Meg 302

[leebrown1990]

Dredd: Shakara was good, and Zombo too. But I've just really learnt to love the Flint-Droid. Atmospheric, detailed, loads of variety in his shots, pefect anatomy and facial expressions. And a unique style to boot, his aged chopper had such a Howard Chaykin vibe to him though, and that panel perefectly some up what I say about atmosphere and facial expressions, he nails exactly what is described in the narration. Also funny as hell script.

Lilly Mackenzie: Didn't see that twist coming, some really good stroytelling. Hard to see where this is going, didn't love it as much as earlier issues but it's defintley still go me intrested.

Hondo City Justice: Didn't like this installemnt as much either, not sure why though. Maybes becuase we've seen pretty much everythign here in the frist 2 parts. Except the tiwst I guess, didn't see that coming again.

Tales From The Black Museum: The art caught my eye and it was an entertaining story, but it was sort of a non-twist.

Anderson: This was pretty nuts! That guy commiting suicide and the vid slug, wierd. The way Boo Cook shows it makes it even wierder he has very unique style, but he also makes it clear with dead on storytelling.

Articlaes: I have BSG still to watch so wont be reading the one on Caprica, I never really take to the move reviewers style, Tom Savini interview was okay. The Carlos one was superb again though. Such sappy but well deserved tributes, I agree with every word they say.

Top Thrill: Dredd

[BPP]

blowing Chopper out of the water from a juve's perspective was a genius move. Grade A thinking about life in the Meg right there.

[Darren Stephens]

Really enjoyable issue.The Dredd was fantastic. Flint is such a talent and it's a rare treat nowadays to see him in one of our favourite two comics! Everything else was top notch, too. The last part of the Carlos interview was great. He comes across as being a lovely chap, which just adds to the enjoyment of reading the stories he has graced us with.

[das]

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Uh-oh. Say it ain't so, Das -- Diamond shipped Meg 301 to Auxtralia last week & Meg 300 four weeks prior.

Since Rebellion took out that full page ad* we've been seeing both the Megs & Prog Packs like clockwork.

*Odd that, isn't it? The contrary carrionsnutters... [/fume]
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was just emailed by my comic shop tat they are shipping this week meg 300 & 301
DIAMOND SUCKS !!!!!!
and i have NO interest in clickwheel, especially after spending years tracking downlovely physical copies of 1700 progs and 300 megs.

[zombemybabynow]

Never read the Balls Brothers before - utterly brilliant

[Keef Monkey]

Had a nice lie-in reading this today, great Meg, really really good.

Dredd was perfect for the occasion, I loved the whole idea that someone in a juvie gang, no matter how respected, will be cast out from the tribe when they become a man. And that line about cults to Mrs Gunderson left me chuckling away in my pyjamas.

Lilly Mackenzie is getting more and more interesting as it goes on, its very different, and by that I'm not entirely sure what I mean. I like it though.

Loving Hondo City Justice, my favorite stuff in the Meg has always been when we get Judges from other parts of the globe and see how they do things. I particularly love the way that with it being set in Japan the storyline takes on all sorts of Manga/anime style turns, and the really rather nice artwork reflects that brilliantly.

Tales From The Black Museum is another constant highlight for me, and this was a particularly good one. The art was really nice and the idea of Judges gone mad in some bunker, totally unaware of the war being over was brilliant. It was almost a shame the way things ended, as I would have loved to have seen Dredd come across them on his travels at some point, as its an idea that could easily carry a longer story.

And to round it all off Anderson was great fun. I seem to remember Anderson when I was younger being particularly dark stories, with all sorts of creepiness going on, and over the last couple of years her stories are more like kooky adventures. Doesn't bother me though, although I get the impression this one had the potential to be a bit more old school if it had art by say Arthur Ranson. Boo Cook is fantastic though so I'm not grumbling.

[Hoagy]

Hondo city seems to balance gawdy manga trash comic with 2000ad storyline really well.

Dredd is loads of fun, ala Cults feed and punchline and the neo-stereotypical comic ending.It is a bit cosy, cosy nudge, point wink stuff, that makes me cringe slightly. But thats just me. Cool.

The art on Black Museum is impressive. Kind of Kev Walker crossed with Coleby. Story is nice and eerie and I do enjoy a scifi style creepshow.

And Tharg's message about strong female leads are well supported in the two heroines not being very impressed with any of the male awareness in either of the strips. Anderson looks like she's about to get crept up on from behind and Lilly's showing that guts is not the only area a woman gets her strengths from. Strong front held in the face of a potentially, intimidating humiliation

[Proudhuff]

Dredd is loads of fun, ala Cults feed and punchline and the neo-stereotypical comic ending.It is a bit cosy, cosy nudge, point wink stuff, that makes me cringe slightly.

would disagree with the 'cosy, cosy nudge, point wink stuff' bit, the story reads well enough without any prior knowledge of previous strips the cosy, cosy nudge, point wink stuff is there but only if you know it, it never gets in the way of a great story.

