D257 One Wizard Too Many!

[Timpa]

 

tom wrote:

I wonder if... A) Fred isn't at the top of his game due to his advancing age or B) Assistants are being used or maybe some of both

I GUESS BOTH!!!

T

[jamesasaljr]

 Well, as usual, the story started off well, got interesting near the middle, but has d-r-a-g-g-e-d- o-n for weeks now. Longest running daily in recent memory.

If Mandrake is being run in so few newspapers these days, why doesn't Fredericks pick up the pace for his online readers?

[sherlock]

 No point in running away from facts, fans.
For some time now, Fred's artwork has been very ordinary, and Mandrake's stories have developed this highly irritating habit of dragging on endlessly. We cannot blame Fred, considering his age, he is doing his best.
Again, the ball is actually in KFS' court. The least they could/should have done some time ago, is to hire a new artist and let Fred continue writing the stories. Since none of this has happened till now, our favourite magician's future looks really bleak once Fred decides to retire, and considering the never-ending dailies with poor artwork we have been getting recently, retirement looks not too far away.
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[jamesasaljr]

 I just wish Fred would PICK UP THE PACE! It's nice to see old characters like The Tourist and the Space Warden, but as far as the action is concerned, we've seen it all before.

Fred's sketchy, so-so artwork is still not without its charm... very reminiscent of golden age comic book art.

With a Mandrake movie in development, I don't think King Features will let the strip drop after Fred retires. A new writer/artist could easily breathe some life into the comic! Check out the work Eduardo Barreto is doing on "Judge Parker" (another KFS classic oldie). "Brenda Starr" is another example of a comic strip that is still going strong with fresh creators.

[Trimmer]

 I have no problem with a long story, but not if it is going round and round in circles and getting nowhere. Go somewhere or go!
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[sherlock]

 james wrote:

Quote:

With a Mandrake movie in development,

What????????????
You have not kept yourself updated, friend.
The producers have already said that their movie has got no connection with Falk's mandrake the magician.
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They could put me in a helicopter & fly me up into the air & line the bodies head to toe on the ground in delightful geometric patterns………….
………and it would never be enough. – The Joker.

CHAOS IS FAIR. -- THE JOKER.

[Timpa]

 

sherlock wrote:

james wrote: Quote: With a Mandrake movie in development, What???????????? You have not kept yourself updated, friend. The producers have already said that their movie has got no connection with Falk's mandrake the magician.

Like '90s Phantom movie....these movies are always crap!! they shudn't had tried @1st place,but then....
rather,IF they produce an animated series with Falk-Fredrick's best stories...that will be much better!!

T

[Timpa]

 Finally an end of this much-predictable & slow mover!! a new strip(D258) will start on next monday(3/1/09) ....hopefully we'll see better script this time..but wht's da probability??

T

[tom]

 I wouldn't bet on it...

[sherlock]

 timpa wrote:

Quote:

Finally an end of this much-predictable & slow mover!!

yippee
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They could put me in a helicopter & fly me up into the air & line the bodies head to toe on the ground in delightful geometric patterns………….
………and it would never be enough. – The Joker.

CHAOS IS FAIR. -- THE JOKER.

[jamesasaljr]

 [quote="Timpa"]

sherlock wrote:

james wrote: Quote: With a Mandrake movie in development, What???????????? You have not kept yourself updated, friend. The producers have already said that their movie has got no connection with Falk's mandrake the magician.

Surely the movie will be connected to the KFS Mandrake the Magician, even if it is a badly produced "Hollywood" version of the strip. The 1939 Mandrake serial didn't follow the comic strip version very closely, but it was still "Mandrake."

[sherlock]

 Well, let's hope so. I for one would love to see an increased awareness about mandrake, so even if the movie turns out to be only remotely connected with the magician we all know, but still manages to make more people aware about the real mandrake, I will be happy.
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They could put me in a helicopter & fly me up into the air & line the bodies head to toe on the ground in delightful geometric patterns………….
………and it would never be enough. – The Joker.

CHAOS IS FAIR. -- THE JOKER.

[Trimmer]

 From what I heard the character in the movie was going to be called Mandrake and that is where any basis with Falk's Mandrake will end.
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[Trimmer]

 Any chance of adding a poll (also for other recent dailies)?
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[germ]

 Added the polls for the last three dailies...
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