Thanks largely to the good influence of both that young DJ Lumpy chap (of WoBcast & Eclectic Kettle infamy) and Vinny, I’ve been getting back into teh comics and whatnot.
Like, proper comics – letterpress and web offset litho and the occasional photogravure luxury (cheers Revd Morris!), but mostly the sort of stuff where cheap ink slides off the rag paper to let you know you’ve had a good fix by way of Turin Shrouding your hands and clothes. The sort of comics with episodes of continuing series. High concept strips. Strips based 90% around punning titles. My kind of comics.
I do have some rambling hypotheses about the nature of universal visual grammar which children’s weeklies and few other media ever got to grips with, but that’s for another day.
For now I just want to gloat over the fact that during my wanderings across town and around St. Nick’s Market in particular I picked up a quintet of annuals (3 of which I’ve never had before) – Warlord 1980 & 1984 (both of which I have stored away at my parents, where they are providing an invaluable service as insulation in the attic), plus Jackpot 1980, Beezer 1977, and Lion 1955.
I’m particularly happy at landing the Lion, as I only have one other of these Eagle rip-offs (1954), and even though it was in every way inferior to its glossy aquiline precursor (artwork, paper, printing, scripts, ideas), it’s still got that certain chutzpah that I never felt off Marvel or DC.
Anyhow, plenty of reading for now, I shall report back later
Oh, and I also scored some modern comics – okay, *coff* *splutter* ‘graphic novels’ – two volume’s of Jamie Smart’s Bear, Rutu Modan’s Exit Wound, and a revisionist take on IPC’s WW2 pilot Battler Britton by Garth Ennis and Colin Wilson. I was well impressed with Ennis’s War Stories Vol.2, so I have high hopes for BB…
slab murphy ira Bulgaria
how to survive an alien attack
milf comix
music blends bootlegs
kwick pick tension size
bootlegs carlin
steptoe son film mike reid joke
ninja joke
car clash
mike reid
james nachtwey
origami boot
+”Polish swear words”
bristol city bebo bands
car bombs
The Archers podcast
dirty polish phrases
free war posters
Master mashketeer Bob Cronin, aka dj BC – him behind such toetapping bootleg collections like the none-more-summery Wu Orleans and, of course, Scouse moptop/5 Boroughs sneaker pimp crossover The Beastles – has another fine musical project out…
Strictly Mixed And Mashed sees young Bobberoonie squaring up to New England ska-flecked dub bandits Big D And The Kid’s Table plus guest artists for a pounding, bouncy, thoroughly enjoyable (if the MySpace titbits are anything to go by) work-out.
Here’s the full skinny in the dj’s own ABCs:
Around Mardi Gras last year – almost a year and half ago – I met Dave McWane at a crawfish boil in Boston. Apparently we had New Orleans peops in common. I was wearing a Beastles t-shirt, which Dave immediately picked up on, having heard the album, and we connected quick. After we’d had some beers, some crawfish, and identified (and decorated) a haunted birdhouse on the premises, we found ourselves talking about music, and agreed we’d do a remix project on some scale- originally, I had the impression we were talking about some B-Side remixes or perhaps a short EP.
I spoke with Wayne & Wax (reggae artist, expert and ethnographer Wayne Marshall) about the possibility of using some sample material from his fantastic reggae album “Boston Jerk.” (I highly recommend for reggae fans.) He was enthusiastic about the idea and very supportive. A couple months later I had the first track – Salem Rastafari – which, in its final form, is almost exactly as it was the day I first played it for Sean Foote and Dave. They dug it, played it for the band, and got back to me with a verdict- I got the go ahead from them, and through them, Fork In Hand, to go ahead with a project for release. I was feckin’ POMPED!!!
… I got to visit Camp Street Studios, where the great Paul Kolderie himself was presiding over the dubbed-out mixdown of “She Knows Her Way.” That same night Steve sat for a couple of hours hunched over a laptop, sorting through hundreds of unlabelled stem files from the early records, trying to find acapellas for me. Adam from Camp Street hooked me up with pellas and horns from the new record. I got to work through the New England winter. For many months.
As things got warm, I had the chance to spin a few tracks between bands during an April 07 ICC show in Allston. IT rocked- now legendary, and I spun most of the album that was done at that time. This was it! The test of how Big D friends and fans would dig the remix treatment I gave these classic tracks. The kids were digging it, even moshin a bit to “Robot President” and definitely grooving to the tunes. And they knew the source material inside out, that was evident!
