Hi. New reader to 2000ad. Started off reading Judge Dredd case files mid-last year, just finished reading complete case files 15, read America story arc thought it was brilliant. Completely hooked on 2000ad now. Also brought my first Judge Dredd megazine(Meg 301) today! Money well spent!
New reader? Not a lapsed-reader newly returned, but A BRAND NEW, FRESH OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE *NEW* READER? Welcome, sir! You are doubly welcome! Have fun! Meat and biscuits is traditional- did you bring any?
SBT
Good man!
Welcome to your new home.
Welcome SpongeJosh, welcome to you.
There's loads of great 2000AD collections out there; welcome to the party dude.
Welcome, actual genuine noob! What joys await you!
Actually, Mr Back, I suspect that what we have here is in actual fact a "newb" as opposed to a "noob". I, for one, welcome him.
Why thank you Roger, having perused the Wikipedia article on same I do believe you are correct.
Thanks for the warm welcome. I'll remember the meat and biscuits next time.
Quote from: SpongeJosh on 22 August, 2010, 08:01:55 PM
Hi. New reader to 2000ad. Started off reading Judge Dredd case files mid-last year, just finished reading complete case files 15, read America story arc thought it was brilliant. Completely hooked on 2000ad now. Also brought my first Judge Dredd megazine(Meg 301) today! Money well spent!
Welcome.
How every exciting this is. The big question then is: What made you try the Case Files out?
Welcome to the board.
filip
Greetings.
Welcome aboard and have fun.
Brilliant! Welcome to the club! Now do you have any friends you can bring along with you? Specifically Females??
Hello Josh! Which stories are your favourites? Besides Dredd of course.
I'd like to recommend Nemesis the Warlock, Strontium Dog, Nikolai Dante, Slaine, Kingdom, Stickleback and Shakara. That should keep you going for a while.
Hey SJ, glad to have you with us :D
Welcome. Now get your hair cut. We won't have any of that in the ranks.
V
In answer to Emperor's question:
What made me try the case files was that the Marvel stuff I was reading just felt predictable and some what slow. The other reason for trying the case files was that 2000ad was a British comic (in which I thought all British comics just consisted of The Beano & The Dandy) which I didn't know and I do like Sci-Fi & Cyberpunk genres of books and movies. So I think 2000ad had to be the right comic for me.
In answer to Van Dom's question:
Nope, my friends read Marvel or DC. I will try to turn them to the AD side of life. Sorry no females, my female friends are English students or drunk so...we'll leave it at that.
In answer to spaceghost's question:
I do like ABC warriors, currently reading The Volgan War on the digital comics via PSP. I did like the Shakara story arc from some progs about 2-3 months ago (maybe even longer, can't remember). I've also got some old Dredd Megz from 94-95 which I picked up from a second hand place somewhere in Shropshire, which had a one-off story called "Cold Justice" about a Judge called Wynter who patrols the Arctic, I really enjoyed the story and the thought of the post-apocalyptic Arctic sounds fun! Shame there haven't been anymore stories about Judge Wynter but never mind.
Robo-hunter catches my eye, any good anyone? Any others you want to convince me to read?
My hairs already been cut but its still past the shoulders I'm afraid!
Hope everyone liked Q&A with SpongeJosh. Anymore things, anyone wants to clear up?
Quote from: SpongeJosh on 23 August, 2010, 10:08:23 PM
In answer to Emperor's question:
What made me try the case files was that the Marvel stuff I was reading just felt predictable and some what slow. The other reason for trying the case files was that 2000ad was a British comic (in which I thought all British comics just consisted of The Beano & The Dandy) which I didn't know and I do like Sci-Fi & Cyberpunk genres of books and movies. So I think 2000ad had to be the right comic for me.
Thanks for that.
Quote from: SpongeJosh on 23 August, 2010, 10:08:23 PMRobo-hunter catches my eye, any good anyone? Any others you want to convince me to read?
Yep the Robo-Hunter books are good, the early ones are classics.
On the question of what else to read, I will direct my learned friend to my previous answers:
http://www.2000adonline.com/forum/index.php/topic,29663.msg537399.html#msg537399
http://www.2000adonline.com/forum/index.php/topic,29653.msg536877.html#msg536877
In summary, there are some great new series worth catching up on, as well as a solid set of phonebooks collecting classic older thrills which stand the test of time. I envy you a future paved with reading these stories for the first time.
