Category: Space Spinner 2000

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)

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Song: Some Might Say by Oasis

38.63

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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)

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Song: Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio

38.48

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In our thrilling three hundredth and seventh episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s  Greatest Comic with Progs 932-935 of 2000AD, covering March and April 1995. This time Armoured Gideon has a few bad days, Dredd fights various international judges, new enemies arrive for Finn, Brigand Doom takes on Financial Vampires and the Harlem Heroes blow stuff up! 

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd (2:05)
• Finn (16:22)
• Brigand Doom (35:22)
• Armoured Gideon (1:07:06)
• Harlem Heroes (1:22:15)

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Song: Back for Good by Take That

38.51

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In our thrilling three hundredth and fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 924-927 of 2000AD, covering January and February 1995. This time we’refinishing all our current stories ahead of a big relaunch, including a Finn prequel!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd (2:12)
• Soul Gun Assassin (14:04)
• Skizz (20:34)
• Time House (35:24)
• Finn (39:01)
• Future Shocks (50:55)

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Song: Think Twice by Celine Dione

38.23

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In our thrilling three hundredth and fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 920-923 of 2000AD, covering December 1994 and January 1995. This time we’re starting our 1995 coverage as Dredd gets snowy, and then is on the hunt in the past, Time House goes on a mission, and both the Corps and Skizz blow up big, as does Soul Gun Assassin.

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd (11:12)
• Soul Gun Assassin (29:16)
• The Corps (46:06)
• Skizz (1:10:40)
• Time House (1:17:57)

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Song: Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex

37.91

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We’re between years so why not look back on the further past? In a rereview of our thrilling fourth episode Conrad and Fox continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 15-18 of 2000 AD, covering June of 1977. In this issue we discuss the providence of laser swords, circa early summer 1977, reach climaxes in Flesh and Dredd’s Robot Wars, and fight some dang yetis!

Also stay tuned at the end as we discuss what is going on here and some general backstory and Fox/Conrad lore and history!

Thrills Covered:

• INVASION (4:50)
• FLESH (25:15)
• Harlem Heroes (33:04)
• Dan Dare (49:43)
• MACH 1 (59:24)
• Judge Dredd (1:15:17)

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Here’s the alternate cover for prog 16 I had Damian of ArtNineTwo! make, it’s amazing! Go to his website for cool art and stuff!

Song: Show You the Way to Go by The Jacksons

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In our thrilling three hundred and third episode Fox and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reminisce on the whole of 2000 AD comics for the year 1994. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1993 Spinnies! At the end of every chronological year in our prog timeline we give out awards to the storylines and thrills we liked best over the last year. Stay tuned until the end to hear what’s coming up in 1995 from both 2000AD and our show!

Note: About halfway through Conrad’s audio gets messed up and we can’t figure out how to fix it. Sorry!

Award Categories:

• Best Art
• Best Story
• Best Overall Thrill
• MVP of 1994
• Best Month
• Best Year

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Song: Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet

37.96

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In our thrilling three hundred and second episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1994 Winter Special of 2000AD. This time we’ve got a thrills with ostensibly a horror theme, including Judges Dredd, Brigand Doom, Tharg the Mighty, backstory comics for both Maniac 5 and Durham Red, and surprise final installments of Bix Barton and Hogan/Hughes Robo-Hunter!

This episode Conrad is joined by Eamonn Clarke of the Mega-City Book club podcast! Every other week Eamonn and a guest read and review a 2000AD related collection. It’s a great show, especially for fans of 2000AD!

Find his show at: http://megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd (8:15)
• Maniac 5 (16:09)
• Horrors (20:37)
• Thargs Terror Tales (28:49)
• Bix Barton (34:43)
• Robo-Hunter (40:22)
• Brigand Doom (44:27)
• Tharg the Mighty (49:53)
• Durham Red (58:01)

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Song: Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg

37.98

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In our thrilling three hundredth and first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 912-915 of 2000AD, covering December 1994. This time we’re at the end of 1994 with finales for Red Razors and Bix Barton, the return of Time House and the debut of The Corps, continuations of Skizz and Button Man, and a big election in Dredd!

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• Judge Dredd
• Red Razors
• Skizz
• Bix Barton
• The Corps
• Timehouse
• Future Shocks
• Button Man

Song: Stay Another Day by East 17

38.00

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