certain Caped Crusader! 

Event Horizon.

The potential is there for a good film. I like the premise, production design is good and it has a great cast. It's all let down by the script though.
I had no reason to care about any of the characters, there was no suspense and the horrific bits weren't scary, jumpy or shocking.
It's a shame really. I would say it could do with a remake but I think most of this ground was covered by Sunshine.

I've a soft spot for Event Horizon. Like you say though it's let down by a poor script, a shame as it starts off really well but loses itself maybe half way through. The premise is awesome though; a ship that bends time and space to travel light years in an instant, but goes too close to a dark place (Hell) and comes back.....different! Sam Neill's demonstration of the Event Horizon's travelling prowess is demonstarted very nicely at the begining. And the shot of the Event Horizon for the first time is simply awesome to say the least....cloaked in the deadly mists of Neptune. Wow. Who ever did the production design for the film and the ship in particular, take a bow. It's definitely Paul W.S. Anderson's more better efforts and vastly better than the AvP crap he would go on to make some years later.

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Prog 1829

Cover: nice work by D'Israeli. Love the deep blacks and white contrast. Would it have worked better in colour? Probably. But it's keeping in line with the b&w tone of the strip, and not a bad effort in my view.

Judge Dredd - Suicide Watch Part 4

A nice if somewhat rushed ending to the story. Hamida as a character is a very interesting one and i'd love to see more of her in the future. Nice to see the likeable hottie loving Imam back at the end! Well done to everyone involved for a very enjoyable read.

Dandridge - The Copper Conspiracy Part 6

Not as enthralling as the episode prior, but still enjoyable nonetheless. The villain Max Beta has to be one of the most memorable creations of recent memory! Some of his lines had me laughing out loud such as his lethal use of the Radio Times for a murderous act! And Shelley definitely needs to listen more carefully to his master....oh dear.

Zombo - Planet Zombo Part 5

It was an absolute pleasure to read this weeks instalment. Sure the plot is getting ever more weird and barmy but there's no let up of hilarious moments and Henry Flint's superb artwork grows in awesome stature, speaking of which his double page spread of the ' Purple Air Balloon' (or Yellow Submarine!) was absolutely breath-taking. I mean, wow. That guy is something else entirely. So's Al Ewing for having the audaciousness and sheer guts to produce with Flint, something of this mindbending and awesome quality. And to top it all off - the real Zombo is back!

Tharg's 3rillers - The Ghostship Mathematica Part 3

Thank god for this strip. It has been nothing short of a pleasure to read thanks to David Baillie's tight thrilling script, and art to drool over thanks to Inaki Miranda's delicously drawn work (which is a little reminiscent of Fiona Staples' work on Saga if i may say so). But let's not forget the colours too by Eva De La Cruz, which bring a vibrancy and eye catching beauty to the whole story. The characters and the whole premise is what has totally drawn me in to this particular 3riller, and like i hoped in my review for the last Prog, it does end on an optimistic note. Would i like to see it back again? It'll probably be intriguing to see how Marbles gets on with his pirate chums on earth, but i think we should leave it be and not spoil a good, nay, great thing. Well done to everyone involved for a beautiful story.

Stickleback - Number of the Beast Part 6

I've lost a little interest in this strip if i'm honest. D'Israeli's artwork continues to impress but the story isn't really doing anything for my thrill receptors as the first two series did.

So overall, a strong line-up with Tharg's 3riller, Zombo and Dredd and Dandridge the stand out for me.

4/5

My panel of the week:

http://nexuswookie.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/2000ad-panel-of-the-week-2/

Keep posting Goaty - your artwork is a pleasure to see!   

Dyou remember those Willow styrofoam jigsaw pieces in Cornflakes packets years ago?

You're so making that up, Link Prime; stop making things up!

Reality is stranger than fiction ol son

Link you are a legend, mate! I was just thinking about that then i saw your post! 

I absolutely remember them; me and my mates would collect and trade them. They used to look so damn cool. Ah, nostalgia....

What? Oh dear, i missed it. It would've been great to watch with my little girl. I must make a note of it. And Goaty? Wow. Well done mate! 

Yay!

http://nexuswookie.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/marshal-law-deluxe-edition/

Wow.