Issue Description

Dredd: That Extra Mile [1]

Mega-City One, 2137 AD. Home to 50 million citizens, and still recovering from the decimation of the Chaos Bug, this urban hell is situated along the east coast of post-apocalyptic North America, where crime is rampant, poverty is rife, and unemployment near universal. Only the zero-tolerance Judges — empowered to dispense instant justice — can stop total anarchy. Toughest of them all is JUDGE DREDD — he is the Law!

Defoe: The London Hanged [8]

1671. It is five years since London was devastated by the Great Fire, the inferno caused by a comet passing over the capital. But from the ashes rose the undead, hungry for the flesh of the living. Protecting the populace was former Leveller Titus DEFOE, who led an elite squad of zombie hunters called the Brethren of the Night. But having defeated the evil magician Faust, who was controlling the stenches, Defoe has retired from zombie-hunting and returned to his old profession as a sedan-chair carrier, living in domestic happiness with fellow reek-seeker Tomazine Scarlet, her son Sean, and their new baby...

Tharg's Terror Tales: Night Shifts [1]

Experience the terrifying side of Thrill-power with these one-off tales from beyond the shadowy veil of sanity. Whether they be ghostly goings-on that send shivers up the spine or guts-to-the-wall splatterfests that sear the retina, nothing is what it seems in these glimpses of a horrifying realm beyond our own. Sitting alone at night, upon hearing a noise in the next room, do you investigate? Who knows what may be waiting for you...

Brass Sun: Motor Head [8]

The Orrery is a life-size clockwork solar system, a clutch of planets orbiting a vast BRASS SUN via immense metal spars, its origin and purpose long since forgotten. But the once-unified collection of worlds has regressed into eccentric fiefdoms, and ice is encroaching on the outer planets as the sun is dying. Young Wren has been charged with finding the scattered parts of the key that will restart the sun, and together with engineer Septimus she is embarking on an epic journey. But with an aspect of The Orrery’s creator The Blind Watchmaker living in her head, there are many who want Wren for themselves...

Bad Company: First Casualties [8]

It has been a decade since mankind fought a vicious war against the alien species the Krool on the planet Ararat. Young Private Danny Franks was just a raw recruit until he was drafted into the ragtag guerrilla unit known as BAD COMPANY, commanded by the psychopathic Kano. The conflict ended when Ararat exploded, and much of Bad Company was killed or listed MIA — now, as Earth prepares to mark the ten-year anniversary, Franks and fellow ex-soldiers Thrax, Mad Tommy and Fly-Trap are living in a veterans’ compound, dosed on psyche-chem to keep the nightmares at bay...

Cover: Jake Lynch

Judge Dredd - That Extra Mile (Part 1) (Alec Worley - Karl Richardson)Defoe - The London Hanged (Part 8) (Pat Mills - Leigh Gallagher)Tharg's Terror Tales - Night Shifts (Part 1) (John Smith - Peter Doherty)Brass Sun (Book Four) - Motor Head (Part 8) (Ian Edginton - INJ Culbard)Bad Company - First Casualties (Part 8) (Peter Milligan - Rufus Dayglo and Jim McCarthy)

2000 AD (1977)

Publisher

Rebellion

Volume Description

The first issue from 1977

Iconic, cult and British aptly describe 2000 AD. For over 35 years it has delivered weekly thrill-power to the masses. Much of its success lies in its consistency, as original creators Pat Mills and John Wagner still write for the comic and future lawman Judge Dredd has been at the core of the sci-fi anthology since prog 2. As well as appearing in the weekly, Dredd's popularity has granted him his own series, which is still going today having topped 350+ issues as well as appearances in Annuals (1980-1990), Yearbooks (1991-1994) and Mega-Specials (1988-1996).

2000 AD has launched the careers of some of British comics best known writers and artists such as Alan Moore, Alan Grant, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis, John Wagner, Kevin O'Neill, Pat Mills, Peter Milligan, Simon Bisley and many more.

Annuals & Specials

Throughout its publishing history (from IPC, Fleetway, Egmont and currently Rebellion), there have been many spin-off specials and series, including:

Hardbacked Annuals (1977-1990) and softcover Yearbooks (1991-1994)Summer Supercomics and Sci-Fi Specials (1977-1996)Action Special (1992), Winter Specials (1988-2005) and poster progs (1977-2004)New Annuals (or, "end of the year" issues)

To mark the millennium (a year nobody thought the comic would see), a new tradition was started with the publication of the new 'Annual Progs' starting from issue number #2000 when the ongoing series had just reached #1173 (12/08/1999).

These 100-page specials slot in between the last prog of the old year and the first of the new. As well as featuring special one-off stories and features, they also kick-off the new years series.

Notable Characters

British boys comics have been in decline since the 1980s and 2000 AD is now the last man standing, having seen off all of the competition. But despite all of these cancellations, only two other comics have ever merged with 2000 AD - Starlord (1978) and Tornado (1979). Both added new characters to the 2000 AD roster including Strontium Dog from Starlord, which is still in the line-up today and still being scripted and illustrated by its original creators.

With such a back catalogue of characters, stories and sagas, reprints were inevitable. In the UK, Titan Books printed the first graphic novel collections, starting with Judge Dredd in 1981. In the US, Eagle Comics began printing a monthly Judge Dredd comic in 1983 (with iconic covers from Brian Bolland).

Over the years there have been countless graphic novel collections and reprint titles. In the UK these have taken the form of the more traditional anthology format (Best of 2000AD, Classic 2000AD and Extreme Editions), but in the US, stories have been resized and recoloured to fit the smaller format and released as specific character series (such as ABC Warriors, Nemesis the Warlock, Sam Slade and Judge Dredd).

Judge Dredd movie and IDW's spin-off

In 2012, 2000 AD celebrated its 35th anniversary. With the comic in rude health, this special year saw the release of new movie Dredd - a faithful adaptation of the future lawman that banished memories of Sylvester Stallone's 1995 effort. Plus, IDW launched their own original Judge Dredd series (the first time a US publisher has printed new Dredd stories since DC gave us Judge Dredd and Legends of the Law back in 1994).

Publication HistoryProgsPublisherStart DateEnd Date#1-535IPC02/26/7708/15/87#536-1013Fleetway08/22/8710/15/96#1014-1204
#2000Egmont/Fleetway10/22/9608/08/00#1205-1262
#2001Egmont Magazines
(under license from Rebellion)08/15/0010/03/01#1263-
#2002-Rebellion10/10/01present

Notes:

#86-126 were published as 2000 AD and Star Lord (10/14/78-08/18/79).

#127-177 were published as 2000 AD and Tornado (08/25/79-09/13/80).

#2000 and higher are considered annuals or so-called "end of the year" issues (see description above).

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