2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=941#Comment_941 2007-11-29T08:32:32-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2

I haven't been able to get out to look for a copy yet -- anyone read it yet? Any opinions? Anyone who read MINISTRY OF SPACE knows, of course, that it's a subject close to what passes for my ...

Anyone who read MINISTRY OF SPACE knows, of course, that it's a subject close to what passes for my heart.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=944#Comment_944 2007-11-29T08:40:08-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Z http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=184

No, but now that you mention it I'll be sure to ask for it. I'll get back to you.. - Z

I'll get back to you..

- Z ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=967#Comment_967 2007-11-29T09:21:04-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 hemlock_martini http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=284

I'm looking forward to it, having seen a few scans already. Dan Dare has awesome eyebrows.

Dan Dare has awesome eyebrows.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1403#Comment_1403 2007-11-29T22:07:10-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 AdiTantimedh http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=727

It's Garth in Reverent Mode. So no deviant sex jokes, no swearing, old-fashioned heroism where the hero is Correct and Good and Noble in the iconic sense while politicians are snivelling, two-faced ...

You will like if this is the sort of thing you like.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1411#Comment_1411 2007-11-29T22:20:48-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 IsenMike http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=86

I didn't have high hopes for it but I picked it up just to give it a shot and was pleasantly surprised. I don't know anything about the character, but I liked what I read. The storytelling is ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1420#Comment_1420 2007-11-29T22:56:34-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Bill Reed http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=428

The only Dan Dare I've ever read was the Morrison/Hughes story, so I've probably got a skewed view of the concept. In a way, this seems a bit similar, with the "Dan must come out of retirement ...

I went in with no expectations and it ended up being pretty good. I'll be back for #2.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1498#Comment_1498 2007-11-30T06:25:03-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Rich http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=272

Really disappointing. I was looking for space battles, the Mekon in his hoverchair and high-falutin' space hijinks. This'll work in the trade, no doubt, but as a single issue it completely failed to ...

I was hoping for more from Ennis.

On the other hand, Erskine's work is as solid as ever and he does a fine Gary Frank impression.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1538#Comment_1538 2007-11-30T09:43:21-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 cfinn http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=771

Ennis handles the story well but I've never liked Erskine's pencils. For an example, see the panel during the spaceship battle with a woman in the background waving her arms and going ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1549#Comment_1549 2007-11-30T10:00:14-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Red Scharlach http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=212

t's not bad at all! Exactly what the doctor ordered! It somewhat takes the same direction as Morrison's version, but more expertly and more in line with what you'd expect from a revival of an action ...

I think the way the story flows though might lend itself to better reading once it's collected.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1556#Comment_1556 2007-11-30T10:10:19-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 helloMuller http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=560

Fuck I didn't know this was out already...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1796#Comment_1796 2007-12-01T00:35:37-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Rantz http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=360

Picked it up today. REALLY enjoyed it, very much a tonal brother to Ministry in Space (so much so that if you look at the pics on the wall in Dare's asteroid home, you'll see the HC cover for ...

I think you'll quite like it Warren.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1847#Comment_1847 2007-12-01T03:28:26-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 hyim http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=855

for some reason while i was reading it it reminded me a lot of the battlestar galactica mini-series. Even if you do not count dan dare as rooted in your own personal pop culture (me not being ...

]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1852#Comment_1852 2007-12-01T03:36:55-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 dookula http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=621

i had no idea it was out already...still surprised ennis is writing a book like this.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1895#Comment_1895 2007-12-01T06:56:11-08:00 2007-12-01T06:58:37-08:00 Ian Mayor http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=882

I really enjoyed it. I have a passing association with Dan Dare, read a bit in my youth (not classic Dare, but the relaunched Eagle stuff) and played the amazing Spectrum games but feel I know ...

I have a passing association with Dan Dare, read a bit in my youth (not classic Dare, but the relaunched Eagle stuff) and played the amazing Spectrum games but feel I know the character better than I probably do (it's British comics osmosis, read enough of them and you feel like you know the lot).

I liked Ennis stark, serious take on the premise and think the Digby revision has legs.

Oh, and if anyone wants some 'new', beautifully realised, 'old style' Dare do check out Spaceships Away.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1904#Comment_1904 2007-12-01T07:21:25-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Lee Newman http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=772

holy crap! Morrison wrote a Dan Dare, must get my hands on that. I liked the story a lot, similar in themes to the classic, but the tone was different. I do have to say that I hated the art. ...

I liked the story a lot, similar in themes to the classic, but the tone was different.

I do have to say that I hated the art. Erskine is not my favorite artist, his inks take over Army@Love and Jack Cross was quite possible the ugliest book I have ever read. Hopefully as with those two books, the story can continue to overpower the art.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=1933#Comment_1933 2007-12-01T08:35:17-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Red Scharlach http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=212

Morrison's Dan Dare really isn't interesting, except for the art. It's Morrison being too obvious and not using a character to best effect, which is unfortunate for him.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=2019#Comment_2019 2007-12-01T10:55:25-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Stitchy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=125

I picked it up not knowing what to expect. I'm a definite Ennis zombie and I enjoyed it. I can see an opportunity for some great social commentary here.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=2026#Comment_2026 2007-12-01T11:07:05-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 ultramandingo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=970

battler britain in space . to bad bryan talbot isnt more involved

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=2029#Comment_2029 2007-12-01T11:08:40-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 genequagmire http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=973

It's in my stack from this week, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=2152#Comment_2152 2007-12-01T13:44:15-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 blankfabio http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=848

I liked all, from the Eagle in the sky of the splash page, all that totally british stuff: the fox, the cricket, the darts, the beer, the uniformed scholar, doctor who and rose... (er... not, just ...

