ep 303 – 2000AD 1994 Year in Review

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

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ep 302 – 1994 Winter Special

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

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ep 48 – 1995 Judge Dredd Yearbook

In our mega forty-eighth episode Eli and Conrad take a break from their patrol through the world of the Judge Dredd Megazine to look at the 1994 Judge Dredd Yearbook. This episode we’ve got a ton of Dredd stories, including crossovers with Missionary Man and Calhab, plus a Harmony solo story and some interesting alternate versions of things!

Stories Covered:

  • Judge Dredd – True Grit (5:23)
  • Harmony – Snowblind (12:46)
  • Harmony’s Secret Origin (18:42)
  • Judge Dredd – Lethal Response (23:03)
  • Son of Mean Machine (27:34)
  • MEAN MACHINE Pinup Gallery (30:41)
  • Dead Mean (33:07)
  • Calhab Justice – The Mega-Cup (36:41)
  • Sweet Justice (46:13)
  • Judge Dredd – Naked City (50:13)
  • Judge Dredd – Report to the Chief Judge on the Accidental Death of a Citizen (53:57)

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Song: Zombie by The Cranberries

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ep 301 – Progs 916-919

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

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ep 47 – Meg 2.67 to 2.69

In our mega forty-seventh episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume two, issues 67 to 69 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering November & December of 1994. This episode we’ll finish Wilderlands and head back on the street with Dredd, fight vampires, zombies, and psychics with Karyn, Armitage, and Calhab Justice, and learn about headbutting with Mean Machine!

Stories Covered:

  • Judge Dredd
  • Karyn, Psi Division
  • Mean Machine
  • Calhab Justice
  • Armitage

Programming note: Going forward episodes will be coming out every other week.

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Song: Basket Case by Green Day

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ep 300 – Progs 912-915

In our thrilling THREE HUNDRETH episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 912-915 of 2000AD, covering November 1994. This time we’ll reach the end of Wilderlands, continue our adventures with Button Man and Red Razors, and start new stories for Bix Barton and Skizz!

  • Judge Dredd
  • Red Razors
  • Skizz
  • Bix Barton
  • Button Man

Here is the data for our top and bottom thrills! It’s aweseom stuff: http://tinyurl.com/ss2kSTATS

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Song: Baby Come Back by Pato Banton and Denver the Last Dinosaur Dale Schacker

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ep 46 – Meg 2.65 & 2.66

After many months we have returned! More details about what’s going on with the podcast next week in Space Spinner 300, but the short story is: we’re back to weekly podcasting!

In our mega forty-sixth episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume two, issues 65 and 66 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering October & November of 1994. This episode we get deeper into Wilderlands, we’ll find treasure with the Missionary man, learn about being bad with Mean Machine, about new life in Calhab Justice, and meet more Techno-Zombies in Armitage!

Also: Warning: Conrad is stuck inside a small box for part of the episode.

Stories Covered:

  • Judge Dredd
  • Missionary Man
  • Mean Machine
  • Calhab Justice
  • Armitage

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Song: Got to Keep Them Seperated by The Offspring

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ep 299 – Progs 908-911

In our thrilling two hundred and ninety-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 908-911 of 2000AD, covering October 1994. This time we’ll reach finales in ABC Warriors and Robo Hunter, meet Red Razors, and continue with Button Man and Judge Dredd: Wilderlands!

We’re right on the edge of episode 300! We’d love to hear what your favorite Space Spinner 2000 moments have been. Please send them to the email below or on our social media! Woo! THREE HUNDRED!!

Thrills Covered:

  • Judge Dredd
  • Red Razors
  • ABC Warriors
  • Robo-Hunter
  • Button Man

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Song: Sure by Take That

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ep 45 – Meg 2.63 & 64

In our mega forty-fifth episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with volume two, issues 63 and 64 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, covering September & October of 1994. This episode Wilderlands kicks off, we’ll head back across the pond with Armitage and Calhab Justice, and go west with Missionary Man and go to therapy with Mean Machine

Stories Covered:

  • Judge Dredd
  • Missionary
  • Mean Machine
  • Calhab Justice
  • Armitage
  • Femmes Fatale Supplement

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Song: Fall Down by Toad the Wet Sprocket

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ep 298 – Progs 904-907

In our thrilling two hundred and ninety-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 904-907 of 2000AD, covering September 1994. This time we’ve got a whole new slate of thrills, with new adventures for Big Dave, Robo-Hunter, and ABC Warriors, the Button Man returns, and we’ll start the long awaited Judge Dredd crossover event Wilderlands!

Thrills Covered:

  • Judge Dredd
  • Big Dave
  • ABC Warriors
  • Robo-Hunter
  • Button Man

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Song: Saturday Night by Whigfield

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