Cheap Dredd and more Black Science

The Dredd hardback collection was only £1.99! Nice

Black Science vol 2 looks nice too.

Things are looking slow at the moment as I'm not getting much time to read (currently on OOTS) and reading gaming rulebooks too is quite time-consuming.

I am buying less though.....right?

New Purchases

It's that time when I can order new stuff and this lot arrived via Amazon yesterday.

Side note: Amazon seems to be getting more expensive for trades these days. The Book Despository is often cheaper although Amazon packaging is slightly more robust. This lot were about the same price at both outlets so I went with Amazon for the packaging. Saying that, I've just ordered some stuff from Forbidden Planet online which seems cheaper even with postage costs added.

Back to this order, I'm continuing to get the Bawoman series and the Judge Dredd is just what I want as it's nice hardcover collections of classic stories in colour. It's a lovely package. This is Vol 1 of Classics and I'm sure I'll buy more.

Another side note: I'm in the middle of a novel at the moment which is taking me longer than anticipated to finish (although I am enjoying it). Looking back at what I've bought I'm thinking I'm going to have to revise my plans for starting Marvel from FF#1. I'm guessing I'm going to have to move it back to Jan 2016 rather than 2015. That will give me time to finish all the cool DC stuff I've on my read pile and those Marvel Omnibuses I'm buying - two more due this year. Phew!

Judge Dredd: The Complete Brian Bolland

First off - this is a lovely and huge & heavy book. It's lovely to pick-up and flick through. Bolland's art is fabulous (much nicer in the black and white than in Camelot 3000 IMHO) and I enjoyed the strips what I read.

Unfortunately, because it just features the strips which Bolland drew it's ultimately not as satisfying as I wanted to know what had either happened previously or what was going to happen. The complete stories such as Judge Death were few and far between which was disappointing.

Perhaps I will have to purchase the complete case files as reprints now I've a taste for more Dredd.

Added to My Collection: Judge Dredd by Bolland!

This book also arrived today. It's a 250 page, oversized hardcover collection of Brian Bolland's Judge Dredd work. From a cursory glance  - it looks great! Can't wait to read it!