ep 313 – Progs 952-955

In our thrilling three hundred and thirteenth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 952-955 of 2000AD, covering August & September 1995. This time we’ve got a bushel of one-off Dredds, ghosts and aliens in Vector 13, Slaine enters a new land, we’ll start a new Luke Kirby adventure as Rogue Trooper does some dogfighting and Judge Janus fights a big toad!

Thrills Covered:

  • Judge Dredd (3:11)
    • Megalot
    • The Return of Rico
    • Jigsaw
    • Caught Short
    • Statue of Judgement
    • Blaster Buddy
    • My Son the Hero
    • Bad Frendz
  • Rogue Trooper (37:21)
  • Vector 13 (39:22)
  • Sláine (1:06:55)
  • Urban Strike (1:19:36)
  • Janus: Psi Division (1:28:23)
  • Luke Kirby (1:35:02)

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Song: Country House by Blur

39.17

ep 54 – 1995 Judge Dredd Mega-Special

In our mega fifty-fourth episode we continue our patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with the 1995 Judge Dredd Mega-Special. Unlike the sci-fi special this is completely ignoring the movie, with 8 big Dredd stories with big magazine artists including Dean Ormston, John Hicklenton, and Shaky Kane!

This episode we’re joined once again by friend of the show Dustin Du Caine! Find him and his blog about history, war, law and politics: https://bsky.app/profile/dustinducane.bsky.social and https://fallout.ghost.io/

Stories Covered:

  • Raptaur Returns (9:50)
  • O’Rork (14:40)
  • Through the Perphole (18:39)
  • Confessions of a Vegetarian (21:17)
  • Devil Man (25:11)
  • Sleeping Satellite (30:08)
  • Die Painfully (33:36)
  • Fat Bottom Boys (39:41)
  • Judge Planet II (45:28)

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Song: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me by U2

21.41

ep 53 – Meg 2.81 – 2.83

In our mega fifty-third episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume two, issues 81 to 83 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering June and July of 1995. This episode we’re at the end of Volume 2 with double Dredd, Plagues of Necropolis, Missionary Man, and more as we get ever closer to the movie!

Stories Covered:

  • Judge Dredd (1:57)
    • Whatever Happened to Bill Clinton?
    • Repeat Offender
    • Bug Crazy
    • Skedway Madness
    • Face of Justice
  • Pandora (25:18)
  • Plagues of Necropolis (29:36)
  • Missionary Man (42:34)
  • Mean Machine (53:00)
  • Harke & Burr (56:36)

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Song: You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette

21.41

ep 312 – Progs 948-951

In our thrilling three hundred and twelfth episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 948-951 of 2000AD, covering July & August 1995. This time the Judge Dredd movie is finally here and we’re starting all new thrills including Slaine, Urban Strike, and a debuting Vector 13!

Thrills Covered:

  • Judge Dredd (2:00)
    • Goodnight Kiss
    • Blowout
    • Language Barrier
    • The Return of Rico
    • The Neon Man
  • Rogue Trooper (35:27)
  • Finn (48:27)
  • Tracer (53:11)
  • Sláine (1:13:10)
  • Urban Strike (1:29:28)
  • Vector 13 (1:36:47)
  • Future Shocks (1:41:16)

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Song: Never Forget by Take That

39.06

ep 311 – Progs 944-947

In our thrilling three hundred and eleventh episode Alex and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 944-947 of 2000AD, covering June and July 1995. This time we’ll reach the end of Mambo and the Grudge-Father, Friday heads to space as Finn fights space monsters, the Strontium Dogs part ways, and Dredd kicks Marshal ass!

Thrills Covered:

  • Judge Dredd (2:10)
  • Mambo (14:55)
  • Strontium Dogs (29:25)
  • The Grudge Father (51:18)
  • Finn (56:16)
  • Rogue Trooper (1:11:30)

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Song: Boom Boom Boom by The Outhere Brothers

38.91

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Song: Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio

38.48

ep 51 – Meg 2.73 – 2.76

In our mega fifty-first episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume two, issues 73 to 76 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering February and March of 1995. This episode we’ll hunt monsters with Judge Dredd, have some adventures with Shimura, head to a new town with Harmony, go to space with Maelstrom and return from space in Anderson!

Stories Covered:

  • Judge Dredd (2:19)
    • Skar
  • Maestrom (11:38)
  • Shimura (27:52)
  • Harmony (51:46)
  • Anderson, Psi Division (1:03:28)

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Song: Lightning Crashes by Live

20.04