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UPDATED APRIL 16, 2017 //

Lots of comics and books below. Post at cost or free collection from GU51 (very near M3 J4a - north-east Hampshire). Photos on request via email. £offers for any items will be considered.

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# 2000 AD Graphic novels

Rebellion:
Banzai Battalion (A4 softback edition) / £4
Judge Anderson PSI Files 1–3 / £8 each
Judge Death: Young Death, My Name is Death (both out of print) / £5 each
Judge Dredd: Chief Judge's Man / £5
The Taxidermist / £5

Hamlyn:
Doomsday for Dredd / £4
Doomsday for Mega-City One / £4

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2000 AD comics and misc.

2000 AD art prints (Dredd/Inaba/Deadlock/Defoe) / £10
Judge Dredd Mega Collection coasters and metal tin / £10
Judge Dredd MC-1 Department notebook / £5

2000 AD Free Comic Book Day 2016 / free with any order over £20

Best of 2000 AD monthly (44 comics) - £1 each, £15 or £offers for the lot
20, 21, 40, 41, 43, 47-54, 56-58, 60, 63, 64, 66, 68-72, 74-76, 81, 84-86, 91-93, 99, 100, 103-106, 110, 114, 118

Judge Dredd Annual: 1985 / £3
Judge Dredd Annual: 1990 / crinkled covers - £free with any order over £20

Judge Dredd Megazine 3.72 (Dec 2000) - £1

Poster Prog: Judge Dredd 1 - £5
Poster Prog: Placebo - £5
Poster Prog: Slaine 1 - £5

Quality Comics: Armitage 1, 2 - £2
Quality Comics: Brit-Cit Babes - £1
Quality Comics: Nemesis the Warlock 1–19 (complete run) - £10
Quality Comics: Rogue Trooper 41 - £1

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# GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADES

Axe Cop - £4
BPRD 6: The Universal Machine - £5
Death's Head, vol 1 - £5
Hellblazer: Original Sins (1992 edition) - £5
Heroes, vol 1 HB - £5
Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft HARDBACK (now OOP) - £5
Usagi Yojimbo 24: Return of the Black Soul - £5
Walking Dead, vols 1 & 2 - £4 each

## Marvel Mightiest Heroes
27: Black Widow / £5
70: Spider-Girl (shrinkwrapped) / £5
70: Spider-Girl (cut across rear cover) / £3

## Marvel Ultimates - £25 for all, or individually as priced

* Annuals, vol 1 / £4
* Fantastic Four, 1–3 / £10
* Iron Man HB / £4
* Marvel team-up / £4
* Ultimates, 1–2 / £8

## Transformers (IDW) (4 books): £10 for them all, or as priced

* Infiltration / £4
* Stormbringer / £4
* Escalation / £4
* Spotlight (1) / £4

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# Abaddon Books – 31 books in all / £20 for them all - that's 65p per book!

Prose fiction paperbacks, from Rebellion's indie book imprint.

## Afterblight Chronicles

* Arrowhead
* Broken Arrow
* Dawn Over Doomsday
* Death Got No Mercy
* Kill or Cure
* Operation Motherland
* School's Out
* The Culled

## Dreams of Inan

* A Kind of Peace / creased spine from reading
* Stealing Life
* The Worm that Wasn't

## The Infernal Game

* Cold Warriors

## Pax Britannia

* El Sombra
* Evolution Expects
* Human Nature
* Leviathan Rising
* Unnatural History

## Sniper elite

* Spear of Destiny

## Tomes of the Dead

* Anno Mortis
* Death Hulk
* Devil's Plague, The
* Hungry Hearts
* I, Zombie
* Tide of Souls
* Way of the Barefoot Zombie
* Words of Their Roaring

## Twilight of Kerberos

* Call of Kerberos, The
* Clockwork King of Orl, The
* Crucible of the Dragon God
* Engines of the Apocalypse
* Night's Haunting

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# Misc books and comics

DK Transformers ultimate guide HB / £4
DK Spider-Man Ultimate Guide / £4

Doctor Who: Aliens and Enemies, Monsters and Villains / £4
Garfield Selection, The / £4
The Simpsons, Complete Guide & Simpsons Forever / £4

Astonishing Spider-Man 1 and 2 (latest volume) / £3 each
Dandy: "The last ever" / £4
Marshal Law 1–6 (complete run) / £4
Resident Alien 0 - £1
Royals 1-6 (complete set) / £5
Transformers CC 1 (iffy condition, but someone might want it!) - £free with any order over £20
Wolverine and Deadpool 1 (latest volume) / £3

Interesting to see 'complete' digital editions of Ten-Seconders and Cabs go up (today?) on the 2000 AD shop. Bit of a barg at ten quid each if you're into the digital side of things. It's also nice to see the digital side of things shifting a little from print, not least for series that presumably can't justify more print outings.

