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Post by Monster X on Aug 28, 2021 8:05:52 GMT
I agree, 'Chasing Herod/Sirius Rising' is fantastic- it's easily my favourite Waugh story and an all-time, stand-out 2000AD series. I didn't really like DW until the Chasing Herod storyline came along ( and the strip switched from the Judge Dredd Megazine to 2000AD). Steve Yeowell's gorgeous artwork is easier to follow than the muddy, sometimes confused painted graphics of Swimming In Blood ( in the early 90's there was an awful lot of this type of thing in comics). Yup, agree completely. I wasn't overly bought on Devlin Waugh until the "Chasing Herod/Sirius Rising" storyline.("All Hell" is great DW stuff too) "Swimming In Blood" is nowhere near the worst culprit for muddy confused painted art either, particularly given some of the content in the Prog during the 90's which was almost unreadable and unfathomable.(i.e. some Slaine stuff) Everyone trying to be a Bisley(and usually failing miserably)with painted muddy art was one of the major turn offs for me in 2000AD and I stopped getting the prog around 1992 and fell out of love with the franchise for around 23 years before I rediscovered it again with the modern prog and Judge Dredd Mega-Collection and 2000AD Ultimate Collection ranges. The writer of Devlin Waugh, John Smith, can be a bit of curate's egg, some examples of his stuff I really like and some others of it can seem a little self-indulgent and flabby. I love Indigo Prime "Killing Time" for example but find "Firekind" particularly the ending completely none-engaging(even if it did possibly influence Avatar) Some people seem to really rave about the story however. I find him a bit like Alan Moore - hugely rated, and although some of their stuff is unquestionably good, a tad over-rated by my own personal perceptions because of the inconsistency in some of their work. I do find writers such as Dan Abnett far more engaging, consistent and easier to get into. Hmm... I didn't pay much attention to Firekind at the time ( 1993?) but I really enjoyed a recent 'Ultimate Collection' re-read. it's strange, surreal and different - I like the fact that Larsen isn't your typical grizzled, battle-scarred 2000AD anti-hero - he's a botanist, but also a long -haired dandy in foppish attire. Nice! However, John Smith's equally outlandish 'Leatherjack' was even better (no dragons though). John Smith - I like bits of his stuff - Indigo Prime and the bonkers Tyranny Rex ( I'm surprised Tyranny wasn't more popular - surely a sexy dinosaur-girl would be a perfect fit for 2000AD?) and isn't his 2000AD work all connected in some way? Characters from one Smith-penned series sometimes turn up in another. I like that idea. Dan Abnett - I am currently enjoying volume 2 of the Kingdom Ultimate Collection edition. Stirring stuff, although sometimes the 'Get Whet!' and 'That was the scrapping of the day' scenes do get a bit repetitive. |
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Post by RobFilth on Aug 28, 2021 8:58:01 GMT
Hmm... I didn't pay much attention to Firekind at the time ( 1993?) but I really enjoyed a recent 'Ultimate Collection' re-read. it's strange, surreal and different - I like the fact that Larsen isn't your typical grizzled, battle-scarred 2000AD anti-hero - he's a botanist, but also a long -haired dandy in foppish attire. Nice! However, John Smith's equally outlandish 'Leatherjack' was even better (no dragons though). John Smith - I like bits of his stuff - Indigo Prime and the bonkers Tyranny Rex ( I'm surprised Tyranny wasn't more popular - surely a sexy dinosaur-girl would be a perfect fit for 2000AD?) and isn't his 2000AD work all connected in some way? Characters from one Smith-penned series sometimes turn up in another. I like that idea. Dan Abnett - I am currently enjoying volume 2 of the Kingdom Ultimate Collection edition. Stirring stuff, although sometimes the 'Get Whet!' and 'That was the scrapping of the day' scenes do get a bit repetitive. Yeah, I found "Leatherjack" far more entertaining than "Firekind" too, I think "Firekind" just has more of a rep because it possibly influenced "Avatar", I hated the conclusion though. It just seemed lazy deus ex machina writing. Oh yeah, there's definitely a Smith-verse, just like there is an Ian Edginton-verse too. Yeah, Kingdom does drag a bit and get a little repetitive in it's later chapters, I wasn't keen on the ending to it's latest(to date) chapter, it feels like it's gone off the boil. I really like Abnetts Insurrection/Lawless saga though too. He is generally pretty good at characterisation and coherent plot planning. It's decades since I read the start of Tyranny Rex. All I remember was the Dillon artwork, so I'm looking forward to reacquainting myself with the material when it's released in the Ultimate Collection. I remember there's a crossover with Indigo Prime, but little else. |
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Post by Monster X on Aug 28, 2021 9:44:52 GMT
Hmm... I didn't pay much attention to Firekind at the time ( 1993?) but I really enjoyed a recent 'Ultimate Collection' re-read. it's strange, surreal and different - I like the fact that Larsen isn't your typical grizzled, battle-scarred 2000AD anti-hero - he's a botanist, but also a long -haired dandy in foppish attire. Nice! However, John Smith's equally outlandish 'Leatherjack' was even better (no dragons though). John Smith - I like bits of his stuff - Indigo Prime and the bonkers Tyranny Rex ( I'm surprised Tyranny wasn't more popular - surely a sexy dinosaur-girl would be a perfect fit for 2000AD?) and isn't his 2000AD work all connected in some way? Characters from one Smith-penned series sometimes turn up in another. I like that idea. Dan Abnett - I am currently enjoying volume 2 of the Kingdom Ultimate Collection edition. Stirring stuff, although sometimes the 'Get Whet!' and 'That was the scrapping of the day' scenes do get a bit repetitive. Yeah, I found "Leatherjack" far more entertaining than "Firekind" too, I think "Firekind" just has more of a rep because it possibly influenced "Avatar", I hated the conclusion though. It just seemed lazy deus ex machina writing. Oh yeah, there's definitely a Smith-verse, just like there is an Ian Edginton-verse too. Yeah, Kingdom does drag a bit and get a little repetitive in it's later chapters, I wasn't keen on the ending to it's latest(to date) chapter, it feels like it's gone off the boil. I really like Abnetts Insurrection/Lawless saga though too. He is generally pretty good at characterisation and coherent plot planning. It's decades since I read the start of Tyranny Rex. All I remember was the Dillon artwork, so I'm looking forward to reacquainting myself with the material when it's released in the Ultimate Collection. I remember there's a crossover with Indigo Prime, but little else. I really liked Insurrection - though I cant honestly remember much about it except the stunning Colin McNeil artwork. |
