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I start a job tomorrow, but it's only a two week contract.


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Been awake since 5:30.

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Teaser!

Lots in the news lately about this catastrophic earthquake that will apparently happen sooner or later where I live (Oregon, USA), including suggestions that when it eventually does happen it will be the worst national disaster in US history and completely devastate much of the entire North West of the continent. 1 in 3 chance of it happening in the next 50 years, whatever that means.

But it could have happened before it hit the news.

I'm going to say the revelation that Benny Beeny gets himself transplanted into America's body, in Judge Dredd: America.

How the hell did I forget that? That's probably the biggest emotional punch I've felt from the house of Tharg - it actually did bring a tear to my eye when I first read it.

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Speaking of pages being printed on the wrong side, is it me or is Dead Man collection printed incorrectly? The Nausea/Phobia reveal looks like it was suppose to be a double page splash, and the reveal of the Dredd badge was on the right page, when you'd think that should be on the left for the page turn shocker.

Afair, the reveal was on the left hand page which was the last page of the strip too. I entirely loved the Deadman reveal - I had no idea it was coming and even with the reveal panel, I thought it could still be a red herring. It was so exciting though!

And though it wasn't a twist in quite the same vein, the discovery of what was in Kano's black box sticks well in my memory. Again, I was so excited waiting to find out and the fact it changes the perspective on Kano is a nice bonus.

Malone was a good 'un, and Dead Eyes made me incredibly happy, but top spot must go to Trifecta - grins all round when the penny dropped.

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Maybe there's a case that Dredd being a blank slate here allows the focus to land elsewhere - mainly on what-was- Nixon and whatever the drokk made her that way.

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Google's pretty amazing when you actually use it - the story I was thinking of was The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon by Liz Hand.

As you were.

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Aw Flip, so sorry to hear of your loss. All I can add is best wishes and hope you're OK.

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Nice cover and the tag-line made me smile. Why didn't I think of that?

Dredd continues to be fantastic. I have no quibbles about where the cits are and disagree it's been a sudden freeze - it's been well trailed if you ask me.

I'm not a particular fan of the Titan/Enceladus storyline, or its perspective on a lost and powerless Dredd
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The hell is wrong with you?! Anyway, I'm firmly of the opinion this is less of a Dredd story and more of a Low Life yarn as I alluded to before. I think that the 'backseat' Dredd's taking only helps to focus that for me. And Hershy has never looked so good and been so bad ass! Top thrill this week again.

I was disappointed that Absolam finished this week as I don't think I'd ever get bored of it. Great finish that keeps me gagging for the next instalment. Brilliant stuff all round and I'm already looking forward to its return.

And Helium is just pure unadulterated fun - like a too flight Saturday morning serial. And regarding the name of the airship, ISTR reading a short called something like The Last Flight of the Belaerophon or something - can't pinpoint where and haven't yet looked it up or trawled me shelves, but wondered if it's sort of related? I'm wittering now...

Jaegir is indeed graced with some simply wonderful art - the shadows and grit really draw you in. And yes, it's great to see the Rogue universe used to such good effect.

Unfortunately Outlier doesn't ring the same bells personally. Love the art and it's cracked along rightly but as Jim said, think it's maybe being cast into the shadows  a bit.

Great prog Tharg.

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Finally saw it last Friday at the QFT in Belfast -thought it was brilliant! Apart from all the great contributions from the creators, I really loved the animated bits and pieces. Mrs Mikey also really enjoyed it - she wouldn't be a regular reader by any means either, but she has now declared her love for Pat Mills.

I was too shy to say hello to Judge Russell, maybe next time mate! It's the first time I've seen the Planet Replicas kit in the flesh and it looked incredible!

And yes, a dvd / blu ray release would get my vote too.

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Might not make it to the Parlour beforehand...

The last page of Helium features a fantastic airship- have we seen it before somewhere else in the Edgington Verse?

You're thinking of Stickleback I'll wager...

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No, I reckon making him hold off can only be a good thing. Also, a friend's kids (about the same age) started a channel with the idea people (namely their friends) would dare them to do stuff. They were getting low views, the numbers really just them and their friends checking for comments. One morning they checked it to find a spike in viewing figures after someone called something like Sparklemuffin had dared them to suck each others toes.

Think you can work out what was going on there - needless to say they no longer have a channel. So I'd be kinda wary.

I'll be there. I'll also likely be driving so no drinking 

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