Beginning in 1981 Titan Books began publishing collections featuring reprinted stories from weekly British science-fiction comic 2000AD. Starting with the title’s most popular character, future lawman Judge Dredd, Titan published dozens of soft cover collections that showcased some of the UK comic-book industry’s biggest creative talents. Continue reading The Ro-Busters Disaster Squad, Books One and Two (1983)
Toward the end of 1986 artist Kevin O’Neill contributed a handful of covers to weekly British science-fiction comic 2000AD. All those covers demonstrated his unique artistic style and the cover to Prog #497 is no exception.
Continue reading 2000AD Comic Prog #497 (22nd November 1986)
A while back I posted an article extolling Titan Books’ 2000AD reprint series from the 1980’s. Beginning with The Chronicles of Judge Dredd in June 1981 these collections reprinted between 64 and 96 pages of material from weekly British science-fiction comic 2000AD. The books were a huge success and throughout the rest of the Eighties Titan released a further 39 volumes featuring the future lawman. To capitalise of the success of the Dredd books Titan also released dozens of volumes featuring reprints from other 2000AD strips, as well as those from daily newspapers, that showcased the work of some of the UK comic book industry’s biggest talents.
Prog #489 of 2000AD comic featured another terrific cover by artist Kevin O’Neill.
Continue reading 2000AD Comic Prog #489 (27th September 1986)
The first issue of 2000AD comic from 1987 featured this charmer on the front cover.
Continue reading 2000AD Comic Prog #503 (3rd January 1987)
This sure as drokk ain’t the Judge Dredd we all know and love!
Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog #474 (14th June 1986)
Brett Ewins was the cover artist for Prog #472 of weekly British science-fiction comic 2000AD, which featured this eye-catching rendition of fan-favourite Judge Anderson.
Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog #472 (31st May 1986)
Prog #485 of 2000AD, the long-running weekly British science-fiction comic, featured psychotic robot Armageddon, star of Pat Mills and Kevin O’Neill’s frenetic strip Metalzoic.
Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog #485 (30th August 1986)
Artist Ian Gibson’s rendition of Sam Slade, Robo-Hunter, graces the cover to Prog #80 of 2000AD, the long-running weekly British anthology science-fiction comic.
Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog #80 (2nd September 1978)
The cover to Prog #228 of 2000AD, the long-running weekly British science-fiction comic, heralds the first appearance of popular character Rogue Trooper, as drawn by Dave Gibbons.
Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog #228 (5th September 1981)
