tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post2740152166595846012..comments2024-03-08T16:06:32.428+00:00Comments on TwoHeadedThingies: Don't go to SnowdoniaTwoHeadedBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-51634746015943496602016-01-27T01:30:55.612+00:002016-01-27T01:30:55.612+00:00Mystery solved! :)Mystery solved! :)Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-22055648526271028792016-01-01T16:37:01.595+00:002016-01-01T16:37:01.595+00:00Figured out those weird colours by the way... Seem...Figured out those weird colours by the way... Seems I had my scanner set to "Colour Documents" rather than the usual "Colour Photos", whoops...TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-32441593386246754032015-11-02T11:31:00.795+00:002015-11-02T11:31:00.795+00:00Don’t let that page fool you sir, we have babes in...Don’t let that page fool you sir, we have babes in there too… 100%Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-24638687722925705642015-11-02T06:39:01.865+00:002015-11-02T06:39:01.865+00:00What can I say, AJ? Despite my liking for a 'B...What can I say, AJ? Despite my liking for a 'Babe' or two (as in my Babe of the Day slot, nothing to do with pigs), I guess I'm just an old prude when it comes to sexual content or allusions in comics. I'm probably in a minority of one, so relax - your career is safe.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-2244483632393622302015-11-02T00:08:57.339+00:002015-11-02T00:08:57.339+00:00Don’t say that Kid I need to work! ;)Don’t say that Kid I need to work! ;)Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-90940550304038207122015-11-01T19:02:22.542+00:002015-11-01T19:02:22.542+00:00Hi AJ. Perhaps that panel above is more shocking f...Hi AJ. Perhaps that panel above is more shocking for being seen out of context, but I feel that for the writers to include a character that has carnal knowledge with animals is a step too far. It's beyond me why anyone would even want to read about such things, never mind write them. The idea of such subjects being presented for entertainment value is a step in the wrong direction for comicbooks and society as a whole, I feel. (In my famously humble opinion of course.) Bring back the Comics Code! Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-5596823435639145382015-11-01T18:53:29.311+00:002015-11-01T18:53:29.311+00:00But that's just it, THB. I don't think we ...But that's just it, THB. I don't think we should ever lose our ability to be perturbed by things in the 'real world'. I've never read Moore's Lost Girls (an exercise in pornography he calls it), but from everything I've read about its contents, I don't think those 'tastes' should be catered for.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-46719001964325145802015-11-01T14:57:44.591+00:002015-11-01T14:57:44.591+00:00I’m delighted that something I have worked on has ...I’m delighted that something I have worked on has made it on to your fine site sir!<br /> I find Kid’s comments very interesting- I’ve enjoyed reading them. It might amuse many people to know that I don’t watch much modern horror, I only watched the Saw series so I could see what everyone was talking about… When a friend of mine suggested I watch ‘Driller Killer’ I did so and then suggested we watch the ‘Abominable Doctor Phibes’ and ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ afterwards… <br />As was pointed out, the top panel is about as graphic as it gets with regard to bestiality, that opening shot established the depravity of the killer in story. True that pig and a dog in issue 2 do not come out of this story too well but really is no fun being human… I approached this as a ‘B’ grade video nasty, making it look grubby and poorly lit (that I hope aids the atmosphere in the issue) deaths are treated as special effects so the deaths are over the top and look fake at times, there is humour there too… You just need to find it! Personally I believe that the writers have found a good balance. It’s pays a loving nod to 70’s/80’s slasher movies but they have added twist and turns to the plot so as to not make it predictable. I openly admit that I am not one that normally reads this sort of thing (more often favouring the before mentioned stories that operate within the bounds of good taste). But I must say Hellbound Media have a wide selection of horror titles, their psychological horror title and I understand it has proved to me their most popular title so there is a fan base out there… So I’m pleased that the comic and reader have found each other. Just you wait for issue 4…. ;) <br />Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-77947537754752959592015-11-01T13:21:40.376+00:002015-11-01T13:21:40.376+00:00There's being desensitised and then there'...There's being desensitised and then there's being sheltered... It's all about finding the balance, maybe? I just think the more of this kind of stuff we expose ourselves