Original Comic Art titled 2000AD: Prog 328 (1983); Rogue Trooper - Eye of the Traitor part 2, p2, located in Ben's 2000AD Comic Art Gallery (1403805)
Original Comic Art titled Glenn Fabry - Dredd sketch, located in Derek's Judge Dredd & 2000ad Comic Art Gallery (1396182)
The Dark Judges by Ian Gibson
Timely (more by accident than design) with its "editor" making a reappearance in this year's Christmas Prog', Luke checks out "Starlord", long lost sister title of 2000AD. Worthy stable mate or just an old nag? Starlord : 2000AD's Shortlived Sibling By Luke Williams Being a saddoe completist, I've spent the last few months scouring E…
The publisher of Judge Dredd and Halo Jones has had its own adventures over four decades, as founder Pat Mills and fans Jonathan Ross and Graham Linehan recall
For those who know the Silver and Bronze Ages were the true Golden Age of comics
BBC Cult Presents: 2000AD British comics - Rogue Trooper - read a classic comic strip.
I write a lot about 2000 AD, it was a very formative experience for me, and I still read it today. Continuing my quest to read every i...
For those who know the Silver and Bronze Ages were the true Golden Age of comics
An ad for the 2000AD Sci-Fi Special 1979. Judge Dredd cover by Brian Bolland. Rebellion.
I write a lot about ancient issues of 2000 AD, (I have a 2000 AD page where I link to all the posts). I have been expending a lot of ink...
Publisher announced an illustrated screenplay and second comic book sequel to the 2012 Karl Urban vehicle based on the long-running British character.
Issue 149 of 2000 AD was published 26 January, 1980. It cost the tiny pittance of 12 pence Earth money. I write a lot of posts about 2000 AD...
Cover for 2000 AD (Fleetway Publications, 1987 series) #941
You wouldn't know it from the cover but this was the issue of 2000AD which featured the very first Judge Dredd strip, on sale exactly 40 years ago today. It was issue 2, which appeared in newsagents on Saturday February 26th 1977. Four decades later, Dredd is as popular as ever, with its black humour being a great part of that success. The appeal of the strip may fly over the heads of some, (usually people who have hardly ever read it) but the character's longevity proves that many people appreciate the balance of gritty science fiction and socio-political satire and insight. Clearly no one back in 1977 knew that Dredd would swiftly become the comic's biggest hit. Indeed they were still promoting Dan Dare as the main attraction with the cover illustration showing the monster from the Dare strip, but Dredd's debut had something that set it head and shoulders above other UK adventure strips at the time. I for one had been a little bit indifferent about issue 1, but this issue hooked me for life, mostly due to Judge Dredd I think. Created by writer John Wagner, Dredd was designed by Carlos Ezquerra, (who drew the first strip that was shelved for later use). The first published Judge Dredd story was drawn by Mike McMahon. It's a powerful opening chapter. Back then, Dredd's adventures were self contained. Not only did this help make the strip more accessible to new readers it also gave the writers the opportunity to explore different aspects of Mega City One every week, building up the foundation of Dredd's world. The initial story concluded on the back page, giving us our first glimpse of Dredd's uniform in colour, using the basic primary colours available for newsprint at the time. The rest of the issue featured more of the strips we'd seen in issue one, including another dynamic centre spread by Massimo Belardinelli. A far cry from previous IPC adventure comics which had featured tame strips such as Billy's Boots (Scorcher) or Phil the Fluter (Thunder) in the centre pages. This issue also included another debut, - the first published page Kevin O'Neill drew for 2000AD. This was a feature on Harlem Heroes Power Gear, situated opposite the latest Harlem Heroes by Dave Gibbons. If you're wondering what the free gift looked like, here it is. Biotronic Stickers! Back in the days when free gifts were simply placed inside the comic, not Sellotaped to the cover or sealed with the comic inside a plastic bag. I remember when Judge Dredd's popularity prompted readers to ask if he'd ever get his own comic. Such requests were politely dismissed. Back then the reasoning was that removing Dredd to his own title would severely weaken 2000AD. It was felt that the alternative of using Dredd in both comics and finding new writers to do the additional Dredd stories wouldn't match the standard of John Wagner's scripts. But eventually they found a way and launched Judge Dredd Megazine whilst keeping Dredd in 2000AD as well, and having John Wagner write the stories for both comics in most issues. Judge Dredd is one of the few comics characters who has aged in real time and is 40 years older than he was in his debut strip. 22nd Century science has aided him in that respect to keep him active, but readers have long wondered if Dredd's clone may replace him on the beat. Time will tell! **************************** This is an updated version of a blog post from five years ago. Images are scanned and photographed from the issue I had then, but I've since sold it to a collector for over £600. Someone must have really liked Judge Dredd!
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Cover for 2000 AD (Fleetway Publications, 1987 series) #555
Cover for 2000 AD (IPC, 1977 series) #466
