It’s less than two weeks to go until The Galaxy’s Greatest – our FREE online convention celebrating 45 years of 2000 AD!
Streaming over 26 and 27 March on Youtube, Twitch, and Facebook, the two-day show will feature top flight celebrity and creator guests on more than a dozen panels, all discussing the impact of 2000 AD on comics, culture, and politics over almost half a century – as well as announcements and new merchandise.
And we’ve announced even more guests from our fantastic line-up, including:
- legendary Judge Dredd and Sláine artist MICK MCMAHON
- children’s author LOUIE STOWELL
- comedian and broadcaster ROBIN INCE
- Criminal and The Fade Out artist SEAN PHILLIPS
- bestselling author LAUREN BEUKES
- comedian DESIREE BURCH
- Judge Dredd and Proteus Vex writer MICHAEL CARROLL
- author and founder of Games Workshop IAN LIVINGSTONE
- MP and campaigner STELLA CREASY
- and comic book writer RAMSEY HASSAN
The event will throw a spotlight on the people who have helped make 2000 AD the
galaxy’s greatest comic, with creators both new and legendary sharing
their stories and insights on the comics-making process — including a
feature interview with the co-creator of Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog, John Wagner, as well as panels with Brian Bolland (Judge Dredd, Batman), Jock (Batman), Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher), Rob Williams (Suicide Squad), Alex de Campi (Archie vs Predator), Frank Quitely (All Star Superman) Sean Phillips (Criminal), Dan Abnett (Brink, Sinister Dexter) Anna Morozova (Judge Anderson), John McCrea (Hitman), INJ Culbard (Brink, Brass Sun), Chris Weston (Judge Dredd), Simon Davis (Sláine), Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante), Steve Yeowell (Zenith), Dan Cornwell (Rok of the Reds), Aleš Kot (Zero), Tom Foster (Storm Warning), Arthur Wyatt (Dredd), Chris Burnham (Judge Dredd), Annie Parkhouse (letterer, Judge Dredd), Chris Blythe (colourist, Judge Dredd), Sally Jane Hurst (colourist, Dreadnoughts) Ian Livingstone (creator of Judge Dredd board game) and more to be announced.
And now, this week's releases...
2000AD Prog 2273
Cover: Tiernen Trevallion
Judge Dredd: The Citadel by John Wagner (w) Dan Cornwell (a) Dylan Teague (c) Annie Parkhouse
Kingmaker: Falls the Shadow by Ian Edginton (w) Leigh Gallagher (a) Jim Campbell (l)
Proteus Vex: Desire Paths by Michael Carroll (w)
Jake Lynch (a) Jim Boswell (c) Simon Bowland (l)
Fiends of the Eastern Front: 1963 by Ian Edginton (w) Tiernen Trevallion (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Brink: Mercury Retrograde by Dan Abnett (w) INJ Culbard (a) Simon Bowland
Judge Dredd Megazine 442
Cover: Phil Winslade
Judge Dredd: Praise Zort by Rory McConville (w) Staz Johnson (a) Chris Blythe (c) Annie Parkhouse
Death Cap by TC Eglington (w)
Boo Cook (a) Simon Bowland (l)
Diamond Dogs III by James Peaty (w) Warren Please (a) Simon Bowland (l)
Lawless: Ballots Over Badrock by Dan Abnett (w), Phil Windslade (a) Jim Campbell (l)
Surfer by John Wagner (w) Colin MacNeil (a) Chris Blythe (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
Features: Where Are They Now? and Ian Kennedy obituary by Karl Stock, David Barnett interview by Steven Jewell
Bagged graphic novel: Hawk the Slayer #3 by Garth Ennis (w) Henry Flint (a) Rob Steen (l)
Scarlet Traces Volume 3 by Ian Edginton & D'Israeli
Rebellion ISBN 978-1786108943-9, 15 March 2022, 129pp, £14.99 / $19.99. Available via Amazon.
The visionary comic series from Ian Edginton and D’Israeli continues! It is 1968 and the Martians have finally returned and are ready to wreck their terrible revenge. Can a ragtag team of Humans and Venusian survivors, spread across the solar system, stop the Martian plan to weaponise the sun itself and wipe humanity off the Earth in this third volume of the critically acclaimed sequel to H.G. Wells’ iconic novel The War of the Worlds.
2000AD Regened Volume 3 by Arthur Wyatt, Cavan Scott, Ramzee, Mike Carroll, David Baillie, Liam Johnson, Colin Harvey and artists Davide Tinto, Paul Davidson, Korinna Mei Veropoulou, Luke Horsman, Anna Morozova, Jake Lynch, Simon Coleby and Tom Newell
Rebellion ISBN 978-178618484-9, 15 March 2022, 112pp, £12.99 / $15.99. Available via Amazon.
The critically acclaimed all ages comic from 2000 AD returns! The galaxy’s favourite thrill-powered science fiction comic is back with another line up of electrifying stories aimed at all ages! Reimagined versions of classic 2000 AD characters like Judge Dredd, star alongside brand new characters, specially created for a younger audience. In this, the third smashing volume, follow the action packed adventures of Cadet Dredd as he battles robots! Save the world from aliens with Judge Anderson! Meet the mightiest cat burglar of Mega-City One! Marvel at the brain-busting and jaw dropping Future Shocks! Plus, in an exclusive new strip, classic 2000 AD characters the Harlem Heroes return! Critically acclaimed and beloved by old and new fans alike, 2000 AD Regened storms into its third brilliant collection. Can you handle the awesomeness of 2000 AD Regened?
Birdman & Chicken: The Krazy Crusaders by Trevor Metcalfe
Rebellion ISBN 978-817618492-4, 17 March 2022, 192pp, £14.99 / $19.99. Available via Amazon.
To the outside world, Dick Lane and Mick Mason look like two average, law-abiding citizens. However, they lead an amazing double life - for when fiendish finks and vile villains step over the line, Dick and Mick strike back as the crime-fighting duo, Birdman and Chicken! Cowled, caped and equipped with a vast array of crime-busting gadgets, Birdman and Chicken fight back against the likes of The Giggler, Sourpuss, The Puzzler and Father Time – and sometimes they win! A rib-tickling parody of the 1966 Batman television series, Trevor Metcalfe’s super-series was a highlight of Krazy comic every week and is finally collected here for the first time.
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