164-167. 2000AD Prog. 1814 - 1817
09 Jan 2013 (5/5)
This issue includes:
1. Judge Dredd: Heller’s Last Stand, Part Two – Dredd is giving Heller a hard time and Heller gets a call reminding him that he’s got to take out Dredd if he wants his girl alive. Some quick action, then Dredd lets on that he knows what Heller is up to. (5/5)
2. The Red Seas: Fire Across the Deep, Part 3 – A short entry which tells us that all things are true in their own way. The adventurers meet some giants and end up at the gateway for the dead but they are not there. Instead they are lying in wait for them. A bit short to count for much. (3/5)
3. Savage, Book 8: Rise Like Lions, Part 3 – Savage gets set to lead the team in action as the robots already have started taking back London. Great art! (5/5)
4. Ampney Crucis Investigates: The Entropy Tango, Part Three – Very intriguing! The martian ambassador knows Ampney is from another time and appears to threaten him and Earth!! Duh duh duh! (5/5)
5. Strontium Dog, Part Three: The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha, Chapter Three: Mutant Spring – Nice long episode. The mutis get themselves organised with the help of Johnny as he spreads the word about the sterilization. Plus the demon skipped from Grenville to Johnny because he wants to be part of the action. So far Johnny can talk to it and fight off any influence. Loving this one. (5/5)
16 Jan 2013 (4.5 /5)
This issue includes:
1. Judge Dredd: Heller’s Last Stand, Part Three – This story plays out nicely. Lots of action and the bad guys all get theirs with Dredd showing tiny bits of compassion at the end. (5/5)
2. Savage, Book 8: Rise Like Lions, Part 4 – Everyone is trying to talk Savage out of being in the front lines as he is needed to unite all the different factions. Meanwhile a sniper has him dead in his sights… (4/5)
3. Ampney Crucis Investigates: The Entropy Tango, Part Four – The martian explains to Crucis about time being out of sync and now we understand what is going on. I think we can take it that the martians are good guys because all of a sudden they are attacked by a whacked out freaky guy. The martian is injured. This is my favourite story right now. (5/5)
4. The Red Seas: Fire Across the Deep, Part 4 – OK, Captain Dancer and crew are in front of the devil and Dancer gives Lucifer an earful, telling him off and then challenges him to a fight, to which he accepts! (3/5)
5. Strontium Dog, Part Four: The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha, Chapter Three: Mutant Spring – The government bigwigs meet on how they are going to handle the media/public opinion problems then it’s back to Johnny and the muties as they plan for the Revolt. McNulty is captured, Grenville is killed and as Johnny starts to fight the police, his demon decides to give him some encouragement. (5/5)
23 Jan 2013 (5 /5)
This issue includes:
1. Judge Dredd: Sealed - As Dredd tracks down a group of looters they meet in a deserted apartment and come across a boy sealed in a bubble with his neat freak parents dead nearby. Good one and I loved John Burns art which was a fresh take on Dredd. (5/5)
2. Savage, Book 8: Rise Like Lions, Part 5 – Savage is a pretty hard case; one of his party gets shot by a sniper trying to keep him out of harm's way and he barely bats an eye. Then the rest get interested in a song the Volgs are singing in a down time during the battle and he gives them a dressing down. When his team says they may be the enemy but are still human, Savage says they are *not* human they are Volgs. I'm liking this story, though I don't like the main character. (4/5)
3. Ampney Crucis Investigates: The Entropy Tango, Part Five – The ambassador is dead. We are told (and find out what) the creature who killed him is. Meanwhile this is a car chase episode. Love the art! (5/5)
4. The Red Seas: Fire Across the Deep, Part 5 – "For their name is Legion". Short but cool episode as the two armies fight. But the Devil's army of the dead join together to create huge giants made up of millions of bodies. (cover picture). Very cool! (5/5)
5. Strontium Dog, Part Five: The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha, Chapter Three: Mutant Spring – Word is spread like wildfire through the mutie ghettos about the sterilization and an uprising starts. This episode ends with the big riot and the government bringing in the tanks to squash the rioters. Great, great story and the mutants are such likable characters. (5/5)
Totally loved this issue!
