Space Spinner 2000

In our thrilling thirtieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 98-101 of 2000 AD, covering February of 1979. Join us as Dan Dare and Robo Hunter return to the podcast, as Angel flies away and Flesh travels to the future! BIG JOBS! BIG JOBS! BIG JOBS! BIG JOBS!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Angel
• Future Shocks
• Flesh
• Ro-Busters
• Robo Hunter
• Dan Dare

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Song: Heart of Glass by Blondie

4.98

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In our thrilling twenty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 94-97  of 2000 AD, covering January of 1979. Join us as the Klegs attack and we take to the sky with Angel!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Ro-Busters
• Flesh
• Future Shocks
• Strontium Dog
• Angel

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Song: YMCA by The Village People

4.78

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In our thrilling twenty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad take a break from reviewing weekly progs to reminisce on the year of 2000 AD comics for the year 1978. It’s a chance to reflect, review, and give out awards! Welcome to the 1978 Spinnies! At the end of every chronological year in our prog timeline we’ll give out awards to the storylines and thrills we liked best over the last year.

Award Categories:

• Best Art
• Best Story
• Best Overall Thrill
• Best Month
• Best Year

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Song: Da Ya Think I’m Sexy by Rod Stewart

4.58

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In our thrilling twenty-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 89-93  of 2000 AD, covering November and December of 1978. Join us as we sing Wolrog victory tunes and reflect on the eternal nature of super-villain tyranny. Judge Fish Demands it!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Ro-Busters
• Flesh
• Future Shocks
• Strontium Dog

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Song: Rat Trap by The Boomtown Rats

4.59

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In our thrilling twenty-fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1979 2000 AD Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). This episode we discuss the difficulties of lunar time keeping, just how fair certain statements are, and how many words in a comic book are TOO many words. Also Conrad almost blows out his throat doing the THRILL VOICE!

Thrills Covered:

• The Biggest Game of All
• MACH 1
• Food
• The Phantom Patrol
• Doctor Sin
• A Serious Case for Treatment
• Watch this Space…For Laughs!
• Guinea Pig!
• The Last Lonely Man
• Invasion
• Judge Dredd

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Song: Figaro by Brotherhood of Man

4.2

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In our thrilling twenty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 80-85 of 2000 AD, covering September and early October of 1978. Also Conrad and Fox discuss the ethical ramifications of destroying every robot you see. For the record, it’s fine, don’t stress about it! (Note: Conrad writes these synopses.)

Thrills Covered:

• Robo-Hunter
• Ant Wars
• Judge Dredd
• Future Shocks
• Dan Dare
• Walter the Wobot Fwiend of Dwedd

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Song: Summer Loving by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

4.20

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In our thrilling twenty-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the Dan Dare Annual 1979. Conrad struggles mightily to not call the protagonist of every story “Dan Dare” and fails surprisingly often! Also deep thoughts about the meaning of the thrills featured in 2000 AD.

• Dan Dare
• Invasion
• Rick Random
• UFO Agent
• Judge Dredd
• Recruiting Agency
• Survivor
• Any number of features on space exploration and technology

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Song: Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc

3.90

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In our thrilling twenty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 76-79 of 2000 AD, covering August 1978. Also Conrad totally burns Fox for making an incorrect reference! FEEL THE BURN!

Thrills Covered:

• Robo-Hunter
• Dan Dare
• Judge Dredd
• Future Shocks
• Ant Wars

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Song: Three Times a Lady by The Commodores

3.91

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In our thrilling twenty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 71-75 of 2000 AD, covering July 1978. Also we have a very heady discussion about anti-colonial subtext in Giant Ant comics, and we cover two of the most controversial 2000 AD thrills of all time, Inferno and the Judge Dredd Burger Wars!

Thrills Covered:

• Ant Wars
• Inferno
• Judge Dredd
• Mach Zero
• Dan Dare
• Future Shocks

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Song: Sandy by John Travolta

3.71

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