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Nostalgia couldn't rally too much resistance here. The same has been seen a number of times as Prog 1 thrills have been falling aside. Only Harlem Heroes remains - with MACH 1 still to come. Here a modern classic in the making sweep the voting country and only meeting pockets of fighting back from shooter (and duck) wielding rebels.

Thistlebones

will be seen at the edge of your perspection in Round 4.

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The only surprise here I suppose is that Halo Jones didn't get a shutout. However good Numbercruncher is, and it is a fantastic thrill it was always going to struggle getting votes here. And indeed it was all pretty cut and dry.

Halo Jones

will be serving vote on the grand ship Round 4.

While I'm not particularly an action figure person this range is getting really good. I kinda wish I was an action figure person!

Seems pretty clear that nostaglia will not win the day here. I'll wrap up the week tomorrow, you can still vote today.

A day to go and the only surprise is this one won't be a whitewash - mind its good cos Numbercruncher is a very good thrill.

In this Round - Jaegir got a 19 nil victory over Rose O'Rion earlier in the round. Jaegir was one of 18 (by a quick count) in Round 2.

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Brink - it looks like Bridget will be the one to takedown Shako and not the CIA

Brink

Will be talking head to head in Round 4

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Well that's a relief. I really thought Blackhawk would take this. For me Blackhawk is one of the strips most shrouded in nostaglia. Its visually stunning but drifts all over the place. It has loads of cool elements which drift all over the place but does hold together at all. Red Seas drifts but with direction and drive and while it might take a circuitous route but its always going forward and doing it well. Oh and that art. Too stripped back for some but always conveying the power and wonder of the world it joyously explores. So... ahem... I'm pleased to announce

Red Seas

well still be afloat for Round 4.

[Diamond Dogs]

The Progs a bit woddly at the moment and that's certianly not helped by a floppie which reprints material from like 34 minutes ago, or whatever. I mean really., REALLY.

Inside both Diamond Dogs and Deathcap have what seem like decent episodes, Diamond Dogs being a conclusion. The trouble is its a little too late to make me give a damn about either. Possibly when, on some distant day I find time to re-reead them they may fare better. But for now an almighty shoulder shrug. I mean a really dismissive shoulder shrug.

Anderson fares a little better. Its an intriguing start, as we go back in time to the era of spiritual samuria and Chief PSI Judge Omar's scarifiace and apparently what he set up after... we'll see how it develops

Dredd is pretty good as Joe enters some kinda death match game between 50 Orlok clones and team up with Orlok 13 to escape as Maitland and co launch an all out attack on the Red Queen unaware that Dredd is in there. Somewhere. Action fun.

The laurels are clearly won by Lawless with another brilliant episode as Nerys gives us a half time recap that serves to not only bring us all back up to date but to successfully and exciting drive the story forward. Pettifer has a good grip in what's what and has pieced the clues together and a little more. The trouble is turns out she can't trust the one teddy she thought she could trust. Ain't it always the way. Brilliant as ever.

Some okay text piece round us off and there we have it. If I'm honest a pretty lack luster Meg that should be very grateful to have Lawless.

Well its not going to be a shut out, but that's about all we have to say here. I even have my fine lines sorted thanks to Broodblik. I'll see ya in the morning so leave those votes today.

I thought Red Seas has this but recently voting has shifted back to Blackhawk and so to my increasing inaccurate eye scans last day votes could get this one. I'll let you know in the morning.

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Nope not really close this one. Once again my eye scan fail me. Kingmaker, while a popular new thrill hasn't quite convinced as consistantly as others. Its deservedly found an audience, but some folks still seem to have misgivings. Savage is also proving to be the most popular of modern thrills and you begin to wonder how far it can go. well

Savage

has already crossed the yellow line to Round 4.

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Not really much to say here is there

Taxidermist

gave Dry Run a right stuffing!

Tim Sale, the artist on the Batman story The Long Halloween, has passed away. Damn this year.

https://www.cbr.com/iconic-batman-artist-tim-sale-obituary/

Damn 66 is no age. He was a very talented artist.

wendigore alert

And as for you young man, I see you didn't even vote!