Although I was tempted by the Titan Doctor Who comics, I never picked them up at the time, so was very happy when Doctor Who comic appeared in all its squarebound loveliness. Then one issue I saw an advert for the US-format Tales from the Tardis, including a question on the editorial page about the new format and whether people loved it.

I figured that would be the end and it was. DWC is dead, and subs are moving over to TFFD, in all its dinky form. I suppose it's better for Titan in terms of newsagent/store facing and also cheaper to ship, but I did love that bigger comic. Perhaps it's something to do with me mostly reading 2000 AD over US are, but I've never really gotten on with smaller comics, and TFFT seems so comparatively less substantial. (Also: awkward to punt people over to #4 of the new title rather than #1, but there you go. At least it's a jumping-on issue.)

(Please keep this thread as spoiler-free as possible, or use spoiler tags, for those who've not read/watched WD yet.)

I've always been intrigued by Walking Dead, but got into it by fits and starts. I can't remember whether I went for the TV or comic first, but I recall enjoying the first five episodes of season one (despite the relentless grim nature of the show) but being annoyed by the sixth, to the point it put me off more. For the comic, I bought two trades, and didn't really get what all the fuss was about. It seemed so very heavy on talking heads, the dialogue felt unnatural, and the characters weren't well-defined.

Of late, I've returned to both after people suggested I gave them a second chance. With the TV show, I'm now just starting season four. Again, despite the ongoing sometimes overly dark tone (yeah, I know it's a dystopia, but it sometimes REALLY piles on the bleak), I really thought season two and three had a lot going for them. The show keeps you guessing, throws in regular twists, and only has a few overt flaws. (It — only rarely, mind — stumbles into "DON'T GO DOWN THERE, YOU MORON" territory from the worst of horror films, and also at times does the Spooks thing of [spoiler]introducing a new character with certain traits and attributes, and you therefore know the equivalent's basically doomed[/spoiler].)

In the recent Image Humble Bundle, I got the first compendium, and so I've been reading that on my iPad, having already watched a lot of the TV show. To my mind, the comic comparatively doesn't hold up well at all. It's kind of a trudge to get through, seems constantly overly fascinated by who's pairing off with who at any given moment, and has a slightly iffy smell of sexism wafting about, which is present but at least dialled down in the TV show.

Did anyone else go from TV show to comic? It'd be interesting to know what you think of either. Or am I being a bit unfair on a comic by a sole writer that's clearly been transferred to screen by a talented writing pool that have taken its basic concepts and many of the scenarios and characters, but, to my mind, made them a lot stronger? (I guess also this rarely happens. Comics usually get a lost worse when remade for screen. But I'm finding Walking Dead the comic rather ordinary, and the TV show a cut above.)

I'm currently putting together a feature on digital comics for a British Mac magazine. The idea is to provide some insight into the industry, how it's changing the nature of comics, and also how it might change the presentation of comics in the future. The piece will be somewhat iPad-based and biased, but I do want to explore not only 'apps' (such as Sequential or 2000 AD's own) but the wider nature of digital.

So if anyone here has any recommendations or ideas regarding what might be interesting to include (apps/companies/businesses/presentations/people), I'd love to hear them.

A package of contrasts in this Meg that ties most things up for the 350 leaping-on issue. The workmanlike and almost classic-era cover is for the conclusion to the best Anderson tale in a long, long while. Yes, there was the "oh, I was dead, but, hey, rapi-heal" thing, but this has been a mature (but not glib) take on the character, with some superb art by Dowling. For once, Anderson looks like a mature woman and not some 20-year-old glamour model. And although there's a sense of status-quo at the end, isn't there always?

