tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321253799411057654.post9149475635979140133..comments2023-10-12T07:15:02.375-07:00Comments on Dredd Reckoning: Chopper: Surf's UpDouglas Wolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10691167073493285913noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321253799411057654.post-34251539594493427072011-10-17T04:52:02.316-07:002011-10-17T04:52:02.316-07:00As Bob suggests, I suspect Wagner probably felt th...As Bob suggests, I suspect Wagner probably felt they needed Chopper for the Megazine. <br />The first few issues in particular were very Dredd heavy, and Chopper is one of the few characters in Dredd's world who could support his own strip and provide a bit of a contrast. Incidentally I seem to remember it was the first strip published by Garth Ennis, (after Troubled Souls and True Faith) that used previously existing charactersTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025289184864042978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321253799411057654.post-54991755393405793712011-10-16T23:54:38.181-07:002011-10-16T23:54:38.181-07:00That Chopper story was the first place I ever saw ...That Chopper story was the first place I ever saw Marty Edmond's art, and I still think it's some of his most gorgeous work. The comic world lost something extraordinary when he died.<br /><br />It might have been Wagner's idea to bring back Chopper with Ennis writing. He was basically a co-editor for much of the early Megazine stuff, and I'm fairly sure Ennis was handed the idea, rather than coming up with it himself.Bob Temukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181473725170489213noreply@blogger.com