1. Judge Dredd: Closet - A gay story. Nothing Dredd-like about it at all. (0/5)
2. Savage, Book 8: Rise Like Lions, Part 6 – Savage's team is still trying to take out the Volg blockhouse and he loses more men. The inhumanity, irony of it all is shown as the guy who thinks of the volgs as "Nazi zombies" begs for mercy and is taken out by a volg who tells her team to think of the English as terrorists. (5/5)
3. Ampney Crucis Investigates: The Entropy Tango, Part Six – Ampney meets with the PM but won't tell him anything the ambassador had to say to him. They want him to interrogate the prisoner, even though they only have its head. Off he goes to a special house in the country where he is confronted with two giant computers. I just love how this is all "pip, pip" stiff upper lip "what, ho!" British! (4/5)
4. The Red Seas: Fire Across the Deep, Part 6 – Simply just awesome battle art. The good guys are not doing so well. (4/5)
5. Strontium Dog, Part Six: The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha, Chapter Three: Mutant Spring – Three out of the five stories are all battle. More battling going on here. The muties and Johnny Alpha are cornered until they find a tunnel but once down it the entrance appears to be solidly walled off. The demon is talking to Johnny again trying to coax him to split on the rest of the dudes. (5/5)
2. Savage, Book 8: Rise Like Lions, Part 5 – Savage is a pretty hard case; one of his party gets shot by a sniper trying to keep him out of harm's way and he barely bats an eye. Then the rest get interested in a song the Volgs are singing in a down time during the battle and he gives them a dressing down. When his team says they may be the enemy but are still human, Savage says they are *not* human they are Volgs. I'm liking this story, though I don't like the main character. (4/5)
3. Ampney Crucis Investigates: The Entropy Tango, Part Five – The ambassador is dead. We are told (and find out what) the creature who killed him is. Meanwhile this is a car chase episode. Love the art! (5/5)
4. The Red Seas: Fire Across the Deep, Part 5 – "For their name is Legion". Short but cool episode as the two armies fight. But the Devil's army of the dead join together to create huge giants made up of millions of bodies. (cover picture). Very cool! (5/5)
5. Strontium Dog, Part Five: The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha, Chapter Three: Mutant Spring – Word is spread like wildfire through the mutie ghettos about the sterilization and an uprising starts. This episode ends with the big riot and the government bringing in the tanks to squash the rioters. Great, great story and the mutants are such likable characters. (5/5)
Totally loved this issue!
167. Prog. 1817
30 Jan 2013 (3.5/5)
This issue includes:
1. Judge Dredd: Closet - A gay story. Nothing Dredd-like about it at all. (0/5)
2. Savage, Book 8: Rise Like Lions, Part 6 – Savage's team is still trying to take out the Volg blockhouse and he loses more men. The inhumanity, irony of it all is shown as the guy who thinks of the volgs as "Nazi zombies" begs for mercy and is taken out by a volg who tells her team to think of the English as terrorists. (5/5)
3. Ampney Crucis Investigates: The Entropy Tango, Part Six – Ampney meets with the PM but won't tell him anything the ambassador had to say to him. They want him to interrogate the prisoner, even though they only have its head. Off he goes to a special house in the country where he is confronted with two giant computers. I just love how this is all "pip, pip" stiff upper lip "what, ho!" British! (4/5)
4. The Red Seas: Fire Across the Deep, Part 6 – Simply just awesome battle art. The good guys are not doing so well. (4/5)
5. Strontium Dog, Part Six: The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha, Chapter Three: Mutant Spring – Three out of the five stories are all battle. More battling going on here. The muties and Johnny Alpha are cornered until they find a tunnel but once down it the entrance appears to be solidly walled off. The demon is talking to Johnny again trying to coax him to split on the rest of the dudes. (5/5)
Comments
Post a Comment