Tell me how to enjoy Armitage

[vzzbux]

I think that the title should remain as alot of the thread centres on the actual title, and it is a question rather than a statement.
I myself enjoy Armitage, and the current strip is coming along nicely.






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[Proudhuff]

I must admit this month's is the first to get my interest, ARTIC-B I feel it could have kicked off from here. All the action could have been in this (first) episode with a bit of tweaking and avoided all the above hand wringing etc

[vzzbux]

Gaaaaah. you changed the title.







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[House of Usher]

What does ARTIC-B mean?

[Pete Wells]

Hey Ush, I think it's an acronym for something like:

All Respect To It's Creator, But...

ARTIC-B!

[House of Usher]

Thanks! I thought it might be a nervous tic. Computers are weird and stuff.

[Mike Gloady]

Thanks for asking House of Usher, I have no idea what ANY of these acronyms mean and have even less intention of finding out.  Pet peeve of mine.

It's typing, not lifting bulldozers - type the whole word/phrase, people.

[TordelBack]

It's typing, not lifting bulldozers - type the whole word/phrase, people.

QFT!  ROTFLMAO!

[James Stacey]

easy Tiger, you're coming close to breaching article 1 of the forum rules there

English Only: Just as we expect you to be able to read these rules, we expect to be able to read your posts. Do not use "txt spk" or "l33t sp34k" in your posts.

 

[James Stacey]

And so am I by responding to my own post AND back seat modding.
... err back on topic,

Tell me how to enjoy Armitage? Read it and look at the pictures. The current run is turning rather good isn't it.

[locustsofdeath!]

I must admit this month's is the first to get my interest, ARTIC-B I feel it could have kicked off from here. All the action could have been in this (first) episode with a bit of tweaking and avoided all the above hand wringing etc

Agree 100 percent, cosh.

This month I was prepared to skip Armitage as usual - and then I saw the setting. I felt compelled to read it, which is a definate first.

Enjoyed it, and hope it continues on like this.

[Mike Gloady]

I'm LOVING it.  Brilliant as ever.

Shame the title of the thread changed though.  Now large chunks of it won't make any sense.....

[George Dread]

I think Brit-Cit deserves less dismissiveness. Armitage seems to be quite who caresy about the place. Its only a supporting character, etc. Whereas, given room to breathe a whole new universe could open up but maybe thats too much for the shoulders of an anthology to bear?

[JayzusB.Christ]

I must admit this month's is the first to get my interest, ARTIC-B I feel it could have kicked off from here.

Totally agree. Now THIS is the Armitage I like.  Mad, interesting parts of Brit Cit that we've never seen before, backstories enriched with a nod to Dredd continuity in general- good to see the gritty realism of the wrecked north of England contrasted with crazy shit like the Kleggs, Judge Fish and the fatties.

Also enjoyed the sly little joke - 'Look at the crap that's happening in what they're calling Murphyville'. Couldn't agree more. I hated that Emerald Isle story. not because of the stereotyped elements - most other Mega Cities get that too, look at Cal-Hab and Luxor - but because unlike MC1, which is (usually) plausibly farcical, Murphyville is implausibly so. Potential for decent future Murphyville stories was pretty much destroyed from the word go.

Reminded me, by the way, of another dig at Ennis Dredd in the Armitage novel Deathmasques, referring to Judgement Day - Dave Stone describes the fact that the year after Necropolis ANOTHER extra-dimensional superfiend attempted global extermination as 'a serious lack of originality on Fate's part'.

Not entirely Garth Ennis's fault there, I know, but I totally agree again - it was wayyyy too soon after Necropolis among its other flaws.

Anyway, sorry, I digress. Armitage is not crap. It's very good.  By the way, is that the same Brit-Cit assassin woman from Wetworks? Never read it but she was also in a one off story in a Mega-Special.

[Tweak72]

LOL