2000 AD

[The Doctor]

Waiting on my subs copy.

Re: 'The English Astronaut'. What the fuck was that about?

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

That was something!

[The Doctor]

Feb 28, 2024 10:36:58 GMT Philip Ayres said:

Prog 2371: Rob Williams is A Bad Man

Which told me straight away what would happen, as evidenced by reading #2371.

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

Yeees. I did wonder.

Seems daft to me that the first ep of the new thrillcast featured an interview with Rob Williams the week before that prog came out. They really had to dance around the spoilers. Why not do it in a fortnight when that story could be explored properly? That's the interview you want.

[Pinwig]

The editorial in this Wednesday's prog says the first of this year's four 48 page issues is due soon, 2375. It mentions some of the content but doesn't say anything about it being a Regened issue. Have I missed something? Have those been dropped?

[The Doctor]

They are apparently the best selling issues each year so I would doubt it, unless it is being spun-off?

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

Are they?! Wow. I suppose because they come across as specials.

[tomwe]

There's been no announcement either way on the Regened issues. Speculation on 2000AD boards is that it's been dropped.

[The Doctor]

Mar 11, 2024 22:10:51 GMT Pinwig said:

Are they?! Wow. I suppose because they come across as specials.

Yeah, Rebellion have mentioned it from time to time when folk have moaned.

-Ralph

[tomwe]

The other suggestion is a four week event in the summer, i suppose more in line with the Battle miniseries.

[The Doctor]

Subs copy of #2374 is here. Can confirm #2375 bumper issue is *not* Regened, as per the ad.

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

I think Regened can drop to 1 a year and still have an impact.

I think the falling out with Pat Mills has hamstrung them, Ro-Busters as an all-ages Thunderbirds style strip would be a no brainer. Or young Slaine and Ukko.

[Pinwig]

My only problem with the Regened issues is that once they started to do ongoing stories, with three months between issues I have no hope of remembering what is going on.

[Andy Turnbull]

very good bit about Marvel UK in this month's Megazine to accompany the Paul Neary obituary.

[Andy Turnbull]

Very much enjoyed this week's Dredd in 2000ad, a nice slim, average bod for Dredd. Now I love the Biz as much as the next person (that is a lie, I love him more) but when he did the slightly bigger Dredd, it seemed to catch on, and it wasn't necessary.

[Philip Ayres]

Confirmed contents for Case Files 45
shop.2000ad.com/catalogue/XB875/judge-dredd-the-complete-case-files-45

1555-1566 Mandroid: Instrument Of War (Mandroid)
2008 The Spirit of Christmas
1567 Magic Moments
1568 Gorrila/Z
1569-1575 Emphatically Evil:The Life And Crimes Of PJ Maybe (Tour of Duty: Backlash)
1576 Nuked!

257-265 Blood Of Satanus III: The Tenth Circle
264 Tribal
265 The Listener
266 What I Did For Chrissmas
267 The Menagerie
268 Blood Money

Got it dead on apart from not realising The Tenth Circle wasn't in CF44

[Pinwig]

"New Readers Start Here" boasts this week's cover. Why's that then? Most of that prog was impenetrable rubbish, bar the two standalone stories and they weren't anything that's going to sell the comic to the uninitiated.

[Andy Turnbull]

Part of me thinks it's time for a new Tharg..., purely to refresh the editorial vision of the book, not saying he's gone bad or anything.

I do agree though, a jumping on point should be all new stories not the last part of one, and Indigo Prime, which if you aren't reading week to week is an absolute switch off to a casual reader..

[The Doctor]

I read every week and have always found Indigo Prime to be gibberish! Not an effing clue what is going on.

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

No chance for the casual punter...

[Andy Turnbull]

Hardcover Joe Pineapples Tin Man gets released on Thursday from Tharg.

[The Doctor]

Easy pass. It was dreadful!

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Bisley art first two episodes, so Andu must

I'm with Burns

[The Doctor]

It's not even very good Bisley. Far from his best.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

But in Andu's eyes he can do no wrong and he must own everything he does

[The Doctor]

A fool and his money are easily parted.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Brink: Consumed

Starts Prog 2378

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[Philip Ayres]

Apr 6, 2024 9:43:50 GMT The Doctor said:

A fool and his money are easily parted.

-Ralph

Disneyland Star Wars Build a Droids?

[The Doctor]

Those are fine products and immense fun. I regret nothing.

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

Apr 6, 2024 8:30:01 GMT Philip Ayres said:

Bisley art first two episodes, so Andu must

I'm with Burns

Agree, but so little new Bisley I always appreciate what we get. And yes it wasn't a great story, but I think we can all agree Pat was not doing his best work with the ABC Warriors for 20 years, and the strip had stellar art to power it through.