It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, thrills in every store! Oooooooh, it's here, the highlight of the year, welcome to the eighth 2000AD Advent Calendar 2017!!!
Last year, we kept this thread comment free and full of juicy Christmas Thrillpower so I'll start a new thread for comments here: The Comments thread! (http://forums.2000ad.com/index.php?topic=44937.0;topicseen)
Right! December 1st and this year, in the spirit of Band Aid, Armand Assante and I decided to record a Charity Single. The charity is the dear old forgotten perps of Mega City One. "Forgotten?" I hear you ask? See, in the last two years, the perps haven't really had a look in in the Dredd strip thanks to the sheer number of stories featuring foreign, bent, secret and/or ridiculous invisible judges in Mega City One.
It's a problem! Hidden judges are in the walls of the halls, in a frigging cupboard in Hershey's office and there was even a whole sector of the buggers that no one had a clue about! It's insane! On top of this, the last two years have seen trouble with Sov Judges, Texas Judges, Irish Judges, Brit Cit Judges, Mechanismo Judges, Judge Cal(s), Judge Fish, SJS Judge Pin, Accountancy Judges(!) Titan Judges & Eldster Judges! Sheesh!
Armand and I felt really sorry for the poor perps of MC1 who aren't getting ANY action at the minute so all Creds raised from this single go to them. Apologies for Armand's singing, he's a little out of time on occasion, as I kept telling him, "We can't ALL have the voice of an angel..."
You'll see the video here:
"Check the Walls" https://youtu.be/ZKMXaRYQdOc (https://youtu.be/ZKMXaRYQdOc)
Thanks in advance to everybody who signed up to the calendar, I can't wait to see what you come up with! Also, a massive thanks to all the folks who've contributed to the board this year, you all make my day, even the ones who have tantrums over my art comp entries! Real life means I can't get on here as often as I'd like but I do try and catch up at least once a day.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GRUD BLESS US EVERYONE!
Also, here's my back catalogue of shite 2000AD Christmas films - absolutely dire!
2016 - TOY STORIES FROM MEZCO-CITY ONE: https://youtu.be/aVW811Je8s0 (https://youtu.be/aVW811Je8s0)
2015 - Enceladus the Musical: https://youtu.be/GC7haW5xtaw (https://youtu.be/GC7haW5xtaw)
2014 - "Christmas at Billy Carter Block": http://youtu.be/XjFY8-eWMlQ (http://youtu.be/XjFY8-eWMlQ)
2013 - "Winter Wonderland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OznCjhK18kQ&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OznCjhK18kQ&feature=youtu.be)
2012 - "Death's Nuts Roasting on an Angry Fire": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdwo0OWfVe8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdwo0OWfVe8)
2011 - "Christmas Alphabet": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGGyeVXwGU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGGyeVXwGU)
2010 - "Joe Dredd the Lawman": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fowIRnklOH8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fowIRnklOH8)
2009 - "Twas the Night Before Christmas": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hroYikzx5n8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hroYikzx5n8)
Merry Christmas you lovely Squaxx!!!
Christmas is not Dredd's favourite time of the year; even less when it involves being on patrol in Alien Town.
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However, Justice Dept. felt that one of the resulting Spy-in-the-sky images was perfect for a fronting a seasonal audio collection to get the cits in the festive spirit.
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Happy Christmas, juves, eldsters, perps and futsies of the board! Splundig Ho Ho!
Two thingys today.
First up is another bonus episode of the podcast.
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Recorded at Thought Bubble and the LSCC I spoke to a number of creator droids and super-fans about their favourite moments, characters or stories from 40 years of 2000AD.
Listen in here:
http://megacitybookclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/51-forty-years-on.html
And the second thing which some of you have already spotted is a Christmas charity raffle!
