Quote from: Funt Solo on Today at 03:32:43 AMI want to reread the entire series to get a bit more of a handle on Yvonne's fate. I think she's just a victim of the terror of the woods. Callum's death is far more complicated, and ties into the inescapable trauma and guilt he feels over the murder of his father.Good points. Theres that spectral image of his father. Callum is tripping balls at this point though.
Quote from: Funt Solo on Today at 03:32:43 AMHaving the villagers murder him for being gay would not have been a story that I would've been comfortable reading (all things being equal), and so his fate had to be some form of happenstance, or self-inflicted.Yes, I mean totally agree it would have been ghastly. I note though we've already had some abhorrent scenes of gay-bashing and consequent victim shaming. There's a line of regression to a homophobic lynching. It appeared that was the intent of the villagers. There was plenty of foreshadowing of hangings. So - much - foreshadowing! I was expecting the villagers and monstrous director to string them both up. A fittingly vile ending for such a nasty strip.
Quote from: Funt Solo on Today at 03:32:43 AMStill, as I said upthread, all very dark. (That rather being the point.) Are there any creator interviews on this one? I'd be fascinated.Me too. I didn't like this strip but it still has much to admire and certainly grabbed my attention.
Quote from: Le Fink on 28 March, 2024, 08:26:58 PMThistlebone ends and it feels a bit pointless. Our two protagonists have been run through one hell of a mill and end up sort of killing each other? Erm, what? The villagers can't even do their evil worst, which I thought was rather the point.
Quote from: A.Cow on 28 March, 2024, 11:27:05 PMI still can't believe that Tharg hasn't tried launching a special stereoscopic issue under the title "2000 3-D". All-new anaglyphic action, just waiting to happen...
Quote from: castle4 on 28 March, 2024, 04:14:46 PMSurprisingly Hatchette have updated their website today and 173/175 is Scarlet Traces 2 and 174/180 is Anderson Psi Div:NWO.