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Hi all - a great Bristol con - I've posted some photos up on my blog (mostly art droids!) would love to see anyone else's!

Jim

Link: http://jimboswell.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bristol piccies

Judge Dredd has obviously travelled back in time, and is working undercover as Dan "Hollywood" Henderson in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.  There's no mistaking that chin...http://www.edge9.com/artwork/dan.jpg">

Aloha!

I've put up a few photos from Brum on my blog, if anyone is interested!  Mike Mignola, PJ, Mick McMahon etc:

Link: http://jimboswell.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://jimboswell.blogspot.com/

Hello all - first off, my apologies if this isn't the right place to put this! (I did do a search, but couldn't see an exsisiting review of the latest Meg). Unfortunately, I wanted to start with a bit of a moan about the latest issue...

1. There are no less than 18 pages of "features" in this issue!  Just my opinion of course, but I buy the Meg for stories and artwork... if I wanted a 7-page feature (not even an interview) on the career of Garth Ennis, I'd look elsewhere!  Likewise, the features on old War comics and Horror films... and The Dredd Files just seems completely pointless to me.  We could have had another two, even three strips in place of all this filler.  Again, just my own opinion here.

2. Judge Dredd: The Gingerbread Man, is fantastic, classic Wagner - funny and horrific at the same time, and with Flint on art duties you can't go wrong (I'm not a fan of the rather flat colouring though, when compared the colouring on some of Flint's previous work, Total War, Aliens, etc).  Great story - this is why we love Dredd and keep coming back after all these years!

3. Big Robots:  I'm enjoying this a lot, but it is definitely suffering from being chopped down into smaller installments, rather than the longer episodes it was originally intended to be.  Great stuff from Dave Taylor - the guy can draw a Mega City, that's for sure.  I urge readers to re-read this story in one go, once it's completed.

4. Blood of Satanus III:  Good Lord, where to start... this  is, as has been stated before, utter garbage.  Just my own opinion again of course; maybe somebody does think this is good?  The artwork is so bad I can barely force myself to read this, and when I do, I feel angry that I've just wasted several minutes of my life. I cringe when I see  "Next Issue" at the bottom of the last page, and realise there is yet MORE of this crap to come.  Possibly the worst thing ever published in the Meg (or 2000AD for that matter).


5.  Lights Out (Small Press):  I'm all for giving Small Press a chance to shine on the "big stage" - it's great to give raw talent a proper chance to impress! This one is a little weird, but enjoyable nonetheless. (I'd choose this over Satanus any day of the week).

6.  A 4-page reprint of an ancient Dave Gibbons-drawn Ro-Jaws story... why???  Again, 4 pages that could have showcased a new story, giving a new writer and artist a chance to do their thing.  I don't understand the point at all!  Budget, maybe?

7.  The Angel Gang - daft, but fun.  I would have enjoyed this series more if it had been in colour, but I realise the artwork is going for that McMahon "scratchy" feel,  a la classic Slaine, etc.

Well that's my 2 cents, thanks for listing!