Of the other strips, The Man From The Ministry appeals to me, offering a kind of Dan Dare vibe, but with a more modern feel. There are some odd bits of art (one element in the final panel looks more like a plastic toy than it really should), but it's suitably puppy. A one-shot about Two Ton Tony Tubbs is also quite amusing, even if the twist doesn't make that much sense economically. Dredd... well, I've not been a fan of Rad To The Bone and the conclusion does nothing to shake that. It just hasn't sat right with me, and it feels a bit off. Text features on David Pugh, Nick Percival, and Vince Locke, all of which were insightful.

The contrast: the Karyn floppy. Bar a decent Hershey one-off, this really feels like barrel-scraping now, dredging up the less-than-steallar strips from the Meg's decidedly duff era. Next month: Harke & Burr. Hmm. The rate things are going downhill there, we'll get Junker and Wireheads before long.

Humble Bundle's doing comics again, this time for what appears to be a big chunk of IDW's Doctor Who comics. 15 dollars (about 9 quid) for 54 issues of the main run, 12 issues of Prisoners of Time, and 'The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who'; you also apparently get Doctor Who: Legacy for Android with 10 unlocked Doctors — although that's not an especially amazing game.

Well, that was unexpected. I guess Tharg's given the printer droids some extra oil or something.

Lovely cover by Flint and a strong first part of a Dredd tale that should hopefully wipe the stench of Purgatory (which is referred to, albeit briefly) from 2000 AD forever; the other bookend is a decent next part to Strontium Dog, with the kind of mildly satirical grip on politics that Wagner does very well (and that isn't Smashing. Things. Into. Your. Skull. like most of Mills's work).

In the middle: a Future Shock (Robson/Lynch), ABC Warriors (which long ago lost me, and this rather dull episode didn't change that) and Ulysses Sweet, continuing on its oddball path, but I'm wondering if it'll last nine episodes without wearing thin.

Anyway, a pretty good start to 2014's Progs, or, as it happens, the end of 2013's if your postie's a good 'un.

The coverline argues this one is a "Christmas Knockout", and I must admit, that's pretty apt. The Dredd one-shot did the business pretty well, with Carroll continuing to show he has a decent grasp on the character. Newcomer to Dredd Duane Leslie provides art that felt a little off in some cases (odd scaling and a certain cartoonishness that put me in mind of the likes of Yan Shimony) but was nicely dynamic. DeMarco and Anderson have good starts as well, with Dowling's interpretation of Cass looking suitably grown-up, rather than some 20-something model. Ordinary, to my mind, was well on the way to becoming a modern classic, and the new episode does nothing to counter that.

For me, though, I truly loved the interview with Simon Harrison, whose thinking totally resonated with me. Along with his memories about working for 2000 AD, and the path he took, there's a lot of insight into his thinking from childhood onwards about the creative process and the importance of nurturing kids, enabling them to do what they want as a career. Top stuff.

Bit of a clearing the decks feel this month, as two series conclude to make way for the Christmas issue. Colin MacNeil's cover art sets you up for an unsurprisingly grim finale to Insurrection. I've not been as wowed by this strip as many readers, but it's certainly been a solid performer throughout its run, and one of the better war stories in the Meg (or, indeed, 2000 AD in general).

The lead Dredd is Worley/Willsher, and is quite by-the-numbers, but nonetheless a decent one-shot, with some dynamic art. It also feels suitably messy, taking place in the remains of the city after Chaos Day. Underbelly concludes the other Dredd, in what feels more like a three-issue experiment than a vision of Dredd that's going to stick around. After this conclusion, I'm still unsure what I thought about Underbelly—it seemed oddly flat at times; still, I'd be enthusiastic to see more movie-universe Dredd, given that it's unlikely we'll ever see more on the big screen.

Elsewhere, Ordinary continues to me my favourite thing in any 2000 AD title (fantastic art and a script that's rattling along at a fair pace), there's an in-depth and insightful interview with Will Simpson (and a shorter one with Warwick Johnson Cadwell), and an amusingly satirical festive Dredd pic that I assume is next month's cover.

On the way: a Carroll-scripted Christmas Dredd, Anderson, DeMarco (also by Carroll), Ordinary, and a Simon Harrison interview. DeMarco gets the next trade, and Lobster Random's this month's, collecting 1411–1419, and then bundling a couple of bonus Future Shocks.

