2000AD - Sinister Dexter

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hLIXrlpRe8


For anyone who was reading along with The Fall of Deadworld and was expecting this on Saturday, I really did plan to do this over the weekend. Turns out Grudd (and his agents at BT) had other ideas.

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The 90s was quite a dark period for 2000AD. Quite literally, in the case of all those strips using dark, muddy colours. As a cost-cutting measure it was also policy for a lot of the time to use absolutely all material submitted, no matter what the quality or stage of completion. As you can imagine that did lead to some standards slipping.

Sinister Dexter survived relatively unscathed, but it did take quite a while for them to hit a groove and pin down the signature look of the characters. The murky artwork does eventually improve - these aren't poor scans, this is more or less what it looked like in print.

>>54133982
>rage against the machine
>sad

Heh. I like the trope inversion.

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As mentioned above these early stories are mostly one-shots, but they are also fleshing out the world bit by bit and introducing new characters in the background: Floppy, the Czar, Holy Moses Tanenbaum on the Mount of Olives...

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... and the lovely Demi Octavo.

>>54134192
Does the story get more interesting later on? Because the one-shot gags are wearing thin.

>>54134246
Okay, this is hilarious.

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>>54134242
It does around about the time Simon Davies starts doing the art semi-regularly and we start getting into longer stories rather than the week to week page fillers. The groundwork for the first major arc about the rise of a new crime lord is actually already being laid in the background, but it won't be immediately apparent for a little while yet.

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In case you were wondering, I'm pretty sure the number Demi sings here >>54134303
was written by Dan Abnett rather than an existing song. I'd be very interested to hear if its real though.

>>54134303
Holy crud, she looks like she was drawn by a fourteen year old trying to imitate Liefield.

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>>54134447
it_was_the_90s.jpg

For what its worth she is drawn much more realistically very soon, albeit with skin the colour of a drowned albino.

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The wheels of plot begin to turn here.

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Did you spot Wallace and Gromit in the last story?
Hint: Portraits

>>54134570
Yep.

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This next story marked the debut of Simon Davis on Sinister Dexter, who to this day is considered the definitive artist on the strip. Davis uses an interesting combination of close photo-referencing with ink and paint, leading to really vivid images starring realistic looking people. His propensity for painting pale people as corpse white continues to baffle, however.

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Davis continues to work for 2000AD, most recently on Ampney Crucis Investigates and Slaine: The Brutania Chronicles.

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The Sawn-Off Shogun is such a good name for a Yakuza crime lord. The others aren't bad either. I also like how all the gangs have their own distinct look, even if they only appear for a single panel.

>>54133945

Welcome back! Long time no see! Thanks for the dump!

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>>54134849
So long as there is Thrill Power in your heart I will always be with you, Anonymous. Always.

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In case you missed it, I did the recent Deadworld stories last Friday.
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>>54077830

This story was illustrated by a young Henry Flint, who in addition to doing things like Zombo and Shakara for 2000AD has followed the time-worn path of his predecessors and done some work for Marvel and DC (most notably The Omega Men)

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My God... taxmen.

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I'm not 100% sure, but I suspect that this was one of the original run of stories and was held back till now so that delays in finishing the next major story, Gunshark Vaction, weren't apparent.

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Gunshark Vacation not only lends its name to the first printed collection of Sinister Dexter but also represents the climax of several of all the recent plot strands.

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Before anyone gets worried / sorry to disappoint but (delete as appropriate), despite the advertisements of all nude muscle girl dancers there's nothing particularly outrageous in the next few pages.

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I'll put up a spoiler just in case. An inappropriate use of spraytan is probably more offensive, mind you.

>>54134493
What if someone put out a contract on them?

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>>54135352
That would be an ecumenical matter.

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See, I wasn't kidding about the soviet cyber-gators.

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Uh-oh.

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The plot thickens.

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When I re-read this the other day all I could think was "black trenchcoat VS pink mohawk".

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The Usual Suspects had only recently come out in cinemas. This cover was based on the iconic poster.

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Long live the Queen!

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One last story for the moment.

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So we come to the end of the first volume (and I will sort out links as soon as I can.) Hopefully the anon who requested it is/was about to see it.

Sinister Dexter is seen as a bit of 'Marmite' series, particularly nowadays - people either really like it or absolutely hate it. I'd be curious to know what people here thought about it or if there were any ideas you thought might be worth stealing.

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>>54135818
It's got some good frames for later posting.

>>54134742
Shakaranon, cannot thank you enough for this and the earlier JD Deadworld stuff.

Been sick all weekend and have spent a bunch of time enjoying all of this content. Really appreciate your sharing!

Thoroughly enjoyed the dredd stuff you posted the other day OP, interested in this

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>>54136220
This is true. I've got to find some time to cut out the choice bits and update my reactions folder.

>>54136535
De nada. I hope you feeling better soon.

>>54139918
I'm glad!

Sinister Dexter has yet to be collected in a giant Case Files style tome, but there are four standard graphic novel sized books. They've been out of print for a while, so the first volume (which is essentially this thread) can go for ludicrous prices, but the rest are more reasonable.
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/czengiiu55038/Sinister_Dexter_1_-_Gunshark_Vacation

Will do a new thread shortly for the next major story "Murder 101".

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NEW THREAD OVER THERE

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