And now, more than a year later, the tracks are getting a final polish before the record gets pressed. Very exciting! It’s my first “real” record release and I am proud of the result – 17 tracks of dubby electro ragga ponk Big D dancehall goodness, featuring guest spots from Wayne and Wax, Rashorne Foster, and Raw Raw!!! Plus a full-length bonus CD of pellas and instrumentals for the pleasure of the remixer, mashup artist, or just the completist…
Lately I’ve been getting into micro-blogging and tumblelogging. It seems to be just regular blogging, but without the pretense that it’s anything other than ultimately pointless, futile and self-absorbed. Which, obviously, suits me.
Micro-blogs – like Twitter and Jaiku – are basically just feeds of little text messages about what you’re doing, broadcast to a larger audience, a bit like talking to yourself whilst you’re doing the shopping. “I’m not sure if these melons are firm enough LOL”. You can make your messages completely public, or restrict them to people on your contact list. Content is pretty much restricted to small amounts of text, and hyperlinks. There’s a newer, slightly swishier micro-blog service called Pownce, too – but that’s not yet got open registrations.
Tumblelogs, on the other hand (eg Tumblr) meet halfway between micro-blogs and, um, blog blogs. Pared-down functionality and design, but perfect to dump pictures, links, video and whatever else, without too much commentary – a bit like building a scrapbook with interesting stuff you’ve found whilst you’re on nature rambles across the great interweb wilderness.
So far, it strikes me that micro-blogging and tumblelogging split the ‘I just ate me tea, it was scrummy’ and ‘Look! A sign for a town called DILDO hahaha!!!’ posts of a normal blog into handily discrete online locations, which is either rather handy, or rather stupid, depending on which way you dress, Still, it keeps me out of trouble.
Former EastEnders actor Mike Reid has died at the age of 67 after suffering a heart attack, his agent said.
The actor, who played Frank Butcher in the BBC soap, was living in Spain at the time of his death.
Mr Reid started out as a stand-up comedian in clubs and on cruise liners, before appearing in TV shows including Steptoe and Son, Doctor Who and Minder.
His agent David Hahn told the BBC that Mr Reid had been feeling very well in the past few weeks.
He said: “Mike was in fine fettle form. In fact only a couple of weeks ago we were having dinner over here.
“Mike that particular day went to see his consultant and had a full medical – and they gave him a clean bill of health.”
I feel I’ve made something of myself – my entirely minor Swear in Polish! post has got me onto the front pages of Google and AOL when you search for ’swearing in Polish’!
And more to the point, it appears lots of people are searching for Polish swear words…
We hope that the dispersal order will be effective in dealing with these persistent problems of anti-social behaviour in the park and surrounding area.
To enforce the order, officers will be wearing headcams, which can be used to capture groups causing problems.
High visibility patrols will be taking place during the evenings and anyone under the age of 16 found in the area between the relevant hours may be taken home.
We hope that the dispersal order together with the work being done by Youth Services and our Neighbourhood Policing Team will bring a reduction in the number of anti-social behaviour incidents.
Together with Youth Services, we hope to work with the young people in the area to find out what facilities they would like to see and whether there are any suitable locations for the young people to gather safely and appropriately.
We hope this dispersal order will reduce the level of anti-social behaviour and improve the quality of life for the community.
Jello Biafra says:
The City of Bristol has been declared under martial law…
All constitutional rights have been suspended.
Anyone interfering with the collection of urine samples will be shot. Anyone failing to attend morning school prayer will be shot.
The number one enemy of progress is questions. Civic security is more important than individual rights. Sports broadcasts will proceed as scheduled.
Shut up, be happy, obey all orders without question.
I’ve been pootling about the Harbour Festival – or to give it its official name, the EDF Energy Bristol Harbour Festival 2007.
Apparently – according to the BBC – it’s the 36th time the festival has been held. I have no idea whether this is true or not.
With the breathless hyperbole of any civic leader worth their expenses and allowances, Cllr Rosalie Walker (‘Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing’) calls it:
…one of the highlights of the city’s outdoor events season… with an outstanding programme that truly offers something for everyone… the city council is proud to organise the event… one of the best free events of its kind in the country…
She even manages to crown off this magnificent purple prose with a reminder of her own council brief:
Bristol takes great pride in the asset of our harbour, which is condusive to good health, leisure and fun.
