INTRODUCING JOHN HURT AS THE DOCTOR

Monday, March 31, 2008

Marshal Law



Now this is what I call a fucking brilliant comic book! Along with Mike Allred's Madman, Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill's equally sublime Marshal Law has to be one of my absolute all-time favourite series. First published by Marvel's Epic imprint in 1987, Marshal Law is a rutheless and extremely dark parody of superhero comics - Marvel and DC characters in particular - and Mills and O'Neill show no mercy in parodying well-known characters with excessive levels of depravity and black humour, attacking them with both guns blazing. Since his Epic Comics debut, Marshal Law has toured quite a few publishers (some of which are now defunct) throughout the years including Dark Horse and back to Marvel's Epic again.


The plot: The title character, Marshal Law, is a government-sanctioned vigilante with superpowers in the city of San Futuro, the near-future metropolis built from the ruins of San Francisco following a massive earthquake. Law's purpose is to take down other superheroes who have gone rogue, which he does with maximum force and great pleasure.
Marshal Law's alter ego is Joe Gilmore, a former soldier consumed with self-hatred about being a superhero. In this world, superheroes are commonplace thanks to genetic engineering, much of the United States' armed forces having undergone the process. However, while their bodies may become super-powered, their minds remain exactly as they were, and in many cases the inability to feel pain causes the subjects to compensate by inflicting pain on others. Psychosis of varying degrees is also a common side-effect, and some subjects develop wildly uncontrollable superpowers.
The Marshal's main enemies are the Public Spirit (a ruthless parody of Superman) and the Sleepman, a serial killer and rapist who is the Public Spirit's illegitimate son seeking to manipulate the Marshal into killing his father. Private Eye (a parody of Batman) and The Persecutor (a parody of the Punisher) are other major opponents. A recurring secondary adversary (initially treated seriously, though later becoming comic relief) is Suicida, a psychopathic ex-soldier who leads the murderous Gangreen street gang.

Marshal Law is a must-read for superhero fans with a strong stomach and a warped sense of humour. If you enjoy this then you should also check out Rick Veitch's The Maximortal and Brat Pack.

Pack includes:
  • Marshal Law #1-6. Epic Comics 1987-88.
  • Marshal Law Takes Manhattan. One-shot, Epic Comics 1988.
  • Marshal Law - Kingdom of the Blind. Apocalypse Comics one-shot, 1990.
  • Marshal Law - The Hateful Dead. One-Shot, Apocalypse Comics 1991.
  • Marshal Law - Super Babylon. One-Shot, Dark Horse 1992.
  • Marshal Law Vs Pinhead - Law in Hell. Two issue series, Epic Comics 1993.
  • Marshal Law - Secret Tribunal . Two issue series, Dark Horse 1994.
  • Marshal Law/Savage Dragon. Two issue series, Image Comics 1997.
  • Marshal Law/The Mask. Two issue series, Dark Horse 1998.
Marshall Law
Epic/Dark Horse/Image/Apocalypse Comics
1987-1998
285 mb

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

The Confessions of Robin Askwith


From the dirty wet arse end of the British film industry and based on the novels by "Timothy Lea" (aka Christopher Wood who was also responsible for the original Rosie Dixon novels before he went on to write the screenplays for The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker), here is the complete collection of the saucy 70s Confessions... series starring Robin Askwith as "Timothy/Timmy Lea" - a bit of a lad who likes more than a bit of crumpet and - no matter what job he's supposed to be doing - is constantly prone to end up in some sexual misadventure with the birds. Rest assured, he's doing his best at keeping the British end up - much to the dismay of brother-in-law Sidney Noggett (surely the greatest name ever invented) as played by Anthony Booth. Basically a more risqué version of the Carry On films, the series is derided by many but has it's fans (I'm one!). Tons of well-known British faces show up in these movies including, amongst others, gorgeous Linda Hayden, Bill Maynard, Lynda "The OXO Milf" Bellingham, Doris "Butler's Mom" Hare, Dandy Nichols, John Le Mesurier, Joan Hickson, Windsor Davies, Irene Handl, George Layton, Suzy Mandel, Richard Wattis, Avril Angers, Sheila White, Liz Fraser, John Junkin, Lewis Collins, Geoffrey Hughes, Ballard Berkeley, Lance Percival, Nicholas Bond-Owen ("Tristram" from George & Mildred), Sue Upton (my favourite Hill's Angel!), Caroline Ellis, Bob Todd, lovely Jill Gascoine, gorgeous Carol Hawkins, Peter Jones (the voice of "The Book" in the BBC tv adaption of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy), Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, "Diddy" David Hamilton, Brian Hall ("Terry" the cook in Fawlty Towers), Sue Longhurst and Marianne Stone.


