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For a Few Troubles More
For a Few Troubles More, set in Belfast pubs, is a comedy of two prats: Dougie Patterson and Ivor Thompson. Dougie is a smartarse whose remarks constantly get him into trouble. Ivor is drunken git who once shot himself in the foot. In the sometimes pathetic future that fate has in store for them, both discover they have a lot to learn about weddings, laxatives - and the consequences of tying naked people to police landrovers.
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48 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1990
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About the author
Garth Ennis
2,622 books3,174 followersEnnis began his comic-writing career in 1989 with the series Troubled Souls. Appearing in the short-lived but critically-acclaimed British anthology Crisis and illustrated by McCrea, it told the story of a young, apolitical Protestant man caught up by fate in the violence of the Irish 'Troubles'. It spawned a sequel, For a Few Troubles More, a broad Belfast-based comedy featuring two supporting characters from Troubled Souls, Dougie and Ivor, who would later get their own American comics series, Dicks, from Caliber in 1997, and several follow-ups from Avatar.
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
Another series for Crisis was True Faith, a religious satire inspired by his schooldays, this time drawn by Warren Pleece. Ennis shortly after began to write for Crisis' parent publication, 2000 AD. He quickly graduated on to the title's flagship character, Judge Dredd, taking over from original creator John Wagner for a period of several years.
Ennis' first work on an American comic came in 1991 when he took over DC Comics's horror title Hellblazer, which he wrote until 1994, and for which he currently holds the title for most issues written. Steve Dillon became the regular artist during the second half of Ennis's run.
Ennis' landmark work to date is the 66-issue epic Preacher, which he co-created with artist Steve Dillon. Running from 1995 to 2000, it was a tale of a preacher with supernatural powers, searching (literally) for God who has abandoned his creation.
While Preacher was running, Ennis began a series set in the DC universe called Hitman. Despite being lower profile than Preacher, Hitman ran for 60 issues (plus specials) from 1996 to 2001, veering wildly from violent action to humour to an examination of male friendship under fire.
Other comic projects Ennis wrote during this time period include Goddess, Bloody Mary, Unknown Soldier, and Pride & Joy, all for DC/Vertigo, as well as origin stories for The Darkness for Image Comics and Shadowman for Valiant Comics.
After the end of Hitman, Ennis was lured to Marvel Comics with the promise from Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada that he could write The Punisher as long as he cared to. Instead of largely comical tone of these issues, he decided to make a much more serious series, re-launched under Marvel's MAX imprint.
In 2001 he briefly returned to UK comics to write the epic Helter Skelter for Judge Dredd.
Other comics Ennis has written include War Story (with various artists) for DC; The Pro for Image Comics; The Authority for Wildstorm; Just a Pilgrim for Black Bull Press, and 303, Chronicles of Wormwood (a six issue mini-series about the Antichrist), and a western comic book, Streets of Glory for Avatar Press.
In 2008 Ennis ended his five-year run on Punisher MAX to debut a new Marvel title, War Is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle.
In June 2008, at Wizard World, Philadelphia, Ennis announced several new projects, including a metaseries of war comics called Battlefields from Dynamite made up of mini-series including Night Witches, Dear Billy and Tankies, another Chronicles of Wormwood mini-series and Crossed both at Avatar, a six-issue miniseries about Butcher (from The Boys) and a Punisher project reuniting him with artist Steve Dillon (subsequently specified to be a weekly mini-series entitled Punisher: War Zone, to be released concurrently with the film of the same name).
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Ennis
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February 5, 2019
Hoofing off the heels of the last, connections that are as tenuous as they are boring drive this second issue. Tom’s old friend who he’s left behind, takes up the mantle of central character. In the process of getting married to his recently knocked up girlfriend, the thinly referenced doofus from before who shot himself in the leg is tagging along too. Sure, off to the racetracks of fun here, that’s for sure.
Anyways, things trot at a correspondingly slow alcohol saturated pace and unsurprisingly nothing really coalesces unto anything the least bit interesting or exciting. Given that the focus has shifted from the original protagonist set on adventure back toward his townie secondary and his provincial problems, the trade of potentially exciting overseas undertakings for the that of the complacent known-knowns seemed kinda lame. Not exactly the dashing story I expected.
Not sure what do get out of this. But certain details will jump out at you. I guess Irish people like to say wee (to the point of irritating excess) a lot. They also say “eejit” instead of idiot. And their schadenfreude addled humour is best mixed with copious volumes of beer.
Dated at every level this ancient relic is better left unopened.
Anyways, things trot at a correspondingly slow alcohol saturated pace and unsurprisingly nothing really coalesces unto anything the least bit interesting or exciting. Given that the focus has shifted from the original protagonist set on adventure back toward his townie secondary and his provincial problems, the trade of potentially exciting overseas undertakings for the that of the complacent known-knowns seemed kinda lame. Not exactly the dashing story I expected.
Not sure what do get out of this. But certain details will jump out at you. I guess Irish people like to say wee (to the point of irritating excess) a lot. They also say “eejit” instead of idiot. And their schadenfreude addled humour is best mixed with copious volumes of beer.
Dated at every level this ancient relic is better left unopened.
November 7, 2015
A very funny story about someone getting married in Ireland. These characters definitely have a 90s mentality and a boys night out attitude.
June 5, 2021
Unlike Troubled Souls before it, this story feel more like up Ennis's alley, the style I'm familiar with. The lines are funnier, the characters are screw-ups, the plot is ridiculous. It's perfect! The dialogue is to die for. It's like it's spoken in a different language. I had to look up several expressions and words like 'make a hames of something' (to mess up), 'taig' (derogatory term used by loyalists to refer to Catholics), 'gombeen' (money lender). Oh, how I've missed reading about 'wee lads' (young men), 'pissing away off' (leaving or f-ing off, like) and 'away to buggery' (go to hell).
Ivor, former IRA member who botched a job and got sent to prison, is supposed to be the best man for Dougie, a young man who got his girl Valerie pregnant. Somehow he gets it in his head that, because Dougie hesitates about marrying Valerie, they could kill her. How brilliant is that plot? They don't really do it. The story is even more ridiculous than that. Well worth being added to my read pile.
Ivor, former IRA member who botched a job and got sent to prison, is supposed to be the best man for Dougie, a young man who got his girl Valerie pregnant. Somehow he gets it in his head that, because Dougie hesitates about marrying Valerie, they could kill her. How brilliant is that plot? They don't really do it. The story is even more ridiculous than that. Well worth being added to my read pile.
July 24, 2019
THIS is where Ennis and McRae come from: Belfast, for laughs.
Recommended.
Recommended.
January 13, 2009
In this book, first published in the pages of Crisis, Garth Ennis brings in more clearly his ability to write really hilarious stuff. Not as serious as Troubles Souls, although set in the same part of the world, but more like a comedy with a dark undercurrent.
This more like Ennis I like.
Timo
This more like Ennis I like.
Timo
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