Month: June 2017

In our thrilling forty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reminisce on the whole of 2000 AD comics for the year 1979. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1979 Spinnies! At the end of every chronological year in our prog timeline we’ll give out awards to the storylines and thrills we liked best over the last year.

Award Categories:

• Best Art
• Best Story
• Best Overall Thrill
• Best Month
• Best Year

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Song: Da Ya Think I’m Sexy by Rod Stewart

7.12

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In our thrilling forty-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 141-145 of 2000 AD, covering December of 1979. Join us Christmas in June (check out the festive airhorn!), as Tharg punches out Santa, Barney the computer grants wishes, and the Stainless Steel Rat comes into his own!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• The V.C.s
• The Stainless Steel Rat
• Captain Klep
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Blackhawk
• Ro-Jaws – The Inside Story
• Tharg’s Christmas Tale

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Song: Walking on the Moon by The Police

7.12

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In our thrilling forty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 137-140 of 2000 AD, covering November of 1979. Join us for the heart warming story of Mad George, the terrifying Night of the Bloodbeast, and for Blackhawk losing his soul! Also we continue our constant march towards our own Disaster 1990!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Blackhawk
• ABC Warriors
• Captain Klep
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Disaster 1990
• The V.C.s
• The Stainless Steel Rat

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Song: When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

6.88

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In our thrilling forty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 133-136 of 2000 AD, covering October of 1979. We only need six words to describe this episode: Incredibly Armed, Incredibly Dangerous, Incredibly Awesome.

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Blackhawk
• ABC Warriors
• Captain Klep
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Future Shocks
• Disaster 1990

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Song: One Day at a Time by Lena Martell

6.68

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In our thrilling fortieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1980 2000 AD Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). This episode we discuss the final Dan Dare story, the strange fate of Mega City 4, and we learn our 2000 AD IQ! We’re 40 episodes in, and we hope that like us, Tharg is a big part of your life!

Thrills Covered:

• Benny’s Tale
• Ro-Busters
• Guinea Pig
• Phantom Patrol
• Dan Dare
• The Man Who Save the World
• Going Straight
• Judge Dredd
• Know Your 2000 AD IQ, and other features and short stories

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Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. this is the last episode effected!

Song: Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles

6.49

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In our thrilling thirty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 128-132 of 2000 AD, covering September of 1979. Join us as the ABC Warriors head to Mars, SPREAD THE WORD! Also we discuss the proper terminology for breaking into a ship, sing along with Ursa, and kill a ton of geese with Bill Savage!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Blackhawk
• ABC Warriors
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Disaster 1990
• Captain Klep
• A Day in the Life of Mighty Tharg!

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Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. It’ll be like this for a few episodes but will improve!

Song: Message in a Bottle  by The Police

6.49

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In our thrilling thirty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the Dan Dare Annual 1980. Join us for comics from deep in the Fleetway Vault, and a holiday themed robot brawl that seems to be mostly about late 70s labor relations! Also we continue to out ourselves as dumb Americans by our dislike of reading words not accompanied by pictures!

• Dan Dare
• UFO Agent
• Programmed to Destroy
• 3000AD: The Traveller
• 3001: A Space Poem
• Rick Random
• Judge Dredd
• I, Mutant
• The Man From the Ministry
• ,,,Garbage
• Various articles about telescopes, space museums, and a sweet space themed van!

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Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. It’ll be like this for a few episodes but will improve!

Song: Cars by Gary Numan

6.24

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In our thrilling thirty-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 124-127 of 2000 AD, covering August of 1979. Join us as the ABC Warriors recruit more team members, a mutant army invades Mega-City 1 and both Project Overkill and 2000 AD veteran Dan Dare complete their journeys. Also 2000 AD merges with Tornado magazine, bringing with it new thrills Blackhawk, The Mind of Wolfie Smith, and Captain Klep!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Disaster 1990
• ABC Warriors
• Project Overkill
• Dan Dare
• Blackhawk
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Captain Klep

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Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. It’ll be like this for a few episodes but will improve!

Song: We Don’t Talk Anymore by Cliff Richard

6.24

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In our thrilling thirty-sixth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 120-123 of 2000 AD, covering July of 1979. Join us as we get underway with ABC Warriors and Disaster 1990 and we near the finale of Dan Dare

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Disaster 1990
• ABC Warriors
• Project Overkill
• Dan Dare

Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. It’ll be like this for a few episodes but will improve!

Song: I Don’t Like Mondays by Boomtown Rats

6.05

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