Viz

Back when theediscerning was still at secondary school, and by chance someone was passing their copy of the latest Viz round, he wasn't really that interested. For one, it all seemed to concentrate on the boy with the unfeasibly large testicles, and let's face it - at that impressionable age, reading about other large reproductive organs can be a little close to the bone. So it was donkeys' years (whatever they are) before theed actually read - and paid for (sort of) - a copy of Viz. And lo and behold he actually quite liked it. With the sample of a three month's dirt cheap taster subscription arranged online he didn't see hide nor hair of any ...  Read the complete review

Having just celebrated its 30th anniversary I felt it fitting to do a review on the comic that I enjoyed reading as a teenager and still read to this day. Launched back in 1979 the first run of the comic amassed to only 150 copies which its creator - Chris Donald - sold in small Newcastle record shop, and local pubs the 12 page issue sold for just 20 pence and was widely photocopied and resold to other people. Steadily growing in popularity the comic's readership topped 5000 and had to be professionally produced from a printing press to meet demands. By the time I was first introduced to the comic by school friends in around 1988 / 1989 its readership had ...  Read the complete review

VIZ, the finest choice for those looking for vulgar humour and a suprisingly witty take on life. There have been contenders, oh yes, but VIZ has does and always will reign supreme. VIZ feels like it is always on the verge of going bust at each issue. It is printed on cheap, bog roll papaer and feels very flimsy. The editorials and comments are always quite negative, relating to apparent poor sales - but I'm sure the magic of VIZ will live on for many many years. VIZ has some real classic characters, from the no-longer existent billy the fish, to sid the sexist, 8Ace and Student Grant. All feature the sometimes disgustingly graphic style of drawing. You ...  Read the complete review

I get the impression I'm in a minority, because I am a female who enjoys reading Viz. Every time I read it I laugh so hard I find it hard to breathe and I have to dry my eyes. Viz is like The Beano except it's strictly for adults only. It's full of comic strips, and each one of them is profane and offensive. You'll find one called "Modern Parents" which completely takes the mickey out of hippies who only use modern parenting methods and fail miserably, and there was once a comic strip called "Harold and Fred - they make ladies dead" about the serial killers living on either side of an old woman and trying to ruin the other's plans and ...  Read the complete review

I remember being one of those kids on the back of the school bus, chuckling at the uproarious lavatorial antics of those crazy characters in Viz. Now I sit at the back of the office, and it still has a similar effect (I try not to read it on the train to Paddington, because no matter how much you stifle a laugh, it will find it’s way out in an embarrassing nasal manner). But is Viz still as funny as it was 80 Issues ago? (we are currently on the Queen-Mother bashing Number 103). Many of the old characters are still there, up to the same old antics – wherein lies the problem – after 103 Issues what can Johnny Fartpants do that we ...  Read the complete review