{"product_id":"viz-magazine-october-2018-issue-279-biffa-bacon-fat-slags-8-ace-kraftwerk-sku-1479","title":"Viz Magazine October 2018 Issue 279 Biffa Bacon Fat Slags 8 Ace Kraftwerk SKU 1479","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eViz Magazine, Issue No. 279, October 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring a colourful illustrated front cover packed with classic Viz characters, celebrity references, music-related humour and spoof features.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe large \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVIZ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e masthead dominates the upper half of the cover, with the central cartoon artwork showing several exaggerated characters gathered together in a chaotic comic scene. The cover has Viz’s familiar mix of bright colours, parody and deliberately absurd British humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProminent characters and strips advertised down the right-hand side include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBiffa Bacon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fat Slags\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 Ace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMrs Brady\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaxter Basics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrunken Bakers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGilbert Ratchet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover also advertises \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The New Adventures of Kraftwerk”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, illustrated at the lower-right with a stylised image of the German electronic music group dressed in matching red outfits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the very top are further topical and celebrity-related references including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNoel Edmonds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCount Dracula\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZZ Top\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, all clearly named on the cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe main lower-cover feature is a humorous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTutankhamun \/ Ancient Egypt-themed spoof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, centred around an image of the famous golden funerary mask and a large headline about the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Curse of Tutankhamun”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The feature is presented in Viz’s characteristic tabloid-parody style and gives this issue a distinctive Egyptian theme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe magazine combines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclassic Viz comic characters, music references, celebrity satire and historical parody\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, making Issue 279 a particularly busy and collectable-looking late-2010s issue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagazine \/ Item Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Viz\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo. 279\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctober 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e British humour \/ comic magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal cover price:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e£3.50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMain Ancient Egypt \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTutankhamun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e spoof feature\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFeatured characters include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBiffa Bacon, The Fat Slags, 8 Ace, Mrs Brady, Baxter Basics, Drunken Bakers and Gilbert Ratchet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e feature promoted at the lower-right\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNoel Edmonds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e named across the top of the cover\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCount Dracula\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reference across the top\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZZ Top\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reference across the top\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBarcode and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Not For Sale To Children”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e notice visible along the lower-left side\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBright multi-character cartoon cover typical of Viz’s satirical style\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition assessment is based on the single supplied front-cover image only. 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