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A 2000AD official sketchbook featuring sketches by:
Simon Davis
Peter Doherty
Connor Boyle
PJ Holden
Henry Flint
Dylan Teague
Dave Taylor
D'Israeli
Leigh Gallagher
Patrick Goddard
Mick McMahon
Dave Kendall
Tom Foster
Jake Lynch
Dani Strips
Mike Collins
Chris Weston
David Roach
Boo Cook
Kev Walker
Steve Austin
Trevor Hairsine
&
Carl Critchlow
And signed on the front cover by John Wagner.
Full details in the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koewmTFQJ0w
Entries are £2 a ticket and can be made by card or paypal on the justgiving site
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/2000adsketchbookraffle
Please watch the video for full instructions, the most important thing is to make sure I can identify you if you are the lucky winner. Please use real names or forum handles and add a comment about the best place for me to contact you, forum, facebook, twitter etc. I've already had one anonymous donation which has puzzled me. If you want to be anonymous on the Justgiving site please email me details to MCBCpodcast@gmail.com
The draw with take place after midday on Sunday December 17th and will be videoed and posted up on the forum, the justgiving site, and Facebook. Postage is free, if you are in the UK I will try and get it to you for Xmas, rest of the world might take a bit longer.
That's it. Thanks for your attention and generosity. Any questions?
And a happy christmas to everyone.
Now back to the digital drawing board as I've got a piece of artwork to finish by the 19th.
"Gaze Into The Fist Of Dredd!"
Yup, that's probably my all time favourite story from 40 years of 2000ad as well!
Cheers, Eamonn - great to hear what the favourites are among the creators, and what an excellent raffle prize - I've sent a few donations myself so fingers crossed. Many thanks! :)
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Merry Christmas!
A festive vignette to warm the heart...
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It's going to be a Blue Christmas
Happy Christmas, folks..!
First one from me today - see you for another one around dawn... ;)
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Morning!
As promised, here's another festive treat as I put my 3A Dredd to good use. There are 10 differences to look for so have fun with it - answers provided on Sunday!
I'm not done yet - I'll be back again later today...
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I was approached by Dash Decent who told me of an image he had in his mind of Rogue Trooper sharing a Christmas cracker with Bagman - he asked if I was interested in having a go at it, so here it is...
Hope the picture does your idea justice, Mr Decent...
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"When I grow up I want to be an art droid for the Mighty One..."
I think Patrick Stewart makes a decent Tharg, myself :D
Last one from me until the 20th. Happy Christmas!
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Nemesis the Warlock and Torquemada putting past differences behind them in the spirit of the festive season, Merry Christmas.
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Ho Ho Ho, Squaxx!
As is usual we at Zarjaz have been toiling away to bring you fleshbags something to read over the holidays!
Today I'm hijacking poor Jim Campbells day in order to bring you the first installment in a 4 part Ro-Jaws Robo-Tale.
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Thanks to RoboMonkey147 for the hard work here!
The follow-up episodes will all be joining this one over on the Daily Zarjaz Thread! (http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,40749.0.html)
Mean Machine's Christmas dial.
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A quick scribble.
Judge Fire does Christmas Dinner.
Guess it's a takeaway then.
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Uploading mine a day early. Back at work tomorrow and you can bet I'll have no wifi. Anyway, enjoy...
And, Merry Christmas.
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Merry Christmas everybody at 2000ad forum. Had to rush this a bit, so will tidy it up and repost on the big day. :D(https://i.imgur.com/YIRCFmv.jpg)
Everyone enjoys a drink at Christmas.
Have a drokkin' good time folks. 🍻
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Merry Christmas all! Thrill Power...the gift that keeps on giving!
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ok here is mine, silly really, did not get to finish the 2 remaining pages or even the dialogue for thesefirst 2, just ran out of time.
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I will conclude after the the month is up on my tumbler below.
happy christmass
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Tharg will protect you from the Dictators of Zrag
Keep the Thrill-Suckers from your circuits
When the biochips are down
2000AD will be around...
Well following on from last years Joseph and Horse I proudly* present
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*Well not that proudly but its the best ya goin' ta get from me I'm afraid!
Here we go, please be kind and rewind. And yes there has been some tracing involved. Hopefully Conrad and Fox from Space Spinner 2000 don't call me out on it.