Anyhow, I digress. There’s plenty going on, lots of boats an ships and whatnot, and it’s good to see the Centre and the harbourside full of people, having fun and making use of the space. Queen Square and the Grove in particular were full of things for families and teh youngsters to fun around with. And having Kid Carpet opening the musical entertainment on the Square seems pretty appropriate, given how the ‘Children’s Festival’ is centred around QS, and this is a man-child who rocks the show with bodge-wired battery-powered toy instruments and savant stadium rock attitude…
A perfect introduction to live gigs for pram dwellers in sunhats, methinks. But yes – Kid Carpet – excellent. Faultless. And those biceps of his are definitely growing bigger… He’s starting to look like a cartoon mix between Dexter Fletcher and Frank Stallone.
Switchback:
So, this Harbour Festival. Shame the council can’t throw the same level of support behind BCF/Ashton Court (folded) or St. Paul’s Carnival né Festival (postponed). But then I guess neither of those, in their purest forms, match the vision for Bristol that an organisation such as a unitary authority is prepared to accommodate. Who knows.
Not seen this anywhere else, but it was on my Google Alerts anyway…
Relatives of IRA Chief Slab Murphy Register Firms in Bulgaria
23 July 2007, Monday
Relatives of Thomas “Slab” Muprhy [sic], the Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA, have registered two firms in Bulgaria in January, a journalistic enquiry of the 24 hours daily revealed.
The two men, sharing the Muprhy family name are Steven and Eiden, who are believed to be Slab’s brother’s sons.
Steven and Eiden have registered the firms “A M” and “B D” on January 24 in Bulgaria at the same address, 8 Mara Gidik Street. In addition to the same family name and the same address registration, the two provided the same address in Ireland – a farm in the village of Ballybinaby, Hackballs Cross in the County Louth.
This is the same place where Slab Murphy lives.
Many Irish citizens have come to Bulgaria and registered their own firms in order to purchase real estate, since the country joined the European Union in January.
Murphy was involved with the South Armagh Brigade of the IRA before becoming Chief of Staff of the IRA Army Council. An ex-correspondent for the Daily Telegraph has named him as planning the Warrenpoint Ambush of 1979, in which 18 British soldiers were killed, and was also allegedly implicated in the Mullaghmore bombing the same day.
Accused by the Sunday Times of directing an IRA bombing campaign in Britain, in 1987 Murphy unsuccessfully sued the paper for libel in Dublin.
In October 2005, officers of the British Assets Recovery Agency and the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau carried out raids on a number of businesses in Manchester and Dundalk. It has been extensively reported in the media that the investigation is aimed at damaging the suspected multi-million pound empire of Murphy, who according to the BBC’s Underworld Rich List, has accumulated up to GBP 40 M through smuggling oil, cigarettes, grain and pigs; as well as through silent or partial ownership in legitimate businesses, and in property.
If the meeting of fruit with sugar is your thing, then consider popping along to Cafe Kino on Nine Tree Hill (off Stokes Croft, between the Polish ‘information centre’ and the sofa shop at the Demolition Diner junction) on Thursday (that’s 26th July, diary freaks) for the inaugural Recipe Exchange Night.
Whilst the name does have something of a euphemistic feel to it, apparently it will actually be a night devoted to exchanging recipes – this time jams and other fruit preserves, with the holy chutney and similar such savoury pickles provisionally pencilled in for the next.
Oh, and there’s music too, with Eirlys Rhiannon and The Darlings singing paeans to jams and whatnot.
Here’s some spiel:
Revel in the joyful fruitfulness of the summer – and get ready to bottle it up for the winter!
Bring recipes, books to share for the evening, samples for tasting and as much curiosity as you dare…
Interesting article on the BBC News website about investigations into how much cash money police and other agencies give out to paid informers…
Seven police forces rejected requests from the BBC, made under the Freedom of Information Act, to reveal how much taxpayers’ money was paid out.
…Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg said: “The refusal of police forces to provide basic information on the use of taxpayers’ money is difficult to understand.
“It is not as if we have been asking for operational details on the informants used by the police which, understandably, should remain as confidential information.
