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I really liked this recent cover. It's a cliched pinup girl secret agent thing but it's so well done, reminds me of Phil Noto and old Bond type books

He should call it
the Party Representing an Independantly Controlled Kingdom

or P.R.I.C.K

Very nice!

Catchy:)

spot all the cameos in there?

Nice video - I couldn't tell who drew what though

I have to agree there on the choice of covers.
They definatley should comission new artwork for these. Must check back  to your site as they're released

Some of you might know european comic artist Enki Bilal
Here is his new movie -looks great!

Link: http://www.immortel-lefilm.com/" target="_blank">Bilal film

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wow! fantastic

shh-
 because of the deer snarling at them in the trailer, I know, i'm an idiot

straying seriously off topic here- has anyone seen "Without a paddle"!?? Awful, awful movie!

sorry Henry

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Cool! Like Pink Floyd meets this guy...

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Fair enough Will youre probably right about that

That kind of threw me though- I'm a middle class country boy from the bog and I didn't feel that alienation when I first read it all those years ago. This would have been before I ever saw a skinhead in real life

But you might be right in saying that it was Milligans intention to portray these characters as something less than human- I honestly hadnt thought of it from a "us and them" point of view

so you quite liked it then Wils? :)
I think your review is  good- a few years late but thorough and intersting

I'm not sure about this part though
"Milligan also immerses you in skinhead culture, warts and all. You see the obsession with drink, violence and sex. You see the degradation of women and the incessant demonisation of homosexuality. You see the raw ugliness of their shaved heads, thuggish clothes and leering faces. You see the nihilism."

While this is a fair description of the characters in this story I don't think it was Milligan/McCarthys intention to present this as a defining representation of the sub-culture they belonged to.

It might be a case of your seeing what you want to see, and what you're seeing confirms what you thought "skinheads" are about all along; violent thugs/ugly/homophobic/subhuman.
Who ever said a shaved head is ugly anyway? Sin?ad O Connor?That model, Eve? Buster Bloodvessel?Me? oh...wait

same goes for the "thuggish clothes"- that's just a matter of taste- Ben Shermans- designed and worn by a respected Tennis player, levis'- universally worn- the boots..oh..it's the boots isnt it?

I know many skinheads- most hitting 30+ now. This attribute; "the degradation of women and the incessant demonisation of homosexuality" simply doesn't apply to them.
I know some skinheads are homophobic and misogynist( check out some of cybermaxs net-buddies!)but the world is full of  homophobes and sexists. I also know some skinheads collect stamps, drive taxis, tapdance yadda yadda yadda

The characters in this story are working class teenagers and are expressing juvenile opinions and behaviour. But these ideals and opinions are not much differant than your average chav (burberry ape!) of today.

Maybe I'm rambling a bit or overreacting  but I don't like to see that sterotype every -single-time someone writes anything concerning skinheads.

It's been a while since I've read it but your article has prompted me to go and read it again, so in the end, it's done what it was supposed to(?).

P.S
The "obsession with drink" thing was spot on though!


(cue response form straight edge skinhead)

Link: http://members.lycos.co.uk/runninriot/" target="_blank">Oi oi

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You're not the boss of me!

The term "Boss" would imply the whole notion of wages and such

Steve Bell does the definitive Bush! You can see he loathes him!

Click the link below to go to his work on the Guardian site

but heres a not quite as good one that I did if it's any use to you

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/archive/stevebell/0,7371,337764,00.html" target="_blank">Steve bell

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