This is Zombo: Thirst Blood.
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It started on the calendar so here is the result of the Sketchbook raffle. We raised £500 for cancer research UK and there are three lucky winners as I threw in a couple of bonus prizes.
https://youtu.be/ICXiJV22IEg
1. Rex Banner wins the sketchbook
2. Darren O'Byrne wins a Henry Flint sketch of Judge Death
2. Steve Green wins a Dave Gibbons signed print of Martha Washington.
Cheers all and thanks for looking away from my Zombo
After a prolonged absense the monarch has returned to the advent calender. I present to you my christmas experiment in which I try to explain prog 1 of 2000ad to a friend who is so oblivious to the comic he thinks the judge dredd movie came out in the 80s :lol:
https://youtu.be/MXZDnQ06j6M
hope you enjoy despite my stuttering I kinda wanna torture kazan in the future with more of this so comments and feedback are appreciated greatly and merry christmas!
Last one (I think)
https://youtu.be/fTmcTJYZyNo (https://youtu.be/fTmcTJYZyNo)
sorry the vid was on private somehow its public now
In the absence of something from amines2058, I'm being a little cheeky and slipping something in a couple of hours early...
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Photography by Steven Sterlacchini
Lauren Stables as Judge Anderson
Prop by Daniel Carey-George of Custom Creations.
Sorry, I can't identify who portrayed Judge Dredd here.
Not so hasty Andy :D! Apologies for being late and the pic being a bit rushed but had to get something in (fnarr fnarr). Have had loads going on and almost thought thought I would not be able to submit but anyway I digress. So here is Joe with a little gift for you all.
And once again sorry for being a bit late :-[
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Matthew Simpson as Johnny Alpha
Kevin Horsham as Wulf Sternhammer
Intergra Fairbrook as Durham Red
Adam Leishman as Middenface McNulty
Photography by Steve Green
Bit late, but here's Mean's 1st Christmas.
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" I am the laaAAAH!"
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So ... my day has come and there was A PLAN IN PLACE to do with the art competition. It now can't happen for various reasons BUT THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARILY GOOD ONES as you'll discover in 2018. I am sworn to secrecy but I did knock up this image to accurately describe the circumstances:
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So ask yourselves, what could be coming that Tharg himself has got involved? ::) :-X :-X :-X :-X
STAY TUNED .... !
First, Monsterbytes Software brought you the game of
Zombo, featuring the eponymous semi-undead flesh-gnawing anti-hero, (actually quite nice once you get to know him)...
Then, Santa went mental, (and started puking up Christmas trees or something), in
Zombo's Christmas Capers...
Now, from the pages of 2000 AD comes a new game for the
ZX Spectrum featuring Mega-City One's most famous lawman battling interdimensional entities in a future-shocked world!
You are
The Law.
You are
Judge Dredd.
This is
Dredd Over Eels...
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PLOTCockney gangster Jimmy The Spug has decided to get into a more respectable line of work and has opened a chain of eateries providing 'authentic London cuisine' to the citizens of Mega-City One. Unfortunately, the food is not quite as authentic as advertised. Jimmy has cut corners and saved money by 'acquiring' illegal dimension-jump technology. Instead of importing sea-food from the shores of Brit-Cit, he's been obtaining stock directly from parallel universes. But these interdimensional eels are sentient and aren't too pleased to find themselves grabbed from their oceanic worlds to sate the appetites of greedy bipeds. Now the eels and a host of other displaced creatures have escaped and overrun the city, causing mayhem wherever they roam and/or slither.
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OBJECTIVEJudge Dredd is tasked with exploring the city and tracking down The Eel King, before shooting it dead. It shouldn't be too difficult - it's just a collection of eels. However, on his way he'll encounter the other beasts transported across the aether because of Jimmy The Spug's restauranteurial ambitions. Some are harmless and may prove useful, others mean no harm but are dangerous due to their intense curiosity, some will block Dredd's path, and others are from a dark eel dimension where all marine-life is a crime.
