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I'll have to check out those.

The ones I always keep coming back to are:
2000AD Thrill-Cast (of course)
Kermode & Mayo's film reviews
This American Life (human interest and reporting)
Fighting Talk (sports comedy quiz)

I forgot to mention the excellent Neil Young soundtrack for Dead Man. It's worth watching (listening?) for that alone.

Finally sat down and watched Dead Man, Jim Jarmusch's 1995 western, not an adaptation of the Wagner/Ridgway classic. There's a stellar cast, most of whom only appear for one scene, including John Hurt, Gabriel Byrne, Robert Mitchum (!!!), Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop and various others. Johnny Depp is impressive as the titular anti-hero. Watching this, I started to realise how influential this film has been on modern takes on the western such as Slow West and the Coen's True Grit. Well worth a view, and up there with Ghost Dog as my favourite of Jarmusch's work.

My wife (not normally a fan of westerns) was impressed by the sympathetic and nuanced portrayal of First Nations peoples, and there's a fascinating scene set in a Salish (I think) village at the end.

Brilliant!

The first Rogue Trooper collection is on sale for £10:
https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB366

1) Real Madrid expressing an interest in a lower league player - regardless of how many goals they score in a series of games

I thought they were a lower half of the Premier side, rather than a Championship side?

They look really good. Hopefully a big improvement over the shirts, which had a very odd fit (at least for me anyway).

My print copy hasn't been dispatched yet either.

Has anyone received theirs yet?

The inscrutable oriental gentleman with the wispy moustache jarred a bit in Anderson. It seemed an unnecessary stereotype. I'm not sure why this bothered me, given that it was in a story about a future cop fighting psychic dragons conjured by mutants, but it did.

I figure I've never been in a better position to try pitching, so I'm going to give it my all.

That seems like a great attitude. Best of luck! Fingers crossed we'll see your name on the front of a book soon

Duke of Earl?
Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare?

If you find v.2 at an affordable price, please do let me know.

Might be worth looking in the webshop in 6-8 weeks' time as it's just been sent to be reprinted.

That news has just made my day! Thank you...!

Now, since we're talking about reprints.... about vol.1 of Ace Trucking Co. ....

A reprint of Ace vol. 1 would be very welcome.

Note that I am not comparing Leviathan to OMD...just the "deal with the devil" solution to resolve stories. Leviathan was much different as the whole plot revolved around it which was unique.

I was momentarily confused there, as I couldn't work out why you were referring to 80s synth band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. I think I need a coffee.

Enjoyed 6 Degrees North's Biere de Table last night. I need to find something for tonight now!