Podcast – Page 13 – Space Spinner 2000

ep 2 – Meg 1.2 & 1.3

In our mega second episode Eli and Conrad continue their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with issues 2 and 3 of the Judge Dredd Megazine, cover dates November and December 1990. This Episode Midnite’s children finish hunting, death comes to Drongo Springs, Judge Death rents a room, Kenny Who? is heading home, and America gets radicalized!

Stories Covered:

Midnite’s Children
Chopper – Earth, Wind & Fire
The Mega-City News
Young Death
America
Beyond Our Kenny

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Song: More by The Sisters of Mercy

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ep 230 – Progs 704-707

In our thrilling two hundred and thirtieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 704-707 of 2000AD, covering November & December 1990. This episode…aw jeez, what happened to my XXXXX rated movie?

Notes: Conrad is aware that Caligula wasn’t actually rated X, and that Lord Kitchener is the UK Uncle Sam, not the US one. No need to write in about it!

Thrills Covered:

Judge Dredd
Harlem Heroes
Hewligan’s Haircut
Time Flies
Anderson, Psi Division
Silo

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Song: Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice

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ep 229 – Progs 700-703

In our thrilling two hundred and twenty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 700-703 of 2000AD, covering October & November 1990. This episode we’ve hit a big milestone and it’s time for a big relaunch! Two new stories, two new thrills, and the Harlem Heroes keep rolling along!

Thrills Covered:

Judge Dredd
Time Flies
Nemesis & Deadlock
Hewligan’s Haircut
Anderson, Psi Division
Harlem Heroes

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Song: A Little Time by The Beautiful South

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Big Meg One ep 1 – Judge Dredd Megazine Volume 1 Issue 1

In our mega first episode Eli and Conrad begin their patrol through the world of Judge Dredd with the first issue of the Judge Dredd Megazine, cover date October 1990. We’ll also discuss the history of potential Judge Dredd comics, and generally get started for this amazing adventure!

Stories Covered:

Midnite’s Children
Chopper – Earth, Wind & Fire
The Mega-City News
Young Death
America
Beyond Our Kenny

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Song: Been Caught Stealing by Jane’s Addiction

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Big Meg One – Primer 7 – Necropolis

In the seventh and final mega episode of our Judge Dredd Megazine Primer series Eli and Conrad are looking at some classic Dredd adventures to learn more about the Lawman of the Future. We’ve reached the end of our primer series, and we’ll close it out with some VERY recent events in the world of Judge Dredd, the Necropolis mega-event! This epic once more changes the face of Mega-City One, introduces new characters and re-defines others, and sets up Dredd-world stories for years to come! After this we’ll at last be ready for the Megazine itself!

Stories Discussed:

Necropolis

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Song: Judge Dredd Main Theme by Alan Silvestri

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ep 228 – Progs 696-699

In our thrilling two hundred and twenty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 696-699 of 2000AD, covering September & October 1990. This episode we’re at the end of a bunch of major thrills, Necropolis AND The Horned God end! As do Dry Run and Chronos Carnival, but those are a bit less noteworthy.

Thrills Covered:

Judge Dredd
Harlem Heroes
Sláine
Chronos Carnival
Dry Run
Future Shocks

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Song: Show Me Heaven by Maria McKee

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ep 227 – Progs 692-695

IT’S OUR FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY! FOUR YEARS OF SPACE SPINNER 2000, FOR REAL THIS TIME!

In our thrilling two hundred and twenty-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 692-695 of 2000AD, covering August & September of 1990. This episode we’ll say good bye to Medivac 318, at least one Harlem Hero, and several villains in Judge Dredd and Sláine, and hello to both Chronos Carnival and to Dry Run’s little friend!

Thrills Covered:

Judge Dredd
Harlem Heroes
Sláine
Medivac 318
Dry Run
Chronos Carnival

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Song: The Joker by The Steve Miller Band

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ep 226 – 1991 Judge Dredd Annual

In our thrilling two hundred and twenty-sixth episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1990 Judge Dredd Annual. This is the eleventh and final Dredd Annual, and features a truly amazing Judge Dredd/Strontium Dog crossover, and extremely early work from future master script droid Dan Abnett!

This episode Conrad is joined by friend of the show David Page, also known as THE MONARCH on the 2000AD Forums! Check out his YouTube channel here!

Thrills Covered:

Top Dogs
Questionnaire John Wagner, Alan Grant, Ian Gibson, Jamie Hewlett, Colin MacNeil
Exorcise Duty
Johnathan Livingston Dog Vulture
The Law Master
Johnny Alpha
The Law Giver
Resyko
Killer Car!

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Song: Love Shack by The B-52’s

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ep 225 – 1991 2000AD Annual

In our thrilling two hundred and twenty-fifth episode we continue our journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1990 2000AD Annual. This is the fourteenth and final 2000AD Annual, and this time we’re rocking the Gasbah with new stories from Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Night Zero, and the final Moon Runners adventure! (For real this time)

This episode Conrad is joined by Richard Sheaf of the Boys Adventure Comics Blog! Every day Richard posts something new and insteresting about the history of British comics!

Find the blog at: https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/

Thrills Covered:

Judge Dredd
Rogue Trooper
Droid Lifestyle Kevin Hopgood, Gordon Robson, Paul Marshall, John Smith
Shadowground
A Close Encounter of the Fatal Kind
2000AD Index
Night Zero
Moon Runners
Covers of 1989
Strontium Dog

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Song: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini by Timmy Mallett with Bombalurina

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In this episode we discuss the art in the Rogue Trooper reprint being expanded to fit the annual pages, here’s the pages we’re talking about.

The original from prog 346

and from the 1991 Annual

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Big Meg One – Primer 6 – The Apocalypse War

In the sixth mega episode of our Judge Dredd Megazine Primer series Eli and Conrad are looking at some classic Dredd adventures to learn more about the Lawman of the Future. This episode we’re talking about one of the most significant events in Judge Dredd’s recent past, The Apocalypse War! The Apocalypse War is a huge deal in Dredd history, a conflict that was the culmination of several different stories before it that changed the landscape of MC-1 forever. The Judges are feeling the after effects years later, plus it let all the current Dredd characters team up together, and created a great long-term Dredd villain.

Stories Discussed:

Block Mania
The Apocalypse War

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Song: Judge Dredd Main Theme by Alan Silvestri

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