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Imagine this: It's your birthday, and your other half presents you with her gift - a hideous, hand-knitted multi-coloured monstrosity that even NOEL EDMONDS wouldn't be seen dead in. The sleeves are too long, the body too short, and it hangs off you like an unsecured straitjacket that someone's vomited over. Then she asks "Well, what do you think of it?" while fixing you with that puppy-eyed look of expectation, relying on you to validate her knitting 'skills'. Not since she asked you "Does my bum look big in this?" have you found yourself in such a spot. Do you give her an honest assessment of her handiwork, or do you lie through your teeth to spare her feelings and ensure your own peace and quiet?
I now find myself in a similar situation. I recently acquired the special 'universe edition' of TV21 #243, which was originally produced for inclusion with a Blu-ray boxed set of GERRY ANDERSON puppet shows a few years ago, and which is now available on its lonesome. The verdict? How can one be so thrilled and disappointed by something at the same time? It's a joy to see, to hold, to own, but - compared to TV21 as it was in its heyday, it's hugely disappointing. The art, with the exception of the LADY PENELOPE, THUNDERBIRDS, MARS SPACE PROBE, and (go on, Gordie, force yourself) ZOONY The LAZOON pages, is nowhere in the same league as days gone by, and the shape of some of the speech balloons is dire. I find myself wondering how they could get it so wrong, while at the same time feeling grateful that they did at at all.
Even GERRY EMBLETON's art on the STINGRAY strip falls far short compared to his work on the strip back in the '60s when he took over from his brother RON. However, allowances can be made for the fact that he must by now be an old man, so perhaps it's unfair to expect the standard of work he used to deliver. MARTIN BAINES' art is really nice, though his TB2 shape isn't too accurate, and the difference in size between TB1 & 2 is unclear in one panel, leaving both craft looking more or less equal. BRIAN WILLIAMSON's art is okay, but doesn't capture the mood of the original AGENT 21 strip. The FIREBALL XL5 strip, while not bad, cries out for the hand of MIKE NOBLE, and one wonders why he wasn't offered heaven and earth to produce the one page required. As for MARTIN CATER's and MARTIN ASBURY's art on the ZERO X and CAPTAIN SCARLET pages - leave it out boys, you're 'avin' a larf.
And yet... and yet... this is a collectors' item and you should grab one while you can. Despite my reservations with some aspects of the comic, it's still a thrill to see TV21 resurrected for one more issue. (Though FANDERSON beat them to it in 2010 with their own version of the 'next' ish - see below.) So ignore my negative reaction to parts of this special edition and order your copy from this link today. If you're a fan of the original TV21, then you'll be thrilled to hold this issue in your hands - though I still reckon you won't be able to shake off a measure of disappointment at the same time.
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