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Readers who grew up in the Seventies may remember the British television program Bod, which featured a bald, abstract humanoid going on adventures set to upbeat jazz. YouTuber HappyToaster discovered this unofficial sequel to Bod starring Mega-City One's premier lawman. Here's his story: More »
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In the early 1980s, way before he was famous for absolutely anything, Alan Moore was tapped to pen a series of science fiction strips for the now-venerable British comic mag 2000 AD. Dubbed Future Shocks, these 2000 AD staples were one-and-done stories with diabolical twist endings and a quirky cast of aliens, time travelers, and ill-mannered mutants. More »
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Murder for hire doesn't have to be sexy, but it's just more fun that way. And the best assassins are almost always sexy, using their sexual allure to confuse their prey and delight everyone else. More »
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Navigating the world outside the walls of Mega-City One isn't easy — the Cursed Earth of the 21st century is filled with radiation, mutants, and sundry forms of lurking death. It pays to have zarjaz maps like these lying around. More »
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2000 A.D., aka Gong Yuan, is one of the all-time great hacker movies of all time, featuring a great scene where a super-elite cyberwarfare program crashes the Stock Exchange by deleting Windows folders. Which is then followed by awesome kung-fu. More »
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If you picked up the second issue of 2000 AD in 1977, you'd be the proud owner of these retro-ridiculous Biotronic stickers. And if you missed it, here's a second chance to print out and tape on that third eye. More »
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In honor of Britain's most venerable science fiction comic magazine, a 2000 AD superfan has made a video collage of every single issue from February 1979 to December 2010. That's over 1500 issues — a veritable thrill power overload! More »
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Giving comics to your non-comics-reading loved ones is a tricky proposition...and you doled out copies of All-Star Superman last year. Fortunately, there are plenty of other splendid comics out there for folks who can't distinguish Daisy Duck from Dormammu. More »
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Comics were kicked back a day because of Thanksgiving, but there's still plenty of new books worth waiting 24 hours for. Check out new Buffy, Supergod, Achewood, and tons more. More »
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Now that we've seen Karl Urban gussied up as Mega-City One's most notorious peacekeeper, here are the first shots of the Cape Town shoot of Dredd. The film's purportedly more gritty than flashy, so these photos are appropriately grimy. More »
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Screw football season — comic book Wednesday is where the real gridiron is. We've got futuristic kung-fu sports, mutant deathmatches, and a planet-sized Dr. Doom. Oh, and sultry Norse vampires. That has to count for something. More »
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The 2012 Judge Dredd film starring Karl "Éomer Bones" Urban has a new title — Dredd — and a new plot synopsis. Also, Olivia Thirlby of Juno has signed on as the psychic Judge Anderson. More »
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Looking to break into the comic biz? Kick-Ass scribe Mark Millar is looking for one-page scifi comic stories to accompany his upcoming project. More »
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If there's one trend that we hope both The Losers and Kick-Ass will jumpstart, it's one where British comic creators get their due in Hollywood. Particularly because that could lead to these 2000AD movies we've always longed for... More »
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Or, at least, that's what Dredd creator John Wagner says, having seen not only comic book artist Jock's production designs but also 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland's script. Instead, he says, this may be the real thing. More »
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Time to start getting worried about the new Judge Dredd movie? Despite design work by 2000AD artist Jock, the movie's producers haven't contacted the character's creators according to Dredd writer Alan Grant. Or have they? Click through for update. More »
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Looking for something to read while you wait for the weekend to finally arrive? What about the first appearances of some of the greatest science fiction comic characters of all time? And what if you could do it for free? More »
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Think that Pride & Prejudice & Zombies has taken zombies as far as they could go? DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint introduces Victorian Undead, in which 19th Century London is overrun by zombies, and only Sherlock Holmes can save the day. More »
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It's one thing to talk about Killer Robots, but which ones have actually managed to really rack up the senseless slaughter? Here are our choices for the ten deadliest robots for you to avoid. More »
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If you weren't already excited for a Judge Dredd film from the producers of 28 Days Later, check out this early concept art from Losers/2000 A.D. artist Jock. Gallery is below. More »
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Say you want to get your loved ones some "comic books" for the holidays - Which ones would make their yuletides merry? We've chosen ten of our favorite recent SF graphic novels to help out.

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And so, as we approach the start of the holiday season, it's worth asking ourselves, what are we thankful for? Luckily, it only takes one look at the list of comics to find more than a few likely suspects, including a sleepy urban legend, a dysfunctional family that fights together, and some of the best short scifi comics ever made. And why not? These are, after all, New Comics We Crave. More »
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If your comic book shelf is missing some classic - and, admittedly, not so classic - works, then this week's new releases may go some way towards solving that problem. There is an amazing number of classic comics collections that you should consider, if not essential, then at least well worth picking up. Especially if you're a fan of British science fiction that involves trucking and CB radios - and, let's face it, who isn't? More »
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Yeah, yeah, I admit it; I got sucked into the Olympic Women's Beach Volleyball just like everyone else; the promise of women sweating and grunting a lot gave way to actually being completely into the whole thing. I cheered when Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh spiked and high-fived their way to victory, and it got me thinking: If they can rule the world in Beach Volleyball, how would they fare in the ultimate ballgame of the future... Aeroball?!? More »
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Ignore the Sylvester Stallone movie from the '90s - Starting next year, America is going to find out what it really means to know Dredd. Announced yesterday at the Wizard World Chicago convention, Dynamite Comics is going to bring the UK's futuristic lawman Judge Dredd back to American comics after more than a decade. More »
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Who says that you can't geek out on your favorite drinking holidays? 2000AD offers you the latest piece of nerd chic to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this bright green t-shirt featuring not just Judge Dredd, but also his Irish counterpart, Judge Joyce. Who, of course, is drinking a pint of Guinness. Not one to shy away from cultural stereotypes, 2000AD. St. Patrick's Day T-Shirts [2000AD Online] More »
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Britain's 2000AD is known for cutting its scifi with satire, but occasionally even the Galaxy's Greatest Comic can go too far. Such was the case with four episodes of Judge Dredd in 1978, which set out to prove just how dangerous fast food could be, and ended up demonstrating that it's not a good idea to mess with copyrights of international corporations if you're looking to avoid lawyers writing nasty letters. Who knew that Ronald McDonald could be so disagreeable? More »
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Living up to its outdated title, British cult comic 2000AD is heading into 2008 by adopting technology equally un-new: The Adobe PDF. That's what you'll be getting if you sign up to the new downloadable version of the weekly anthology, which is like Japanese weekly comic anthology Shonen Jump except with storylines about Judge Dredd and the mutant Strontium Dog. 2000AD is also where comic book greats Grant Morrison and Alan Moore started back in the. The first PDF of the new book, the year-end Holiday Special, was designed to hook new readers with tons of "pilot episodes," but it could run into trouble. More »
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