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Post by stu77 on Jun 23, 2021 21:45:07 GMT
Anyone still buy it? Just tucking into the latest issue  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2021 22:05:39 GMT
Not read it for at least 10 years
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2021 13:47:49 GMT
I used to buy it regularly in the 80's and 90's. Some great characters in there; Roger Mellie, Spoilt Bastard, Biffa Bacon and Cockney Wanker to name a few.
The tips, letters and ads were great too. I remember these two in particular -
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Post by stu77 on Jun 24, 2021 14:22:56 GMT
I think its as funny as it ever was more so if anything
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 24, 2021 17:12:12 GMT
I think its as funny as it ever was more so if anything Didn't realise it was still going Always a fun 20 minutes I'll give it another go |
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Post by personunknown on Jun 24, 2021 20:42:25 GMT
Like Woke and Cancel Culture never happened.
I buy the hardback collections of the back issues. The Jack Black mystery comic strip is one of my faves. Funniest one I saw recently was Sting of the Dump, where the ex police bassist writes and performs the most spectacularly bad musical on life in the North East.
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Viz comic
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2021 21:49:39 GMT
I remember Trev HAGL did an even funnier version for a while called Swizz!
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Post by stu77 on Jun 24, 2021 23:49:56 GMT
Yeah I love Jack Black , it's not in it nearly enough.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 25, 2021 5:47:26 GMT
I buy the hardback collections of the back issues. The Jack Black mystery comic strip is one of my faves. Funniest one I saw recently was Sting of the Dump, where the ex police bassist writes and performs the most spectacularly bad musical on life in the North East. I bought a couple of cheapo annuals off eBay last night Will report back |
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Post by doug61 on Jun 25, 2021 11:20:42 GMT
Picked up the last annual in the Works for £2 the other week.
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Post by Billy Idle on Jun 27, 2021 8:46:27 GMT
Was always fun
Be interested to know how much it sells these days
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Post by politician2 on Jun 27, 2021 13:35:24 GMT
I love "Viz" and used to read it regularly during my commute to London.
There was also a second-rate competitor to "Viz" called "Zit", which was less funny and more offensive. Its editor was a friend of my art director, so we had a go at creating a comic strip for it. They rejected it for being too offensive – probably the only time that ever happened with "Zit".
The strip was called "Arnie the Termination" and concerned the adventures of an abortion. They told us they thought they'd get lynched if they published it.
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Post by Mangogirrl on Jun 27, 2021 14:48:55 GMT
Zit? I remember that one. Never read it. Looked a bit rubbish
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Post by personunknown on Jun 27, 2021 15:00:04 GMT
Zit was one that probably lasted the longest in competition to Viz. There were also other very short lived comics on the market at that time: Acne, Smut, Gas to name but a few, very collectable these days.
The magazine Now Or Never which I sometimes contributed to was going to follow suit and they sent several pilot strips out to their readers and contributors for feedback. The general consensus was it was offensive but not funny and the idea was binned.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 28, 2021 10:07:32 GMT
Wow. No recollection of those other Viz-wannabe titles
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