MEG 304

[vzzbux]

Lifeboat would be a coup for the Meg.






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[Richmond Clements]

Lifeboat would be a coup for the Meg.






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Well, that depends on if it's actually any good or not.

[Tiplodocus]

Liked the Dredd story and, despite the fact he doesn't quite do the wacky elements right, Doherty's art is fantastic.

I think I like the film reviews but not Anderson.

And I'm amazed at how much I like Lily; the art was always a given but the writing has been damn fine too.

(Oh and mine was a freebie too).

[vzzbux]

Lifeboat would be a coup for the Meg.

Well, that depends on if it's actually any good or not.

Very true but just to have Gibson back in the meg, at his best, would be divine.




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[leebrown1990]

Not touched the floppy GN or Lilly Mackeenzie yet, the latter I'm gunna go back and read the earlier instalments first to get the most out of it.

Anyway;

Dredd: Ok, love Peter Doherys art, but it's not the best match for this style of story.

Tale from the Black Museum: Really straight forward but entertaining story I thought. And I'll forgive Nick Dyer for the odd confusing panel, because his black and white wrok is just beautiful here.

Anderson: Despite it being a pointless storyline, with a bit of a cliched finish. I abosultey loved this, and I think it was entriely down to Boo Cook's art. In the hand os a lesser artist Anderson getting thrown around like a rag doll for 2 pages would have just highlighted the lack of true menace in the stroy (i.e why doesnt he just kill her then and there?) But Cook makes it look painful, by the end she looks truely beat up and her shoulderpads and badge breaking apart was a really nice touch. The splash page, and coloring throughout were also absolutley gorgeous.

Articales: Simon Fraser is an intresting guy, he is one of my favourite artists in the industry so good to hear from the man himself. As always I don't care for the film review but it atleast made me consider giving Let Me In a watch if I got the chance, as previously I had no intrest what-so-ever.

Overall: Nothing special so far. Know Lilly will be good and can't wait for more, an I'll report home about the "GN" later. All throwaway stories but atleast with gorgeous art.

Cheers,
Lee

[Tiplodocus]

Peter Cushing's character in Twins of Evil is called Vile. Dunno if spelt same? Is this a deliberate ref (probably pointed out by someone clever 4 months back)

[Judge Olde]

I'd be very interested to know how many of us are actually live on this board & how many buy The Meg. I use to love it, but as far as I can see - it's been in trouble for a long time & I keep expecting to see it go. I'm glad it hasn't - but from what I do see (I read a friends copy when he buys it) it struggles & is perhaps over expensive for what you actually get. Film reviews would also be left to Empire & the countless websites that do these. I see nothing to make me buy it again, which is a shame as I've been reading 2k since prog 555ish & was onboard with The Meg. for some 15/18 years.

[Mike Carroll]

I'd be very interested to know how many of us are actually live on this board & how many buy The Meg. I use to love it, but as far as I can see - it's been in trouble for a long time & I keep expecting to see it go. I'm glad it hasn't - but from what I do see (I read a friends copy when he buys it) it struggles & is perhaps over expensive for what you actually get. Film reviews would also be left to Empire & the countless websites that do these. I see nothing to make me buy it again, which is a shame as I've been reading 2k since prog 555ish & was onboard with The Meg. for some 15/18 years.

So... You're saying that it's "perhaps over expensive" and yet you don't buy your own copy. There's a connection there, you know!

This is the formula: more people buying comic = more money coming in = reduced cover price

-- Mike

[Proudhuff]

I gave up on the Meg during the reprint years, but i think it is excellent just now (film reviews aside, even they have improved this year), and excellent value.

The quailty of the stories are better that you get in the majority of US comics (have you seen the price of them?) and half their space is adverts. People seem to buy them blindly just because it has the Bat or a gaint X on it, regardless of quality.
For the price of a couple of them you're getting three or four great stories, with the odd duffer, interviews with the creators, and articles which are mainly comic related,and the floppie trade... Jeezy peeps!! what do you want for the price of two pints? Blood?

[leebrown1990]

The anniversary bumper issues were excellent value for money, and even after the price increase for the standard page count I think it's not too bad.

The interrogations are always intresting, the qaulity of the strips is usually very high, the other articales and reviews etc I don't really care much for. But you can't complain when you get the floppy GN too, as for me I haven't read most of the stuff they are reprinting.

Cheers,
Lee

[Spaceghost]

I'd be very interested to know how many of us are actually live on this board & how many buy The Meg. I use to love it, but as far as I can see - it's been in trouble for a long time & I keep expecting to see it go. I'm glad it hasn't - but from what I do see (I read a friends copy when he buys it) it struggles & is perhaps over expensive for what you actually get. Film reviews would also be left to Empire & the countless websites that do these. I see nothing to make me buy it again, which is a shame as I've been reading 2k since prog 555ish & was onboard with The Meg. for some 15/18 years.

So... You're saying that it's "perhaps over expensive" and yet you don't buy your own copy. There's a connection there, you know!

This is the formula: more people buying comic = more money coming in = reduced cover price

-- Mike

...although you also shouldn't buy a comic you feel isn't offering value for money out of sheer loyalty. I'm enjoying the Meg at the moment but I have kept buying through periods when I thought it was quite bad. That was my choice. Expecting people to do that as a matter of course is a far from ideal plan.

[Spaceghost]

I can't understand it when people say they can't afford the Meg. It's 6 quid! Take your own sandwiches to work 2 days out of every month and you've saved about 6 quid.

Obviously some people literaly haven't got the money for it but most people probably spend 6 quid in the blink of an eye on other stuff and think nothing of it. Like Proudfoot says, it's the price of 2 pints and, I think, bloody good value for a comic at todays prices.

[vzzbux]

Both the Meg and Twoth are great value for money. Considering the prices of some of the dross out there. For a while Robbie was getting the Spongebob comic and the meat of that was stills from the complete episode that issue was featuring. I think that was £3 fortnightly.






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[SmallBlueThing]

Absolutely. My littlest still gets dr who comic, which works oyt at a tenner or so a month, for 120+ pages of hastily-thrown together wank. It really is utterly pathetic, and to even call it a comic is to pay great insult to every single British comic published over the last hundred or so years. And that includes 'The Thing Is Big Ben'. *
In comparison, the Meg is basically given away and stuffed with manna from heaven.
SBT

*Ask me why i buy it for him then. Go on i dare you. And prepare to see a photo of my gorgeous little boy crying his eyes out, completely heartbroken, because it hasnt come in this week due to the snow.

[Judge Olde]

If when reading the Meg I enjoyed most of what I mostly skim read through - I'd buy it. I tired of paying for reprints that I'd already paid for once & if I wanted to read tankgirl I would. The Meg has become more magazine than comic now - perhaps?