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Seriously, why are they bothering with Samantha Slade at all? It's the worst thing to appear in the prog since Rebellion took over.

How quickly we forget Stalag 666!

Space magic or sci-fi regene science  type stuff. Fudge it. They have for long enough.

Ohhh this one could swing on final day votes. I think I see one thrill just peaking ahead but I could well be wrong. Vote today and I'll reveal all tomorrow.

I'll be honest when I do the draw ties that haven't finished I entered into the draw as x vs y so I have a track of both possible winners. I didn't both here. Closes tomorrow morning.

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Thought Durham Red would have put up more of a fight here. The strip has had some many rich and interesting interations, from classic Carlos and Alan Grant, Mark Harrison, then Mark Harrison and Dabnett himself and the recent hard western thrillers (my personal fav) but no. The power of a new Dabnett strip dominated here. Backed up with Rich Elson's muscular art

Feral and Foe

will be bickering into Round 4

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Strontium Dog lays down a real marker. We love Absalom, its a brilliant strip, has time to grow into something a bit special, but is compact enough to remain an almost perfect story, beginning, middle and terrible, brilliant end. Strontium Dog is a different beast. A strip that roamed and spread and felt like it would be with us forever. Alas that was not the case but it too managed to get its own fitting ending. The fact that its been able to have this almost absolutely comprehensive victory over such a strong thrill is a warning shot to all. What thrill can stop it?

Strontium Dog

will be selecting cartridge (Round) 4

Think one thrill has really pulled away here, which is surprising as I thought it would be much closer than it appears to be but my eye scans have decieved me in the past and as such those last day votes might change things. I'll count up in the morning.

Well its not a whitewash but the result is in no doubt with a day to go. Still get those votes in so we know how strong the support for Strontium Dog is...

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As straightforward as they come this one. Not much reflection just vote and vote for Defoe. Inspectre did get some support and certainly deserved to hold it own a little better maybe... be then I'm no fan of Defoe, but regardless of that fact

Defoe

will be firing shots of ball into Round 4

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Well was not expexcting that. It was very close too but the mauling of prog 1 thrills in Round 3 continues as now M.A.C.H.1 falls. Its not that we're not greatful for these stories for launching the comic we love and providing a sound foundation, it just we know it gones onto bigger and better things... and it would seem one of those things is

Sancho Panzer

which will be rolling over rough terrain to get to Round 4

I've rattled on about this endlessly The Phoenix is an absolute treasure and clear evidence that weekly ongoing adventure comics, can work, enthrall kids (some kids) when balanced right with other stuff. The concern is of course its pretty much on its own and even then there seems to be increasingly finding ways to save monthly on the weekly comic and that comic is used to fuel collections and those more and more in the Dog Man style - which given the quality isn't a massive concern.

If the model was easy and universally popular there would be more one imagines. So I remain grateful it still exists.

The other concern is the boys love for it is slowly ebbing. He still reads it without fail, but its been a while since he read it the moment it lands as he used to, normally that evening though. Its then not rushed to his room to be looked at again over the weekend. He's 10 and his time might be steadly coming to an end.... so I guess I'll just have to admit I'm getting it for myself in a wee while!

As for 'No Country' I think it ran in the run up to issue 400 - but will check when I have a moment to get to the boys room and nosey to get exact issues. It was so, SO good, and I'm super excited its returning after so long and if I'm honest all but giving up on seeing it again.

You could spend hours in that thing.

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The Grievous Tourney Schedule of Colin YNWA (and the Boarders' Brain Cells Left in His Wake)

Bravo!

Indeed!

Will any Round 4 ties be this easy to choose?

Its only getting harder alas!

Skizz. Book 1 is obviously the best, I don't care for book 2 at all, but book 3 has some redeeming qualities.

Even Book 2* has the redeeming quality of GLORIOUS Jim Baikie art... mind the art on Fall of ain't bad either is it!

*I actually quite like Book 2 as it goes.