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Numbercrunching: Viz Comic #200

Published Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:14:19 -0500

Last updated Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:58:57 -0500

The longest running adult comic book in Britain, Viz Comic has just hit issue 200. A true milestone for this bi-monthly/ten times a year magazine. A mixture between classic children's comics but through the adolescent/adult mix, social satire and a keen appreciation for worldplay, Viz is the natural successor to the likes of Oz – and fitting that it should be Felix Dennis who is now publishing it.

The 200th issue features the cast of Viz on a capsizing boat. Captained by Mr Logic going down with the ship, Brown Bottle, Roger Mellie and Jonny Fartpants are heading to be mauled by a Crap Shark. Suicidal Syd has tied himself to the boat, 8 Ace is drunk, and the Fat Slags are performing the stern scene from Titanic – and causing the ships predicament due to their weight. Meanwhile we are promised the word of Prince on Mince.

Pages: 50

Pages of comics: 14 1/3

Fucks: 39

Cunts: 5

Best bit: Full page parody ad for Life Of Christ In Cats tea towel. And then that they've actually made them available to actually buy.

Other best bit: Roger Mellie turning a Celebrity Dinner show that goes disasterously into a new format, Britain's Got Diarrohea…

Is it still funny? Oh yes. "Save money on salt by eating chips while crying"… "On Earth, her chest size wa a paltry 28A tops, but on Mars she was a 38 double D at least!"..,. Oh and there's ever a bit especially for us, from Felix And His Amazing Underpants!

And what does Prince think about mince anyway? "I'm a sod for mince. Or at least I was before I became a vegan. I suppose you could say I'm "the artist formerly prone to mince". Thanks Prince. And here's to another 200…