“But surely the public is entitled to a rough idea on the amount of public money spent on informants, in the interests of transparency”
…Police forces, MI5 and HM Revenue and Customs are all believed to have increased their use of covert human intelligence sources (CHIS) in recent years as they seek to combat terrorism and organised crime.
In 2005 the government introduced the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, which encourages using such people to bring down criminal gangs.
But some lawyers and civil liberty campaigners fear there is insufficient scrutiny of payments to informers and a lack of public accountability.
Rodney Warren, of the Criminal Law Solicitors Association, said the use of registered police informants was widespread and he said he knew about a case in which the Court of Appeal had ordered a retrial, at huge public cost, because the prosecution had failed to disclose that a key player in the case had been on the police payroll.
He said: “That highlights the dangers there are when an informant is paid for information.”
BBC News Interactive approached the Metropolitan Police, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and forces in Greater Manchester, Strathclyde, West Midlands, South Wales and Essex but all refused to supply any information, claiming there was an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act…
Fuck off, the lot o’ youse… You’re all oppressors of the poor – civil fuckin’ servants! Garda fuckin’ Síochána! Parish fuckin’ priests! Get the fuck out o’ me house!
Judging by the search terms bringing people here, some of you must be mighty disappointed
Some recent searches:
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On the 22nd July 2005 Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by police at Stockwell tube station. He was shot 8 times, 7 times in the head. Following his death, the police deliberately misled Jean Charles’ family and the public about his death.
Justice 4 Jean (Jean Charles de Menezes Family Campaign)
TBB notes that whilst the ‘Urban Beach‘ (a sandpit in an old boatyard, flanked by a pie stall, some chemical loos and an Evening Post booth) gives lip service to the public forum, to the social space…
“a place to relax, meet people and play…experimenting with ideas around place-making, civic branding, and public space…a chance to invite in different users…experiment with what kinds of community uses are possible…creating local value for the city…”
…whereas on College Green, people actually just get on and use it, share it.
But then a free, unincorporated association of people drawn together on College Green – especially young’uns, and especially when no groats are parted in the process – wouldn’t pass muster with the usual suspects involved in the Urban Beach – the quangocrats, the council junket junkies, the enclosers, the freebooters and freemarketeers.
PS The pic is from the 6th March 1990 Anti-Poll Tax gathering on College Green, a photo by Mark Simmons taken from the book Poll Tax Rebellion by Danny Burns (AK Press/Attack International, 1992)
Well, I say finished… All the posters are uploaded to Flickr accounts now – but I do need to go back and tag & title them all better, and make some ‘best of’ selections etc.
Hurrah! The Freaky Forum is back up and running after an extended period of spring cleaning or whatnot… Freaky Forum is the BB attached to the most excellent Back From The Depths website, which is devoted to 80s UK horror anthology comic Scream!
For those who have forgotten, or who just never knew, Scream! was a title published by IPC towards the end of the launch-merge-and-fold days of the British comic industry; it ran for 15 issues before being made the junior partner to Eagle (though Max, the fiendish computer from ‘The Thirteenth Floor’, assumed editorship of the hallowed Eagle for many years to come).
And yet in those fifteen short issues, it established itself as one of the strongest new papers of the eighties, remembered fondly by its readers, and its influence stretching beyond its own pages, thanks to its dark humour and expressionistic artwork, its wonderful stories (‘The Thirteenth Floor’ – homicidal computer runs a state-of-the-art council towerblock!; ‘Monster’ – Elephant Man meets Of Mice And Men via White Heat; all those one-off Twilight Zone/Tales From The Crypt-style strips), and its no-frills approach to packing in as many scares as possible each issue:
All in all, it had been an auspicious debut – the kind of comic that provided near Action levels of blood and gore.
And so it continued.
With its regular line-up of freaks and fools, and creeps and ghouls, the comic delivered week after week, however, the powers that be weren’t happy and – for some reason – the title was pulled with no warning (nary a ‘Great news for readers inside’) after fifteen issues. Even Ghastly McNasty hadn’t been informed, and went about his business as usual (‘If you’d like to see more from Dracula’s blood-soaked history…write and tell me’). However, the following week, Scream! was consumed by Eagle mk II…
As for why the axe fell, rumours still persist to this day. Was the comic just too gruesome for the IPC bigwigs? Or was it just another victim of the hard financial realities of the Eighties? Whatever; with those fifteen Scream! comics now considered collector’s items by latter-day fans, it’s achieved some sort of life after death – which is entirely appropriate when you think about it.
