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Indulgently mad! 

Does anyone know how Rebellion's Solaris/ Abaddon imprints are doing?

I've noticed Solaris books in my local Waterstones and genre shops, but no Abaddon titles.

They're both really good, man. The first one has more drama to it. The second is less manic, going for a darker, moodier look.

One suggestion, though - would the lettering in the second one look better if coloured in/ shaded?

I'm no analyst, but I kinda think that a big budget game based on a 2000ad property would be too risky on the current generation of consoles.

Alas, sad but quite likely true.

So how about a cheaper, downloadable title on XBLA and PSN? Imagine a Dredd-themed take on Shadow Complex, an episodic, third person, cell-shaded Nikolai Dante action adventure game, a Metal Gear-inspired ABC Warriors platform/shoot 'em up?

Ah, now you're talking!

There was downloadable Battle Star Galactica shooter some time back, as I recall...

... such as how dose one recoginse a legitamate training course from the many offered?

There are many IT courses on offer, at various levels, from your local college as well as from online/ distance learning providers.

Many courses offered are overpriced and of limited value - particularly those you source online.

The question to ask of a potential course provider is this, therefore - what accreditation will I achieve if I pass the course?

If they talk, vaguely, of internal accreditation, I would tend to avoid them. If, however, they talk of an external accrediting body, such as OCR or OCN, the course will be more widely recognised.  

How much one would exspect to pay for the course and how long would it take?
Dose anyone out there know?

The price of a course can vary, considerably, depending on the provider. Make sure and shop around.

You may find this website of use:

http://www.learndirect.co.uk/

If you're based in Northern Ireland, give these cats a buzz:

www.egsa.org.uk

Happy learning!  

I had to look up what Norn Iron was 

Splendid - Mr Ewing AND fridge magnets! Go Tharg! 

I have a soft spot for Strontium Dogs - I liked how bleak a lot of the stories were.

Also, I read them all before I had encountered any of the original Johnny Alpha stories, so all the references to to him in Strontium Dogs and the Durham Red solo series had the cool effect of really building Alpha up as this mythic figure, which made me really excited to read all the early material - something I didn't get the chance to do until years later.

Are they collected?

Wonderful!

It reminds me of one of the features in an old 1980s Eagle annual I dug out, recentlly. The feature was called 'Soldier of 2000' (or something). It featured this sci-fi looking marine with a huge computerised helmet on his head, plugged into what seemed to be the hard drive in a heavy looking backpack.

Guess it wasn't a big seller.   

something a little less predictable than that Hoo-Haa.

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Sorry to 'disappoint' 

If some female security guard wants to see my 20 inch cock through the scanner it doesn't bother me, Oh and if it makes my fight safer.






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Do any amateur psychologists want to take a stab at analysing the above?

Hmmm... replace 'inches' with 'millimetres'?

I'm not about to trawl through 85 pages, has anyone suggested Nick Nolte?

He looks the part... and he showed a darker side, that could be Dredd-able, in the Ang Lee Hulk movie.

Thing is, I'm not convinced they're going to want to do a 65 year old Dredd for this movie, much as we'd like it to remain true to the current comics. I think we'll be looking at something more in line with Dredd's 'lost files' era. Hopefully in a good way, of course.

I believe HOO-HAA was calling Ebay itself the "post-zeroes' yellow pages", what with it being the place to go if you're looking for hard to find items these days,(after the 2000s).

Yep.

However, checking google for 'post zeroes yellow pages' might be fun, regardless...

Have you checked E-Bay, the post-zeroes' yellow pages?

Amazon marketplace and Ebay are great for old 2000AD TPBs.

I also like to buy reduced genre box sets from Amazon. Some of my most recent purchases have been Dollhouse Season 1 (not so hot, I'm afraid) and Sarah Connor Chonicles Season 1 (very cool series) - both for under a tenner each, including postage.