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Man, I loved JERICHO. Let us know how you get on with this one.

I'm reading UNMARKED GRAVES by Shaun Hutson with all three NO MAN'S LAND trades on the side. It's a Batman set from the turn of the century. So far, so good. 

Does it look like they're trying to court a younger audience (ie: are the stories less adult than pre-reset)?

Leggy Shark, re V for Vendetta- the movie's just better than the comic, full stop.
SBT

Oddly, the V movie was a dealbreaker for Moore. He thought they had pissed all over his story and turned his back (and wallet) on Hollywood for good. Which is a shame because, no matter how much they played around with V, the WATCHMEN movie was pretty much panel-by-panel true to his comics.

...Especially the demon bear saga he did with bill sinkywinkywankywitch. I also loved his early captain britains; which on recent reread i thought didnt stand up so much as wobble about groping for purchase, but were fun all the same.
But those xmen... I utterly fell for the whole jean grey saga, and that paul smith issue when scott meets her looky likey at the airport long after her death- well, that fuelled a years worth of tragic girlfriendless unread poetry. The hellfire club, wolverine in japan, magick the limited series, happy happy times.

I always thought the 80s New Mutants had a real Satanic Panic vibe about them...

Did Hutson write that one about the saint's bones that revive the dead and some gangsters come back as zombies?  I recall reading that when I was 10 or so and it's remained with me as being one of the worst things I had ever read - Exhibit A in my brain as to how you can't disguise bad writing with lots of squick.

Could well have done. Haven't read it, mind.

'll be honest, I always had suspected Hutson would be a terrible read, based on what I've heard. Alas, the books of his I've grabbed thus far have been very entertaining indeed. In fact, I've belted through them. And so has my ghoulfiend, who's reading his RENEGADES as I type.     

VICTIMS by Shaun Hutson. It's all about Laymon and Hutson in this house: my ghoulfiend and I are both interchangeably reading these two veterans and loving it.

Oh, and did you hear? Hutson's been commissioned to write three of the new Hammer imprint's movie adaptations, starting with TWINS OF EVIL.

In other news, just finished Marvel's SECRET WARS as donated very kindly by fellow boarder, Dandontdare. A fun albeit outrageous read. Mostly a trip down memory lane, but some nice ideas and character development - in an 80s kind of way.   

Geez, Mog. How many pages?

I read a lot of Dan Dare in the resurrected Eagle of the 80s. One question: was Valdon (or was it Valdor?), the turncoat Treen, ever in the original strip?

I've added a new PULP REVIEW: Purity by Shaun Hutson. Hope it's of interest to some boarders

http://waynesimmons.org/blog/?p=590

Ich habe ein hund!

The wife informs me that the perfect age for my putative comics girlfriend right now is 'I thought you were supposed to be working', so I guess that explains it.

hahah!

DC's just as bad for the age thing - hence why the reboot might help (HOO-HAA adds, helpfully, bringing us all back on topic). I guess that's why the Dark Knight was such a breath of fresh air. [spoiler]Wasn't it The Joker who highlighted this to flabby old chainsmokin' Catwoman? I remember him saying something along the lines of, "Dearest Selene. The years haven't been kind..." And then he killed her. Priceless! [/spoiler] 

Ah, you bring it all back like it was yesterday, Greg. That was the time of te Banner/ Hulk, wasn't it? And someone (Cap America?) starts trying to wind Banner/ Hulk up to keep him strong (working on the principle that Hulk's strongest when angry).

I loved Molecule Man in this. And his wee nerdy girlfriend.

Colossus cheats on Kitty (what a dick... though at least his alien healer chick was a bit nearer his age... )

Yeah, come to think of it. Wasn't she, like, 14 at the time?!

Very kind of you, Dan. I'll do that.

up there with the original Secret Wars. A real gem.

I had very fond memories of this from the mid 80s, but when I bought the collected book a couple of years ago I realised just how awful it was. It was the most shameful action-figure tie in I've ever seen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Wars) - Dr Doom even got transformed into a sleek robotic style costume without cape, which was coincidentally easier to model. The plot is just a series of aimless fights.

The only good thing to come out of it was Spiderman's black alien synbiote costume.

I also enjoyed Secret Wars II, but I'm going to avoid rereading that to kep the good memories!

Yeah, it's just a fond memory for me. But I'll still revere it!

Secret Wars 2 was very VERY good, as I recall (apart from The Beyonder's shoulder pads and Shaky-Stephens mullet, of course!). Really enjoyed the Johnny Storm story about the kid who covered himself in gasoline then struck a match, just to be like the Human Torch. Heartbreaking stuff!

...(including Excalibur and Mutant X, both of which I loved)

Forum member outed as shameless Howard Mackie fan.

I think it's necessary to do this. The continuity is ridiculous with these characters. But it all seems like a moot point unless they start with origin stories again.   

The funny thing is that if Marvel were to do what DC is about to do, I can forsee that I'd simply stop reading their comics. With DC a new start gives me an inroads, but with Marvel, a reboot would be my jumping off point.

Hah! Not sure about the rest of his output, but, for me, Mutant X is up there with the original Secret Wars. A real gem.

It's weird, but I'm seriously considering grabbing a few DC titles because of the reboot. And I'd do the same with Marvel, having dropped out of their circus after they undid the drama of Civil War (which I loved and collected in various trades).