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Mod powers......they allow me to create a new option. Garth has been added. And, being scottish, Millar is British. Being Irish, Garth Ennis isn't.....sadly, being Northern Irish fucks up my point, so he gets added.

Yeah. Fucking right. It's like one of those Orange adverts in the cinemas (Do you get those in the US?). 'It's a story about how an anti-hero lives his life, constantly surrounded by turmoil....about how even a heartless bastard can be a nice guy....about the true evil in men, and the reality of hell on earth...' 'I'm seeing.....The Matrix meets Ghostbusters.' 'But...the main character is a middle aged Scouser...' 'Hey, The Matrix was a big hit. Keanu Reeves....he'd be good in the main part.' 'But he's American.' 'Big Audience'. 'Fuck you!' 'Here's a check.' 'Did I say American? I meant to say vastly under-rated.'

It can easily be argued - and in a future column, it will be argued, don't worry - that the British have created some of the best comics in history, whether writing or drawing. So which is your favourite and why? For me, it's Alan Moore. From Skizz through From Hell, the man has never failed to entertain me and make me think. Never. He also wrote the best Batman story in history, 'The Killing Joke'. The man is a god. How about you?

Simple question. Say which you like, and explain why. For me, it's difficult to choose. Preacher, Transmet and Sandman are all awesome, but in the end, I'd have to go with Sandman. It was, for me, life-changing. It made me look at things in a new light, and started me down a path where I found philosophy, and it helped me through a lot. Different artists, but the most consistent writing I've ever seen make this my favourite comic series in history. Yours?

No need to pm - I'll just say here, and not give any spoilers. That last bit made me look at something that should have been very obvious, and is the kind of thing that makes me love Warren Ellis. Very nearly jaw-dropping stuff.

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Huh. I thought this one would take longer. Yep.

He did it himself when he drank a potion of his own making. Ultimate X-Men continuity = Weapon X program did it. WOW! Covering both continuities -- nice! I thought so. Okay. I mentioned this in my column, kind of. Doctor Who, in the british magazine, met a supporting character from a marvel comic, who he shrank in size, from being a giant, to being human sized. This character then went on to have his own (short lived) series. Who was he?

I haven't read the newest issue, so I can't comment. But I will say that Alan Davis is the man! Unless he's lost control of his hand and is drawing with his feet, his work is always tops. When Alan Davis is drawing typical superheroes, like the JLA, or like Captain Marvel, yeah, he's good. With X-Men, I just don't think his art fits. There's too much stuff going on, and everything looks unclear, plus, his characters are seriously ugly. The 'Twelve' storyline being a perfect example.

He did it himself when he drank a potion of his own making. Ultimate X-Men continuity = Weapon X program did it.

It's been there for five days. POST ANOTHER QUESTION BEFORE I KILL YOU. Don't take that wrong.

For those not in the know, Marvel are shaking up their X-men line, with new writers/artists, etc. Chris Claremont and Alan Davis take over Uncanny, Chuck Austen writes X-men, and Joss Whedon (buffy) takes over a new title called Astonishing X-Men. Okay, just read the first Chris Claremont/Alan Davis issue. It sucks. Not just a bit, a lot. I've been reading X-Men for over ten years now, and my reaction? 'What the...who the fuck is that?...oh, what did he bring her back for? What the fuck is Kitty doing back? How the hell did this title get so bad so quickly?' It's not just me, is it? Claremont is the worst possible choice to have in this. He was great in the seventies, but he's too convinced in his own genius, and that, as fans, all we really want is for the comics to go back to what they were when he left off. You know, we want him to fill in FIFTEEN YEAR OLD gaps in storyline. Meanwhile, Ultimate X-Men goes from strength to strength. New readers aren't going to want to read this, and it's a huge step down from Grant Morrison's stuff over on New X-men. Oh, and the dialogue? Stilted, overdone, melodramatic and boring. How he managed to do all these at the same time, I have no idea. Sorry, but this just sucked so much, I had to point it out. I am so worried about this relaunch now. Unxanny is all of a sudden off my list. I didn't buy X-TREME X-men for a reason, and that reason was Claremont. Now, Claremont is mixed with a dated and out of place artist in Alan Davis as well. God, this is going to suck.

No, tell me more. Ellis is, indeed, a genius. He even wrote the best wolverine story ever (Not Dead Yet), and by all accounts,he hated working on the character.

Let's start this back up shall we? From 'Preacher'. Cassidy meets another vampire, who is a thinly veiled Lestat ripoff.. Vampire: But mortals fear us...and why shouldn't they? After all, we are the dark mirror of themselves, we are the... Cassidy: Aw, fuck me, you're a wanker! Vampire: Wanker? Is this one of these eastern hungarian terms? Like 'Umpir'? Cassidy: No, it means you spend too much time playing with yourself. It means you've got your head stuck up your own arse. Wanker. Noun. One who wanks. Aww, I'm sorry, I'm just disappointed, y'know? All this time, and I finally find another vampire, and, well, it turns out he's a bit of a prick.

Anybody read it? A story about how Britain becomes the worlds superpower after WWII, rather than America, and how they run a minsitry of space. Nice art, brilliantly written, and a fantastic ending. I heart Warren Ellis, even if he did turn me down for an interview.

Picked up issue five - pretty damn nice. Don't like the art, but it's the most 'on' that Garth Ennis has been in years. Seriously, I stopped reading punisher a little while ago, because his run had gotten tedious.

Hi Miss Burlesque, thanks for the feedback. It was fun interviewing Serena, and she was extremely accomodating. I won't be concentrating exclusively on SLG, but my writing will generally revolve around independent comics, as I find them to be more interesting than mainstream comics generally. I'm also a big Oni fan, and have an interview with Chynna Clugston Major (Scooter Girl / Blue Monday) in the works, when she has time to do it. This said, I'm a huge SLG fan, and have been ever since I first got exposed to Johnen Vasquez's work via 'I feel sick', the Johnny the Homocidal Maniac sequel. More articles are in the works, and I'd love to interview more of SLG's creators or publishers - Cough cough hint hint if any of them are reading this cough cough - but we'll see where it goes. More articles are forthcoming when I get over this flu.

EDGE magazine wasn't impressed. They said it's a bad Sims rip-off, with nudity and sex. They said it was a good idea, but not very playable. I say it's got titties, sounds good to me.

Following my interview with the creator, I thought I'd find out - am I the only one here who's read GloomCookie and Nightmares and Fairytales? What do people think? Do you want to find out more about them?

Yep - nice easy one for you

Hitman to The Punisher

Yep.

Clue time.....Judge Anderson can be connected to Judge Dredd. Skull can be connected to....hmmm...let's say Spawn.

It means we are going to get random Spiderman appearances and if anyone needs a lawyer, it's going to be Matt Murdock. By licensed products, that doesn't mean they'll be bringing them into Marvel Continuity. Quite right, as well - that would suck completely. But does this mean that BMB is now totally Marvel-exclusive? If so, it's a good thing for Marvel, but is it a good thing for other comics?

Hmm...see, I was perfectly happy with Powers being where it was. While I agree this is news, why is it good news? If anything, surely it just means that we're likely to get less underage watersport action.......