Tharg’s 2020 in Review - Best thrill (non-Dredd) Megazine

Colin YNWA · 28 December, 2020, 07:11:35 AM

What a year it's been. Man oh man what a year it's been. But forget all the stuff outside Tharg's palace of delights, put aside plague, the happy erosion of our freedoms, the crushing blows to the economy Tharg has produced the full allocation of 50 Progs 12 and Megs despite this indeed being the End of Days. And man that is the most wonderful thing.

But how good have those thrills been - well I say very good BUT which are our favourite... if we put aside ol' Joe and give him his own category. So yeah it's as simple as this, vote for your top three thrills (not Dredd) of the year IN THE MEGAZINE.

I'm going to provide a list of thrills in a sec in my next post - over the last year - please let me know if I've missed any. I've only included thrills that appeared in multiple parts - so no one offs... almost... they get their own vote.

Format is easy. Simply look at the list in the next post - and post your top three in a reply to this thread - just make sure to clearly indicate your order using the format below - with the points awarded for each placing:

(1st, foremost and best) = 5 points
(2nd runner up) = 3 points
(Bronze who cares really) = 1 point

If you don't make it clear I'll award all your mentioned votes 3 points each.

The vote will run for a week(ish) and I'll announce the winner early Monday 4th January... hopefully... maybe... could be Tuesday???

If you have any questions just ask and I'll wing it as normal...

Colin YNWA · 28 December, 2020, 07:13:15 AM

Again dismissing the talents involved due to laziness I'm only listing writers and artists - colourists and letterers of the world forgive me please.

I'm going to include any story that first appeared in Meg 415 - even though that issue was in 2019 as the vast majority of each story appeared in 2020 and 415's on sale date carried into this year. I'm also going to allow the stories that are ongoing as of Meg 427 to count. You can choose whether you want to vote for an incomplete story. Some have been sooo good so far I suspect you might?!?

[individual preference]I'm going to count The Vigilant - Rapture in as its extended page count means it would have qualified if it had been run episodically [/individual preference]

[individual bias]I'm also going to include Lawless - Badrock Melody gain due to extended page count and SONG!!!! [/individual bias]

Devlin Waugh - A very large splash in Megs 415 - 420 by Kot and Dowling

Blunt III - in Megs 415 - 422 by Eglington and Cook

Zombie Army - Last Rites in Megs 415 - 420 by Roberson and Mutti

Lawless - Boom Town in Megs 415 - 423 by Abnett and Winslade

The Vigilant - Rapture Meg 421 by Furman and Coleby

Megatropolis in Megs 424 ongoing by Neimand and Taylor

Dreadnoughts - Breaking Ground in Meg 424 ongoing by Carroll and Higgins

The Returners - Heartswood in Meg 424 ongoing by Spencer and Assirelli

Dark Judges - Deliverance in Meg 424 ongoing by Hine and Percival

Lawless - Badrock Melody in Meg 424 by Abnett, Winslade, Vincent-Frankland and Gray

abelardsnazz · 28 December, 2020, 08:12:19 AM

1. Lawless - Badrock Melody
2. Dark Judges - Deliverance
3. Dreadnoughts - Breaking Ground

Magnetica · 28 December, 2020, 08:34:57 AM

1st Lawless
2nd Megatropolis
3rd Dreadnoughts

broodblik · 28 December, 2020, 08:55:41 AM

1. Dreadnoughts
2. Megatropolis
3. Lawless

SmallBlueThing(Reborn) · 28 December, 2020, 09:28:08 AM

Never has this been easier:

1st: Lawless (inc Badrock Melody)
2nd: Dreadnoughts
3rd: Megatropolis

SBT

Colin YNWA · 28 December, 2020, 09:59:58 AM

Top spot is sooo easy!

1. Lawless - cos Genius
2. Megatropolis
3. Devlin Waugh - A very large splash - found myself very surprised as I looked through the list how great this story felt in my minds eye.

AlexF · 28 December, 2020, 01:53:13 PM

1. Dreadnoughts
2. Lawless: Boom Town
3. Megatropolis

Aaron A Aardvark · 28 December, 2020, 11:27:40 PM

1. Dark Judges
2. Lawless
3. Megatropolis

I, Cosh · 29 December, 2020, 11:04:55 AM

My mildly controversial picks

01. The Returners: Heartwood. I really like this strip. It does its own thing with its own slightly seedy, off-kilter vibe in a way that nothing else on the list does and the colouring really sets it apart from anything else.

02. Lawless: Boom Town. A transitional storyline this with some big changes which will have more effect on future series then this one. Still, below average Lawless is better than most other strips.

03. Blunt III. Boo Cook's exploding imagination wins out as I can't make myself vote for Waugh.

Colin YNWA · 03 January, 2021, 12:21:49 PM

I'll close this one Thursday 6th I think by the way...

WhizzBang · 03 January, 2021, 02:34:51 PM

1. Dreadnoughts
2. Megatropolis
3. Lawless

On the subject of the Megazine, the thing that I am still waiting for is a return of is Angelic. Will we ever get more of this?

Huey2 · 03 January, 2021, 02:44:37 PM

1). Lawless
2). Megatropolis
3). Returners

Magnetica · 03 January, 2021, 05:13:49 PM

Quote from: Magnetica on 28 December, 2020, 08:34:57 AM
1st Lawless
2nd Megatropolis
3rd Dreadnoughts

Can I change my vote? Forgot a couple from the start of the year.

1st Brink
2nd Feral and Foe
3rd Megatropolis

And I know I have taken Lawless out all together but it seems only right to vote for one strip that's not by Abnett.

Colin YNWA · 03 January, 2021, 06:33:23 PM

Quote from: Magnetica on 03 January, 2021, 05:13:49 PM
Quote from: Magnetica on 28 December, 2020, 08:34:57 AM
1st Lawless
2nd Megatropolis
3rd Dreadnoughts

Can I change my vote? Forgot a couple from the start of the year.

1st Brink
2nd Feral and Foe
3rd Megatropolis

And I know I have taken Lawless out all together but it seems only right to vote for one strip that's not by Abnett.

This one is just Megazine strips - so maybe your first vote reflects that?