I liked that the second aboard the spaceship's named Christian (Mutiny on Board), pretty good anxiety in that scene.

The bad side of that is... is just a comic book, too expensive for thirty pages and "to be continued". I really would rather buy some graphic novel with the character, or some black and white book on the Scott Pilgrim format.

By the way. I loved MINISTRY OF SPACE.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=2252#Comment_2252 2007-12-01T16:25:39-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Ted http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=260

Got it, read it, really liked it. I can't say I love it yet (although Erskine's art was bringing fond memories of MINISTRY right the way through), but it's started solidly, with a nice build and ...

It's filling a small hole in my monthly purchases nicely; I'm quite liking a lot of Virgin's range so far.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=4229#Comment_4229 2007-12-04T16:56:08-08:00 2007-12-04T16:59:53-08:00 Adam Violent http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=997

A little late, but I just read the thing and didn't much care for it. I generally enjoy Ennis and his varied styles, but this was altogether too dry, too bland, too old hat. And very little actually ...

about the character), I felt like Ennis may have been relying too heavily on people being acquainted with his personality and motivations, which left the rest of us with just a very drab character. Your generic hero.

Besides that, I really didn't enjoy the art. I don't usually complain about the look of comics unless they're really awful because, really, in most cases even ugly art works. But this seemed far too amateur for the project and the spaceships themselves looked like silvery loofahs. Plus, every few panels, someone made an inexplicably weird face and Dan himself seemed to be wearing a very ill-fitting fur coat. I feel like the overall package (pencils, inks and colors) were all just very ick, to use a professional industry term.

That said, there's nothing to really make me want to buy the following issue. Which is too bad, because I could do with some serious space opera adventures. Fear Agent will have to do for now.

Edit: I should also note that I think this is the sort of thing that may end up better as a GN. And that, in a way, is another detractor because on first hearing about the project it sounded like it would be more of a serial adventure. In other words, I was hoping for something different and while I'm sure it may wind up being better later, I don't have the cash or patience to watch it drag along.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=4238#Comment_4238 2007-12-04T17:08:42-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 morganagrom http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=553

Waiting for the paperback. Anyone think there won't be one?

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=4248#Comment_4248 2007-12-04T17:23:45-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Admiral Neck http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=919

Morrison and Hughes' Dan Dare has haunted me since I read it years ago. One of the bleakest and most nihilistic things I've ever read, which is odd considering Morrison is usually an optimist. I ...

I miss the Dan Dare strips from 2000AD all those decades ago. Bellardinelli and Gibbons on art; gorgeous stuff. I'd love it if Rebellion gave them the reprint treatment they've given some of their other titles.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=4798#Comment_4798 2007-12-05T13:57:39-08:00 2007-12-05T18:20:49-08:00 C.c. http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=463

I was not thrilled with the art, but I didn't hate it. The story wasn't terrific as a standalone, but issue #1's of this type can be difficult in that regard. Maybe the first chapter didn't thrill, ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=4911#Comment_4911 2007-12-05T18:17:52-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 screaming meat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1219

Do you think they'll re-hash Roy of the Rovers? Alan Moore could take it places...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=5401#Comment_5401 2007-12-06T13:22:00-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 oshvat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=633

I enjoyed it, for me I am not usually a big Ennis fan and I liked what I read. And Erskine's art which I have liked for a while was even better than usual.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=6100#Comment_6100 2007-12-07T18:45:41-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 Derleth http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1447

Gary Frank? And here I thought Erskine was doing his best Chris Weston.

And here I thought Erskine was doing his best Chris Weston.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=6150#Comment_6150 2007-12-07T21:26:52-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 lamuella http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=676

hold on, is that the test ship from Ministry Of Space in the picture?

hold on, is that the test ship from Ministry Of Space in the picture?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=6235#Comment_6235 2007-12-08T07:26:59-08:00 2007-12-08T07:27:16-08:00 Monk.Eastman http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1233

As an American, I've had very little exposure to Dan Dare as Living Printed Icon. So my assessment may seem skewed. That one panel aside, I really felt like I was reading Ministry of Space Pt II. ...

That one panel aside, I really felt like I was reading Ministry of Space Pt II.

Which is by no means an insult, just that between the art and the tone, it felt like a fastforward on that same alternate history.

I'll actually be picking up issue 2, and I largely swore off Ennis since he started tossing the word 'n#gger' around in his panels.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=45&Focus=6265#Comment_6265 2007-12-08T08:38:02-08:00 2013-06-19T11:10:55-07:00 IsenMike http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=86

Waiting for the paperback. Anyone think there won't be one? Virgin has been pretty good about collecting their stuff, and considering how hard they've been marketing this one, I doubt it'll be one ...

Waiting for the paperback. Anyone think there won't be one?

Virgin has been pretty good about collecting their stuff, and considering how hard they've been marketing this one, I doubt it'll be one to fall through the cracks.]]>