tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post6204793722961121317..comments2024-03-08T16:06:32.428+00:00Comments on TwoHeadedThingies: John was right! Brain Damage (part one, sort of)TwoHeadedBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-8581868480153914012016-04-16T17:50:30.430+01:002016-04-16T17:50:30.430+01:00Wow, interesting to hear it made it that far... Ju...Wow, interesting to hear it made it that far... Just out of interest, how well do the jokes "translate" over there? Happy to reunite you with it anyway :)TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-84553758130494329572016-04-12T01:08:05.441+01:002016-04-12T01:08:05.441+01:00I got my hands on the "French Revolution Spec...I got my hands on the "French Revolution Special" as a young teenager in the early/mid 90s. So the mag made its way to Australia too.. it included the TimTim and Watch With Mutha strips you featured here, haha great memories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754307841479334750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-85219931890680995942016-03-09T11:41:03.346+00:002016-03-09T11:41:03.346+00:00Some interesting thoughts on Brain Damage from Rob...Some interesting thoughts on Brain Damage from Rob Yuppies and Tommy Ross over on that Facebook thing:<br /><br /><br />Tommy Ross: <br />Even though I was only about fifteen or sixteen when Brain Damage was launched, I thought it was curiously behind the times. It seemed like something Neil from the Young Ones would have bought.<br /><br /><br />Rob Yuppies:<br />Yeah it was, they were still waxing lyrical about Oz and thought they could all revisit their youths via the Viz hype.<br /><br /><br />Tommy Ross:<br />I remember when they did the 'sex' issue, the editorial said something like "this is the one that will finally get us banned". It was as tame as a kitten with a cough.<br /><br /><br />Rob Yuppies:<br />Ha ha, yeah, poor old Brain Damage. It had some great established talent working on it, but its "trying to be in with the kids" by trying to be Viz was embarrassingly off the mark.<br /><br />At least it was better than many which were to follow is the best I can say.<br /><br /><br />Tommy Ross:<br />The 'violence' issue was particularly bizarre, given that the cover was a Clockwork Orange spoof - a film that, due to Kubrick getting the yips, hadn't been legally seen in England since 1973.<br /><br />Thinking back, I don't think I ever actually bought Brain Damage, I just looked through it in the shops to see how awful it was.<br /><br /><br />Rob Yuppies:<br />Like I say, their mindset was firmly rooted to the early 70's counterculture, they had no idea what was coming out of the counterculture at the time or indeed any hope in understanding it because they'd all become part of the establishment by then.<br /><br />I doubt any of the fuckers on Brain Damage had heard of Class War or any inkling of what the anarchic humour in Viz was actually about because they were too much on a "oooh look, it's subversive!" left-wing vibe, they were just simply too hippy.<br /><br /><br />Tommy Ross:<br />They actually did a sixties issue full of 'hilarious' quips like the Who singing 'Talking 'bout my Circulation' and Paul McCartney singing 'Now I'm 64'. Utter toss.<br /><br /><br />Rob Yuppies:<br />Brain Damage just reminded me of if you could imagine Viz being bought up and published by The New English Library....TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-45591401684770712242016-03-09T11:28:16.942+00:002016-03-09T11:28:16.942+00:00It's a pleasure, Mr. Walsh - sorry to have to ...It's a pleasure, Mr. Walsh - sorry to have to ruin your day so many years later with Pink Knickers, it's a shame they had to end it like that!<br /><br />I've worked in shops where kids have tried to show off with the "This shop's shit" line - but generally I'll agree with them, they're not expecting that, ha!TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-50465463045962008062016-03-07T15:48:52.488+00:002016-03-07T15:48:52.488+00:00Thanks for this, I discovered my stash of Brain Da...Thanks for this, I discovered my stash of Brain Damages at my parents at the weekend. I only had the first half a dozen as I got banned from the only newsagent in town that sold them for showing off and calling it a dump in front of my mate. Genuinely gutted to see how The Striker Wore Pink Knickers actually ended :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745104760189585837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-85435265485308328262014-11-20T12:45:58.997+00:002014-11-20T12:45:58.997+00:00Interesting way of putting it! Only just starting ...Interesting way of putting it! Only just starting on reading Crisis (found the first 20 issues in a second-hand shop a month or so back), so there's an "angle" I can read them from. The "straight-man" to Brain Damage, that'll do.TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-48154207688511716192014-11-20T12:06:00.500+00:002014-11-20T12:06:00.500+00:00I am actually. I'd never seen a copy before an...I am actually. I'd never seen a copy before and the garish covers don't really give much of the political nature away. Its almost like a more comedy sidekick to Crisis. BenBakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380884408057334086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-3991341582064107142014-11-19T17:32:40.263+00:002014-11-19T17:32:40.263+00:00Good idea doing a covers gallery - look forward to...Good idea doing a covers gallery - look forward to that!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-6281206483880117672014-11-19T13:23:28.353+00:002014-11-19T13:23:28.353+00:00Piracy makes the world go round, it always has!
