Title: Just Started Reading
Post by: RJMooreII on 18 September, 2010, 02:50:35 PM
Post by: RJMooreII on 18 September, 2010, 02:50:35 PM
Back when I was a wee kid I had some ratty old Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog stories I got from God knows where. I thought they were cool, but I never really bought any more, until recently.
I've been picking up old copies of 2000AD, specifically looking for Dredd and Johnny Alpha...these guys are awesome, and should be on the U.S. Supreme Court.
I've been picking up old copies of 2000AD, specifically looking for Dredd and Johnny Alpha...these guys are awesome, and should be on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 18 September, 2010, 02:53:47 PM
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 18 September, 2010, 02:53:47 PM
Welcome to the board, and back to 2000ad. You have a lot of catching up to do, and I wouldn't mind having all those past progs to catch up on myself
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: RJMooreII on 18 September, 2010, 02:55:29 PM
Post by: RJMooreII on 18 September, 2010, 02:55:29 PM
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 18 September, 2010, 02:53:47 PMHaha, only a couple thousand progs!
Welcome to the board, and back to 2000ad. You have a lot of catching up to do, and I wouldn't mind having all those past progs to catch up on myself
I love in #86-87, when they sentence Dredd to Titan for murder...and let him keep his Judge outfit!
The future is a strange place!
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: Colin YNWA on 18 September, 2010, 04:22:42 PM
Post by: Colin YNWA on 18 September, 2010, 04:22:42 PM
Welcome aboard and have fun catching up. Rebellion's trades certainly make that easier than it used to be.
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: Karrier_Bag on 19 September, 2010, 02:50:56 PM
Post by: Karrier_Bag on 19 September, 2010, 02:50:56 PM
Hello to you, I have only just joined the forum but have been reading since I was a nipper, you just a a thousand or so progs to catch up on now :o
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: dweezil2 on 19 September, 2010, 09:55:15 PM
Post by: dweezil2 on 19 September, 2010, 09:55:15 PM
Welcome adventurer!
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: flip-r mk2 on 19 September, 2010, 10:26:22 PM
Post by: flip-r mk2 on 19 September, 2010, 10:26:22 PM
Howdo and welcome to the board.
filip
filip
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: vzzbux on 20 September, 2010, 08:49:51 PM
Post by: vzzbux on 20 September, 2010, 08:49:51 PM
Welcome to the board.
V
V
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: zombemybabynow on 20 September, 2010, 09:18:25 PM
Post by: zombemybabynow on 20 September, 2010, 09:18:25 PM
word up
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: blixab on 20 September, 2010, 10:06:43 PM
Post by: blixab on 20 September, 2010, 10:06:43 PM
Welcome aboard
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: Dandontdare on 20 September, 2010, 10:40:29 PM
Post by: Dandontdare on 20 September, 2010, 10:40:29 PM
Welcome, wilkommen, bienvenue
Title: Re: Just Started Reading
Post by: Noisybast on 21 September, 2010, 01:40:43 PM
Post by: Noisybast on 21 September, 2010, 01:40:43 PM
Hi RJ, welcome to the board. By amazing coincidence, it's your turn to be Roger's wife.
If you're looking to re-read the classic stories, your best bet is probably to pick up the "phonebook" trades (Judge Dredd Case Files and Strontium Dog Agency Files respectively). They're big,cheap inexpensive, and collect pretty much everything, in order. Here's some Amazon links to the classic Stront stories, if you want to have a gander. The later stories are also collected, but I'll stick with the first five (classic era, pre-reboot), so as not to bombard you with links.
Strontium Dog:
Strontium Dog: Agency Files Vol 1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437153?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1905437153)
Collects the original Starlord strips, along with the first few 2000AD appearances. High points include Journey Into Hell, The Schicklegruber Grab and The Bad Boys Bust
Strontium Dog: Agency Files Vol 2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437293?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1905437293)
Portrait of a Mutant gives us the epic tale of Alpha's origin as a Strontium Dog. Brilliant, brilliant stuff. The Killing also comes highly recommended, if only for the classic "Bigger napalm blister blaster".
Strontium Dog: Agency Files Vol 3 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437382?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1905437382)
Collects The Slavers of Drule, Incident on Mayger Minor, The Ragnarok Job & Rage. Essential Stront tales one and all, but the Ragnarok/Rage arc is arguably the high point for this series - especially that final confrontation.
Strontium Dog: Agency Files Vol 4 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/190543751X?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=190543751X)
The bulk of this collection is taken up by 20-something part epic "Bitch", which introduces Durham Red into the mix. Backed up with Stone Killers and The Rammy.
Strontium Dog: The Final Solution (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437633?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1905437633)
Controversial stuff. The end of the road for the original run of Strontium Dog, and missing Carlos Ezquerra's stunning visuals in favour of Simon Harrison's bizarre imagery. It does get better once MacNeil's on board. This volume does, however set the stage for what's happening right now in the revived series, so it's probably worth a look just on that basis. Definitely a Marmite book, and I know which side of the fence I come down on.
