tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post5567982305541546293..comments2024-03-08T16:06:32.428+00:00Comments on TwoHeadedThingies: Devastated?TwoHeadedBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-15924731045189484202020-10-13T20:38:43.820+01:002020-10-13T20:38:43.820+01:00I have issue 10 so there may be even more of them ...I have issue 10 so there may be even more of them then I thought Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500995970171698480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-35517885336052093822016-10-12T21:27:10.927+01:002016-10-12T21:27:10.927+01:00Nice to hear from you, Mr. Mitchell...
I actually...Nice to hear from you, Mr. Mitchell...<br /><br />I actually like this one a lot more than others of its ilk - there's some genuine goodness in there! Sounds like a lot of fun was had in the making of it anyway... Been up to much comics-wise since the end of it?TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-56515685220160930562016-09-30T13:06:11.426+01:002016-09-30T13:06:11.426+01:00I used to help create this comic for Humour Public...I used to help create this comic for Humour Publications.<br />I personally coloured in some of the pages (One spot colour).<br />And helped do the paste up of laying the pages ouut and getting the, off to the printer. I worked with Shaun (The Artist) and Ged (The copywriter) We wehere based in Hove nr Brighton. We used to have a right laugh at work and Shaun had his full drum kit set up at work. Plus a Marshal amp and guitars. It was a fun time of my life. Yes the comic was a bit pants but it used to be create dall on the fly in a few days by Ged and Shaun with contributions from David Iddon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542351219545018225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-39911365806009585102016-02-13T20:49:45.275+00:002016-02-13T20:49:45.275+00:00It's an absolute pleasure... Far too many comi...It's an absolute pleasure... Far too many comics just aren't remembered nowadays, yet guff like Bunty and Superman gets sung to the heavens... I'm slowly (VERY slowly) trying to get the balance back!TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-6544326956367297212016-02-13T12:57:39.141+00:002016-02-13T12:57:39.141+00:00Thanks for finding these, Saints Dad and Young Ste...Thanks for finding these, Saints Dad and Young Steven were gateway comics for me - from the Beano to somewhere much funnier. The surrealism really appealed to me. I seem to remember "The Tragic Tale of Terry and his Biscuity Breath" and "The Jiving Jessops". "Papercut Pete" too... Slashy slashy, stingy stingy!Random Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754980381282775602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-30113940637619361882015-03-20T02:07:45.525+00:002015-03-20T02:07:45.525+00:00I seem to remember love as quite nice, although a ...I seem to remember love as quite nice, although a fair bit of work too. Especially if you're a bit thick re mind-reading, or at least having the slightest idea what's important without someone having to tell you. Well, me. Hundreds of times. And I still forget.<br /><br />I'm "nurturing" myself at the moment. Well not this very moment, hard to type at the same time. Shut-ins need to be shut in for long periods of time, or we get all freaked-out and bewildered. My skin shall not know daylight!<br /><br />Enjoy yr love!<br /><br />Sam xxx.Greenaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488240564211505386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-14476009894057994992015-03-20T02:06:20.512+00:002015-03-20T02:06:20.512+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Greenaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488240564211505386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-46061850710836998832015-03-02T20:22:56.906+00:002015-03-02T20:22:56.906+00:00Ha, you crack me up, sir!
She's happily feedi...Ha, you crack me up, sir!<br /><br />She's happily feeding my addiction to all things Red & Stimpy, good signs indeed? I'm still obsessive, just not as much of a shut-in as I was this time last year is all...TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-29989737431131236462015-02-28T21:49:47.110+00:002015-02-28T21:49:47.110+00:00Bah! Obsessive loners need their comics! And she S...Bah! Obsessive loners need their comics! And she SAYS she likes the comics, oh yes. Wait til that ring's on her finger, it'll be "How many times have I told you about them STUPID COMICS? Now go buy me some flowers, or sanitary towels, or whatever we women like".<br /><br />I'm not saying it's gonna happen, I'm just saying watch your dustbin like a hawk, that's all.<br />Greenaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488240564211505386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-31613622893535150792015-02-23T23:37:02.024+00:002015-02-23T23:37:02.024+00:00I know, I know, activity here has been slow so far...I know, I know, activity here has been slow so far this year, I'm sorry...<br /><br />Someone special has arrived in my life, so I'm not the obsessive loner I was when I started things here. The good news is she loves these articles/comics too, and keeps telling me to get back to scanning and whatnot. And I will! It's just "finding the time" is all. It's definitely NOT dead to me though, and that's a promise.TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-37143283661856995862015-02-22T18:35:41.419+00:002015-02-22T18:35:41.419+00:00Those comics aren't going to get any funnier w...Those comics aren't going to get any funnier with time...Greenaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488240564211505386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-19876983643246355572015-02-11T01:26:12.856+00:002015-02-11T01:26:12.856+00:00You're the second person to tell me that today...You're the second person to tell me that today, I'm a happy guy!<br /><br />If all goes to plan, I SHOULD have every last issue of Gutted within the next few hours... Exciting times!TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-1093545119429589802015-02-10T11:44:54.675+00:002015-02-10T11:44:54.675+00:00I love yer, two-heads!
I love yer, two-heads!<br />Greenaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488240564211505386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-35666639504374104852015-01-19T21:18:42.275+00:002015-01-19T21:18:42.275+00:00I understand "oop north" humour - I'...I understand "oop north" humour - I'm of Mersey stock! More of a Half Man Half Biscuit kind-of-guy though...<br /><br />I've got several more issues of Gutted SINCE this article, so it's something else on the pile. Once they're done and ready, I'll put links somewhere where they can be found (wink wink).TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-6462685011992282102015-01-19T01:25:08.250+00:002015-01-19T01:25:08.250+00:00Have I said thankyou yet? Thank you!
