Mark Millar's CLINT

[Goosegash]

I think the problem is largely that, after seven issues, CLiNT still doesn't seem to have a clear direction or ethos. It's hard to define what it's actually about, other than just "cool shit" in general. The constantly changing line-up and features doesn't really help. I seem to remember that it was launched on a mandate of getting new talent published, but so far we've seen very little of that, with the majority of pages still being given over to the editor's mates. And himself.

Ditching the articles step in the right direction, as on the whole they were the kind of Nuts-lite filler that is already catered for elsewhere. But I also can't help thinking smacks of desperation.

[Peter Wolf]

I think the problem is largely that, after seven issues, CLiNT still doesn't seem to have a clear direction or ethos. It's hard to define what it's actually about, other than just "cool shit" in general. The constantly changing line-up and features doesn't really help. I seem to remember that it was launched on a mandate of getting new talent published, but so far we've seen very little of that, with the majority of pages still being given over to the editor's mates. And himself.

Ditching the articles step in the right direction, as on the whole they were the kind of Nuts-lite filler that is already catered for elsewhere. But I also can't help thinking smacks of desperation.

With you there completely.I am surprised it has lasted as long as it has and its tempting to think that it has lost its direction but i dont think it has because it was always MMs vanity project and it always was about MM and Co and the recruiting of new talent and the publicity around it was always just publicity and advertising/marketing and a carrot on a stick type situation.

[Colin Zeal]

New issue of Clint is out now and it is still plodding along the same as before. Still no coherent theme to it and KA2 still runs in ridiculously short episodes. This issue has their first letters page and Millar answers the question about why it's always running late. Basically it's KA2's fault as the artist has to fit it around all his Marvel work. It's not really surprising that it's only taken ten issues for the interest in this to drop right off - certainly if this forum is anything to go by. I'm still buying it but I'm really not sure why I'm bothering anymore.

[strontium_dog_90]

Been looking forward to the new issue - has Rex Royd made its return?

[Colin Zeal]

No, that's next month. New strip this month is called Officer Downe.

[radiator]

I'm still buying Clint, despite not actually having read any of it for several months! I think mainly out of a sense that I should 'support' it as it's another comic on the stands, but also because I have a vague notion that I will one day sit down to read all of Turf and/or Kick-Ass 2 in one go...

It does have some really good things going for it - I thought the comic strip that Stewart Lee did was great - I just wish there was more content like that in it. I was mildly interested in the news that Jimmy Carr was also writing a strip, but in the event I couldn't summon up the enthusiasm to read it, as I hated the weak Manga-esque artwork so much (a few pages of which were visibly pixellated too - sloppy!).

[Alski]

Clint is brilliant. They have actually cut down the features for more comic action, what they now need is for shops like WH Smiths to stick it with the frakkin comics, not the lads mags.

Kick ass 2 is annoying, due to the length, but it IS exclusive to Clint.

Who Is Jake Ellis was totally new to me. Hadn't even heard of it, but it's a superbly intriguing story.

Officer Downe could be great, and is certainly played for some over the top laughs.

I like SUperior, and am interested to see wher it goes.

Turf was a good read, but went on a bit - I'm glad it's finally finished.

The only bad news is that next month the supremely shit Rex Royd is back. Booo.

[radiator]

I read one episode of Superior and that was enough for me - couldn't stand it, and though i initially thought Nemesis was OK, by the end I thought it was a steaming pile of shite.

I think I've grown out of Mark Millar's work (perhaps Garth Ennis' also). ISTR enjoying his run on The Authority, but a lot of his recent material just makes me cringe it's so juvenile. I really hated The Pro too.

Who Is Jake Ellis was totally new to me. Hadn't even heard of it, but it's a superbly intriguing story.

I should probably give this a go, but I guess that the rubbish title has put me off in the past. AFAIK it's an original strip, isn't it? I don't think it's been published anywhere else...

[Emperor]

Who Is Jake Ellis was totally new to me. Hadn't even heard of it, but it's a superbly intriguing story.

I should probably give this a go, but I guess that the rubbish title has put me off in the past. AFAIK it's an original strip, isn't it? I don't think it's been published anywhere else...

Its an Image title that was released at the start of the year:

http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=31728

[Professor Bear]

Officer Downe is a must read - someone saw Axe Cop promo artwork and tried to turn it into one of those strips Millar churned out by the truckload in the 1990s in the prog: pointless, contrived and hyperviolent.  It's a car crash of a strip.

Otherwise I read Kick Ass - best get that Game of Thrones rip-off in there before the tv show gets that far, eh, Mark? - and leave the rest.  I haven't read an entire issue for months and more just sort of support it than actually enjoy it or feel it's worth my money, though I did laugh at the letters page where Millar reassures someone that the scheduling and late shipping problems have now been solved, then you turn the page and the cover blurb tells you the next issue is coming out in seven weeks' time.

[SmallBlueThing]

Haven't bought CLiNT for some months, so for some reason I picked up #10 to see if it had improved. Well, in a sense it had- The Pro was no longer in there. Sadly, Officer Downe was terrible and Who Is Jake Ellis- despite some entertainingly coloured art- wasn't much better. Kick Ass 2 was as bad as it was when I left it last, I didn't bother with Turf as it had lost me months ago, and Superior is just badly drawn teenage power fantasy crap. It's hard to put into words just how much CLiNT #10 annoyed me, and I can't believe I actually paid for this guff. Makes you all the more conscious of the quality of the Prog and bits of the Meg.

Shoved it in the recycling bag straight after reading, I'm afraid. See it's gone six-weekly. Good.

SBT

[JayzusB.Christ]

I've never really read Clint, been saving money for a long time and it doesn't really grab me.  Still, I was rooting for it, being a British comics fan in general, and am saddened (despite my not supporting it) to see it's probably going to fold soon.  Seems to be the way of every adult comic in Britain that isn't Viz or 2000ad / Megazine.

[Mardroid]

I haven't even been able to find it in my local W H Smiths.

I was thinking of stopping, but I wanted to finish the stories I'd started at least. Not that I've disliked it overall, my reaction has largely been positive. My main issue is supporting a comic with that title. not that the word 'Clint' is bad in itself, it's just so obvious the tacky joke they're trying to pull with their use of caps, lower-case, etc.

I've also been considering buying one or two of the new DC comics so I should free up other expenses. I have a job now, so it's not the issue it was, but being part-time low pay, I still need to be careful.

I'd like to finish Turf,  and Kick-Ass 2 at least. And I don't dislike Superior, despite playing on common super-hero tropes. The fact the main character's alter ego is a disabled kid adds a little something, although I think similar things have been done before. I haven't read all that much superhero stuff. The new story with the invisible guy is genuinely intriguing and wouldn't be out of place in 2000 AD, although I found the art a bit getting used to.  However since these stories haven't long been running I don't mind leaving them too much. I could always pick up the trade, but have more invested in the first two.

[radiator]

I still haven't picked up this months issue, and doubt I will now.

It's pretty hard to justify continuing to buy it, given that I could buy a trade of something I genuinely want for the cost of two or three issues of Clint (which is full of stuff I'm either vaguely interested in or can't stand)...

Wanted to see out Turf, but it feels like it's been running forever. Thought it was only a four issue miniseries?

I was genuinely embarrassed handing the issue with The Pro on the cover to the woman at the till in WH Smiths...

[Emperor]

I was genuinely embarrassed handing the issue with The Pro on the cover to the woman at the till in WH Smiths...

Do what I did - hide it inside some porn.