S...Piracy makes the world go round, it always has!<br /><br />Some issues seem to be easier to find than others, I've seen it in LOADS of second-hand comic places, but those last few issues never seem to turn up anywhere, which is a little bit frustrating, especially when I've ended up with three or four copies of some other issues.TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-33908770097345684342014-11-19T13:21:12.642+00:002014-11-19T13:21:12.642+00:00Absolute pleasure, Mr. Greenhead. Were there any m...Absolute pleasure, Mr. Greenhead. Were there any more Judge Smeg stories? I only ever saw the one in the 1990 annual. Those cityscapes are fantastic!TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-64926096418766182192014-11-19T13:20:11.424+00:002014-11-19T13:20:11.424+00:00I think there's only Adroit and Scurvy Dog tha...I think there's only Adroit and Scurvy Dog that are wordier than Brain Damage! How about yourself, were YOU impressed by it?TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-90577478931732798752014-11-19T13:18:51.210+00:002014-11-19T13:18:51.210+00:00The covers are HIGHLY memorable! I'll be doing...The covers are HIGHLY memorable! I'll be doing a "covers gallery" in a few days, should stir some more shelf-based memories for you.TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-68026996272598801502014-11-19T13:17:55.601+00:002014-11-19T13:17:55.601+00:00It's definitely a heftier read than the rest, ...It's definitely a heftier read than the rest, too me about three weeks to re-read the whole lot of them before scanning started - whereas most of the other titles I can get through almost every issue in a week.<br /><br />Easy to see why it's so dividing amongst people who usually like this sort of thing!TwoHeadedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14946450138433182058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-16303327613618769232014-11-18T16:36:08.971+00:002014-11-18T16:36:08.971+00:00Avast there, me hearty! ( "pirate" gag!)...Avast there, me hearty! ( "pirate" gag!) Phew, Ryan, what a lot of work went into this post! No wonder it took some time to do. But well worth it - a brilliant representation of one of the better Viz ( and Oink!! ) immitators. BD was the only clone that I would get every copy of, at least well into the time when it became " The Damage ", before I eventually stopped collecting, so many memories brought back here.<br />Anyway, THANKS for going to so much trouble for the likes of us and for sifting through the dregs for us.<br />I shall now unashamedly commence downloading all these long-lost pages for posterity! ( a-harrr, Jim, lad! Pieces of eight! ) and all that!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-67737150733630100602014-11-18T15:43:44.799+00:002014-11-18T15:43:44.799+00:00I was never keen on Brain Damage, and this article...I was never keen on Brain Damage, and this article has just reminded me why. And if that makes me a bit thick, so be it!Mr Straightmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248257907210303372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-52595983214454359502014-11-18T12:22:04.856+00:002014-11-18T12:22:04.856+00:00Blimey, I think I remember the name and covers of ...Blimey, I think I remember the name and covers of these but none of the other pages are familiar at all. There's certainly a vast variety of styles though! Very interesting, thanks for posting :)RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-71675654972461794862014-11-18T11:13:01.111+00:002014-11-18T11:13:01.111+00:00Thank you for taking me back Ryan. Nice to see the...Thank you for taking me back Ryan. Nice to see the great work of everyone again. We did some great stuff back then. I'd just like to thank Andy Oldfield for producing some AMAZING Judge Smeg scripts. We had one that was never finished about the church. I think I still have a pencil stretched on a board in the attic. Great days. Thanks againstiktoonzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769671038598243568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341665527709142645.post-26737396764205021512014-11-18T01:15:38.729+00:002014-11-18T01:15:38.729+00:00Fantastic work as ever. I remember my cousin readi...Fantastic work as ever. I remember my cousin reading a copy of Brain Damage when I was younger and moaning it wasnt as good as Viz. He's a bit thick so finally, I can see why he'd not have been impressed. All them words and that, BenBakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380884408057334086noreply@blogger.com