Highlight: 2000 AD - Where To Start
Some highlights for new and old readers
Jumping into a new comic series can be slightly intimidating, especially if it is an established series with a lot of lore and history behind it. Luckily, 2000 AD not only regularly does ‘jumping-on’ issues, but they have also produced a guide for those of you wondering what to read from this science-fiction anthology.
It’s the 48th anniversary of this weekly publication and over the years they have produced some classic tales from some brilliant creators. All of these are available in the 2000 AD shop in digital and physical formats.
Brink: Book One
By Dan Abnett (w) INJ Culbard (a) Simon Bowland (l)
First Published in 2016
In the late 21st century the remains of the human race are crammed into the Habitats: vast artificial space stations; hotbeds for crime and madness policed by private security firms. When a routine drug bust goes wrong, no-nonsense Investigator Bridget Kurtis finds herself in a life or death struggle with a new sect of cultists.
But evidence begins to point to something far more sinister going on behind the scenes...
Devlin Waugh: Blood Debt
By Rory McConville & Ales Kot (w) Mike Dowling (a) Quinton Winter (c) Simon Bowland (l)
First Published in 2016
Vatican exorcist, freelance paranormal investigator and altogether dashing rogue, Devlin Waugh is in the business of getting up close and extremely personal with the occult! This time he'll have to rescue his debtor brother Freddy from a casino suspended over an unending interdimensional void, save Brit-Cit from a plague of mutagenic nightmare spores, and befriend a possessed demonic dildo, all while negotiating boyfriends ex- and current...
Dreadnaughts: Book One
By Mike Carroll (w) John Higgins & Jake Lynch (a) Sally Hurst (c) Simon Bowland (l)
First Published in 2020
The year is 2035 and American society is crumbling. State brutality in response to public protests sparks even greater restrictions on what American citizens are free to do. The police force are being replaced by Judges, paramilitary cops who can dispense summary justice on the streets.
This is the horror story of a descent into fascism and the beginnings of the world of Judge Dredd.
Judge Dredd: A Penitent Man
By Ken Niemand (w) Tom Foster (a) Chris Blythe (c) Annie Parkhouse (l)
First Published in 2024
Former Judge, Kyle Asher, returns from the penal colony on Titan after serving twenty years. Working as a third-class sludge technician he is determined to prove that he can still serve the city he swore an oath to. Dredd isn't so sure of his pure motivations.
However the SJS, the Judges Internal Affairs division, are determined to run Asher out of town, and Dredd wants to know the reason why.
Lawless: Book One
By Dan Abnett (w) Phil Winslade (a)
First Published in 2014
Welcome to Badrock, where the synthol flows freely, fights break out daily and scavengers bicker over pieces of scrap found in the war-scarred badlands. Good thing they have a new Colonial Marshall, no-nonsense Metta Lawless, to keep the peace!
Tensions between Meks, Muties, Uplifts and Humans are rife and only she can bring the change that Badrock needs. But for the local branch of ruthless inter-galactic hypercorp, Munce Inc. change is bad for business…
The Out: Book One
By Dan Abnett (w) Mark Harrison (a) Annie Parkhouse
First Published in 2022
Cyd Finlea is a photo-journalist working for the publishers Neographic. It has been a decade since she left Earth and travelled to into the deepest reassesses of outer space – otherwise known as THE OUT. Her encounters include meetings with strange alien societies and ex-pat humans, an experience that she shares with her trusty sentient backpack…
Thistlebone: Book One
By T.C. Eglington (w) Simon Davis (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
First Published in 2021
Midsommar meets The Wicker Man! The secluded rural village of Harrowvale holds a dark past — that years earlier, on a farm bordering the vast tracts of woodland, it hosted a cult that was seeking to escape civilisation and find purity in the old ways, namely worshipping an ancient deity called THISTLEBONE.
Led by the charismatic Jasper Hillman, their pagan beliefs grew ever more radical...
Judge Anderson: Satan
By Alan Grant (w) Arthur Ranson & Mick Austin (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
First Published in 1993
In Mega-City One, citizens live in fear under the iron fist of the Judges’ unyielding rule, but PSI Judge Cassandra Anderson knows it’s a flawed system. In this volume, Anderson grapples with matters of faith and damnation, as a chance at eternal life comes at the cost of losing her mind forever, while her pursuit of a just system leads her to investigate a religious cult, and ultimately to engage in a battle of the minds with the most formidable of foes: Satan himself!
Judge Dredd Vs Death
By John Wagner (w) Brian Bolland, Brett Ewins, Cliff Robinson, Robin Smith, Alex Ronald, Andy Clarke, Bryan Talbot (a) Annie Parkhouse (l)
First Published in 1980
The crime is life! The Judgement is death! When Judge Death enters Mega-City One from a parallel dimension, his plan is simple: to find every single living cit and sentence them – to death!
This volume introduces Judge Death, the Dark Judges and wisecracking Psi Judge Cassandra Anderson.
Nemesis The Warlock: The World Of Termight
By Pat Mills (w) Kevin O'Neill, Jesus Redondo (a)
First Published in 1980
Termight is the ruling planet of a cruel galactic empire, an empire led by the diabolically evil Torquemada, a twisted human despot intent on purging all alien life from the galaxy and punishing the deviants. His motto: Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave!
But there is rebellion and resistance to his rule in the form of a devilish-looking alien warlock called Nemesis, who represents everything that Torquemada hates and fears. Together Nemesis and Torquemada are locked in a duel which will affect the fate of humanity and each of them on a personal level as their conflict spans time and space!
Rogue Trooper: Genetic Infantryman
By Gerry Finley-Day (w) Dave Gibbons, Cam Kennedy, Colin Wilson, Brett Ewins (a)
First Published in 1981
Rogue Trooper is the last of the G.I.s – genetically-engineered infantrymen designed to withstand the noxious atmosphere of Nu-Earth, a planet ravaged by the conflict between Norts and Southers. The lone survivor of the Quartz Zone Massacre, equipped with the bio-chips of his fallen clone brothers, he crosses the war-torn landscape in search of the Traitor General, the man responsible for their deaths – and he will not rest until he has his revenge!
Slaine: The Horned God
By Pat Mills (w) Simon Bisley (a) Steve Potter (l)
First Published in 1989
For too long the people of Tir-Nan-Og have suffered under the dominion of the Drunes; strange druids who have poisoned the land with their magic. Sláine has had enough of their tyranny and, through the Earth Goddess, he learns some shocking truths about the priesthood and his own future. Now Sláine must unite the four kings of Tir-Nan-Og and use their mystical weapons as he and the Sessair tribe prepare for all-out war!
Strontium Dog: The Galaxy Killers
By John Wagner & Alan Grant (w) Carlos Ezquerra (a) John Aldrich (l)
First Published in 1980
Better than even Judge Dredd? Strontium Dog was also co-created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, and follows the exploits of mutant bounty-hunter Johnny Alpha across the galaxy! This collection forces Johnny and his Viking partner Wulf Sternhammer into battle with a fascist army, before they're sent directly to Hell - and if that wasn't enough, the duo then have to travel to the past to capture Adolf Hitler!
Zenith: Phase One
By Grant Morrison (w) Steve Yeowell (a) Mark King (l)
First Published in 1987
The world has become all-too familiar with the existence of superhumans. Now there is only one left – Zenith – an egotistical pop star who is anything but heroic. Unfortunately for mankind, dark gods from another dimension known as the ‘Many-Angled Ones’ have sent someone to take over the planet and only Zenith and a small number of depowered heroes from the ‘Flower Power’ generation stand a chance of defeating him!
