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Can't see any mention of it on this thread, but Tise Vahimagi - scriptwriter on 2000 AD series Dry Run, which was published back in 1990 - died last month.

Dez Skinn reminisces about him here:
http://www.starburstmagazine.com/tv-news/4347-rip-taisto-tise-vahimagi

No, Dark Justice will be the lead Dredd strip.

None of the changes were made for the Case Files specifically - it purely depends on which film we were using to scan from (those Death episodes were possibly scanned from Best of 2K film, as opposed to the original prog film). All the panel shunting around and balloon tweaking was done long ago (presumably by IPC) for the various formats the stories were to be published in.

I'm talking specifically about the Meg reprints, not trade collections.

What difference does that make? The rationale for a good collection is how it reads under one cover, not the amount of time that has elapsed since its initial appearance.

I think the statute of limitations on reprints should be 5 years - Marauder only ran in the prog 3.5 years ago...

OK, by that reasoning we won't collect up Day of Chaos until 2017.

Borag Thungg, Earthlets!

Chris Weston's zarjaz cover for Prog 1771 - 2000 AD's bumper birthday prog - has already been released, but this issue comes with two variant covers. So just who has supplied the second cover?

None other than artist extraordinaire Mick McMahon, who has drawn his first cover for the weekly prog since 1983!

Prog 1771 goes on sale 22 February 2012 - 48 pages of scrotnig goodness for a mere £2.60 Earth money.

Splundig Vur Thrigg!

Matt, are those in EVERY Barnes & Noble? I was in the Wilkes-Barre, PA B&N today - and no luck. This is great news, though. There's another store not too far from here and I'll check that out.



No, but it's gone into 400 stores across North America. The 421 Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre store is one of those on the list, so I'd suggest asking a member of staff about it. Other stores in PA that should stock it are: Camp Hill, Wyomissing, Homestead, Exton, Altoona, Monroeville, Easton, Center Valley, Whitehall, Bensalem, Erie, Fairless Hills, Philadelphia, Berwyn, Lancaster, Plymouth Meeting, and 3 stores in Pittsburgh.

US Squaxx - if you're having trouble obtaining the Judge Dredd Megazine from your local comic shop, fear not for the Meg is now being stocked on the newsstand shelves of high-street book retailer Barnes & Noble.

You can find your nearest store here:
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/storelocator/stores.aspx?x=y&

Grinning Demon - You should really be aware that before using copyrighted characters in a poster of this sort it's good form to ask the publisher's permission first. Marvel and DC may not be too happy to see their characters used like this (DC in particular doesn't like its characters to appear alongside other properties, so I expect would've refused to allow Batman to be used).

Even if we give permission for usage of Dredd, we'd want a copyright line to run somewhere.

Short interview with the Wagner droid re Day of Chaos here:

http://www.goodcomicbooks.com/interviews/4304/interview-judge-dredd-creator-john-wagner-on-the-day-of-chaos

New T-shirts now available from shop.2000ADonline.com. Get 'em while they're zarjaz!

2000 AD® is proud at announce new Judge Dredd T-shirt designs with classic artwork from two of the greatest artists to have ever drawn the lawman of the future!

The dark blue design features Judge Dredd on his Lawmaster bike from the seminal epic The Apocalypse War by Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra. The black shirt sports the cover from Prog 98 showing the mad Chief Judge Cal and his alien Klegg mercenaries by fan favourite Brian Bolland.

Thrill-power-hungry Earthlets will be able to get EXCLUSIVE first access to the new T-shirts at this weekend's MCM Expo event in London for a special event price of just £15!

After the event, these fantastic T-shirts will only be available through the 2000 AD online shop for the normal price of £19.99.

Matt Smith, editor of 2000 AD, said:
"It's our first time at MCM Expo and it'll be great to unveil these new designs as an exclusive at such a big event. These are real classic moments from Judge Dredd – Dredd himself riding down invading Russian judges and the merciless Klegg mercenaries carrying out the whim of the mad Chief Judge Cal. A must for any respectable 2000 AD fan's wardrobe."

Was it just me- or did the alternate font used for the flashback really stink? I can appreciate that maybe something different was called for, but this looked really rushed and tacked on. I expect this sort of jarring in less experienced letterers, but not in the prog...

Nothing to do with Annie. This typeface - Conduit ITC, font fans - was added by us. Can't see the problem with it, myself.

2000 AD publisher Rebellion has appointed Michael Molcher as its new PR coordinator.

Michael's role will be to coordinate the PR across the Rebellion group, supporting the developers and editors to maximise awareness of the firm's new and existing products. He will be working with industry and fan contacts to boost awareness of the firm's fantastic brands, as well as establishing a greater presence in markets in both the UK and abroad.

He joins the innovative games developer and publishing house in Oxford after five years as a press officer for the second largest local authority in England, Leeds City Council, following a career as a local journalist in Rochdale and Harrogate.

For the past five years, he has also been a feature writer for 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, for which he has interviewed some of the biggest names in British comics such as Carlos Ezquerra, Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons.

Jason Kingsley, CO of Rebellion, said: 'I'm delighted to have Michael on board at Rebellion. He'll be working closely with our fantastic creative teams to bring our games, books and comics to audiences both at home in the UK or abroad. Whether on the games front or in the pages of 2000 AD and our book imprints, 2011 is promising to be a great year for Rebellion.'

Michael said: 'I've been reading 2000 AD since I was 11 and was a science-fiction fan well before that, so to now be part of the team at Rebellion is really exciting. It's shaping up to be a fantastic year ahead for Rebellion – with everything from the new Dredd movie to great titles from Abaddon Books and new releases for Solaris from debut and New York Times best-selling authors. Bringing these to new and existing audiences alike is going to be both thrilling and challenging.'

Borag Thungg, Earthlets!

What better way to see in the new year than with a zarjaz Future Shop sale, and I've got bags of bargains for you. Head over to http://shop.2000adonline.com/cheap_thrills and you'll find reduced prices on graphic novels, action figures, statues, T-shirts, back issues and more. But hurry - the sale only lasts until next Tuesday (18 Jan).

Be sure to sign up to the newsletter too, as we'll be letting you know about upcoming special one day-only sales.

2000 AD - getting the most out of your groats!

Splundig vur Thrigg!