The Dredd stuff is also available in the same format, although whether you start at Vol 1 and work forward or not is a contentious issue. Although undisputably an important milestone in British comics, the stories reprinted in the first volume have perhaps not stood the test of time as well as what followed. The details of Dredd and his world were still being hammered into shape, and there's a lot of stuff in there that reads as odd or apocryphal in the light of later stories. Certainly, by Volume 2, the Cursed Earth epic kicks in and it all starts to feel more like the Judge Dredd we all know and love. Again, I've just linked the first five volumes.
Judge Dredd:
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1904265790?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1904265790)
Collects the first year or so of Judge Dredd including Robot Wars and the Return of Rico, backed up with a fistful of Walter the Wobot strips.
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1904265839?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1904265839)
The Cursed Earth and The Day The Law Died. Essential early Dredd epics.
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 3 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1904265871?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1904265871)
Nice collection of shorter Dredd stories which really cemented Dredd and his world. Contains, amongst others, Judge Death, Blood of Satanus and Umpty Candy.
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 4 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1904265901?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1904265901)
Another classic epic in The Judge Child and Chopper's first appearance in Unamerican Graffiti.
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 5 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437080?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1905437080)
Judge Death Lives, Block Mania, The Apocalypse War. You need this book.
Of course, if you prefer, these should also be available from the 2000AD Online Shop (http://shop.2000adonline.com/)
Wow, this is a long post. Hope my web-fu's up to scratch. Maybe I should go and do some work...
If you're looking to re-read the classic stories, your best bet is probably to pick up the "phonebook" trades (Judge Dredd Case Files and Strontium Dog Agency Files respectively). They're big,
Strontium Dog:
Strontium Dog: Agency Files Vol 1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437153?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1905437153)
Collects the original Starlord strips, along with the first few 2000AD appearances. High points include Journey Into Hell, The Schicklegruber Grab and The Bad Boys Bust
Strontium Dog: Agency Files Vol 2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437293?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1905437293)
Portrait of a Mutant gives us the epic tale of Alpha's origin as a Strontium Dog. Brilliant, brilliant stuff. The Killing also comes highly recommended, if only for the classic "Bigger napalm blister blaster".
Strontium Dog: Agency Files Vol 3 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437382?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1905437382)
Collects The Slavers of Drule, Incident on Mayger Minor, The Ragnarok Job & Rage. Essential Stront tales one and all, but the Ragnarok/Rage arc is arguably the high point for this series - especially that final confrontation.
Strontium Dog: Agency Files Vol 4 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/190543751X?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=190543751X)
The bulk of this collection is taken up by 20-something part epic "Bitch", which introduces Durham Red into the mix. Backed up with Stone Killers and The Rammy.
Strontium Dog: The Final Solution (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437633?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1905437633)
Controversial stuff. The end of the road for the original run of Strontium Dog, and missing Carlos Ezquerra's stunning visuals in favour of Simon Harrison's bizarre imagery. It does get better once MacNeil's on board. This volume does, however set the stage for what's happening right now in the revived series, so it's probably worth a look just on that basis. Definitely a Marmite book, and I know which side of the fence I come down on.
The Dredd stuff is also available in the same format, although whether you start at Vol 1 and work forward or not is a contentious issue. Although undisputably an important milestone in British comics, the stories reprinted in the first volume have perhaps not stood the test of time as well as what followed. The details of Dredd and his world were still being hammered into shape, and there's a lot of stuff in there that reads as odd or apocryphal in the light of later stories. Certainly, by Volume 2, the Cursed Earth epic kicks in and it all starts to feel more like the Judge Dredd we all know and love. Again, I've just linked the first five volumes.
Judge Dredd:
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1904265790?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1904265790)
Collects the first year or so of Judge Dredd including Robot Wars and the Return of Rico, backed up with a fistful of Walter the Wobot strips.
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1904265839?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1904265839)
The Cursed Earth and The Day The Law Died. Essential early Dredd epics.
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 3 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1904265871?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1904265871)
Nice collection of shorter Dredd stories which really cemented Dredd and his world. Contains, amongst others, Judge Death, Blood of Satanus and Umpty Candy.
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 4 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1904265901?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1904265901)
Another classic epic in The Judge Child and Chopper's first appearance in Unamerican Graffiti.
Judge Dredd: Case Files Vol 5 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905437080?ie=UTF8&tag=strontiumdog-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1905437080)
Judge Death Lives, Block Mania, The Apocalypse War. You need this book.
Of course, if you prefer, these should also be available from the 2000AD Online Shop (http://shop.2000adonline.com/)
Wow, this is a long post. Hope my web-fu's up to scratch. Maybe I should go and do some work...