Confessions of a Window Cleaner
The plot: Young Timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. Soon he learns that some female customers expect additional service. Young and curious as he is, he reluctantly accepts the juicy duty. However his heart belongs to Liz, who demands the highest commitment until she lets him go all the way.

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1974
Div-X
Approx. 86 mins
700 mb

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Confessions of a Pop Performer
The plot: Either you've got it or you haven't - some like randy young Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith), manage to get it all the time! Signing up with a pop group, our boisterous hero progresses rapidly from local gigs to scoring a titillating hit with The Climax Sisters, with plenty of ribald adventures along the way! A classic for those who want to know how to "get more" out of music!

Confessions of a Pop Performer
1975
Div-X
Approx. 87 mins
700 mb

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Confessions of a Driving Instructor
The plot: Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to teach, young Timmy finds that his female students are far more interested in keeping their eyes on him than on the road.

Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976
Div-X
Approx. 86 mins
700 mb

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Confessions from a Holiday Camp
The plot: In a typical British holiday camp during summer the employees are bored to hell. In order to enjoy the summer and have some holiday while working they celebrate erotic parties. This is great pleasure for them until the arrival of a new manager who tries to change the bad habbits and turns their lives into hell.

Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1977
Div-X
Approx. 85 mins
700 mb

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Friday, March 28, 2008

It's Your Move


Another from Eric Sykes' series of virtually silent slapstick comedies, 1982's It's Your Move is one of my personal favourites. Features yet another superb cast, including: Eric Sykes (of course), Tommy Cooper, Richard Briers, Bernard Cribbins, Jimmy Edwards (as a copper yet again!), Irene Handl, Andrew Sachs, Brian Murphy, lovely Sylvia Syms, Bob Todd, Noel Murphy and Johnny Vyvyan.

The plot: Richard Briers and Sylvia Syms move into their new detached suburban London home with the assistance of Bumsteads incompetent removal men; namely Eric Sykes, Tommy Cooper, Bob Todd, Noel Murphy and Johnny Vyvyan. All the chaos is overseen by policeman on the beat Jimmy Edwards, neighbour Bernard Cribbins and grand old lady Irene Handle in her chauffeur-driven Mini.

It's Your Move
1982
Div-X
Approx. 26 mins
199 mb

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Alien Legion


From creator Carl Potts and co-creators Alan Zelenetz and Frank Cirocco, Star Wars meets the "Foreign Legion" in the 80s cult classic sci-fi comic book series Alien Legion. Originally published on Marvel's Epic imprint from 1984 onwards, the series focuses on the members of a military unit called Force Nomad, comprised of the "dregs of the universe". Characters included leader Sarigar, whose lower half is serpentine, fully humanoid Torie Montroc and - probably the most popular character - Jugger Grimrod, a Thraxian. In the following pack, we have the complete two Epic series, various one-shots, spin-offs and what have yer.

The pack contains the following:
The Alien Legion Vol. 1 (20 issues)

The Alien Legion Vol. 2 (18 issues)

The Alien Legion: A Grey Day To Die (graphic novel)
Alien Legion: On The Edge (3 issues)
Alien Legion: Tenants Of Hell (2 issues)
Alien Legion: One Planet At A Time (3 issues)

Alien Legion: Grimrod (one-shot)

Law Dog - Grimrod: Terror at the Crossroads (one-shot)

Alien Legion "Binary Deep (one-shot)
Epic: An Anthology #3 (short story)

Heavy Hitters Annual (one-shot)

Alien Legion
Marvel/Epic Comics
1984-1993
591 mb

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Pigeon Street - Episode 13

For those who downloaded the almost complete Pigeon Street, here is the final episode called "Getting Away" to complete your collection. Enjoy!

Pigeon Street
Episode 13 - "Getting Away"
1981
XVID
Approx. 13 mins
98,9 mb

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Rhubarb Rhubarb


From 1980, here is Rhubarb Rhubarb - another in the series of Eric Sykes' virtually silent comedies. Starring the expected all-star cast which includes: Jimmy Edwards (as a policeman, of course!), Bob Todd (as a vicar - oh what a surprise!), Charlie Drake, Bill Fraser, Hattie Jacques, Roy Kinnear, Beryl Reid, Norman Rossington, Nicholas Bond-Owen (the spectacled kid "Tristram" in George & Mildred) and April Walker (April played Polly's friend "Jean Wilson" in the memorable Fawlty Towers episode "The Wedding Party"). A remake of Sykes' earlier Rhubarb from 1969, the gimmick here is that the only dialogue spoken consists of the word "rhubarb"! This short movie is a lot of fun but has a slightly annoying, over-enthusiastic audience track.