And you'...Have I said thankyou yet? Thank you!<br /><br />And you've got The Smiths all wrong. They're actually quite funny and life-affirming. It's a wry sense of humour but we've all got that in t'North. <br /><br />Any chance of CBRs one day? Stick em in your email space if you had to, Google give 5GB. Or their Google Drive thing, dunno how that works. Since it's a minority interest, not gonna need to send too many out, and once they're on Google's server it won't take any more of your bandwidth. I don't think so anyway. <br />Greenaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488240564211505386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-44452025583234145172014-05-18T11:25:28.703+01:002014-05-18T11:25:28.703+01:00Good points all round, although you have to admit ...Good points all round, although you have to admit that there were SOME that seemed like nothing more than a quick way to make money (looking mainly at Jockstrap and the Twilight Clone here).<br /><br />A good editor is definitely the key to a good (if not successful) comic - I'm looking at an issue of Top Banana here that has two nearly-identical characters, but drawn by different artists. Nearly everything Kev Sutherland's involved has a definite air of effort about it (particularly latter-day Gas, those are brilliant!).TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-38239053254138593302014-05-15T20:23:40.741+01:002014-05-15T20:23:40.741+01:00I think you have to see all these comics as a genu...I think you have to see all these comics as a genuine outpouring of creator/artist activity. A lot of us could do whatever we wanted (literally) with little or no editorial imput. It was very liberating, unfortunately not everyone who could draw could write and not everyone who could write could draw. In fact they are a very good argument for strong editorial direction. Chis Donald was a very strong editor and despite the amateurish air the early issues give off they were very tightly controlled. I still have a lot of his letters detailing minutely what he wanted and he often changed my strips, and when he did they were always better. Unfortunately outside of Kev Sutherland ( a very underestimated creator) I can't think of anyone else who gave a toss. If they had had that sort of strong leadership they could definitely have lasted longer on the shelves. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243038721825440080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-53995088827781970502014-04-15T23:56:24.239+01:002014-04-15T23:56:24.239+01:00I hate that whole "I'm mad, me" thin...I hate that whole "I'm mad, me" thing. But if this was just presented as a comic, with no proclamations of "bizarre" humour made on the front, this might have been really good.<br /><br />The Man Who Collects Eyeballs, for instance, is quite brilliant. Genuinely disturbing, even on the surface, but even more so when you really look. His grim determination and obvious satisfaction after the act. The fact that he seems to have involved Marge Simpson in his racket. The fact that he has apparently "collected" the prime minister's eyeballs and got away with it.<br /><br />You're wrong about The Smiths, though. The notion that they're "depressing" is supremely misguided. A lot of what people seem to think of as miserable is actually meant to be funny. You might think of them as a poppier Half Man Half Biscuit.Ninetyeightytwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537175150792508067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-58552493116828321032014-04-15T10:47:56.034+01:002014-04-15T10:47:56.034+01:00There was a Round The Bend one-off?? Was it a book...There was a Round The Bend one-off?? Was it a book or a comic? Oh dear, now I have to find it somehow.<br /><br />I always preferred the double-ended Spitting Image Book to the Komic Book. Off to see the Spitting Image exhibition at the Cartoon Museum in London in a few weeks, that should be enjoyable, a bit.TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-39882949738657490152014-04-15T10:45:11.568+01:002014-04-15T10:45:11.568+01:00A situation thankfully destroyed by Tim Berners-Le...A situation thankfully destroyed by Tim Berners-Lee, thankfully... A bit like those Drunken Bakers only without the crippling alcoholism.TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-47750951872418686552014-04-15T10:38:44.883+01:002014-04-15T10:38:44.883+01:00Never heard of either comic before - I'm gutte...Never heard of either comic before - I'm gutted (not).Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-69588474530168141642014-04-15T09:59:24.383+01:002014-04-15T09:59:24.383+01:00Yeah, final show of series 10 from early 1991. Blo...Yeah, final show of series 10 from early 1991. Bloody awful. I was always scared by the Komic Book as a kid (which was in pound shops for decades) due to that John Hurt strip at the front. Still treasure my battered to fuck Round The Bend one-off though. BenBakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380884408057334086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-50014074989494054052014-04-14T18:35:31.114+01:002014-04-14T18:35:31.114+01:00Seems it truly was a time of "anything goes&q...Seems it truly was a time of "anything goes" in comics - a revival is needed!TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-20180318586143071192014-04-14T17:25:32.128+01:002014-04-14T17:25:32.128+01:00I have one issue of Gutted.. it's the last one...I have one issue of Gutted.. it's the last one, number 8.. think it mentions inside about it's characters being absorbed into Zit but other than the Man Who Collects Eyeballs, I don't know if any other characters made the jump. There's a strip in 8 about a giraffe-necked boy who is rejected by his peers and commits suicide that just comes off as tragic rather than the bizzare and whimsical they were probably aiming for. <br />Speaking of tragic.. those Jambo strips were a find! It's rare for adult humour comics to go for that kind of "slow burning existential absurdity" humour, so they're a nice change of pace. Very reminiscent of the mid afternoon boredom more prevalent in the days before widespread internet usage.ajsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826165756286974308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-3620465585151272162014-04-14T16:09:05.997+01:002014-04-14T16:09:05.997+01:00Wow. And people say my work isn't 'mainstr...Wow. And people say my work isn't 'mainstream' enough. Compared to the contents of Gutted, I'm a one-man Disney empire!Mr Straightmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248257907210303372noreply@blogger.com