There’s the story behind the comic, character profiles, and even whole strips republished so you can relive the chills and spills you felt back when you first read the comic – or you can lose your Scream! cherry right now…
Anyways, BFTD and the Freaky Forum are both very enjoyable, and part of an effort to create a whole new, reader-created issue of the comic!
We are going to make a tribute to Scream!
The concept has been discussed in great depth on the forum and many great and original ideas have been suggested. We are always looking for new artists and writers to help bring this idea to life. Anyone with an interest in horror, comics, art or writing is welcome to join this project.
This site will initially show the stories online. Including concept artwork, story boards, rough drafts and general ideas. The ultimate goal is to collect the best of these stories and produce a paper-based tribute comic to Scream! You can be part of this amazing new vision as any contributions, from ideas to artwork, are always welcome. Just remember, It’s Not for the Nervous!
So have a look round, join the boards, and get involved in this marvellous project
Two men arrested under the Terrorism Act have been freed without charge after a suspicious substance was identified as “non-hazardous” oil.
The men were held after police searched a Bristol flat and found two 25-litre (5.5 gallon) containers labelled as holding hydrogen peroxide.
The discovery had led officers to suspect a link to terrorist activities.
One of the men is from Afghanistan and in his early 20s, while the other is Somali and in his early 50s.
The substance in the containers at the flat in Stapleton Road, Easton, is thought to be vegetable oil.
Police said the Afghan man had been bailed in connection with allegations of possession of class A drugs, and theft.
‘Appropriate’ response
The incident began on Wednesday night, when the man was arrested in the centre of Bristol on suspicion of a drugs offence.
In a follow-up search, police found the two containers, and the second man was arrested.
Forensic analysis by a Home Office scientist then found the substance inside the containers was an oil-based liquid which was not dangerous.
Police are still investigating how the containers came to be at the flat, and where they came from.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary’s Assistant Chief Constable Steve Mortimore said he believed the police response had been “entirely appropriate”.
“When we found two containers labelled with hydrogen peroxide, we clearly had to take that very seriously, and an intensive operation began to try to establish exactly what we were dealing with.
“As recent events in London and Glasgow demonstrated, the terrorist threat in the UK is very real, and it is important that everyone remains alert to that threat.
“I hope that the public will be reassured that Avon and Somerset Police is vigilant to the threat, and that the force is ready and able to act swiftly and effectively if any potential terrorist risk comes to light,” he said.
He said police would be meeting community representatives in the city on Saturday to provide them with a further full briefing.
Another aural delight for you, via unsolicited add requests on MySpace…
This time round, it’s The Blue Star, a ‘Greek Israeli International’ band:
Blue Star is a new Greek Israeli band in South Florida. The members of the band are experienced musicians that played together in the past under different names. Besides Israeli and Greek, the band also play Jewish, Latin, Italian, Jewish and Middle eastern music.
The Blue Star Band is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
TWO suspected terrorists have been arrested in Bristol.
One man is from Afghanistan and police believe a substance found in the Easton flat where he was living could potentially be used to make a bomb.
Initial investigations led to the arrest of a second man whose nationality has not been revealed. Both were detained under the Terrorism Act 2006 and can now be held for 28 days for questioning.
They were being held at an unnamed police station last night.
The first arrest was made at 10pm on Wednesday night in Castle Park.
A police officer on patrol saw a man, believed to be in his early 20s, acting suspiciously and searched him. Chemicals believed to be illegal drugs were found on him and he was arrested and taken to a police station. Police officers then carried out a search of the flat where he was living in Stapleton Road, which is above Easton Community Partnership but not linked to the organisation.
A substance thought to be hydrogen peroxide, which can be used in bomb-making, was found in the flat.
Avon and Somerset force spokesman Darren Bane said: “During the search police found a substance that has led them to believe there may be a potential link to terrorist activity and a further thorough search has been initiated.
“The substance will need to be the subject of a full forensic analysis.
“The man, of Afghan origin, has therefore been arrested under the Terrorism Act 2006 and is being held at a police station in the Avon and Somerset force area.
