2000AD Thrill-Cast splits into three new podcasts

Prepare your aural receptors for the brand new podcasts from 2000 AD – as the legendary comic launches its new weekly show!

The official 2000 AD podcast – the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast – is levelling up into three fantastic shows. Launching today, they'll be perfect ear-fodder for anyone who loves comics, with special guests, in-depth comment, and insights into the creative process from some of comics’ biggest talents.

On 15 January, the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast is relaunching as three new shows:

• In Orbit Every Wednesday is a new weekly half-hour show, published every Wednesday.
• The Deep Dive explores and examines stories from classic 2000 AD to over a century of comics from the Treasury of British Comics archive on the second Saturday of every month. It will launch on 8 February.
• The 2000 AD Creator Tapes will feature in-depth interviews with comics creator on the fourth Saturday of every month. It will launch on 22 February.

Each episode will appear on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all good podcast apps.Hosted by 2000 AD Brand Manager and award-winning author Michael Molcher and comics critic and creator of The Gutter Review, Chloe Maveal, In Orbit Every Wednesday will go live every Wednesday with the latest news about 2000 AD and Rebellion’s new comics. They’ll be joined by exciting special guests from the world of comics and beyond, to chat about the sheer love of the medium! At a half an hour per episode, IOEW is perfect listening for your commute, burning through your chores, or when you’re just getting your day started.

For a decade, the Thrill-Cast has brought listeners enthralling, surprising and in-depth interviews with many of the comics’ greatest creators, including the last major interview with the late Kevin O’Neill and long-form chats with John Wagner, Brian Bolland, Mike McMahon and many more. Hosted by Michael Molcher, The 2000 AD Creator Tapes continues this grand mission give listeners unprecedented insight into the creative process behind those at the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic and beyond.

And on The Deep Dive, 2000 AD Marketing Manager Steve Morris will be joined by leading comics critics to explore a story or series from the 2000 AD and Treasury of British Comics archive – from key Judge Dredd stories to long-forgotten British classics, The Deep Dive will bring fascinating insights, discussion and debate about some of the world’s most interesting and challenging comics.

Michael Molcher said: “Since 1977 2000 AD has been hitting newsagents’ shelves every week – it stands to reason its own podcast should be hitting your ears just as often. In Orbit Every Wednesday is going to be a weekly ode to our love of 2000 AD, as well as plenty else, and I’m very excited about the coming week.

“I’m delighted to be working with Chloe, who’s a fantastic host and comics critic, to bring more of what makes 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine so special to a wider audience, as well as having a lot of fun with our special guests.

“Over the past decade, the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast has earned a reputation for fascinating and in-depth interviews with many of 2000 AD’s greatest talents, and that will continue with The Creator Tapes and, with my colleague Steve alongside on The Deep Dive, it means the Thrill-Cast’s three new shows will be essential listening for new readers and Squaxx Dek Thargo alike.”

The three new shows will all be available through the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all good podcast apps – just search ‘2000 AD Thrill-Cast’ to subscribe – as well as through the 2000 AD Facebook page.

The 2000 AD Thrill-Cast launched in 2015. It won the UK Podcast Award for ‘Best Arts Podcast’ the same year and has since gone on to publish more than 240 episodes, featuring interviews with creators as well as themed episodes focusing on 2000 AD and its impact on both the comics industry and the wider cultural landscape. During the lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Thrill-Cast went weekly with ‘The Lockdown Tapes’ that reached tens of thousands listeners.

The home page for all of 2000 AD's new shows is 2000AD.com/podcasts.