Not a bad issue overall, I thought. Cypher rocketed to a conclusion and felt very Dredd, Dandridge was pleasingly silly and imaginative, the Threeriller was amusing, Stickleback was intriguing and then Zombo restarted. The last of those wasn't for me into its usual fab territory yet, but it's set-up time, so that's fair enough. Oh, and there's a letters page with someone made up as Tharg, which was a bit odd.

I'm after a copy of the Judge Dredd Megazine 3.73 in good condition. As per the following image, this is the Jan 2001 edition, featuring Dredd, Devlin Waugh and reprint of Button Man.



I can pay via PayPal or trade from a selection of 2000 AD-related trades.

Over on the issue 1772 thread, I had a bit of a moan about sound effects. I've long had a problem with these in 2000 AD, which has a tendency to whack horrible cartoon-font effects over beautiful artwork:

A lot of 2000 AD art is worsened by terrible SFX. Mostly, they're entirely redundant anyway. There's a massive, beautifully rendered explosion? Hey, let's whack BOOM! across it, in a rubbish cartoon font, just so people know there's an explosion. Ugh. It's the sole thing about 2000 AD's visuals that does me in every time. The comic's well-designed, with great art and lettering, but I really really wish they'd dial down the SFX during production

This mini-rant was triggered by a panel in this month's Dante, which offered a vomit of red-bordered yellow text spewing from a character's mouth during a dramatic moment, which, for me, really gave my suspension of disbelief a good smack. However, these kinds of effects are endemic in 2000 AD, happening across a range of strips, and these days really looked tacked-on rather than being a part of the artwork.

I was wondering what others here think. Am I just being a moany old curmudgeon? Or should 2000 AD dial down the effects, because it's pretty obvious what's happening in a frame without some Batman-style ZOK! BIFF! POW! Or are said sound effects actually part of the point of comics? Are they intrinsic to the medium?

It'd be interesting to read what others think (and, for the record, I'm a big fan of pretty much everything else 2000 AD is doing right now from a design standpoint).

For bloody ages now I've been trying to sort a Computer Warrior feature for a British gaming mag, and finally the pieces are falling into place. Dan Dare Corp. have given their blessing and say they won't sue me into oblivion. Alan Grant has kindly given me an interview. However, everything has come to a halt when it comes to images.

Therefore, does anyone have any relevant Eagle scans, or would people be able to scan in a few pages of choice games being 'played' in the mag? If so, let me know. (Note that I'll happily credit anyone who can help in the article itself, obv.)

A mag I have worked with in the past is trying to find an artist who could " do a comic book style illustration" and ideally "someone who can do something in a quite linear, 1950s/60s pulp sci-fi novel style".

If anyone has any suggestions, or you think you can do this yourself, let me know by replying here or via a PM. URLs obviously needed in either case so the editor can see your stuff. Note that this is a paid commission, and so it's not an expectation of someone working for nothing.

Unless I'm having a senior moment, I recall a MacNeil-illustrated Robocop parody that used a prototype Mechanismo robot design in the last page. Does anyone recall what the strip was called, and where it was published? (I seem to remember it being in one of the Yearbooks, but a quick look through Barney didn't spark anything.)

Clearly, Mr. Oliver gave the printers a rocket up the bottom some time ago. Not only have all the November and December books already arrived, but SHAKARA dropped through my letterbox this morning. It's a good collection, including a succinct Flint intro and amusing Morrison one, along with a substantial sketchbook/covers section. This is one of those strips that never really grabbed me on its initial run (nor in hardback as a 48-pager), but I've a feeling it'll be a rip-roaring collection with all three books to date fused together. SHAKARA!

Kingdom plopped through my letterbox yesterday, and I finished reading it this morning while an electrician was making it so our kitchen wouldn't explode.

The book collects both Kingdom stories to date, and includes an Abnett intro, an Elson sketchbook section and some covers. Overall, it's one of the most enjoyable collections Rebellion's put out (and I say this as someone who really doesn't care for most of Abnett's output), and reads even better in a single sitting than in weekly format.

Highly recommended, readers!

A few months back, I interviewed Mike Mignola, but there was no way of compressing the two-hour conversation into a tiny magazine article. Therefore, in order to celebrate the forthcoming Hellboy 2 movie's UK release, I'm putting the entire interview up on my blog, Revert to Saved. The interview's in five parts and begins today. http://www.reverttosaved.com/

The 2000 AD Books website has been updated, to include previews of the titles to be released over the next six months.

http://www.2000adonline.com/books/