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Total War finished in prog 1419, cover dated 8/12/04 - and, as stated above, JD moves in real time - so roughly six and a half months is the answer.

:: that should read "1: no two feminists can agree"

And there was me thinking there'd been a breakthrough.

:: "So gay bashing is a natural thing."

Everything in the universe is a "natural thing", so that forms no basis for an argument in favour of beating people up.  In fact, all it proves is that flies can be a bunch of bullying wankers as well.

:: "i have a question: what sex is prof bear?"

Is this in relation to the "As a feminist" comment, because that made me wonder, despite the fact that men can be feminists to.

As it is, I have always assumed that the Professor was a male bear, and a straight one at that.  If it turns out that in fact it is a lesbian bear, then all my assumptions will have been overturned:  something that only happens 34 times a week.

For anyone who's missed the thread so far, here is a summary of the discussion:

:: "Nice tits."

:: "... female active generecisms involving torque male syncapations."

:: "... 'act of humanity' - a singular inference rather than generic process, ongoing or otherwise"

:: "... a rampant cat/sex/pig ..."

:: "I agree, she did have nice tits."

:: "... my sister thinks her dog is gay."

:: "... Star Wars ... vapid shit ..."

:: "I'm a dick ... Troll."

:: "I used to have a gay cat."

The Color Purple, Alice Walker's third novel, was published in 1982. The novel brought fame and financial success to its author. It also won her considerable praise and much criticism for its controversial themes. Many reviewers were disturbed by her portrayal of black males, which they found unduly negative. When the novel was made into a film in 1985 by Steven Spielberg, Walker became even more successful and controversial. While she was criticized for negative portrayal of her male characters, Walker was admired for her powerful portraits of black women. Reviewers praised her for her use of the epistolary form, in which written correspondence between characters comprises the content of the book, and her ability to use black folk English. Reflecting her early political interests as a civil rights worker during the 1960s, many of her social views are expressed in the novel. In The Color Purple, as in her other writings, Walker focuses on the theme of double repression of black women in the American experience. Walker contends that black women suffer from discrimination by the white community, and from a second repression from black males, who impose the double standard of white society on women. As the civil rights movement helped shape Ms. Walker's thinking regarding racial issues at home, it also shaped her interest in Africa. During the 1960s, a strong interest in ethnic and racial identity stimulated many African Americans to look for their roots in Africa. The primary theme of The Color Purple, though, reflects Walker's desire to project a positive outcome in life, even under the harshest conditions. Her central character triumphs over adversity and forgives those who oppressed her. This central theme of the triumph of good over evil is no doubt the source of the book's great success.

As is common folkloric filmic knowledgeic, the orgininal line, as given in the script was "Frankly, my dear, I'd love some spam!".  This then segued into them living happily ever after with the whole white picket fence thing.

It was Vivian Leigh that suggested changing the line to "I don't give a damn", thus splitting the couple up and providing the main emotional drama of the relationship.

That bloke with the 'tache was furious at being upstaged by a woman and so ate cow shit before every kissing scene, completetly unaware that Viv had a cow poo fetish and actually really enjoyed it.

Cheers Rac, that solves this years birthday present conundrum nicely.

:: "It shows up the Anakin to Darth Vader storyline in Star Wars for the vapid shit it is."

George Lucas said in this month's Empire (and I'm going to paraphrase): "People have been telling me for years that I can't write or direct".

Not been listening, though, have you George?  He actually complained that the director he had the most trouble "keeping in line" was the one (Kershner?) that directed Empire.  Twat (George, not Kershner or my brother-in-law or my sister's dog).

I'm wildly off topic but I've not actually seen Gone With The Wind all the way through.  I know it's good through osmosis.

Well, rac, the running joke is that my brother-in-law is having an affair with the dog:  but back in reality, her suspicions have been aroused because he pays little attention to female dogs in heat (I'm talking about the dog now, not my brother-in-law, although he too pays little attention to female dogs in heat) but he always trys to bonk male dogs (again, not my brother-in-law, in either case of ambiguity).

:: "... a mob mentality ... shows off more than a little homo-eroticism ... your responses are but those of dogs in a corner."

It's a little off-topic, but my sister thinks her dog is gay.

I got lost at "female active generecisms involving torque male syncapations".

http://www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk/wicker_men.htm" target="_new">The Wickerman Festival

(Probably a good idea not to be an uptight christian policeman if you're going to this one.)

Tis a very good point, and one that usually winds me up as well:  my fave artist doing the strip and then someone else doing the cover.  Or round the other way, where the cover is amazing and the strip art is by some grexnix.

Even worse:  the first series of a strip is gorgeous, drawn by someone with jaw-dropping talent (even on their bad days), gives the strip a certain look and feel and then they (they!) pass it over to someone absolutely average for every single subsequent series.  

(*cough* The VCs *cough*)

AOTRMeme:  The one of Hannah Chapter and the Raising Hell one both stand out (IMO) as amongst the best covers of their era (if you spread all the covers out on the floor in an attempt to choose the best ones for your Wall of 2000AD).

I never liked that one in the middle.

Wils:  Power converters?  wtf?