Prog 1659 - Desert Strike!

[MarcusQQ]

I was lucky and got mine on Saturday and loved catching up with a backlog 2000ad I had built up over 8 weeks (I moved in that time and had no time to read any comics) but now seeing some of the problems some of you guys have had, I'm thinking maybe I should of kept a couple of issues to keep me going! Still got 2 issues of the Megazine to catch up on, so I think ill keep them till next week.

[Dandontdare]

still no prog *sob*  :'(

[vzzbux]

I don't know what all the fuss is about the cover being recycled. they are both excellent pieces of work. Reworking the image like that cant be easy, but what do I know I ain't no artist.






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[MarcusQQ]

I don't know what all the fuss is about the cover being recycled. they are both excellent pieces of work. Reworking the image like that cant be easy, but what do I know I ain't no artist.

Same here. I thought it was a class cover and was not fazed that is had been recycled. Did not effect my love of the comic!




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[Colin_YNWA]

Well it was there when we got back from our trip to the land of parents, along with a rejection letter from Tharg (wayhey at least I can now send another one in been waiting patiently since Feburary, more about that elsewhere later).

Not much to add except another fantastic Prog. Three tales heading nicely to a conclusion, Necrophim adding more and more to its steady development and Dredd was just masterful, though I can't remember a time when Wagner used so many words. Not a a problem, just an observation.

The Cursed Earth article felt a little like a fish out of water. As it was only a section it didn't provide any real insight or conclusions and now its led me to Journal of American Studies which isn't on my pull list believe it or not. Still might get lucky and it might be one of the electronic resources we subsribe to at work.

[Versasovantare]

I wonder if the Fargos are gonna turn up while Dredd's out in the Cursed Earth? They could be a partial solution to his staff problems.

[Mike Gloady]

Maybe, although I think that might be a little too neat. 

If years of reading Wagner's scripts has taught me anything, it's that he'll usually do what you don't quite expect. 

[thejudgemuffin]

I gotta feeling that this whole storyline is the end for Dredd, all the links to this point over the last few years, Rico stepping up to the Deputy chief Judge when being sent away, like Dredd of old....dunno what it is just can;t shake that feeling...Hope I'm wrong, for real...

Ace prog overall, again every story is a must read and it's been a while since that was 100% the case.

Peace out

[Roger Godpleton]

Cover: Stood out on the shelves. Even more than Gay Times. Very Good Stuff.

Dredd: What is essentially a petty squabble is elevated into world shaking stuff. The portrayal of the absurdity and desperation of this situation is just superb. Three words is all that is needed to portray Sinfield as an almighty douchebag. Really Great Stuff.

Shakara: If I hadn't been in a public place I would have said "Fuck Yeah!" at the end. Transcendent art, especially the skulls. Great Stuff.

Kingdom: I like how the dogs are already attached to Gene and can't believe he's the killer. Great characterization. Great Stuff.

Necrophim: Can't think of anything to say. OK Stuff.

Stront: I can't help but feel that Johnny should have always been this awesome with the shagging and what not. Maybe Wulf was holding Alpha back all these years? Great Stuff.

[Richmond Clements]

Read it last night. I'm confused a bit by Necrophim. I don't see how the threat of eternal damnation (or whatever the wording was- haven't the prog to hand) would hold much water to Satan's second in command... But at least there were a few more folks in it this week!

[W. R. Logan]

my opinion the Dredd story will become the longest epic ever, Dredd returns, the mutie problem is sorted, Hershey is asked back as CJ and Judge Logan saves the day.

The following couple of weeks have related stories than its back to business as usual.

[Mike Gloady]

...the Dredd story will become the longest epic ever...

Wagner's said as much on his Facebook page, think he's recently finished writing episode 23 or so.  That, taken with all the preamble (back to Emphatically Evil, Mutants in Mega City One, Backlash etc) and presumably other episodes afterwards (and the aftermath storylines you usually get that you mantion, Logan) would be a pretty long storyline. 

Judge Logan saves the day?  Why not.  I quite like him.  I presume you do too, seeing as you've named yourself after him. ;-p

[King Trout]

You forgot Judge Logan's horrible death by bumsex.

Welcome back to the board, Logan!

- Trout

[Kerrin]

Cover - He won't get far offroad with those tyres, tsk. What he needs are the super duper swapperoony ones that the midget Tom Cruise used in Mission Implausible II. One minute they're road tyres, and then you hit the beach, and they're knobblies! Magic. Also, no chinstrap. On a motorcycle, your helmet is merely an expensive hat without the chinstrap correctly fastened. I reckon in the case of future helmetry they'll have some sort of suction system or inflatable nonslip liner. Yup. Or glue.

Dredd - Ooh, that Sinfield, he'll get his. Maybe not as bad as Logan's bumsex death but it'll be bad. Real bad. Hopefully Dredd will work some of his pent up frustration out on Pinky's gang next week via the medium of ultraviolence. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for heatseekers, ricochets and HI-EX! Bootknife and bike cannons wouldn't go amiss either.

Shakara - What is Flinty on? Can we have some with next weeks prog? Love the skull ships with the little (big? It's all a question of scale I guess) weetabix men in the sockets.

Kingdom - Cool!

Necrophim - So this is all an analogy to American (and British) foreign policy in the Middle East? Or have I just picked up on the most obvious parallel? The angelic horde all look very shiny, and they've got lightsabres! That's nice.

Strontium Dog - KEVINNNN! Cracked me up. And Johnny did some midnight sunbathing with that nice lady. Lucky old Johnny. I don't know if I'm imagining things, but I'm bloody positive I can spot panels that look like someone else other than Carlos has inked them (Hector presumably), the linework in some of them is noticeably different to others. S'probably me.

And letters, and an article, coo, feeling a bit spoilt really. God I hope Dredd kicks some wattled mutie arse next week.

[George Dread]

That was some gruesome writing in Dredd. The eyeball eating story.The way he describes his second being eaten. This is obviously a set up for Dredd to make his decision on mortality of his prey. Seriously, that bit was mad!