to, the less likely we are to be perturbed by the "real world" (which is obviously a LOT more horrific than anything that can be found in a comic, film or game!).TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-2734718790122674942015-11-01T12:38:27.772+00:002015-11-01T12:38:27.772+00:00I think that's the danger 'though, THB. th...I think that's the danger 'though, THB. that the reader or viewer becomes unshockable, and then reads or watches the most offensive of things - without reacting to it in the way that they should. The fact that people watch all sorts of graphic horrors on TV or computer games without turning a hair - all in the pursuit of 'entertainment' - well, something just doesn't seem quite right about that, in my view. Becoming inured to certain things robs us of our humanity to a certain extent.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-6014370672483873402015-11-01T03:25:52.938+00:002015-11-01T03:25:52.938+00:00Fair's fair, and I applaud your moral stance -...Fair's fair, and I applaud your moral stance - there's a lot of things that in retrospect I'd prefer not to have watched or read ("Frisk" by Dennis Cooper comes to mind), but at the same time by exposing myself to "muddy" stuff, I'm less likely to be offended/shocked/scared by things in the future - call it pre-emptive coping, if you like (to coin a phrase?).TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-19012879795789176662015-11-01T03:01:07.321+00:002015-11-01T03:01:07.321+00:00I suppose I'm just banging my own particular d...I suppose I'm just banging my own particular drum, THB, because I think that things like comics, movies, etc., work better when they operate within the bounds of good taste, and I deplore the modern attitude where absolutely anything goes. Not taking a dig at AJ, obviously (or you), because he's just drawing what's in the script, but I just think tales of this kind are incredibly unhealthy and don't advance the medium of comics in any way. Just call me Fredric Wertham. Haven't seen any of the films you mentioned, by the way. I try and remember the old saying when it comes to what I read or watch - you can't roll in the mud without getting dirty. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-12660599133158931842015-11-01T02:15:01.777+00:002015-11-01T02:15:01.777+00:00Certainly, certainly... But then, there's also...Certainly, certainly... But then, there's also different kinds of "horror" within the horror genre - psychological horror, supernatural horror, body horror... I think this one's clearly aiming for the kind of horror that was big in the 1980s, that nasty kind of horror that aimed to frighten, shock or disgust as much as it could (Friday 13th, Evil Dead, Driller Killer and so on), with a splash of that stuff that's more popular in recent years, the "torture porn" stuff like Saw and Hostel and all that palava.<br /><br />Definitely not for everyone, certainly, I agree with that... Just trying to give it a bit of context (maybe I should've done more of that in the actual posting?).TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-12098202440696760102015-10-31T22:10:44.124+00:002015-10-31T22:10:44.124+00:00Oops! That should read (in a 'nice' way) -...Oops! That should read (in a 'nice' way) - missed out the 'a'.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-24463262053181994882015-10-31T22:08:53.653+00:002015-10-31T22:08:53.653+00:00Yeah, but even Horror stories can have a little cl...Yeah, but even Horror stories can have a little class without resorting to such things, don't you think? However, I always thought Horror tales were about scaring people (in 'nice' way), not dragging the depths of depravity. Anyway, that's my view of things and, it goes without saying, people are free to disagree with my opinion. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-33861405802400909982015-10-31T21:48:28.713+00:002015-10-31T21:48:28.713+00:00True, there's few things worse than bestiality...True, there's few things worse than bestiality, but it IS a horror comic - as in, designed to disturb or disgust, much in the spirit of the video nasties...<br /><br />I think it does a good job of that, and that panel up there is about as graphic as it gets with regard to that particular theme.TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-76394525732906999732015-10-31T21:13:09.396+00:002015-10-31T21:13:09.396+00:00No reflection on AJ's drawing ability, THB, bu...No reflection on AJ's drawing ability, THB, but I detest comics like this. Scenes of bestiality (however strategically staged) should never appear in any medium - sick, sick, sick. I remember someone showing me the rape scene in an issue of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and thinking it was wonderfully clever because the victim was the Invisible Man. The product of a sick mind, in my opinion. Give me an old issue of Valiant any day. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com