FUTURE SHOCK! 2000AD Documentary announced

[Steve Green]

I'm sure it's been posted before but here's Andy's take on things at the end of this article.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40035

[Colin YNWA]

In many ways the Diggle vs. Mills scuffle reminds me of the Byrne vs. Shooter scrap. It makes for good entertainment for those of us who love our comic history and gaining an insight into what goes on behind the scenes. In other ways its a real shame that two people for whom the comic clearly means so much and who have done so much work for it, have a 'public' slanging match. All be it a very brief one from Andy Diggle, compared to Pat Mills' airing of his views.

As ever with these things we're very unlikely, from the outside, to get a clear picture of the rights and wrongs of it all. The truth almost certainly lies somewhere in-between the two versions, though how far towards one side, or the other, we can only speculate.

Whatever I think of Pat Mills' take on events and the way he seems to go about holding onto a grudge, there can be no doubt that his forthright and open reporting on matters is always readable and I'm very glad that he continues to share his opinions and insights.

[Grant Goggans]

As ever, Andy Diggle's list of sins just seems sillier and pettier as they get smaller in the rear-view mirror.  I'd have liked to have read an actual review of the movie instead of more of that tomfoolery.

[Dandontdare]

It's impossible, as Colin says, to accurately judge who was wrong or right on each particular pint, but Andy Diggle certainly seems to approach the whole thing with far more dignity and grace than Pat.

[shaolin_monkey]

Cor blimey! I had no idea all that went down. Fascinating!

[M.I.K.]

When I read Thrill-Power Overload a couple of years ago, I was quite amused by the number of times different interviewees were quoted saying variations of "...Pat Mills was furious!", (including Mr. Mills himself).

[AlexF]

Thanks for those links to the Mills version and the Diggle version. I'm amused by the fact that although they are at odds with each other, nothing one says ever contradicts the other. So they're probably both telling the truth! It's more that both people rubbed each other up the wrong way. I suppose there's an extent to which Mills presumably thought his Slaine and Deadlock scripts were good, while Diggle didn't, but otherwise they're not disagreeing with each other's version of events.

Honestly, my memory of the film is that most of it is largely celebratory, with a fair bit given over to Kevin O'Neill + Mills railing against the suits from IPC, followed by Bishop and Diggle railing against the suits at Egmont, than there is infighting between Mills and Diggle (although that certainly does feature, and very entertaining it is, too).

[Steve Green]

Another London screening has been announced.

http://www.frightfest.co.uk/2015films/discovery-screen-1-saturday-29th-august.html

[Keef Monkey]

Really enjoyed this at the Edinburgh Film Festival, and the couple I went along with who had no real prior knowledge of 2000AD beyond the Dredd movies both really enjoyed it too and enthused about how well it worked to the uninitiated. I was a little worried as I watched it that they wouldn't be getting as much out of it but apparently wasn't the case at all.

Would buy a copy for sure.

[BPP]

Showing at the QFT Belfast this Friday (31 July) evening.

[shaolin_monkey]

This needs to be shown in Cardiff, somewhere, somehow!!!

[Krakajac]

This needs to be shown in the Southern Hemisphere, somewhere, somehow!!! 

[dweezil2]

This needs to be shown in the Southern Hemisphere, somewhere, somehow!!! 

It really needs a Blu-ray/DVD release!!!!!   

[Mikey]

Finally saw it last Friday at the QFT in Belfast -thought it was brilliant! Apart from all the great contributions from the creators, I really loved the animated bits and pieces. Mrs Mikey also really enjoyed it - she wouldn't be a regular reader by any means either, but she has now declared her love for Pat Mills.

I was too shy to say hello to Judge Russell, maybe next time mate! It's the first time I've seen the Planet Replicas kit in the flesh and it looked incredible!

And yes, a dvd / blu ray release would get my vote too.

M

[Dandontdare]

I was too shy to say hello to Judge Russell, maybe next time mate!

Don't blame you, he's a mental wee fecker