‘Ramblin’ Man’ Review, The Sexton Beer, 2000ads San Diego Panel, ‘The Boys’, ‘Barry’, ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters’. Bad Floppy reprints and John reads the Letters page!
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Orlok went to a circus as a kid and fucking hated it. It was nothing to do with the clowns or the mooks swinging around the high wire by their teeth, it was simply that this was his first experience with proper undomesticated animals and there they were being made to perform tricks for the baying unwashed. This has led him to a simple fact of life: if you advocate any sort of animal cruelty, you’re an utter cunt. Unless that animal is tearing the face off James Corden, in which case; as you were…
DATELINE:
December 2105 (Progs 346-349).
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?:
John Wagner and Alan Grant gives us the angst of yoof while Ian Gibson goes apeshit on the scale.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (IN ONE SENTENCE)?:
Dinosaurs run amok thanks to a droid with a conscience.
WHO’S THAT IN THE HELMET?:
Judges Jones and Brown are on hand when Irrawaddy Skinner is sentenced to 17 years.
IT’S CULTURAL, INNIT?:
David Baloney is clearly modelled on enthusiastic TV naturist David Bellamy, right down to the speech impediment.
ANY LAW LORE?:
Mutie Pens are used to hold incursive mutants at the West Wall.
Naughty robots are dismantled.
WHAT THE DROKK?:
When Bob collapses and dies his pose is totally impossible when compared to the angle and position of the other dinosaurs.
Granville disobeys the orders of a human to help the dinosaurs, clearly circumventing his programming.
After his leg is crushed, where does Granville get his crutch from?
WHAT’S THE ART LIKE?:
Smith’s dinosaurs are not great but they do have a slightly anthropomorphic feel to identify with them even more. It’s hard to pin down exactly what it is, but he nails this story and it’s clear from this why he is a favourite to so many fans. The scale seems a little off at times but apart from that it’s great.
HOW MANY LINKS?:
There is a wonderful sense of irony that a robot is the only thing that cares about the plight of the dinosaurs and is willing to destroy itself to free them. By the end, Dredd agrees that they should not have been locked up and yet voiced none of this concern when they were being paraded in the city. He’s an inconsistent cunt at times. Luckily the story passes on the message without being too heavy handed and there is some delicious dark humour as Baloney is eaten and his crew state it will be a ratings topper. Dredd is also uncharacteristically charitable in letting the dinosaurs leave at the end. He could easily have been an utter bastard. Four links.
The power of protest is a remarkable thing but not without a modicum of risk. If you take a knee in a jingoistic country you can get into some shit but at least you probably won’t get a tank driven over you or be assassinated by an anti-aircraft gun. In the Big Meg, political protest is frowned upon, but if you want to dress up like a borderline racial stereotype, then fill your boots…
DATELINE:
November 2105 (Daily Star).
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?:
John Wagner and Alan Grant are in heap big trouble and Ron Smith does um drawing.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (IN ONE SENTENCE)?:
An ancient charter brings trouble.
WHO’S THAT IN THE HELMET?:
Chief Judge Hilda McGruder again does nothing except whine.
WHAT’S THE ART LIKE?:
Standard Smith.
HOW MANY LINKS?:
Three, although there is something iffy once again about the natives being shafted.
Orlok was watching Bond villain in waiting Elon Musk on the telly earlier while he was pounding away on the treadmill. There was Musk, bold as brass, talking about interfacing with a machine and having it become part of the human consciousness. What would this mean for emotions? Will they be programmable? Can we select from different levels of rage while watching Star Trek: Discovery? Will there be an override? We need to know.
DATELINE:
November 2105 (Daily Star).
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?:
John Wagner and Alan Grant pull the strings and Ron Smith makes McGruder look simple.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (IN ONE SENTENCE)?:
An emotion machine is unveiled.
WHO’S THAT IN THE HELMET?:
Chief Judge Hilda McGruder looks thoughtful if indecisive.
WHAT’S THE ART LIKE?:
Standard, though Rubix’s assistant has a massive forehead. You could project an Imax on that thing.
HOW MANY LINKS?:
Three.
We live in an age where a person can be anything, within reason. A person with gender dysphoria can identify as not of their biological gender and this is acceptable to most of us. Of course, to counteract this out of assholery, fuckwits who think they are somehow funny can identify as bus shelters or something. Ha fucking ha. Right now though, a living embodiment of Worzel Gummidge is identifying as the Prime Minister of the UK. If only pretending to be a Judge was that easy…
DATELINE:
November 2105 (Daily Star).
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?:
John Wagner and Alan Grant are pulling a fast one and Ron Smith does good Ross.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (IN ONE SENTENCE)?:
Judge Impersonators make a haul.
WHAT THE DROKK?:
Amazingly Dredd doesn’t get twigged first by the overweight Jimp.
WHAT’S THE ART LIKE?:
Standard Smith.
HOW MANY LINKS?:
Three.
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Spoilers! Deepfakes! Flint’s reads his ‘Tammy & Jinty Special’ text reviews to John and Steve! Plus the usual Prog review!
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