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Apocalypse then?: it's 1982...

https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/2000ad-timeline-6-1982/

Another kick up the Eighties!
1981...

https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/2000ad-timeline-5-1981/

1980: they were just as far away from the actual year 2000AD as we are now!
More timeline fun...

https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/2000ad-timeline-4-1980/

Thanks for your comments!

Shakedown, 1979...

https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2020/07/31/2000ad-timeline-3-1979/

Next: 1978!

https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2020/07/30/2000ad-timeline-2-1978/

A new 2000AD timeline...

https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2020/07/29/2000ad-timeline-1-1977/

The word "fascist" gets used too often around Dredd (and the Justice Department system as a whole): but that's down to misappropriation of the term.

Judge Cal was a fascist.

The Justice Department is a dictatorship: it's authoritarian & oligarchical, fer sure. But fascism stretches out from there to regiment and control all aspects of the society. MC-1 has relatively free commerce, religion, mayor-ship and even a legal system in which there are lawyers. The Justice Department strives to be protector of a populace who are free to live how they see fit (within the strictures of the law).

So, Dredd is authoritarian, not fascistic.

Interesting point.
I suppose it isn't a fully totalitarian state. They don't persecute people on racial lines which is a common feature of many fascist regimes.
On the other hand, they do seem to treat mutants very badly. And Dredd's contempt for democracy and attitude to political opposition is similar to many fascist types.
Not disagreeing with you, just thinking aloud really.

Incredible how many comics came and went on a yearly basis in the 1970s and 1980s...

https://chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2020/06/29/history-of-british-comics-timeline-the-1980s/

Just my thoughts. What does everyone else think?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/chrishallamworldview.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/top-ten-2000ad-stories-which-should-be-films/amp/

There's a 4 page little timeline of 2000ad strips and then a 3 pager on Halo.

Nice to see.

Thanks a lot!

Available now. Would be interested to hear what you guys think of them.

The massive picture of Hoagy should have been your first clue that Funt was not entirely serious...

Good point! You do get people who say that though.

True story: I went looking for that diagram on the web and found it on a Quora page where the related questions included "Were the Nazis on the left or right?"

Well, they were socialists, yup.

This is, of course, not true.
A few clues:
They were very into nationalism
They were very into militarism
They liked invading countries
They didn't really ever do anything socialist ever
They liked shooting people and persecuting minority groups
They er...hated socialists. And socialists hated them.
Does this sound like Tony Benn to you? Or Jeremy Corbyn? Or Attlee?
Hitler retained the name "National Socialist' in the hope of attracting working class support. His ruse clearly fools some people even today!

Two features on the Galaxy's Greatest Comic are to appear in the magazine Comic Scene later in October.
(I will declare an interest here - I wrote them).
One is a timeline of key events in 2000AD history.
The other is on the long lamented Ballad of Halo Jones.

One of those films that I felt very mixed about initially, but it stuck with me after and I've talked about a lot with friends.

The same!
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Not without its flaws but amongst Tarantino's best I think.
Loved how he incorporated so much obscure old TV, films and other examples of popular culture.
Enjoyed Bruce Lee's bit (Mark Kermode hated this bit for some reason). I personally felt the Steve McQueen appearance worked much less well.
One question:
Two scenes of beautiful women snoring loudly. What the hell...? Is this another Tarantino fetish? Like the foot thing? (which is here too).
Wasn't sure about the ending. Seemed to be Tarantino pandering too his fan base. Out of step with the rest of the film.
But overall: good.