MEG 298 - GO FOR LAUNCH

[Buttonman]

Nice Lilly Mackenzie cover although I hope it doesn't encorage any yoofs to look in - we don't want their kind here.

Not read much yet but a lush Dredd with Dylan Teague art, a colourful Black Museum and a Mean Machine filled bonus book.

Thankfully there is no Tom Prodfoot letter blemishing Dreddlines, mainly due to one insightful and sensitive reader taking up the whole third column. Lovely.

[mygrimmbrother]

Absolutely marvellous artwork all round here. Smudge impressed more than the last time I encountered his (her?) stuff - the Lowlife story in the christmas prog; just as Dante ends we get more sublime stuff from Fraser; Dylan Teague's Dredd just oozed confidence and style, reminding me of Bolland with a touch of Ian Gibson's colouring here and there (couple of panels almost looked like coloured pencils, in a good way); and then finally PJ just blew me away with Johnny Woo. I am in love with PJ. His last TOTBM which was B&W apart from the excellently handled minimal use of green is here repeated only we get the occasional splash of blood red - just superb.

[Dark Jimbo]

Time to give the Meg another try, I think, after an exile of six months or more. Is Tank Girl gone for good now or merely on another hiatus?

[radiator]

Time to give the Meg another try, I think, after an exile of six months or more. Is Tank Girl gone for good now or merely on another hiatus?

Gone for good, AFAIK - it's been replaced with Lily Mackenzie.

[Lee Bates]

I've always thought of Dylan Teague as a nice enough, workman-like artist but the Dredd strip in this month's Meg just blew me away!

He's stepped up his game to a ridiculous extent. It's so lush and real, I feel like I'm IN Mega City 1.

[W. R. Logan]

I gave up the Meg a few issues ago but if Dylan is in this issue I may have to go to my local thrill merchant and get a copy.

I've always liked Dyl's work and have said so on many occasions here and to him (although when I say it to him I'm usually taking the piss out of his speed and over self deprecation of his own work) I always believed that he could be one of Tharg's finest.

[willthemightyW]

Can someone tell me the names and tell me the names of the people who got letters printed?

Thanks, Will.

[James Stacey]

All the artwork in this months Meg is sublime. It really stood out. None of it was just adequate or just good. Teagues lines looked a little looser and less 'Bolland' than previously but in a good way. A criminally underused artist imo. Good strips, good articles, good Meg all round.

[Mike Carroll]

Can someone tell me the names and tell me the names of the people who got letters printed?

Thanks, Will.

Hi Will,
The letters are from:

Ian Brown, North Wales
Jeremy Beebe, Kansas City
Michael Crouch, Norfolk
Paul Harris, via email
And some newcomer called Stephen Watson, from Paisley

-- Mike

[willthemightyW]

thanks.

[Proudhuff]

A truely great prog..

and I must doff my cap at that new boy on the letters page what a well written and articulate letter Buttonman, must have been written pre Buckie-Breakfast? or are you in the pokey again?

Brilliant to see Lilly in the Meg, I'm sure i suggested this last year, must check with Matron, she keeps a copy of all my letters, Great Dave Gibbons interview too

Dredd Brill art work and story ....

[Proudhuff]

and hey is that a KEVLEV block I see in Dredd?

[Kev Levell]

and hey is that a KEVLEV block I see in Dredd?

It is indeed! Very chuffed I am too. I did Dylan a tiny favour and that was my reward! Huzzah's another tick in the personal goal chart!

[Buttonman]

A truely great prog..

and I must doff my cap at that new boy on the letters page what a well written and articulate letter Buttonman, must have been written pre Buckie-Breakfast? or are you in the pokey again?

Why thank you Tom, your humiliating attempt at detente will FAIL!

Loser!

[Proudhuff]

GGGGGGGRRRRRRRR!