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Badger was best in the Bill Reinhold days. He's a forgotten writer these days but I thought his Punisher was superb. He had a damn long run on it from memory. And of course Nexus. I'd like to see a live action series or movie of the Nexus story. I know Rude was trying to get an animated series going and while I'm ranting he was such a sweet artist in his prime. Oh one last bit - the new Nexus stuff in DHP has not really got me excited.

Cool. How about Badger? Or Baron's run on Punisher? I've got him as a friend on Facebook which is a kick cause I was into all his stuff when I was a teen.

Hi Newtype. Yes it is. Are you a fan?

You know I've been scouring the internet for more Tim Bradstreet hate and no one does it quite as good as you. Thanks again. I needed to know I'm not alone on this.

This was a very enjoyable comic for its short lifespan. I hope it gets resurrected at some stage.

Incognito thirded....Brubaker really nailed it.

Ok so I just finished the Highwater and Ashes and Dust arcs (174). To be honest I don't think I like Azzarello's Constantine. Towards the end of the Paul Jenkins run, when it was known that Jenkins was wrapping up and Ellis would be coming on board, the editor at the time wrote how Constantine takes on a lot of the writer's personality when they are on the title. If that's the case Azzarello must be a bit of a dick. I can't wait for the next author but I'm determined to read it all in chronological order.

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It's ambitious to say the least. Either to genuinely convince someone the world has ended or to convince the audience that is genuine...... Here is an earlier stunt where he 'tricks' a woman into thinking she has died in a car crash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntoix9JcDig http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-59VkppgsI

Did anyone see the first episode of this yet? Derren Brown sets up an apocalyptic scenario for a 21 year old slacker. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUnvhQH9LvU[/media]

This guy decided to display his wares at a feminist rally in Brazil

This is the one I'm thinking of: As you can see it says 1 of 4 but it ended up being 5. The covers were just jaw dropping for the time.

He did the first _ issues of the first Secret Wars series which captivated me as a kid but he must have had trouble even then because he was then replaced by Bob Layton who following on from the sweet forms of Zeck jolted the visual senses of at least one ten year old. I recently .read a blog entry by Shooter where he described Layton as butchering Secret Wars. Zeck had a big hand in kickstarting the Punisher's career. His artwork in the initial mini series was astounding but once again the fifth and final issue was drawn by someone else.

Hi Thrizzle. Did the question of a movie adaptation of Black Hole arise? I read that Fincher was attached and it seemed a pretty good fit but maybe it's in limbo now? Cheers

I've read a couple of issues of Planetary but so little that I really haven't got the gist of it yet. I've read a bit more of Transmetropolitan and some black and white steam punk thing from Avatar. I wouldn't say I've read enough of Ellis to tell if the massive plaudits he receives are justified. Yes that storyline buffered the Jenkins and Ellis runs and was a lot of sick fun. And thank you.

Mike Zeck is a superb artist. I gather it takes time to draw that good because he's never really stayed on any series too long (has he?).

That's right Jumbie. Jenkins, who was living in Brisbane when writing Hellblazer, takes him to Australia in one of his better arcs on the series. I thought he had a few good stories but towards the end of his run I found myself losing interest. To be frank I'm surprised he lasted three years on the series. He filled every panel with words and words yet I still know nothing about the supporting characters. I agree with you guys. I rate Delano/Ennis the highest. I'm still on Azzarello. I was looking forward to Ellis and as usual it was technically pretty good but goddamn it was dark - is there a well known reason why his stint was so short on the series? As to Mike Carey, I'm reading Unwritten at the moment and it's not as engrossing as I'd hoped for. Cheers

Nahh i just checked my stack and Freezes Over comes a bit later. I liked Hard Times in the end. I find it a bit irritating when Azzarello imitates Rosie Perez in print but it turned out ok. Can I ask you you're feelings to Paul Jenkins run on the series?

Over the last six months I've been on a big spree of catching up on comics and it's been fantastic. It's like when you've somehow missed a quality TV series and you get get your hands on the box set and watch episode after episode. Anyway, The Boys has been one of the best rides I've been on so far. There's a certain humanity under the violence and scatology that is really endearing. Robertson's artwork really fit the series well too. I agree at times Ennis can be repetitive on the topic of religion and he has other flaws but I think comics are a medium where it's not possible to be flawless. Two cents finished.

The Walking Dead Fables Hellboy/BPRD universe The Boys

I intend to stick around - I have needs when it comes to discussing comic books. Thanks for all the replies even the ones I have no hope of understanding. You may or may not be fortunate that I just read Brian Azzarello's first issue of Hellblazer last night. Where he is a noob in the joint and a large black man tells him he 'needs friends in here'......... It didn't have the same rage inducing impact on me as Mr Bradstreet, that's for sure. I try to be. I only hate Tim Bradstreet and bureaucrats.

Thank you. More specifically for the Tim Bradstreet stuff. I recently rediscovered comics and have been catching up on the Hellblazer series and enjoying it immensely. Then I get to an issue with a Tim Bradstreet cover and even worse, his art inside. Firstly itjust looks like someone has taken a bunch of photos and applied a photoshop filter to them. Secondly the model for John Constantine looks like the original guy from the Lonely Planet tv show with a perm. Even though it was written by Warren Ellis i couldn't finish it as my heart rate had soared with rage. It's a disgrace that people like this actually take work from genuine cartoonists. I haven't come across Greg Land's stuff yet but when i do, I'll cry. My first inkling that there were cretins doing this was the Ex Machina artwork Thanks for venting