Also be on the lookout for Justice Department's new Mechanismo Mini units. These malfunctioning machines have become violently unstable due to eels getting up inside them, and must now be destroyed. Dredd will also encounter friendlier robots that can transport him to areas otherwise impossible to reach.
Go carefully. For the purposes of gritty realism, Dredd has only one life, (and the 3D Game Maker program I used didn't give me the option of adding more).
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CONTROLS
- Kempston Joystick
- Sinclair Joystick
- Cursor Joystick (or keys, 0 = jump)
Up - Move forward
Left + Right - Rotate
Down - Fire
Fire - Jump
A - Quit game
ALT and F4 - Exit bundled emulator
Zip file includes the instructions and mock inlay shown above, tzx, tap, z80 and sna files, PLUS a version you can run straight away without setting anything up! Just extract the files, click on "
Dredd Over Eels.bat", (or "
Dredd.exe" in the 'PC' folder), and you'll be up and running. You can even use your favourite control pad by selecting 'Kempston' from the options.
Dredd Over Eels is a completely unofficial, not-for-profit fan-game by Malcolm Kirk.
Created using Iain Christopher Hayward's 3D Game Maker.
Judge Dredd™ Rebellion A/S, © Rebellion A/S.
TO DOWNLOAD DREDD OVER EELS, CLICK HERE! (https://www.dropbox.com/s/g9ao1f1wc60fbxw/Dredd%20Over%20Eels.zip?dl=0)
TO DOWNLOAD ZOMBO'S CHRISTMAS CAPERS, CLICK HERE! (https://www.dropbox.com/s/un4480jpdrxs4o5/Zombo%27s%20Xmas%20Capers.zip?dl=0)
TO DOWNLOAD THE FIRST ZOMBO GAME, CLICK HERE! (https://www.dropbox.com/s/9exwsmdweb5zipq/Zombo.zip?dl=0)
MERRY DROKKING CHRISTMAS!
Apologies once again for jumping the queue but this the only opportunity I've got to post this little tale:
Rad Road Trucker
I've been driving the rad roads for twenty-five years now, travelling north under the storm clouds that restrict air traffic. Over the years I've seen some pretty weird shit man but nothing like what I saw that freezing December night.
I was hauling med-supplies to a tech community up in the snow wastes. As always, it was just me and the Bear. There ain't nothing more reassuring as an AI in the cab to watch your back. Not long after we hit the snow, I spotted something or someone in the road. Bear zoomed the windscreen in tight. It was a tiny fella in brightly coloured clothes. Now the Company has one policy concerning situations like that; nothing stops the delivery. Usually, I would have just mowed down whoever was on the road and probably whistled a happy tune as I did so. But as the scanner focused on those pale, trembling features and large dark eyes, all I could do was hit the brakes.
Leaving Bear to yak on about risks and policies, I jumped down from the cab. With a hand on my holster, I approached the little guy.
''Elp me.'
He kept jerking his head around and nervously glancing back at the darkness behind him.
''Elp me Mister.'
'What's wrong kid?'
'Company rules Boss - no passengers.' Bear boomed from the cab.
'Now wait a minute-'
In the distance, somewhere in the gloom, bells delicately rang. It was a cute, musical sound but by the way the little guy shook and fouled his costume, it must have sounded like the coming of the apocalypse.
'Its too late Mister - ' He wailed. ' - they're here.'
Shapes moved in the darkness. I slipped my Smiter from it's holster. Tiny figures scampered over and seized the little guy. They were all dressed in the same garish clothes. Their eyes gleamed with spiteful pleasure. The miniature mob clamped iron restraints around their prisoner's wrists.
My attention switched to the large, wheezing figure standing outside the arc of the headlights. From what I could tell it possessed two legs but it was by no means human. The creature seemed to be covered in red fur and long white hair.
'Take the little sheeet back to the camp.' It growled. 'He will soon learn that there is no escape from Camp Frosty.'
'What the hell is going on here?' I levelled the Smiter at the rotund belly.
