ep 189 – Progs 591-594

In our thrilling hundred and eighty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 591-594 of 2000AD, covering September and October of 1988. This episode Nemesis the Warlock goes clubbing, PJ Maybe returns, Zenith meets the CIA, and the Moon Runners are starting some sexy business!

Thrills Covered

  • Zenith
  • Daily Dredds
  • Moon Runners
  • Judge Dredd
  • Nemesis the Warlock
  • Sláine
  • Chopper
  • Future Shocks

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Song: Desire by U2

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Collection 23 – The Ballad of Halo Jones

Nice necklace! It’s the twenty-third in our series of Space Spinner 2000 collections! These collections have all of our coverage for a specific character or storyline, all in one place. They’re a great accompaniment to reading collected versions of 2000AD, or to just hear your favorite thrill all in one place.

It’s a big one for this post-Christmas collection, as we head out to do everything with Halo Jones! I’m a little trepidatious, but it should be a good time! The third of Alan Moore’s tales of space teenagers, Halo Jones is considered one, if not the best stories to have come out of 2000AD, and often British comics generally. It’s the story of a young woman making her way through a complex and fully realized future society. She leaves home, knows both love and betrayal, fights in wars, and makes hard decisions. It’s got soaring heights and shattering lows. Halo Jones is an amazing story that shows what 2000AD can be, a way to tell a story in short parts that draw you in and make you hungry for more. Find this thrill at the 2000AD webstore, or wherever books are sold.

https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/graphic-novels/more-titles/GRN479

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Song: Hanging Out with Halo Jones by Transvision Camp

ep 188 – 1989 Judge Dredd Annual

In our thrilling hundred and eighty-eighth episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1989 Judge Dredd Annual.  This is the ninth Dredd Annual, and features a multi part story with full color art by Carlos Ezquerra and classic tales from the archive, and some Ron Smith Daily Dredds!

This episode Conrad is joined by friend of the show and long-time 2000AD fan James!

Thrills Covered:

  • Costa Del Blood
  • A Cube of My Own, Quotations Update, L.A. Lawmen, Profile John Wagner
  • Father Earth
  • Judge Dredd Mega Search
  • Cereal Thrillers
  • Pyro
  • Day of the Droid, Profile Steve MacManus
  • Profile Grant Morrison, The Mega City Times, Profile Alan Grant
  • Profile Steve Yeowell, Dredd Rap

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Song: He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother by The Hollies

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Judge Dredd (1995) Commentary

Happy Holidays! As part of the 2000AD Forums Advent Calendar Fox and Conrad recorded a commentary track to be played alongside the 1995 Judge Dredd movie, starring Slyvester Stallone, Diane Lane, and Armand Assante! All you need is a copy of the movie and you’re ready to watch along with your chums from Space Spinner as we check out this much maligned piece of Thrill-Cinema.

See the rest of the forum’s Advent Calendar entries here: https://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=46170.0

Don’t start the movie until we say to do so, and just in case things are running at different times, we’ve added in some brief audio clips to help you keep track of where we are in the action. If this works out OK it will truly be a Christmas miracle!

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Song: Dredd Song by The Cure

ep 187 – Progs 587-590

In our thrilling hundred and eighty-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 587-590 of 2000AD, covering August and September of 1988. This episode 2000AD is going big! More pages, full color Dredd, and a record 10 different thrills! It’s bad time for Fox and Conrad, but good times for everyone else as Hap Hazard, Rogue Trooper, Slaine, and Zenith return!

The silly opening at the start of this episode came from the “Talk to Transformer” text generator. It’s a lot of fun, check it out here: https://talktotransformer.com/

PROGRAM NOTE: Fox’s audio dropped out about halfway through the episode, so the second half features a solo Conrad! Sorry for the inconvenience!

Thrills Covered:

  • Nemesis the Warlock
  • Strontium Dog
  • Judge Dredd
  • Tribal Memories
  • Hap Hazzard
  • Zenith
  • Sláine
  • Rogue Trooper
  • Daily Dredds
  • Future Shocks

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Song: The Only Way is Up by Yazz and the Plastic Population

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Collection 22 – Rogue Trooper Volume 1 Part 2

Nain! It’s the twenty-second in our series of Space Spinner 2000 collections! These collections have all of our coverage for a specific character or storyline, all in one place. They’re a great accompaniment to reading collected versions of 2000AD, or to just hear your favorite thrill all in one place.

Start digging some holes, because Rogue Trooper is on the warpath! This section sees Rogue moving away from the short, single or double prog stories of the early days to longer and more far-reaching tales. We’re also seeing the creative team solidify a bit, generally stories are bing tag teamed by Cam Kennedy and Colin Wilson, with Brett Ewins dodging in every now and then. This also where the pursuit of the Traitor General becomes Rogue’s paramount goal, when he isn’t distracted by a side-quest or temporary threat. We’ll also meet the first of a long-running Rogue Trooper trope, the treacherous femme fatale! Find this thrill at the 2000AD webstore, or wherever books are sold.

https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/graphic-novels/rogue-trooper/XB366

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Songs: Rogue Trooper Sountrack Theme 1a from the Rogue Trooper video game, and Dreamweaver by Gary Wright

ep 186 – 1989 2000AD Annual

In our thrilling hundred eighty-sixth episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1989 2000AD Annual. This is the twelfth 2000AD annual and we’re seeing a great combination of new stories and classic thrills in these pages. The highlights of this year’s annual include extra episodes of classic thrills, including epilogues and prequels, the conclusion of Flesh Book 1, and a series of the Ron Smith Daily Dredds strips!

This episode Conrad is joined by friend of the show David Page, also known as THE MONARCH on the 2000AD Forums!

Thrills Covered:

  • Ace Trucking Co.
  • The(Dino)saurs
  • Time Twisters
  • The Trans-Time File
  • Flesh
  • Judge Dredd
  • Bad Company
  • Daily Dredds
  • Sláine

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Song: The Locomotion by Kylie Minogue

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Collection 21 – D.R. & Quinch

Mind the oranges! It’s the twenty-first in our series of Space Spinner 2000 collections! These collections have all of our coverage for a specific character or storyline, all in one place. They’re a great accompaniment to reading collected versions of 2000AD, or to just hear your favorite thrill all in one place.

The middle child in Alan Moore’s 2000AD tales of space teenagers DR & Quich began their lives as one-off characters in a silly future shock that gave way to a recurring series. He’d done this previously with Abelard Snazz, the genius with the double-decker head. But while those stories had usually been single issue adventures with DR & Quinch Moore and Davis were able to spread out and tell extensive tales, usually while playing with tropes of established stories. Whether it’s dating, going to war, or getting a movie made, DR & Quinch bring an anarchic style and dash of ultra violence to everything they do! Find this thrill at the 2000AD webstore, or wherever books are sold.

https://shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB265

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Songs: The Orange Song

ep 185 – Progs 583-586

In our thrilling hundred and eighty-fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 583-586 of 2000AD, covering July and August 1988. This episode Johnny Alpha gets involved in feud business, Bad Company gets to the heart of the matter, we’ll learn some Tribal memories, Tyranny Rex is under foreign skies, Nemesis arrives to bring some death, and Judge Dredd deals with hot dogs, batmen, and bloodlines! Also, it all depends on the cheese. EXACTLY!

Thrills Covered:

  • Bad Company
  • Strontium Dog
  • Judge Dredd
  • Tyranny Rex
  • Tribal Memories
  • Nemesis the Warlock
  • Future Shocks

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Song: Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You by Glenn Medeiros

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