Excellent Meg all round- Anderson's the only duff strip for me, and I was sincerely hoping this was the last part. Sadly, it crawls ever onward. Dredd was superb- I'm not the biggest fan of Leigh Gallagher, but this worked really well- rewarding to see his Dredd looking so bloody old; which is how I think he should be drawn, to be honest. However, I know that what with his explicit history of rejuvination jobs, and the fact that most artists knock at least ten years off his face, we are left with a prog where, technically, Dredd is too old and Anderson's too young. C'est la guerre.
Numbercruncher continues to be the best thing in the Meg, and I very much want this as a trade when its over.
Samizdat Squad was last month an unwelcome returnee that proved it's worth quite unexpectedly. This month it coasts a bit, but is readable- which I confess to finding untrue of its last outing.
Great to see a review of something by Alan Moore that didn't assume it's inevitably a work of Supreme Greatness, but instead made it work for its praise. More like this, please. I have no recollection of reading anything by Ed Brubaker, and the interview didn't make me want to rectify this particularly. Film reviews were entertaining and earned their place.
Flesh: Chronocide in the floppy was exactly as I remembered it, no better no worse, and while I could see what Abnett was trying to do, I'm glad that was basically the end of it until the recent ressurrection. The 3000AD two pager was just shocking though.
Two episodes of Vector 13 this month made me long for either a complete collection, or at the very least a number of floppies. V13 is by far my favourite of these short strips that Tharg has thrown at us over the decades, pissing all over the likes of Future Shocks and Pulp Sci-Fi. More please, Mr Tharg.
Mercy Heights next month (and the month after)? Batten down them hatches, it's going to be a bumpy Summer!
SBT
