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Are there any really bad 2000ad strips?

Started by marko10174, 18 March, 2017, 04:23:29 PM

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Hawkmumbler

Quote from: dweezil2 on 19 March, 2017, 06:07:48 PM
Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 19 March, 2017, 06:05:05 PM
Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 19 March, 2017, 06:01:26 PM
... Blood of Satanus III, and I'm a little surprised that hasn't already warranted a mention in this thread!

Likewise American Reaper actually, given the vitriol it prompted here on the board each time it ran! I haven't read it though, so I can't comment personally.

There have been far, far worse strips than American Reaper in 2000AD and The Meg's history.

I thoroughly disagree. The worst of the worst, not a single scrap of originality, or passion, or worth in the entire venture.

Smith

Im not really a fan of American Reaper either,but it was more bland then bad.Thou,Langley's artwork works a lot better for robots then for humans.

TordelBack

I've been gradually picking up batches of all the Megs that I missed over the last decade or so, and I've been pleaantly surprised by American Reaper, a strip I'd been dreading. Maybe it's because I'm reading a decent chunk at a time but I've actually enjoyed it quite a bit. I can see that the sheer number of pages it takes up in any given issue could be really irritating, given the hugely decompressed storytelling, and the reappearance of the same half dozen familiar faces of Clint & Co from Slaine, ABC Warriors and now Flesh is as distracting as ever... But in the proper format I think it could be pretty interesting.

Moreso that Greysuit at any rate, a strip whose rare moments of entertainment are just a bigger tease that enhances the awful disappointment. Definitely my current nomination for the List.

Magnetica

Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 19 March, 2017, 06:41:21 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 19 March, 2017, 06:07:48 PM
Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 19 March, 2017, 06:05:05 PM
Quote from: Dark Jimbo on 19 March, 2017, 06:01:26 PM
... Blood of Satanus III, and I'm a little surprised that hasn't already warranted a mention in this thread!

Likewise American Reaper actually, given the vitriol it prompted here on the board each time it ran! I haven't read it though, so I can't comment personally.

There have been far, far worse strips than American Reaper in 2000AD and The Meg's history.

I thoroughly disagree. The worst of the worst, not a single scrap of originality, or passion, or worth in the entire venture.

GET OUT!

BPP

The American Reaper page count complaint is a tad Donald Trump - when it appeaered the page count of the meg went up without affecting the price or the ammount of other material.

Personally I liked it in a 'all in one read' way.

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I'm a fan of American Reaper. I thought the idea was quite good (identity theft to the next level) and the artwork suited the story - which I said to Clint at the 40th*, **

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*I bought an original page of artwork (Deadlock) which he said he changed slightly because he wasn't happy with it. And I got a discount.

**He said he would rather not work in digital format so often but, due to time constraints, it was often necessary.
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dweezil2

Quote from: TordelBack on 19 March, 2017, 07:40:42 PM

Moreso that Greysuit at any rate, a strip whose rare moments of entertainment are just a bigger tease that enhances the awful disappointment. Definitely my current nomination for the List.

Got to say, I like Greysuit too and am looking forward to its return in the Prog.
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Hawkmumbler

Quote from: dweezil2 on 19 March, 2017, 08:10:15 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 19 March, 2017, 07:40:42 PM

Moreso that Greysuit at any rate, a strip whose rare moments of entertainment are just a bigger tease that enhances the awful disappointment. Definitely my current nomination for the List.

Got to say, I like Greysuit too and am looking forward to its return in the Prog.
Greysuit has some fantastic art. The script is typical Millsian dreck mind.

dweezil2

Quote from: Smith on 19 March, 2017, 06:44:56 PM
Im not really a fan of American Reaper either,but it was more bland then bad.Thou,Langley's artwork works a lot better for robots then for humans.

That's my feelings too.
Generic it may of been, but I still enjoyed reading it and I wouldn't classify it as bad.
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dweezil2

Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 19 March, 2017, 08:11:51 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 19 March, 2017, 08:10:15 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 19 March, 2017, 07:40:42 PM

Moreso that Greysuit at any rate, a strip whose rare moments of entertainment are just a bigger tease that enhances the awful disappointment. Definitely my current nomination for the List.

Got to say, I like Greysuit too and am looking forward to its return in the Prog.
Greysuit has some fantastic art. The script is typical Millsian dreck mind.

I like uncle Pat's didactic approach to writing and, as you stated, the lovely John Higgins art, so it's a win win for me!  :)
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dweezil2

As much as it pains me to mention them, I'd also have to say that The Balls Brothers and I Was A Teenage Tax Consultant were two very, very rare misfires from the usually reliable John Wagner.
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Smith

Greysuit is a tricky one.I liked it the first time around,but when I reread it recently it didnt hold up.Way more sheep jokes then I remembered.

Richard

I liked American Reaper.
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Dark Jimbo

Quote from: Richard on 19 March, 2017, 08:45:14 PM
I'd forgotten all about The Grudgefather, and now it's come back to me like a repressed memory of being abused.

:lol: There's yer quote for the back of the trade collection!
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Albion

Mother Earth was terrible. Good art as it was Cliff Robinson but the story was poor. Cliff deserved a better strip to work on.
Ive just read Pussyfoot 5 as part of my Prog Slog. Grud that was bad.
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