2000ad.

Davedubh · 19-02-2008 5:39pm #1

Anyone remember this from the early days?What was your favourite story?

barneysplash · 19-02-2008 7:10pm

The Chopper stories were great.

Also the ABC warriors

oh and Anderson PSI Division was great too.

steveone · 19-02-2008 8:26pm

anderson was sexy .oh yes...
i used to read strontium dog and slaine...
and of course judge dredd and sssssiiiiidnneyyy....
the crime is life... the sentence is death ha ha ha

trout · 19-02-2008 10:52pm

ABC Warriors ... still love that story. Joe Pineapples ftw!

Strontium Dogs was always good, Ace Trucking Co was a fave, and I always liked Bad Company.

Judge Dredd was excellent at times, and at other times it was really poor.

My favourite had to be Slaine, followed closely by ABC Warriors ... Simon Bisley standing out in both series.

I have several hundred 2000 AD's in my attic ... time for a trip down membry lane. :cool:

stovelid · 20-02-2008 1:56pm

DR and Quinch

mike65 · 20-02-2008 2:32pm

I have the first 130 or so but sadly not the first 4 (number 1 with the space frisby is worth loads now) they are all yellowish and a bit brittle

Dread ftw of course.

Mike.

o1s1n · 20-02-2008 11:59pm

Bought my first in 1992...due to the violence my mother wouldn't let me buy it again

Somehow managed to convince her otherwise in 1995. Been buying it every week since.

I have about 1100 out of 1547. I'll get around to finishing the collection at some point. Most of what I'm missing is in 1-400. 1-100 don't come as cheap as I'd like.

Had to go into Dublin to pick it up for a while there as it was only being stocked in Easons and comic shops. Its started to appear back in news agents all over the place now. Great to see.

Best stories? Jesus, where to start.

Nemesis and the whole ABC Warriors Black Hole off shoot around the 600s. Probably the reason I'm finishing up a fine art degree at the moment. Bah, it has a lot to answer for!

Strontium Dog - Great epic stuff. The final solution still gets me all choked up.

Judge Dredd - Too many to mention. Anything with the Dark Judges going mad in Mega City 1 is gold.

Bah, I could go on and on but I leave it at that. You get the picture. I like 2000ad.

Davedubh · 22-02-2008 4:55pm

My cousin used to have nightmares about Satanus the t_rex from Flesh.

o1s1n · 22-02-2008 6:06pm

Davedubh wrote: »

My cousin used to have nightmares about Satanus the t_rex from Flesh.

Satanus is also in Nemesis and Dredd...interesting little crossover.

Degsy · 22-02-2008 6:37pm

2000ad used to be called Starlord.,i remember buying the first few of them when they came out.

mike65 · 22-02-2008 6:48pm

Starlord was a different comic which merged - I know that cos I have all issues before it was killed by IPC (it was a better produced comic which cost more to buy).

Mike.

o1s1n · 25-02-2008 1:41am

mike65 wrote: »

Starlord was a different comic which merged - I know that cos I have all issues before it was killed by IPC (it was a better produced comic which cost more to buy).

Mike.

Yep. Starlord was merged with 2000AD in prog 86.

Which was great as Johnny Alpha and Strongtium dog was originally in that and not 2000AD. Same as Ro-Busters (Which starred the early versions of Hammerstein and Ro-Jaws from the A.B.C Warriors)

mike65 · 25-02-2008 4:38pm

One of 200Ads odder moments - McDonalds threatened to sue if they did'nt cease and desist!

http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/ronald7.jpg
http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/ronald8.jpg

Mike.

Beanstalk · 25-02-2008 6:48pm

Slaine was awesome, sinister dexter from the later issues was really cool too!

mike65 · 25-02-2008 6:51pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cheg-rT4LQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPxzVdv7W3Y&NR=1

Mike

seamus · 25-02-2008 8:39pm

Yeah, most of what's been mentioned: Chopper, Slaine, ABC Warriors, Judge Death, Judge Anderson.

Got two "novels" of Sam Slade at one point. He was deadly.

trout · 25-02-2008 8:52pm

seamus wrote: »

Yeah, most of what's been mentioned: Chopper, Slaine, ABC Warriors, Judge Death, Judge Anderson.

Got two "novels" of Sam Slade at one point. He was deadly.

That's right ... there was a bunch of novels ... I have one that's a cross over between Dredd and Armitage, there may be a few more lurking in the dim recess of the attic ... there are boxes that I haven't unpacked since we moved house (6 years ago). If I find them, I'll post back.

Sam Slade was cool ... with his robot cigar pal. Good fun. Well worth a re-read.

"When I slay em ... they stay slayed"

uglyjohn · 25-02-2008 8:58pm

im in shock no-one mentioned nikolai dante! i absolutely adore the character.

dloob · 25-02-2008 10:28pm

What about Dan Dare saving the galaxy with his stiff upper lip?

mike65 · 25-02-2008 10:48pm

DD was a home counties bore tbh, I was a fan of the Mekon!

Anyone have a favourite artist/writer? I thought the work of Spanish pen-man Carlos (Judge Dredd) Ezquerra and Italian Massimo (Inferno/Harlem heroes) Belardinelli was top draw.

Mike.

o1s1n · 28-02-2008 12:26am

mike65 wrote: »

DD was a home counties bore tbh, I was a fan of the Mekon!

Anyone have a favourite artist/writer? I thought the work of Spanish pen-man Carlos (Judge Dredd) Ezquerra and Italian Massimo (Inferno/Harlem heroes) Belardinelli was top draw.

Mike.

You can't beat Ezquarra and his felt tip pens. Pure brilliance. Unfortunately it's all digitally coloured now. Still, it's great he's still working for Tharg

I quite liked Colin Mc Neils work when I was younger. Chopper, Judge Dredd America, The end of The Final Solution...really high level to the finish.

