Good Prog. Bit off a kick your shoes off and relax Prog, I think - not many explosions, etc. Lots of exposition.
7/10.
Al Ewing's Judge Dredd was splendiferous. Wonderful title, with impeccable grammar. Superb dialogue. "He didn't look like a bad person - " my personal highlight! Leigh Gallagher's art was none too shabby either. I had to check to see who drew it. I'm easily fooled; because it wasn't set in the C17th, I had no inkling.
Flesh (Texas) is not for me. I'll just admire the pretty dinosaurs. Drugging your employees so they can laugh in the face of danger is grossly inefficient and could compromise your whole operation (etc.)
Dandridge is able to hold its own in this line-up. It has a nice line in para-scientific jargon and absurd imagery.
The Red Seas is pretty much what readers have come to expect: sympathetic characters battling fantastical enemies, with huge helpings of wonderment and whimsy and a bit of kitsch thrown in for good measure. The Gods' dialogue was as clunky as it was entertaining. You don't refer to your wife or partner as 'her indoors' a) when she is right beside you, b) she isn't indoors because she is right beside you, or c) you are indoors right beside her. I also winced at the line "Good job y'only muck about wi' a mallet." It was about as subtle as saying "Hello, Adolf Hitler, who started World War II by invading Poland; would you like some tea?" While I'm at it, p.7 - 'phenomena' - that should be phenomenon (singular), shouldn't it?
Still and all, good Prog, and hopefully there's better to come next week and the week after. Judge Dredd is outstanding this Prog. Definitely my Top Thrill of the moment.
