Alan Davis

Advantages: fun, cheap
Disadvantages: old fashioned

...for the publication are cream of uk talent. many have broken out of the uk scene to score big in america, such as alan moore, alan davis, brian bolland, grant morrison, and many more. on the whole 2000ad is a fine read that for an hour a week can transport you away from the real world to other dimensions, the past and the future. if you fancy that, comic reader or not, then give it a try. it might just alter your perception of life!... Read review

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Advantages: Something for every comic reader
Disadvantages: The anthology format can feel slightly bitty

...for the publication are cream of uk talent. many have broken out of the uk scene to score big in america, such as alan moore, alan davis, brian bolland, grant morrison, and many more. on the whole 2000ad is a fine read that for an hour a week can transport you away from the real world to other dimensions, the past and the future. if you fancy that, comic reader or not, then give it a try. it might just alter your perception of life!... Read review

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Advantages: common myths and misconsceptions explained in plain English
Disadvantages: unorganised content pages, hard to find questions again

..., if that's what you thought. "The Book of General Ignorance" is often mistakenly accredited to Stephen Fry who's the quizmaster in the TV show but apart from a foreword by him he doesn't actually contribute much else. Even Alan Davies has a few words to say - four to be precise. The book is actually compiled by two Johns, John Lloyd (of '"Not the 9 o'clock news", "Spitting Image" and "Blackadder" fame) and John Mitchinson. The book is actually a collection of topics raised in the TV show. If you've watched all of them then you will know the questions and - if you paid attention - remember some of the answers. Reading some of the answers I still have Stephen Fry's voice bouncing around in my head. I can imagine that some of the passages in the book were lifted straight from the crib-sheets Fry takes his information from. As I mentioned... Read review

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