ep 192 – Progs 604-607

In our thrilling hundred and ninety-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 604-607 of 2000AD, covering December of 1988. This episode we’re limping to the end of the year with an astonishing twelve different thrills! Tyranny Rex, Moon Runners, and Zenith end; Night Zero and Judge Anderson begin; and we’ll have a holiday guest appearance by Bradley! Plus Dredd, Johnny Alpha, and Nemesis!

Thrills Covered:

  • Zenith
  • Tyranny Rex
  • Judge Dredd
  • Moon Runners
  • Strontium Dog
  • Nemesis the Warlock
  • Tales of Mega-City One
  • Bradley
  • Daily Dredds
  • Judge Anderson
  • Night Zero
  • Future Shocks

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Song: Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard

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ep 191 – Progs 600-603

In our thrilling hundred and ninety-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 600-603 of 2000AD, covering November and December of 1988. This episode Dredd meets a spider woman, Rogue completes hit 4, the Moon Runners are getting weird, and Zenith saves the day…with logic puzzles! Also Conrad makes WAY too may professional wrestling references!

Thrills Covered:

  • Strontium Dog
  • Rogue Trooper
  • Judge Dredd
  • Moon Runners
  • Zenith
  • Bad Company
  • Future Shocks

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Song: First Time by Robin Beck

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ep 190 – Progs 595-599

In our thrilling hundred and ninetieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 595-599 of 2000AD, covering October and November of 1988. This episode it’s a big five prog episode with returns for Tyranny Rex and Rogue Trooper, plus things are getting extremely tense in both Zenith and Moon Runners!

Thrills Covered

  • Zenith
  • Moon Runners
  • Tyranny Rex
  • Judge Dredd
  • Chopper
  • Rogue Trooper
  • Max Normal
  • Future Shocks

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Song: Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) by Enya

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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

27.49

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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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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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

27.15

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

27.15

ep 184 – Progs 579-582

In our thrilling hundred and eighty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 579-582 of 2000AD, covering June and July 1988. This episode Bad Company is thinning out, Dredd wears out a full mental jacket, the ABC Warriors are heading out, and the new Strontium Dog is headed for a no-go!

Thrills Covered:

  • Bad Company
  • Tales from the Doghouse
  • Judge Dredd
  • ABC Warriors
  • Strontium Dog
  • Tyranny Rex
  • Sláine

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Song: Doctorin’ The Tardis by The Timelords

26.97

ep 183 – Progs 575-578

In our thrilling hundred and eighty-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 575-578 of 2000AD, covering May and June 1988. This episode Bad Company returns, the ABC Warriors are fighting among themselves, Dredd deals with truckers and sages, Rogue gets another hit, and Luke Kirby learns the hard lessons of Summer Magic.

Thrills Covered

  • Rogue Trooper
  • Judge Dredd
  • ABC Warriors
  • Bad Company II
  • Tales From the Doghouse
  • Summer Magic

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Song: With A Little Help From My Friends by Wet Wet Wet

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