2000 AD programme 1, 1977
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
- Ace Trucking Co.
- Bad Company (first appeared 1986)
- The Ballad of Halo Jones (first appeared 1984)
- Big Dave
- Button Man
- Cradlegrave
- Dan Dare (first appeared 1977)
- Defoe
- Durham Red
- Flesh (first appeared 1977)
- Harlem Heroes (first appeared 1977)
- Indigo Prime
- Invasion (first appeared 1977)
- Judge Dredd (first appeared 1977)
- Lobster Random
- MACH-1 (first appeared 1977)
- Maniac 5
- Nikolai Dante
- Nemesis the Warlock
- Really and Truly
- The Red Seas
- Robo-Hunter
- Ro-Busters
- Rogue Trooper
- Second City Blues
- Sinister Dexter
- Sláine
- Skizz (first appeared 1983)
- Stickleback
- Strontium Dog
- Tyranny Rex
- The V.C.s
- Zenith (first appeared 1987)
- Zombo
Dredd spin-offs[]
There have also been a large number of Dredd spin-offs, often appearing in the sister title, Judge Dredd Megazine:
- Anderson: Psi Division
- Brit-Cit Babes
- Cal-Hab Justice
- Citi-Def
- Devlin Waugh
- Harke & Burr
- Harmony
- Inaba
- The Inspectre
- Insurrection
- Jack Point: Simping Detective
- Johnny Woo
- Judge Death
- Judge Hershey
- Judge Karyn
- Judge Janus
- Juliet November
- Low Life
- Marauder
- Missionary Man
- Pussyfoot 5
- Red Razors
- Shimura
- Tales From The Black Museum
- Tempest
Creators[]
A large number of British comics creators have worked at 2000 AD including:
- Dan Abnett
- Simon Bisley
- Brian Bolland
- Alan Davis
- Garth Ennis
- Carlos Ezquerra
- Gerry Finley-Day
- Neil Gaiman
- Dave Gibbons
- Alan Grant
- Brendan McCarthy
- Mike McMahon
- Mark Millar
- Pat Mills
- Alan Moore
- Grant Morrison
- Peter Milligan
- Kevin O'Neill
- Bryan Talbot
- John Wagner
- Kev Walker
- Chris Weston
Fanzines[]
The comic has also inspired a number of small press comics:
Fanzines featuring 2000 AD characters and settings:
- Class of '79
- Dogbreath, a Strontium Dog fanzine
- Zarjaz
The active fanbase has also been inspired to produce original comics and comics magazines:
- The End is Nigh
- FutureQuake
- MangaQuake
- Omnivistascope
- Solar Wind
- Something Wicked
See also[]
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
External links[]
Online reference[]
2000 AD on Wikipedia
2000 AD at the Comic Book DB