Brian Bolland's Dredd is absolutely amazing.

Cam Kennedy on Rogue Trooper.

Henry Flint on Nemesis...actually no, I prefer John Hickleton on Nemesis. It's just so dark and twisted.

Oh, Arthur Ranson. His stuff blows my mind. Anyone ever read Mazeworld? I preferred it to Button Man. It was around prog 1000 or so. Really great stuff.

Who else...

Ah yes, Simon Frasier. Someone mentioned Nikolai Dante earlier. No better man for the job.

I was never the biggest Belardinelli fan for some reason. Can appreciate the brilliance of his art, just never really liked it. He died quite recently actually.

LostinBlanch · 28-02-2008 5:09pm

Anyone remember the Judge Dredd story where he came over to Ireland?

mathias · 28-02-2008 5:14pm

Anyone remember the Judge Dredd story where he came over to Ireland?

I have that issue in a frame , Dredd runs over Stephens green on his bike , the green just being a small bunch of plants about 1 foot square !!

mike65 · 28-02-2008 5:44pm

What? Which issue was this? Clearly long after I grew up

The Mikeon

Earthhorse · 28-02-2008 9:52pm

Heh, didn't you get a picture published in 2000 AD once?

I have the Judge Dredd Collection #4 (I think), not sure if the strips therein originated in 2000 AD as they seem a bit short but I like 'em!

mike65 · 28-02-2008 10:29pm

How would you know that? :eek: (answer yes of a spaceship I won something like 3 pounds, it was worth a tenner at least).

Mike.

Earthhorse · 28-02-2008 10:37pm

Psychic powas!

Actually, you posted about it on boards once.

mike65 · 28-02-2008 10:40pm

/me makes note of Earthhorses' memory powers.

Mike.

robert2000 · 28-02-2008 10:45pm

I was a fan of Halo Jones, can't think of the artists name just now but he was really good

TerrorFirmer · 28-02-2008 10:46pm

Was it 2000AD that had the Nam '67 strip? Or something similarly titled...

o1s1n · 28-02-2008 10:49pm

mike65 wrote: »

What? Which issue was this? Clearly long after I grew up

The Mikeon

It was around the 700s. 720 or so. Called The Emrald Isle if I remember correctly. Dredd gets to work with good oul Judge Joyce

mike65 wrote: »

How would you know that? :eek: (answer yes of a spaceship I won something like 3 pounds, it was worth a tenner at least).

Mike.

Excellent, What issue? I wouldn't mind taking a look.

I wrote once when I was 12 or so. Wasn't published

mike65 · 28-02-2008 11:04pm

I honestly can't recall (need to go up in the attic to check) but I quit around issue 135, and it would have been well before that - 50/60 something maybe. I'll have a look this weekend and photo it if I find it.

Mike.

trout · 28-02-2008 11:18pm

LostinBlanch wrote: »

Anyone remember the Judge Dredd story where he came over to Ireland?

That was a cracking good laugh ... there was a return trip as well ... where Judge Joyce came to the Big Meg chasing some gangsters. The artist was a fella called Steve Dillon .. who went on to do Preacher. Apparently he's Irish, and from the D5 area, which would explain why he drew a pub called The Green Dolphin in the background of one of the Dredd stories

robert2000 wrote: »

I was a fan of Halo Jones, can't think of the artists name just now but he was really good

That was Ian Gibson ... he also did Robo-Hunter. The Halo Jones story was brilliant, and it's available as a collection ... called ... wait for it ... The Complete Ballad of Halo Jones. Well worth a read.

robert2000 · 28-02-2008 11:22pm

Thanks Trout, will see if i can get a copy of that over the weekend forbidden planet or sub city maybe one of them will have it.

Davedubh · 29-02-2008 5:52pm

LostinBlanch wrote: »

Anyone remember the Judge Dredd story where he came over to Ireland?

Fionnbarras pub in cork has that issue framed on the wall.

Degsy · 01-03-2008 2:11pm

trout wrote: »

That was a cracking good laugh ... there was a return trip as well ... where Judge Joyce came to the Big Meg chasing some gangsters. The artist was a fella called Steve Dillon .. who went on to do Preacher. Apparently he's Irish, and from the D5 area, which would explain why he drew a pub called The Green Dolphin in the background of one of the Dredd stories

That was Ian Gibson ... he also did Robo-Hunter. The Halo Jones story was brilliant, and it's available as a collection ... called ... wait for it ... The Complete Ballad of Halo Jones. Well worth a read.

Steve Dillon is from Raheny,he used to drink in the Green Dolphin and a mate of mine was a barman there at the time.I have a beer receipt that Dillon drew Judge Dredd on for me.Nice guy.

o1s1n · 01-03-2008 2:13pm

Degsy wrote: »

Steve Dillon is from Raheny,he used to drink in the Green Dolphin and a mate of mine was a barman there at the time.I have a beer receipt that Dillon drew Judge Dredd on for me.Nice guy.

You lucky git. Actually, scan or it didn't happen

trout · 01-03-2008 3:58pm

Degsy wrote: »

I have a beer receipt that Dillon drew Judge Dredd on for me.Nice guy.

pics or it doesn't exist

Degsy · 05-03-2008 10:24am

Pish posh..doubting thomases..i'll dig it out laters!!

mike65 · 05-03-2008 3:59pm

Some pages from the dim and distant past future

6th · 05-03-2008 4:14pm

I have a big box of 200AD comics in my attic that I plan on selling eventually.

The Clown was great .... "PONY?!"

Joe Pineapples as a tranny was a legend.

Durham Red ..... nuff said.

2000ad.

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