A look at some of my favourite covers from 2000AD comic
Here’s another classic cover from weekly British science-fiction comic 2000AD, this time featuring Strontium Dog Johnny Alpha.
Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog #339 (22nd October 1983)
Here’s another classic cover from weekly British science-fiction comic 2000AD, this time featuring Strontium Dog Johnny Alpha.
Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog #339 (22nd October 1983)
Prog #789 of 2000AD, the long-running British science-fiction anthology comic, featured this simple yet wonderfully evocative image of Button Man Harry Exton.
Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog #789 (27th June 1992)
This is a classic example of a great cover propping up a mediocre issue of 2000AD comic, the long-running weekly science-fiction comic.
Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog 760 (7th December 1991)
A closer look at some of my favourite covers from 2000AD comic
I’d originally planned for this series on 2000AD covers to showcase the comic’s non-Dredd covers but when I remembered these gems from August 1995 I couldn’t resist. Anyone familiar with this site will know that I’m a huge fan of both artist Chris Foss and 2000AD comic, so it’ll come as little surprise that the three poster covers the artist contributed to the long-running British anthology comic would count as some of my favourites. Continue reading 2000AD comic Progs 953, 954 and 955 (1995)
I’ve been looking through my old issues of 2000AD, the long-running weekly British sci-fi comic, picking out my favourite covers and came across this gem from July 1977. Continue reading 2000AD comic Prog #23 (30 July 1977)
I’m currently reading The Art of Judge Dredd, a 272 page hardback that collects covers from 2000AD, the long-running weekly British sci-fi comic, that feature the title’s best known character. While reading the book (which is well worth a look) it occurred to me that it’s a shame the book concentrates solely on Dredd, and not on some of the other great covers from the comic’s 38 year (and counting) history. So, in the spirit of redressing the balance, I thought I’d showcase one of my favourites. Continue reading 2000AD and Tornado comic Prog 171 (2 August 1980)
Funko POP! comes to Mega-City One. Continue reading Funko Pop! Judge Dredd
“It’s all a deep end”
My introduction to the 22nd century Mega-City One lawman came via a copy of the 2000AD Annual from 1978, a Christmas gift from a relative. Although the two Judge Dredd stories were interesting they didn’t have that much of an impact on me. Rather it was the Dan Dare and MACH 1 stories that caught my eye. Saying that though, the graphic scene from the Dredd story ‘Whitey’s Brother’ where the villain gets disintegrated did creep me out. Continue reading Dredd (2012)
After graduating from London’s Central School of Art in 1974, Lincolnshire born artist Brian Bolland quickly gravitated towards the comics industry. A firm fan from an early age Bolland grew up on a steady diet of DC stories, with Green Lantern and The Flash being favourites. He spent a couple of years working on such diverse assignments as Powerman (an Nigerian published superhero comic) and House of Hammer magazine as well as illustrations for various fanzines and a short stint on Syd Jorden’s Jeff Hawke daily newspaper strip. In 1977 he came to the attention of UK publisher IPC who were on the lookout for artists for their proposed new weekly science fiction comic 2000AD. His first work for the title was the cover to Prog (issue) 11 and, after a few more covers, he was commissioned to draw the comics most popular character: Judge Dredd.
The Chronicles of Judge Dredd was a high quality reprint series first released by Titan Books (the publishing arm of the Forbidden Planet comic shop chain) in the early ’80s.
Continue reading The Chronicles of Judge Dredd (Titan Books)