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Lol - Moore's getting mentioned a lot. I guess it's because he was one of the most literary authors in the medium, with a lot of references to some major works of fiction (the stuff hidden though his League of Extraordinary Gentlemen including in some of the artwork rather than dialogue is...

Big highlight a few Christmases ago. Ridiculously addictive and easy to get into with that 'one more go' factor IMHO. In 4 player games, I get aggressive and take a player out quickly (not too bad as most games last less than 20 mins) and steal his/her space but on the rematch every one gangs up...

Ah - sorry. He does reply to his visitor messages (click on his profile) even if he didn't hit the forum proper.

Socially, boardgames are a little better for you than playing on your Playstation. Over the last few years, hundreds of games have come onto the market vying for positions traditionally occupied by monopoly, scrabble and risk. Simple family games, roleplaying, self contained wargames - all got a...

How are things with you these days?

Welcome back Martin. So Wabbit pops by yesteray and now Martin's back :flowers: How many more old folks are lurking around? Oh I'd better mention that I popped back about a week ago. Hi all But that's not the undies you smell...

The current Punisher's plodding on. What you really should be looking at is the period around 5 yrs ago when Ennis and Dillon (of preacher fame) first took over the book and made it an OTT black comedy. The Welcome Back Frank trade's the place to start.

I'm still reading through A Thousand Ships but I may not be getting a lot of the references as I haven't read through the Iliad. Granted a lot of comics/graphic novels published are aimed at adolescent boys (superpowers, identity etc), but you'd be surprised what's out there. Dismissing the...

I'm assuming you've read Neil Gaiman's Sandman as it seems to hit a number of requirements and explored a number of horror and mythic aspects. If not, start with Vol 2: The Doll's House (vol 1 can put a few people off as the series was still finding its feet though the opening chapter does a...

Good choice. Took some time to grow on me when I first heard it. Currently on a nostalgia trip back to my uni days. Listening to Stereophonics' Performance and Cocktails. May not be that popular but along with Word Gets Around I do get this one out every so often. Lovely set of urban tales.

I'm not sure you'd get away with banning caffeine ;) People may start talking about a nanny state.

hmm. Where'd you go?

Lost my social life for a few months (I always seem to be working in A+E over the summer - most of the work is evening and weekends). So on the forums for a bit to find a few more books (well paediatric cardiology isn't the most riveting read). Pop back for a while - I'm sure this place is...

No, no, there is no why. Clear your mind of the question. Well the films aren't in order. So figure out where that leaves the spin offs which are placed wherever the authors want them to be. The force is with you, young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet...

Ditto. Looks like we're in a whole other league :whistling:

i was going to ask the same question

What are you up to these days?

It was the beginning that put me off Dawnthief. Went back to it after someone recommended that I stuck to it. It is readable with elements that are different to a number of fantasy series. OK a lot of time is spent on physical descriptions rather than character development but anyway... The...

Loved the book when I first read it. Echoes of cold war paranoia are hinted at to good effect but serves as the only reminder of when the book was written. A lot of SF from the 50s reads in a very dated manner but this one is still very readable IMHO. You can read as deeply into this one as you...

Marijuana - ah that'll go out of fashion like opium did. They're currently researching medication using cannabinoid receptors (in the same way codeine and morphine work on opiod receptors). Meds should be out in 5-10yrs for possible alleviation of chronic pain syndromes. As to the...