Prog 1762: Zero Mercy

[House of Usher]

I was relieved to see the return of Sinister Dexter in Prog 1761 after four other strips outstayed their welcome and even Dredd was seeming to drag a bit. Still, it has livened up considerably this Prog; it's always a welcome change of pace when the judges alternate between being a police force and an army.

[Mikey]

I liked the cover - simple, yet effective use of colour with great tension imo.

Dredd - yup, nice to see some action with Dredd in the thick of it. It seems to be gathering pace, so who knows what awaits. Really love Gallagher's art on this too, more than ably assisted by the Blythe droid, natch.

Sin Dex - bit of a breather episode, but good all the same. Dunno about all this parallel world malarkey, but I'm still a fan of the strip and trust Lil Abner to keep us entertained on the ride at least.

Indigo Prime - continues to grab me by the scruff and pull me along whether I like it or not. And I do! Saying that, I'm looking forward to sitting down and eating it as one big chunk so I can get more out of it - there always seems to be so much happening! And the Bagwell & Caldwell combo has been on top form through this strip - more please!

Angel Zero - I think this benefitted with the longer page count, it allowed more momentum to build IMO. Old school thrills certainly, but a decent enough yarn.

Good prog all round, Tharg. Missed Low Life something awful.

M.

[Batman's Superior Cousin]

The cover's a homage to an Elektra cover whose's story was written by Frank Miller

[Ochs]

Now I've not been around for a while but feeling the need to post.

I'm absolutely loving this Dredd, nice long slow build, I'm really intrigued by it. I love the slow pace it makes a change from the breakneck speed that a lot of stuff has to move along at due to the format of the prog. It's like reading a really good novel and will make a superb trade. Good to see the pace picking up though, although I suspect that it will slow down again before it kicks off for real. I don't know where this is going like all good work by Mr Wagner. I do wish Tharg had kept his gob shut a few weeks ago though, now I'm waiting to find out who dies, I'd rather have been shocked by it. How about a 'spoilers' tag Tharg?

Unlike most, I'm not particularly enjoying IP. Just a personal thing. Not really my bag. Ditto AZ although both strips are ok. Not disasters on a Dominator X scale (is that what it was called?). Lowlife was ok too but I didn't enjoy it as much as the last one.

I like Sindex, always do, although I admit I've not read this weeks one yet.

Can't wait for the big prog though. Dante's back and coming to a crescendo. Still there you go, different strokes for different folks!

[pops1983]

Loved the design of the Commando Judges. The shield motif on their visors was a nice wee touch

[Proudhuff]

Dredd - Great stuff this is what we want!!

Sin Dex - not my thang skipptyskip

Indigo Prime - not my thang skipptyskip

Angel Zero  not my thang skipptyskip

prog-lite for me roll on the big xmassythang

[SmallBlueThing]

Great prog all round this week; angel zero, despite being lovely in four page squirts, really benefited from the longer splooge. Indigo prime remains baffling yet gorgeous, as always, and sinidex thrills like it always has done- consistently excellent, i hope it never stops. Dredd this week, never my favourite strip, was my favourite strip. A masterclass by mr wagner.

SBT

[George Dread]

This week was classic Science fiction anthology. Brilliante!

[Zarjazzer]

Brilliant cover again. Jolly prog with ad for new 2012 thrill Grey Area looking good. At last some shooty action in Dredd,Sin Dex too talky not enough shooty, AZ excellent and full of shooty stuff and Indigo still mind bendingly mad and i didn't notice lack of big shooty.

[JOE SOAP]

I'm sure the cover is a homage to something - thought it was a Frank Miller Elektra but drew a blank - maybe the Wells' cover blog will reveal all.

Reminds of the old 90's megazine covers.

[DrJomster]

The cover's a homage to an Elektra cover whose's story was written by Frank Miller

There I was, opening this thread for the first time, looking forward to saying "Elektra Assassin" a lot and what do I see? A gaggle of fellow boarders who've already said exactly that!

Note. To self. Even if VERY busy moving house, make sure to read the prog as soon as postie manages to redirect that mail and get on the forums pronto!