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Post by RobFilth on Aug 28, 2021 11:09:47 GMT
I really liked Insurrection - though I cant honestly remember much about it except the stunning Colin McNeil artwork. Next to "America" I think it's Colin McNeils best work. "Insurrection" is huge in scale, I like the robots religion in the story. It's basically about an earth MC1 Judge run colony abandoned in a war against the alien Zhind (who they beat) and so they subsequently declare Independence from Earth which prompts the SJS Stormtroopers to move in. The link with "Lawless" is quite tenuous, although it's apparent both sagas have a shared universe. "Lawless" is the better read, but I prefer the art in "Insurrection" |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2021 16:05:23 GMT
Just put the Day of the Daleks novel by Terrance Dicks in my Amazon basket ready for tomorrow when I get paid. Interested to see how the book differs from the televised version. I'm a big fan of the story so I'm looking forward to reading it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2021 9:28:07 GMT
Yes! Just landed the out of print Diamonds are Forever soundtrack from Ebay. Cost me £16 for a used copy, but it's "like new" (let's hope it is, or I'll be raising hell lol). My favourite Barry score. Very pleased.
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Post by iank on Sept 17, 2021 8:19:58 GMT
Complete Knight Rider Blu ray lol.
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Post by Monster X on Sept 25, 2021 18:05:43 GMT
Durham Red:'The Scarlet Cantos' by Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison. Mutant/Vampire bounty-hunter, Durham Red wakes up after 1,200 years in suspended animation to find herself the centre of a mutant religion. Weird Vampire Sci-Fi strip with beautiful artwork - DR has long been one of my favourite 2000AD characters and this was bought to replace the copy I (foolishly) gave away a few years ago. 
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Post by RobFilth on Sept 25, 2021 18:18:55 GMT
Durham Red:'The Scarlet Cantos' by Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison. Mutant/Vampire bounty-hunter, Durham Red wakes up after 1,200 years in suspended animation to find herself the centre of a mutant religion. Weird Vampire Sci-Fi strip with beautiful artwork - DR has long been one of my favourite 2000AD characters and this was bought to replace the copy I (foolishly) gave away a few years ago. View Attachment Must confess I was a bit disappointed reading this after having read the 4 Durham Red Black Flame novels which feature in the same universe firstly. I find Harrisons art, although beautifully painted during space battle scenes, is often confusing during hand to hand combat/action/fight sequences and indistinct in many places. The novels are great though, they remind me of a sort of more gothic horror version of Lexx. |
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Post by Monster X on Sept 26, 2021 8:00:59 GMT
Durham Red:'The Scarlet Cantos' by Dan Abnett and Mark Harrison. Mutant/Vampire bounty-hunter, Durham Red wakes up after 1,200 years in suspended animation to find herself the centre of a mutant religion. Weird Vampire Sci-Fi strip with beautiful artwork - DR has long been one of my favourite 2000AD characters and this was bought to replace the copy I (foolishly) gave away a few years ago. View Attachment Must confess I was a bit disappointed reading this after having read the 4 Durham Red Black Flame novels which feature in the same universe firstly. I find Harrisons art, although beautifully painted during space battle scenes, is often confusing during hand to hand combat/action/fight sequences and indistinct in many places. The novels are great though, they remind me of a sort of more gothic horror version of Lexx. Yes, I read those Durham Red books some years ago and although enjoyable, I cant really remember much about them. However, it was nice to be reminded of the series Lexx, which I was absolutely mad about - definitely my favourite SF show from the '90s. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2021 13:00:07 GMT
The Three Doctors novelization. Great cover!  It's slightly annoying that the author of the introduction is in a larger font than that of the font of the actual author. |
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Post by iank on Oct 20, 2021 20:31:16 GMT
You're not kidding. Am I supposed to know who the feck Alastair Reynolds is anyway?!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2021 21:13:31 GMT
You're not kidding. Am I supposed to know who the feck Alastair Reynolds is anyway?! God knows.I skipped over that part of the book anyway just like I do with all the introductions. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 9:57:29 GMT
Season 24 on Blu-ray. Will be delivered today at some point so hopefully I can watch some of the extended editions later tonight. Very excited  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2021 23:16:34 GMT
Back 4 Blood - I needed a new game to play with my friends and one that lets you shoot zombies sounded ok. Also hunted down the DVD release of Ultraseven, the second (well technically third) Ultraman series. Been meaning to get this for a while and I find myself being drawn towards Ultraman since most of the franchises I used to enjoy I've called quits on and/or collected what I wanted of them.  |
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