[Emperor]

A simply excellent Megazine top to bottom, if my only niggle is the overuse of that moire pattern in the colouring of the Anderson story (which itself might only be niggling me because was previously a little distracted by its overuse in a previous Dredd... Robbie Morrison? Set in space?) then that should be a sign of the startlingly high quality of the Meg at the moment - long may it continue.

I liked Walters comment about the strange people who'd been staying at Mrs Gundersons. Is this just a passing comment for this story or is Al Ewing pushing for the resurrection of an old enemy?

I assumed it was a set-up for the [spoiler]cult joke[/spoiler], but knowing the Ewing droid he has probably spent far too long working out the reference and if he isn't planning on using it at some point he soon will be.

And the cosh renders batsons spoilers useless. Doesn't bother me as I have already read it.
Whats the connection with the names in the book?
[spoiler]DAVID ESSES. DAN DURYEA. BARRY TOOK, COT COTTON AND GLENN BECK.[/spoiler]
I don't have issue I to hand so can't reference.



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From memory, I think the names were [spoiler]DAVID ESSEX, IAN DURY, BARRY TOOK AND DOT COTTON.[/spoiler]

It didn't occur to me that there was any significance, I just assumed it was your regular celebrity block names.

Although, [spoiler]Ian Dury did appear in the '95 Dredd film[/spoiler].

It might just be some neurons randomly firing off (the buggers do that) but something is niggling me about [spoiler]Barry Took[/spoiler] block. It wasn't one of the main blocks in Block Wars and I suspect there is some Megazine significance there but I can't put my finger on it (although a perusal of the early Megs might give you the answer that you seek). Given the way everything else has significance is don't this is just random and given the sheer number of block names it would be no surprise.

Dredd: Shakara was good, and Zombo too. But I've just really learnt to love the Flint-Droid. Atmospheric, detailed, loads of variety in his shots, pefect anatomy and facial expressions. And a unique style to boot, his aged chopper had such a Howard Chaykin vibe to him though, and that panel perefectly some up what I say about atmosphere and facial expressions, he nails exactly what is described in the narration. Also funny as hell script.

Then you might be interested in the Henry Flint collection going cheap in the Mongoose sale:

www.2000adonline.com/forum/index.php/topic,29913.0.html

Dredd vs Aliens is also good if you haven't read it.

[Hoagy]

Dredd is loads of fun, ala Cults feed and punchline and the neo-stereotypical comic ending.It is a bit cosy, cosy nudge, point wink stuff, that makes me cringe slightly.

would disagree with the 'cosy, cosy nudge, point wink stuff' bit, the story reads well enough without any prior knowledge of previous strips the cosy, cosy nudge, point wink stuff is there but only if you know it, it never gets in the way of a great story.

Absolutely Huff. I were just advocating a position. Glad you picked it up, as I'd forgotten to mention how wonderful these last 3 megs have been. What a brilliant conjunction to have been a witness to.

I would like to take this chance to praise everyone involved from covers to covers, postcards included. All 3 months have been given substance, style and indepth trivia beating off the turning of green to umber, with the onset of the deathly seasons; Autumn and Winter.

Thankyou Bet Pack.

[leebrown1990]

Balls Brothers was pa-rit-ty crazy. Kev Walker has some pretty good cartooning skills.

Cheers,
Lee

[Emperor]

Balls Brothers was pa-rit-ty crazy. Kev Walker has some pretty good cartooning skills.

That is what really struck me - all the tasty cartooning going in including (what I believe to be) a lot of handdrawn SFX, those plus the dynamic layouts and the top quality art pack a real... punch. It is pity we don't see more of that these days.

[leebrown1990]

That is what really struck me - all the tasty cartooning going in including (what I believe to be) a lot of handdrawn SFX, those plus the dynamic layouts and the top quality art pack a real... punch. It is pity we don't see more of that these days.

Yeah, not everyone can do realism like Bryan Hitch so It's a shame so many people disregard anything stylized or cartoony. Love artists like Staurt Immonen and Timothy Green II who have the right balance. I think Simon Fraser is one of the top guys for AD aswell for the same reason.

Cheers,
Lee

[IndigoPrime]

a lot of handdrawn SFX

I wish those would become part of the 2000 AD style guide. I can't stand the generic SFX, which were splattered all over the Prog at one point. Awful stuff.

[Darren Stephens]

The other half just read the Balls Brothers supplement in the bath. She loved it and says "Bring back the balls brothers!" Me? I read it back in the day. Re-reading it now....yeh, very good!