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2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

FrankenPC — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:32:25 PST

Deja freakin vu! I still have a few issues hidden away in a box in my basement. I need to dig those babies out.

FrankenPC

2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

Tepoz — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:56:01 PST

Wow! I didn't know 2000AD was still around. Loved it! Judge Dredd is still my favorite comic character of all time with Rogue Trooper coming in second. Storylines, violence, art, everything was over-the-top. I'm pretty sure Lobo's second incarnation was in part owed to the Judge Dredd character.

Tepoz

2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

GuySie — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:09:31 PST

'Fans' complain about a $2.99 price tag? They demand them in the cbr format?!?

Jeez.

I doubt .cbr/cbz is ever going to catch up as the distributors' format of choice. Though I'm all for non-DRM files, cbr has nothing going for it except that's it being used by a lot of people to pirate comics. That's not exactly an outstanding feature for the distribs...

GuySie

2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

Mark Kardwell — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:58:13 PST

Oh, I'm pretty sure all the ridiculousness in JUDGE DREDD is satirical.

Unless OMG-Ponies is referring to the movie. Yeah, it was unmitigated sh*te.

But the strip is great. In fact, John Wagner's run on the strip must be some kind of record for sustained quality. I can't think of anyone who's worked on a comic strip for that long (off and on since the start in '77), without it dipping deeply into the turgid.

*cough*Claremont*cough*

Mark Kardwell

2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

marlowespade — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:08:59 PST

What the hell is it with this publication? I have yet to find a comic store that actually A) gets the issues in order, instead of randomly inserting progs from the last eight weeks, or B) understands that it's a weekly.

Which is a shame, because 2000AD has some really awesome stuff in it, and it's a great format.

marlowespade

2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

Rev Lazarus S Sargent esq. — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:40:02 PST

Man! I used to rib my mate who had all the copies up to 1986, if he kept collecting, he could have retired early by now!

Strontium Dog.. Now theres a film that should be made! Milton Keynes mutant ghetto? Electroknucks?

get in!

Rev Lazarus S Sargent esq.

2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

-TheMuffinMan- — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:31:08 PST

I AM THE LAW!

-TheMuffinMan-

2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

DeathbyTheremin — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:21:08 PST

Judge Dredd used to be my favourite comic back in the 80's. On top of my list is the episodes where mad chief judge Cal (take a wild guess at the inspiration there) takes control of Mega City One and reigns in terror. And I had such a crush on judge Hersey!

DeathbyTheremin

2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

OMG! Ponies! — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:24:05 PST

Judge Dredd - all the ridiculousness of Tank Girl, in non-parody form

OMG! Ponies!

2000AD Comes to the Internet via 1993

strider_mt2k — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:20:50 PST

THE DISTANT FUTURE

THE YEAR 2000

strider_mt2k