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'''''2000 AD''''' is a science fiction comic that began in 1977 and, against the odds, is still running. |
'''''2000 AD''''' is a science fiction comic that began in 1977 and, against the odds, is still running. |
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| − | After reading a newspaper article predicting a rise in public interest in science fiction, IPC employee [[Kevin Gosnell]] hit on the idea of a sci-fi comic. Editorial director [[John Sanders]] put [[Pat Mills]] in charge of the project. Early talks between Mills and John Wagner produced the ideas of reviving ''[[Dan Dare]]'' and the inclusion of a new strip named ''[[Judge |
+ | After reading a newspaper article predicting a rise in public interest in science fiction, IPC employee [[Kevin Gosnell]] hit on the idea of a sci-fi comic. Editorial director [[John Sanders]] put [[Pat Mills]] in charge of the project. Early talks between Mills and John Wagner produced the ideas of reviving ''[[Dan Dare]]'' and the inclusion of a new strip named ''[[Judge Dredd]]''.<ref>Kibble-White, Graham (2005). ''Ultimate Book of British Comics.'' London: Alison & Busby. p.23. ISBN 0-74908-211-9</ref> |
Preparations for the first issue's release coincided with moral outrage over ''[[Action]]'', and so a number of its strips had to be reworked so as not to offend Disgusted of Tumbridge Wells.<ref>Kibble-White, Graham (2005). ''Ultimate Book of British Comics.'' London: Alison & Busby. p.24. ISBN 0-74908-211-9</ref> |
Preparations for the first issue's release coincided with moral outrage over ''[[Action]]'', and so a number of its strips had to be reworked so as not to offend Disgusted of Tumbridge Wells.<ref>Kibble-White, Graham (2005). ''Ultimate Book of British Comics.'' London: Alison & Busby. p.24. ISBN 0-74908-211-9</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:14, 28 August 2010
2000 AD is a science fiction comic that began in 1977 and, against the odds, is still running.
After reading a newspaper article predicting a rise in public interest in science fiction, IPC employee Kevin Gosnell hit on the idea of a sci-fi comic. Editorial director John Sanders put Pat Mills in charge of the project. Early talks between Mills and John Wagner produced the ideas of reviving Dan Dare and the inclusion of a new strip named Judge Dredd.[1]
Preparations for the first issue's release coincided with moral outrage over Action, and so a number of its strips had to be reworked so as not to offend Disgusted of Tumbridge Wells.[2]
Features
A sampling of the many strips that have appeared in the publication:
- The ABC Warriors
- Bad Company (first appeared 1986)
- The Ballad of Halo Jones (first appeared 1984)
- Dan Dare (first appeared 1977)
- Flesh (first appeared 1977)
- Harlem Heroes (first appeared 1977)
- Invasion (first appeared 1977)
- Judge Dredd (first appeared 1977)
- MACH-1 (first appeared 1977)
- Maniac 5
- Really and Truly
- Robo-Hunter
- Second City Blues
- Sinister Dexter
- Skizz (first appeared 1983)
- Zenith (first appeared 1987)
References
- ↑ Kibble-White, Graham (2005). Ultimate Book of British Comics. London: Alison & Busby. p.23. ISBN 0-74908-211-9
- ↑ Kibble-White, Graham (2005). Ultimate Book of British Comics. London: Alison & Busby. p.24. ISBN 0-74908-211-9