Month: July 2017

In our thrilling fifty-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1981 2000 AD Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). We’ve been pretty tough on annuals over the years, and this one has some pretty rough sections, but also has some extremely neat comics, articles, and features. For the first time ever we have two non-comics as the top thrill!

Thrills Covered:

• Night of the Blood Freaks
• The Mumps From Beyond The Moon!
• Ro-Busters
• Human On My Back
• The Man From 2000
• Blackhawk
• Guinea Pig
• Duel in the Dunes
• The Retreat From Volgow
• Smokeman
• Tharg’s Guide To How 2000 AD Is Produced
• Bang! Bang! Said the Green Cheese Man
• Judge Dredd
• Phantom Patrol

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Song: The Winner Takes All by ABBA

8.67

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In our thrilling fifty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 173-177 of 2000 AD, covering August and September of 1980. Join us as we clear the decks in advance of a thrill refresh in the second half of September! All thrills must end! (Except Judge Dredd, natch.)

Thrills Covered:

• The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Judge Dredd
• The V.C.s
• Robo Hunter
• Ro-Jaws Robot Tales
• The Great Human Rip-Off!

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Song: Use It Up and Wear It Out by Odyssey

8.67

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In our thrilling fifty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 168-172 of 2000 AD, covering July and August of 1980. Join us as the Stainless Steel Rat saves the world, for the first time, but not the last time, Wolfie Smith opens an evil door, the Geeks go undercover, the robot war begins, and we trip balls on Oracle Spice!

Thrills Covered:

• The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Judge Dredd
• The V.C.s
• Robo Hunter
• Ro-Jaws Robot Tales

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Song: Xanadu by Oliva Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra

8.43

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In our thrilling fiftieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1980 Sci-Fi Special of 2000 AD. This Special contains the 2000AD premiere of both Alan Moore and Steve Dillon, and has some cool stories without a ton of filler. Thanks to all our listeners for helping us get to fifty episodes! Here’s to a whole lot more!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Tharg Meets Harry Harrison
• The Robot Revolution
• A Holiday in Hell
• The Wanderer
• Strontium Dog
• What Happened to Colony 9?
• The Steel Claw
• The Final Secret
• THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE

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Song: Suicide is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) by Johnny Mandel

8.19

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In our thrilling forty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 163-167 of 2000 AD, covering May, June and July of 1980. Join us as Dredd travels the spaceways, we get 6 times the Sam Slade, MACH Zero reunites with his son, and the Stainless Steel Rat begins his next quest, to save the world! Also we have a revelation about the nature of time travel, and how it relates to beating up bikers.

Thrills Covered:

• Robo-Hunter
• M.A.C.H. Zero
• Judge Dredd
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• The V.C.s
• The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
• Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales
• Terror Tube

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Song: What’s Another Year by Johnny Logan

8.19

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In our thrilling forty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 159-162 of 2000 AD, covering April of 1980. Join us as we say goodbye to Captain Klep and the Fiends of the Eastern Front, and hello to returning thrills MACH Zero and Wolfie Smith. We’ll also head off into deep space with both the VCs AND Judge Dredd! Also, this episode contains an easter egg for next episode, can you spot it?

Thrills Covered:

• Robo-Hunter
• The V.C.s
• Judge Dredd
• Fiends of the Eastern Front
• Captain Klep
• Blackhawk
• Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales
• M.A.C.H. Zero
• Tharg and the Cheat! (Was it you?)
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith

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Song: Going Underground by The Jam

7.95

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In our thrilling forty-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 154-158 of 2000 AD, covering March of 1980. Join us as we head out with Judge Dredd as he begins his quest to find the Judge Child, the there is political intrigue with the Robo-Hunter, and the hosts once again side with monsters against humanity at large in Fiends of the Eastern Front!

Thrills Covered:

• Robo-Hunter
• Judge Dredd
• Fiends of the Eastern Front
• Captain Klep
• Blackhawk
• The V.C.s
• Tharg, This Is Your Life
• Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales

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Song: Atomic by Blondie

7.75

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In our thrilling forty-sixth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 150-153 of 2000 AD, covering February of 1980. Join us as we travel to the future to fight robots and aliens, to the past to fight alongside vampires and hang out with dinosaurs, fight the evil Judge Death, and DRINK THE BLOOD OF SATANUS! Also Conrad quotes classic poetry, or at least a version of classic poetry as performed on a popular 1990s sitcom.

Also I forgot to mention on the show but shout out to Judge Anon and their excellent series of articles about female judges in Judge Dredd, which I’ve shamelessly mined for jokes!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• The V.C.s
• The Stainless Steel Rat
• Captain Klep
• TimeQuake
• Blackhawk
• Robo-Hunter
• Fiends of the Eastern Front

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Song: Coward of the County by Kenny Rogers

7.51

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In our thrilling forty-fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 146-149 of 2000 AD, covering January of 1980. It’s a huge Judge Dredd month, as Judge Minty leaves Mega City One just as Judge Death arrives! Also Conrad tries to explain what Top of the Pops is, and fails miserably!

Check out the Judge Minty Fan Film!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• The V.C.s
• The Stainless Steel Rat
• Captain Klep
• Blackhawk
• Ro-Jaws’ Robo-Tales
• TimeQuake
• What Tharg Did On Sunday

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Song: Brass In Pocket by The Pretenders

7.31

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