Quote from: SpongeJosh on 23 August, 2010, 10:08:23 PMHope everyone liked Q&A with SpongeJosh. Anymore things, anyone wants to clear up?
Are you actually a sponge or just very absorbent?
Very absorbent!
After checking out one of the links Rouge Trooper! Yes I think that could be next but thank you for the suggestions!
Ta'
Welcome.
Are your pants amusingly shaped in any way?
I wish they were, it would be a break from the norm!
Quote from: vzzbux on 23 August, 2010, 09:50:51 PM
Welcome. Now get your hair cut. We won't have any of that in the ranks.
Don't believe it Josh, don't believe it! :lol:
Welcome aboard. I'd like to recommend Button Man, always gotta throw that out there for John Wagner fans.
Thanks
So wats Button man about, without giving to much away lol?
Quote from: SpongeJosh on 26 August, 2010, 08:42:24 PM
Thanks
So wats Button man about, without giving to much away lol?
Here you go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_Man
Quote from: SpongeJosh on 23 August, 2010, 10:08:23 PM
Sorry no females, my female friends are English students or drunk so...we'll leave it at that.
We could use a few drunk female English students around here.
Anyway - welcome. Make yourself at home.
No - not *that* much at home. Just, I dunno, grab a chair or something. Have a biscuit. Jeez...
Well Button man sounds pretty cool so will probs get a copy of a TPB, I take it there is one?
I'll ask the drunk female english students if they would like to join.
There are four Button Man trades - starting with volume 1, The Killing Game. One of 2000ad's finest ever series, in my opinion - book four was pretty weak, though.
I would say avoid Robo-Hunter - it's very much a lighter, more comedic type of strip and is very dated. I recently bought the first Droid Files volume and to be honest I never got round to finishing it because I found it quite a chore to read.
As you said you're into Sci-fi/Cyberpunk stuff, I'd recommend; Kingdom: The Promised Land, Shakara: The Assassin, Mega-City Undercover Volume 1, B.A.D. Company: Goodbye Krool World, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Nikolai Dante: The Romanov Dynasty and some of the more recent Judge Dredd volumes like Mandroid, The Pit, Tour of Duty and Total War as these have a heavier, grittier more sci-fi feel than the earlier stuff you've been reading in the Case Files.
Quote from: radiator on 27 August, 2010, 03:50:23 PM
B.A.D. Company
The British Association of Dermatologists?
Quote from: radiator on 27 August, 2010, 03:50:23 PM
There are four Button Man trades - starting with volume 1, The Killing Game. One of 2000ad's finest ever series, in my opinion - book four was pretty weak, though.
I would say avoid Robo-Hunter - it's very much a lighter, more comedic type of strip and is very dated. I recently bought the first Droid Files volume and to be honest I never got round to finishing it because I found it quite a chore to read.
As you said you're into Sci-fi/Cyberpunk stuff, I'd recommend; Kingdom: The Promised Land, Shakara: The Assassin, Mega-City Undercover Volume 1, B.A.D. Company: Goodbye Krool World, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Nikolai Dante: The Romanov Dynasty and some of the more recent Judge Dredd volumes like Mandroid, The Pit, Tour of Duty and Total War as these have a heavier, grittier more sci-fi feel than the earlier stuff you've been reading in the Case Files.
Button man: The Killing game, right I know where to start now lol.
I've read some
Shakara in a 2000ad prog 16xx (can't remember) and found it quite enjoyable to read, I'm currently reading
Tour of Duty through digital comics on the PSP. Could do with getting
Total war because I've read
America so would like to see what they come up with next.
Thanks for the recommendations.
Quote from: SpongeJosh on 27 August, 2010, 03:20:13 PM
I'll ask the drunk female english students if they would like to join.
Whoah! Alright! :thumbsup:
Quote from: vzzbux on 23 August, 2010, 09:50:51 PM
Welcome. Now get your hair cut.
Don't be doing that. It's bad for the soul.
Quote from: CrazyFoxMachine on 29 August, 2010, 08:24:33 PM
Quote from: vzzbux on 23 August, 2010, 09:50:51 PM
Welcome. Now get your hair cut.
Don't be doing that. It's bad for the soul.
Tell me about it, just getting it cut hurt enough!
To quote Queensryche "Had a skin job for a hair-do Yeah you looked pretty cool".
V
Quote from: vzzbux on 29 August, 2010, 09:51:41 PM
To quote Queensryche "Had a skin job for a hair-do Yeah you looked pretty cool".
I did have it all shaved off once. Lol.