ep 52 – Meg 2.77 – 2.80

In our mega fifty-second episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume two, issues 77 to 80 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering April and May of 1995. This episode we’ll meet Judge Pal, reach climaxes in Maelstrom and Shimura, go undercover with Pandora, and weather the plagues of Necropolis! 

Stories Covered:

  • Judge Dredd (4:02)
    • Poor Johnny
    • The Secret Life of Judge Pal
    • Terror with Mrs. Gunderson
  • Maestrom (24:41)
  • Shimura (34:21)
  • Pandora (48:06)
  • Anderson, Psi Division (59:43)
  • Plagues of Necropolis (1:07:07)

Contact the show at: bigmegone@gmail.com

Song: Good by Better Than Ezra

20.83

ep 310 – Progs 940-943

In our thrilling three hundred and tenth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 940-943 of 2000AD, covering May and June 1995. This time we’re continuing Finn and starting a bunch of new thrills as Strontim Dogs, the Grudge Father, and Mambo return, and we start a new Dredd story as Jonni Kiss and the Cursed Earth Marshalls return!

Thrills Covered:

  • Judge Dredd (1:33)
  • Mambo (19:51)
  • Strontium Dogs (30:10)
  • Finn (1:00:37)
  • The Grudge Father (1:13:48)

Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Song: Dreamer by Livin’ Joy

38.77

ep 309 – Progs 936-939

In our thrilling three hundredth and ninth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 936-939 of 2000AD, covering April and May 1995. This time Dredd gets a message from god and takes on a city block, Finn fights the Crusadeer, Rogue Trooper gets his back story solidified, we prologue the heck out of Strontium Dogs, reach climaxes for Brigand Doom and Harlem Heroes, and Future Shocks return!

Thrills Covered:

  • Judge Dredd (1:45)
  • Finn (24:52)
  • Brigand Doom (29:48)
  • Harlem Heroes (34:12)
  • Rogue Trooper (55:36)
  • Strontium Dogs (1:03:29)
  • Future Shocks (1:14:13)

Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Song: Some Might Say by Oasis

38.63

ep 308 – 1995 Sci-Fi Special

In our thrilling three hundred and eighth episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1995 Sci-Fi Special of 2000AD. In this special we’re definitely on the road to the Judge Dredd movie, this would have come out right before the film did. Besides movie hype we’ve got new stories for Dredd, Durham Red, Mean Machine, and Rogue Trooper!

This episode Conrad is joined by Tom Ewing of FreakyTrigger! Freaky Trigger is a website dedicated to smart, informal writing about pop culture – music, film, TV, food and drink, books, art, science and anything else they fancy writing about.

Check it out here: https://freakytrigger.co.uk/, and Tom’s coverage of early 2000AD thrills at: https://freakytrigger.co.uk/series/discourse-2000

and find Tom on BluSky where they’re @tomewing.bsky.social

Thrills Covered:

  • Judge Dredd (25:55)
  • Reel Dredd (33:27)
  • Durham Red (40:37)
  • Venus Bluegenes (55:08)
  • Mean Machine (1:03:30)
  • We Are the Holo Men! (1:11:42)
  • Ace Trucking (1:15:09)
  • Rogue Trooper (1:20:18)
  • The Way We Whirr! (1:33:39)

Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Song: Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio

38.48