This is one of the shortlisted entries for Best Graphic Story in this year’s Hugo awards, and the only one supplied free to the voters. Frankly, it’s pretty poor. A crew of badly drawn and poorly characterised space mercenaries try to get a profit out of capturing an old enemy, who is variously alive or dead as the plot progresses. There are some Funny Bits. I would say that Firefly did it better, but that’s a bit like comparing The Lord of the Rings with The Eye of Argon. I hope the Hugo category of Best Graphic Story continues, but I hope the other nominees are better than this.
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Hi Nicholas,
If you’re not already aware, the boundary commision for NI have published their consultation proposals. http://www.boundarycommission.org.uk/index/current-review/submissions.htm
Would you have any idea who would write the proposals for the DUP? The level of seething bitterness and vitriol is palpable, so worth a read!
Of more interest to you maybe the submission of one Barry Murphy. He seems to have adopted your proposals for Lissan ward almost word for word and submitted it! Still though, I guess you won’t be too upset if it’s repeating your point of view.
Much to my surprise the UUP response seems entirely reasonable, although their argument about certain wards looking to Dungannon and Omagh probably warrants pre-1995 boundaries then.