I don't often twock a story from Pete Well's 2000AD covers blog, mainly because Pete and I regularly have far-diverging tastes. I don't feel the need to name names. On this we can agree, though: the glory of Chris Weston's update of the classic Bolland design for the fondly-remembered Eagle Comics' 2000AD Monthly #1. My cousin Geoff had that 'un, and I coveted it mightily.
Here Chris rightly prioritises characters from the last few years who have themselves became classics (Harry Absalom, Zombo, Dirty Frank, Shakara, etc). I know I regularly make little digs at Current Tharg, but he's largely been steering the old ship in the right direction.
Update: Noticed last night that Chris has drawn himself, dead centre, into his composition as Titus Defoe. Cheeky!
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Splendid cover - even if I only recognise about a third of the characters - is that Visible Man centre stage? Boy, that's obscure.
Great use of term 'twocking', by the way, Mark.
Interested in seeing the McMahon Alt cover myself.
ade
Centre stage is Zombo - one of the greats of recent years. Fantastic cover by a great artist, and a lovely nod backwards while recognising the talent Tharg has at his disposal right now.
Sweet. It's nice in a way not to have the Bolland art droid associated with the early years redo-ing this and someone from more recent years (well the last 20 years anyway) updating it. Don't look back and all that.
Ade - as soon as I see it anywhere myself, I'll be twocking it straight away too.
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