'And you -' The figure stepped closer to the light. I made out mangled white hair and cheeks the colour of a rotten pumpkin. A mouth of yellowed and mis-sharpen teeth gaped in the forest of hair. ' - You have seen nothing.'
The mob turned to me. They bared jagged teeth and produced stiletto blades from their tunics.
'Bear.'
'Way ahead of you Boss.'
The roar of the cannons filled the still air. They tore at the frozen ground. I raised a hand and the barrage ceased. When the mist of vaporized snow and ice cleared, they were all gone. There was no trace of the strange folk, not even a damn footprint.
I got back into the truck and completed the run. I put the whole thing down to crazy mutants. Bear and I made a back haul and were soon home for the festivities. My wife, Vests, met me at the door with a kiss.
'The kids found something strange under the tree about an hour ago.'
In the living room, I found a large box under the tinsel and baubles. My name had been scrawled on a label in crayon. I lifted the lid. Inside, poking from the layers of tissue paper, was a loop of ribbon.
'It must be a decoration for the tree or something.' Vests said behind me.
I hooked a finger under the loop and lifted my gift from the box. My free hand clamped over my lips to suppress a scream. I recognized those big, cartoonish eyes and the rose-tipped nose.
'Merry Christmas Mister - ' The small, decapitated head squeaked before rasping; ' - you saw nothing.'
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filippo
Here it is - Merry Christmas!
Well done to everyone who contributed such wonderful treats to the calendar - it's been a joy as always! Thanks also for everyone who dropped by and shared their appreciation.
Hope you all have a Scrotnig Christmas! :D
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Photography by Steven Sterlacchini
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Instructions for my LEGO Lawmaster. 291 pieces (not included). 32 page PDF (A5 size).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nngq7ywb0suy3sj/Lawmaster.pdf?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/nngq7ywb0suy3sj/Lawmaster.pdf?dl=0)
Merry Christmas and happy building!
Apologies for the festive broken Photobucket link. This one may work better:
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I bring him out every year for the tree. I guess the old images may be in photobucket limbo.
Grud bless us, everyone. Dredd says keep your nose clean out there.
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A Merry Christmas to all you wonderful boarders out there and especially to Pete Wells for once again organizing the advent calendar.
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filippo
Not as colourful as I'd have liked, but here you go. (I intended to do the colouring in Clip Studio but there were issues with the image size, etc. (It shrinks it!) Basically I'm new to the program and it's a massive learning curve.
Imagine the suit is red. Heh. Pardon the art. He's a bit thinner than intended, but all that exercise on Christmas Eve will do that to you...
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Hey all, sorry this is late, I've been to the panto with the family. Also, I'm afraid with my new job, I didn't get time to contact the pros this year. However, two of them contacted me, so, I proudly present the wonderful Mr Colin MacNeil:
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And the brilliant Mr Jake Lynch:
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Thanks fellas!
Sorry just noticed something that needs changing*. I can't edit post above so here's the new one.
Think of this as a 'spot the difference' game, if you like. :lol:
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*OKay there's a lot, but this think is bugging me.
Drew this last Christmas, colored it for this one - Merry Christmas!
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Not sure if the advent calendar follows the old trend of '25th - everyone!' but I hope nobody minds me posting. I thought I wouldn't have a chance to contribute this year but thanks to my brother Kieran Walsh and his shirt-bleaching skills I do... Best present ever, from the man (then boy) who introduced me to thrill-power!
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Hey all.
Haven't posted on here in a looooooooong time due to life and shit, but I stumbled across my advent calendar entry from 7 years ago (yes, 7 years ago, I can't actually believe that) the other day and I reckon there's probably a lot of people here now who never saw this before so I thought I would post the link to it again.
A lot of work went into this 'choose your own adventure' type thing and a lot of forumites (I'm sure the majority of them are still around) did some amazing artwork for it so if you haven't seen this before might be worth a few minutes of your time.
Happy Christmas everyone, hope you are all doing well.
Dirk
http://toothmas2010.blogspot.ie/