This story annoys me
www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Estate-residents-worry-as-travellers-set-up-camp.htm

They are camped about 20 foot away from my pad and to be honest I didn't even know they were thare until this morning! also where they are camped has basically looked like a bombsite anyway, as the builders have been dumping loads of crap on it ever since I moved in, we get more trouble from the local herberts smashing up the dustbin area and riding trial bikes up and down the folly that is the guided busway.
Hurrah! I have small-minded xenophobic neighbours!

If you really want a question of sorts, recommend me some graphic novels please, I have all the usual stuff (Preacher, sandman, Alan Moore, 100 bullets, transmetropolitan,Ed Brubakers run on DareDevil, The boys etc) but some new suggestions are always appreciated
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:00, 48 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Girls-Alan-Moore/dp/3936480001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274270606&sr=1-1
( girlinthehole, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:04, Reply)

Got it!
but thanks anyway
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:04, Reply)

Good isn't it.

( girlinthehole, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:05, Reply)

Interesting to say the least!

(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:07, Reply)

I'm hoping it might be worth something in a couple of hundred years.

( girlinthehole, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:18, Reply)

chuckles
yeah I have a few like that, some of the old 200ad Fleetway stuff (that my mum didn't throw away to quote an old qotw) I have is worth considerably more than I paid!
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:26, Reply)

Hellblazer
Punisher - War Zone
Hellboy
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:07, Reply)

hehe
yeah got Hellboy, and a fair few hellblazer / Constantine, but will look out for Punisher tar.

Any particular place to start? The trouble I have is with long standing strips like that it is difficult to just drop in on a certain point without knowing backstories, common grudges and villains etc
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:10, Reply)

See if you can find the John Romita
series from the 90s. It's the easiest story to understand as you'll be going back wayyyyyy in canon (60s/70s comics) to actually find the actual start of the Punisher.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:15, Reply)

cheers!

(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:17, Reply)

My housemate bangs on about the death of Captain america
I read about a page, it was ok.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:08, Reply)

Not a book, but well worth a read
blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/05/jefferson_county_teacher_who_u.html

Made funny by the comments, especially this gem -

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the USA per se only come into being in 1776? Now, that makes it 234 years ago, so wouldn't it be a bit difficult for them to have been following the bible for thousands of years? Dear oh dear.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:14, Reply)

Makes one proud to be Brtish, doesn't it?
No thickos in this country.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:21, Reply)

They cannot have been following the Bible for thousands of years.
The world is only 375 years old innit.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:42, Reply)

Microwave Creationism

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:54, Reply)

Cheers for the shout out
I'm looking to move to a new pad with a mate of mine. We'll be sure to give Arbury Orchard Park a wide berth(!)
( djtrialprice, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:18, Reply)

Nooo
its a really good estate to be honest, most of it is clean and tidy, quiet, the A14 isn't a problem and apart from the building sites and little urchins is excellent with good bus services into town
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:24, Reply)

If you move anywhere with urchins I will never come and visit
I like main roads
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:06, Reply)

Orchard park
sits between 4 main roads!
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:28, Reply)

It's in the arse end of nowhere for Cambridge
even worse than where I live now. At least I have a pub, a shop and a dodgy kebab/burger van all on my doorstep.
( djtrialprice, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:38, Reply)

Pfft so do I
I have the Ship! Arbury is crawling with pubs that Roota would love, kebab vans and little shops.
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:40, Reply)

Hahaha
It's a shock but I think Roota is far too classy for a place like The Ship
( djtrialprice, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:44, Reply)

ok then
The Jenny Wren? Grove?
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:48, Reply)

Thank you, Darling
"Baaaaaah!"
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:49, Reply)

you haven't seen this pub (or the other two Halfy just mentioned)
No thanks required
( djtrialprice, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:50, Reply)

they are
'an acquired taste'
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:52, Reply)

'between'.
No.
Must be 'on'.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:39, Reply)

Why the shuddering fuck
would I want to live in the central reservation?
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:41, Reply)

Ah you know what I mean
you complete end
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:44, Reply)

Main Road != Death-trap dual carriage way

( djtrialprice, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:44, Reply)

Are you a labrador or a pre-school child?
Then a dual carriageway should pose little threat.
Or are you wondering about where we'll bring up the little djootas?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:47, Reply)

Don't even joke about that!
*shudder*
EDIT: this particular dual-carriageway is a death trap as it's one of the most dangerous road in England. And I drive on it most days :D
( djtrialprice, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:51, Reply)

Girl
just get in lane, close your eyes and accelerate, its easy!

You work at the SCIENCE!! park don't you?
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:55, Reply)

Don't worry ;)
And don't worry about dying, I look good in sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:57, Reply)

you're a delight

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 19 May 2010, 15:00, Reply)

Honestly
I've got a really nice black shift dress with a slash neck too.
But I won't wear the shoes I wore to Nana's funeral. I stood up to do the eulogy and my shoe fell off and the clunk echoed everywhere.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 19 May 2010, 15:02, Reply)

does the dress make you look a bit Audrey Hepburn?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 19 May 2010, 15:07, Reply)

drools

(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 15:09, Reply)

I always imagined a bit of a Hetty Lang thing going on.

(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 19 May 2010, 15:19, Reply)

You're fucking DEAD, you!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 19 May 2010, 15:30, Reply)

Yup, it truly does
(Audrey with couple of stones added)
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 19 May 2010, 15:29, Reply)

every man's dream

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 19 May 2010, 15:38, Reply)

Those fucking gippoes.
God I hate them.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 19 May 2010, 13:42, Reply)

Read any of The Authority?
That, and the spin off 'Kev' are well worth a look.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:11, Reply)

I haven't no
have checked a few times on amazon but never commited, cheers i'll take a punt.

you read we3? if not you must
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:27, Reply)

I haven't
But shall check it out, cheers!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:30, Reply)

its a little one off
From Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely and is very very good
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 19 May 2010, 14:32, Reply)

And the Monarchy series.
I quite enjoyed all of the Meridian stuff too.

Edit: Stormwatch, that was the beast!
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 19 May 2010, 15:21, Reply)