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VIZ really has gone shit!

I'm Rick Jones, bitch

16:55 / 03.10.04

I picked up the latest copy of Eng-er-land's VIZ comic (not to be confused with the US anime imprint) and have yet to laugh once. Every single strip fell flat. And Paul Palmer's back with another utterly wank four-panel strip "The Busty Aliens". The swear words thing is just shit. So... was this a one off or the cumulation of an ongoing trend towards shitness? Or is it just me?

Benny the Ball

20:59 / 03.10.04

Viz always goes in waves, the letter's page still has it's moments and the top tips can be good, but I've taken to reading it in the shop as at, what, £2.30 or something, it's nowhere near good enough nor lasts long enough to warrent paying this. Even the profanisaurus has gone off the boil of late...

sleazenation

21:04 / 03.10.04

Well, hey, Viz has been officially 'not as funny as it used to be' for some years now...

DaveBCooper

09:58 / 04.10.04

I’m reminded of the quote attributed to Ned Sherrin about Punch not being as funny as it used to be : “It never was”.

Lord Morgue

10:55 / 04.10.04

All they need is to be revitalised by Image Comics' founding creators.
I see Biffa Bacon by Rob Leifeld, Jim Lee on the Fat Slags, Whilce Portacio could do Roger Mellie, Erik Larsen does Sid the Sexist, and Todd McFarlane obviously, is Mr. Logic.
Maybe Alan Moore on Black Bag.

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