CRISIS the comic. C/D etc

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Couple of threads (No Logo and What happened to british comics) has reminded me that I have a full set of the comic CRISIS sitting in a box somewhere.

It wasn't a great success, but it was a good attempt at a slightly meatier format than 200AD was at the time. Largely Pat Mill's baby, leading with 'The Third World War' recounting the experiences of a young woman drafted in to help capitalism reach the needy in the third world. An extended and repetetive essay on globalisation.

It was annoying and the back-up strips were of varying, but largely poor quality, but I'll venture classic for the reason that it was a noble effort, the last hurrah of anyone tring to make a new british story comic format and also cos it got me to buy "how the Other half Dies" by Susan George.

― Alan T, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I had the chance to talk to Pat Mills about the 3rd WW story once, but I just made a fool of myself by laying into the shit Nemesis photostory.

― Alan T, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

the Nemesis photostory was shit.

we already had a UK Crisis v. US Crisis thread a while ago.

But yeah, Crisis - Third World War: preachy and ultimately annoying and patronising. It had its moments, though. Like the bit where the guy from the company turned into Mickey The MultiFood Dragon. And Crocodile Ryan was fun too, in the way that over the top mad cops always are. And it did give me the phrase global pillage and the word wargasm.

and the New Statesmen - possibly interesting ideas marred by the writer's lack of skill at telling stories. What actually happened in the end? It seemed like the bad guy just went mad and started killing people - why?

― DV, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Err... because he was bad? Duh!

― N., Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

But - to the extent that the plot was followable - he had this cunning plan to be elected President. And then he just went "fuck that, KILL KILL KILL!"

It was very silly.

― DV, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

six months pass...

Crisis was only patronising to those who already knew

― xx, Friday, 6 September 2002 18:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Crisis was arse, the Levellers of comics. Revolver, on the other hand, was Saint Etienne, stylish and fun.

― Mike (mratford), Friday, 6 September 2002 20:08 (twenty-three years ago)

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