The plot: A police inspector (Eric Sykes) is so determined to win a round of golf against a local vicar (Bob Todd) that he recruits a beat bobby (Jimmy Edwards) to shadow him round the course and cheat at every opportunity. During the course of their round they encounter odd characters including the couple (Roy Kinnear & Beryl Reid) attempting to protect their house with a cricket screen, a short golfer (Charlie Drake) and his leggy female companion and a child with his nanny (Hattie Jacques). Early on, the vicar realises he is being cheated, so calls upon divine intervention to level the odds. The round is proceeding excellently for the vicar until he succumbs to a bout of cheating too.

Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980
XVID
Approx. 27 mins
348 mb

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Ulysses 31 - Volumes 1 & 2


Here are the first 18 episodes of the absolute classic 80s anime series Ulysses 31. For those interested, I'll put the rest of the series up within a few days.

The plot: The Gods of Olympus are angered when Ulysses, commander of the giant spaceship Odyssey, kills the giant Cyclops to save a group of enslaved children, including his son. Zeus sentences Ulysses to travel the universe with his crew frozen until he finds the Kingdom of Hades, at which point his crew will be revived and he will be able to return to Earth. Along the way they encounter numerous other famous figures from Greek mythology given a futuristic twist.


A collaboration between France's DiC and Japan's Tokyo Movie Shinsa, Ulysses 31 is a riveting sci-fi fantasy adventure series from start to finish. It also has one of the catchiest theme songs of all-time and I have included the full-length English version of the theme song as a bonus. You can get the totally excellent soundtrack here.

Ulysses 31

Volume 1: Episodes 1-9
Volume 2: Episodes 10-18
1981
XVID
Approx. 24 mins per episode
Each episode is split into multi (between 3 and 5) rar files.

Episode 1 1 2 3 4 5
Episode 2
1 2 3 4
Episode 3 1 2 3
Episode 4 1 2 3
Episode 5 1 2 3
Episode 6 1 2 3
Episode 7 1 2 3
Episode 8 1 2 3
Episode 9 1 2 3
Episode 10 1 2 3
Episode 11
1 2 3
Episode 12 1 2 3
Episode 13 1 2 3
Episode 14 1 2 3
Episode 15 1 2 3 4
Episode 16 1 2 3
Episode 17 1 2 3
Episode 18 1 2 3

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Daisies (aka Sedmikrasky)


From 1966, written and directed by Věra Chytilová, Daisies aka Sedmikrasky is a classic of the Czech new wave cinema - a nutty, dark, experimental, surreal, avant garde masterpiece along similar lines to Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders and The Bed Sitting Room. A freewheeling feminist farce, Daises was immediately banned by the Czech government on it's release.


The plot: Two teenage girls, both named Marie, decide that since the world is spoiled they will be spoiled as well; accordingly they embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world about them.


Daisies (aka Sedmikrasky
)
1966
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Czech
Subtitles: English
Approx. 72 mins
712 mb

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How To Be A Superhero


From the people who bought you the hugely popular 80s comedy book How To Be A Complete Bastard (with Adrian Edmondson, of course), here is the similarly humorous How To Be A Superhero - one of quite a few books with the same or similar title focusing on how to be a superhero (obviously). Features the superb art of British comic artist Steve Dillon.

"Wut's it all aboot?": By the authors of How to be a Complete Bastard with Ade Edmundson and How to be a Complete Bitch with Pamela Stephenson, this is a spoof how-to book on being a superhero, from choosing your name, powers and costume, to getting the right accident insurance and pension scheme.


A great book for those that need it(!), How To Be A Superhero features a list of radioactive animals and objects which may or may not aid you in becoming a superhero, including radioactive dog, radioactive halibut and radioactive cheese.

Superhero tip of the day:
Being caught in the heart of a thermonuclear explosion is:
Not Recommended.

Think you may have been born a superpowered mutant but hadn't quite realised it? Then why not put your theory to the test by standing directly in the path of an oncoming express train...

How To Be A Superhero
Penguin Books
1990
20,9 mb

Godzilla - King of the Monsters


Godzilla takes on the mighty Marvel Universe! This cult classic comic book series was written by Doug Moench and ran for 24 issues between 1977 and 1979. A huge lot of fun, the series saw Toho's legendary "King of the Monsters" battle against not only the usual giant monsters and weird villains but also against a whole host of Marvel characters including The Avengers, Devil Dinosaur & Moon Boy, The Champions, Red Ronin, the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and the Fantastic Four! Spider-Man makes a very brief - and sadly rather pointless - cameo appearance at the end of the final issue.

Godzilla Complete Series
Marvel Comics
1977-1979
139 mb

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