“Further investigations have led to the arrest of a second man.
“Our top priority is public safety and while this incident does not involve a specific threat to anybody, police are undertaking an extensive investigation.
“Officers will be speaking to community leaders in the Stapleton Road area to provide information and reassurance.”
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Mortimore said: “This investigation is in its very early stages and we hope to clarify the situation at the earliest possible opportunity.
“Our message to the public for some time now has been that while we don’t want people to be unduly afraid, everyone should be aware of the potential risks and be vigilant.
“Yesterday’s police activity is strong reassurance to our communities that Avon and Somerset Police will swiftly and effectively act upon any potential risk to public safety.
“We always endeavour to keep disruption to local people to a minimum and we appreciate the community’s co-operation.”
Two men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act after police found two 25-litre containers labelled “hydrogen peroxide” in a flat in Bristol.
The first man was originally arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of drug-related offences, said police.
Police suspect a link to terrorist activities, and forensic tests are being carried out on the substances.
The second man was arrested after further investigations. Police say there was no threat to public safety.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Mortimore of Avon and Somerset police said: “These containers are marked hydrogen peroxide. I need to find out urgently what is this chemical inside.
“It all hinges on what is this chemical. Hydrogen peroxide has been linked to other terrorist incidents in the country.”
The chemical was used in the 7 July bomb attacks in London in 2005.
‘Vigilant’
Officers found the containers at the flat in Stapleton Road, Easton, following the first arrest in the Castle Park area of Bristol.
The men are being held at a police station in the Avon and Somerset area.
Officers have confirmed one is from Afghanistan and in his early 20s, while the other is Somali and in his early 50s.
A statement from the Avon and Somerset force said public safety was their “top priority”.
“While this incident does not involve a specific threat to anybody, police are undertaking an extensive investigation.”
Officers had been speaking to community leaders in the area to provide information and reassurance, it said.
ACC Steve Mortimore added: “Our message to the public for some time now has been that while we don’t want people to be unduly afraid, everyone should be aware of the potential risks and be vigilant.”
Kayse Mohammed, editor of The Somali Voice in Bristol, said: “We call on all Muslims and Somalis and the public to work with the police.”
I bet Chris Vacher has been practising his best stony-faced-yet-resolute expression all day…
Well, it was not really that big a surprise, was it? It’s been announced that Bristol Community Festival (the company organising BCF/Ashton Court Festival) is definitely going down the swanney. The front page of the Ashton Court Festival website reads:
Bristol Community Festival, the not-for-profit company which organises the annual Ashton Court Festival has today announced that it has started the process of winding up the company. The directors have been in dicussions with insolvency practitioners with a view to appointing them to liquidate the company
Heavy rain over the weekend of the 2007 event forced the cancellation of the second day’s entertainment resulting in financial losses which the organisation cannot sustain.
The directors met on the 19th July and concluded that there was no realistic prospect of continuing and reluctantly took the decision to fold the company. “It’s a real tragedy that after 33 years we’ve been beaten by events beyond our control” said festival chariman Kevin Rooney. “After last year’s difficulties we moved heaven and earth to save the festival and by Saturday night it looked like we’d succeeded. Being dealt this severe blow at the last minute is absolutely devastating.”
@copwatcher ...And 'terror laws' aren't just applied to terrorists! (If ever) 17 hours ago
@copwatcher Exactly - this needs to be pored over. Reminds me, HAC still hasn't replied to my complaint about Vaz's 'not knowing' about TSG 17 hours ago
@chegrimandi The missus will be wanting advent calendars and the tree up and decorations out soon :-| 17 hours ago
@chegrimandi It's going to play havoc with prices :mad: We'll all be back to sniffing glue and injecting cake soon enough :-( 17 hours ago
Thanks largely to the good influence of both that young DJ Lumpy chap (of WoBcast & Eclectic Kettle infamy) and Vinny, I’ve been getting back into teh comics and whatnot.
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As for why the axe fell, rumours still persist to this day. Was the comic just too gruesome for the IPC bigwigs? Or was it just another victim of the hard financial realities of the Eighties? Whatever; with those fifteen Scream! comics now considered collector’s items by latter-day fans, it’s achieved some sort of life after death – which is entirely appropriate when you think about it.
Well, it was not really that big a surprise, was it? It’s been announced that 
