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It's weird that Giant Days has never been optioned for TV, it really feels like something a British production company could do on the cheap (and probably completely gently caress up in the process).
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I never thought Daisy actually was a student of Snooker or Pool, I just figured she had an innate, almost supernatural affinity for games (see also; how good she is at darts and cricket) Darts:  Cricket: 
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How Wonderful! posted:Powerfully tempted to namechange to Oh Me Oh MY! "Bat Mentile" and "Ultimate Fighting Goth" are also strong usernames
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Cloks posted:"Out of the way, Ed Gemmell!" I dunno, him catching a break leads to him catching a pretty big break.
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Snooker Plus was also a real thing.
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Powerful Katrinka posted:I'm glad to hear that, because it'd be a shame if "Giant Days" was just a lackluster "Bad Machinery." My issue isn't the characters, it's that the story is very short and boring, and John Allison knows how to write a fun and engaging mystery/caper so this is a disappointment. It feels like he lost his nerve partway through the comic and rushed to finish it before DC could hear about it and shut him down mid-story. And/or he was taken with the idea of his characters meeting Batman, couldn't come up with a good story, and did it anyway. Like he drew the cover and came up with a plot to go with it I love Giant Days but I agree with you. I don't mind all that much because it's nice to see the Giant Days cast again. GD is far more grounded in reality than Bad Machinery. I'd liken it to Spaced in tone, in that its weirder elements are just regular student/young adult stuff turned up to 11 rather than explicit supernatural goings on. A good example is in Giant Days, several characters slip into Night World, a twisted landscape of shambling figures and weird shapes which is just a metaphor for what happens when you go too long without sleep when working on essays/course work  
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For non British/London types, The Ivy is a famously exclusive restaurant.
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CoolCab posted:awww, her lisp comes back that's thweet
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Aaa just this much of a Giant Days cameo made me smile
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Lottie no, that's how you end up in Night World
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She's right, even in London it's hard to find 24hr dives
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"Journey into Problems" is a great comic name.
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Glumb is a kiwi? I wouldn't have picked it.
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https://twitter.com/alexhern/status/1556543874331443200 Ed Gemmell, no!
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CoolCab posted:you can either be delighted by the nature of some people and realize they are so extroverted they will literally talk your ear off on the bus, aren't folk queer, and engage with them, or you can be like, the 1% rude this entire neurotic country refuses to be and as such does the 90% rude of pretending otherwise. or you can passive aggressively seethe at a situation you've caused and behave like you're being tortured when someone has the incredible cheek to talk about her families issues with gambling. sorry, I've got class in half an hour
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Flying Nun, that's a pretty deep cut for anyone outside of NZ.
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Saoshyant posted:That's the sort of reference that would fly completely over my head, but it turns out to be the perfect little detail a millennial kiwi into indie music would likely wear. Please enjoy Death And The Maiden by The Verlaines. Or the Elemeno P cover, but that wasn't published by Flying Nun.
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"We're kinda like Mulder and Scully. She's like Scully, she's analytical, she's got the brains, and I'm a man with brown hair"
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He also set up a business that re-wrote existing essays for students to turn in as their own, then fled when found out. AND he broke Ed Gemmel's coffee maker by trying to make a smoothy in it, the bastard. Gravitas Shortfall fucked around with this message at 09:55 on Aug 24, 2022 |
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I just checked, and Dean and Lottie never meet in Giant Days.
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:what are these idiots even doing now They need a way for The Nuisance and Dean to meet. The Nuisance always sits beside Claire, so she's moved to the back of the bus where there are more seats, and lured Dean in with a mix of her pixy-ish looks and bee-themed jumper. I assume the plan is to get Dean and the Nuisance talking, then leave the bus
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If you want to own Giant Days in hardcover, there's a kickstarter for it that's already hit funding https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boom-studios/giant-days
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Leraika posted:Oh, this is a neat thread. I read all of Scary Go Round and parts of Bad Machinery back in the day, but catching up since feels a little intimidating, because John Allison is a comics machine. If you have not read Giant Days, I suggest you correct that as soon as possible, because it's honestly his best work (and is helped by having different artists). It's print only though.
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Leraika posted:Glyn-boy. I wonder if Glum's names are based on saying "Glenn" with a kiwi accent
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Nero is a sales rep for "Options" instant hot chocolate, which you could say makes him a "Café Nero"
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Lottie's gone a bit God Emperor Of Dune in that puffer coat
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Saoshyant posted:New story: Holiday Surprise 2022 Never before has anyone so accurately captured the British railway experience
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John A posted:The owners of Bean There are a mysterious pair, and I’m not sure that we’ll discover their inner lives any time soon. Yes.. ha ha ha... YES! 
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