tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post892636288930799027..comments2023-09-20T16:16:26.566+01:00Comments on I sold up and moved to Mars: MythopoeikonArtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-11749571846190038952009-11-07T09:58:12.352+00:002009-11-07T09:58:12.352+00:00My progs are mouldering away in my parents' at...My progs are mouldering away in my parents' attic - my brother occasionally makes noises about getting rid of them which I immediately veto.<br /><br />Looking at the reviews of the Dredd book - I'm not sure I'd go for that. The background to long running series like Dredd evolves haphazardly over the years - writers can't seem to resist the urge to come up with stories that attempt to stitch everything neatly together. Do you remember the ridiculous knot they tied themselves into over which planet the prison moon Titan orbited?<br /><br />£20 sounds an incredible bargain for stuff by somebody of Ron Smith's standing. I remember I wasn't keen on his drawing when I first started seeing it in the shorter stories they did in the aftermath of the Apocalypse War. I was totally won round by Shanty Town though.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-345663827339002122009-11-06T16:45:23.090+00:002009-11-06T16:45:23.090+00:00Don't start me on 2000AD. I swapped all my ear...Don't start me on 2000AD. I swapped all my early editions Progs 1 - 50 for something silly years ago. But did manage to pick up some original Ron Smith Dredd art for about £20.<br /><br />And <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Judge-Dredd-Origins-2000-Ad/dp/1905437234/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257525766&sr=1-12" rel="nofollow">this</a> new Dredd graph novel from 2007 is a cracker and well worth a goMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-3998622554010481032009-11-05T23:51:22.426+00:002009-11-05T23:51:22.426+00:00You're right - what was I thinking? I was pre...You're right - what was I thinking? I was pretty loyal to the Beano, I used to read my brother's Dandy and a kid called Chris up the road got Whizzer and Chips which I thought was better than the Beano but which I didn't order because, well...it was Chris's comic. I think I must have got Buddy for quite a few issues, it had Billy the Cat and the Iron Fish in it. And then I discovered 2000AD.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-66589935674697235382009-11-05T22:36:49.111+00:002009-11-05T22:36:49.111+00:00I never liked The Beano or Dandy - it was Whizzer ...I never liked The Beano or Dandy - it was Whizzer and Chips, Whoopee or Krazy for me. I've got two of the Willy annuals and they are as close to Python for children as you'll get, with some amazing multi-layered stories in the first annual. You've got to grab themMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-35782907423362612752009-11-05T22:00:40.203+00:002009-11-05T22:00:40.203+00:00Mondo - I know Paul Sample from all those Tom Shar...Mondo - I know Paul Sample from all those Tom Sharpe book covers. And I couldn't have named him but as an avid Beano reader I was of course familiar with the work of Leo Baxendale. To be honest I was never that blown away by the artwork in the Beano but I do remember being impressed by Willy the Kid, which I think is the strip he did when he was allowed to cut loose a bit. It funny timing this, I nearly bought a Willy the Kid book a couple of weeks ago. I didn't in the end - it was actually a bit too bleak and weird. At the same time as I rescued Mythopoeikon I also grabbed all my Ronald Searle books - he's definitely worth a post at some point.<br /><br />Davy - I'm glad you dropped by, I finished Ubik a bit back. I'll have to read it again I think. The story was generally madder that Time Out Of Joint but I've got a feeling that the last page isn't going to be logically workable-outable, which I disapprove of. But I did like the whose dead? twist and the way it was introduced quite early on. I'd be very interested to see a film of it - PKD wrote a screenplay apparently.Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-59001263184712559992009-11-05T09:50:02.621+00:002009-11-05T09:50:02.621+00:00I bet he liked a bit of Arthur Rackham with his re...I bet he liked a bit of <a href="http://rackham.artpassions.net/" rel="nofollow">Arthur Rackham</a> with his ready-rolled...<br /><br />A tip-top entry in your weblog sir.davyhhttp://theghostofelectricity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1820665525852614768.post-56210610621894088852009-11-05T08:52:24.715+00:002009-11-05T08:52:24.715+00:00I like his style, but don't recognise it thoug...I like his style, but don't recognise it though - I was flicking through some of my old seventies skateboard mags recently and saw some <a href="http://www.hyperlinkcode.com" rel="nofollow">Paul Sample</a> illustrations remember him, he was everywhere at the time - mainly strips and book covers.<br /><br />A personal fave is Leo Baxendale - the Spike Milligan of illustrationplanet mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015257228377212855noreply@blogger.com